Tony Curtis
| Tony Curtis | |
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| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1965 |
| Characters played | Stony Curtis |
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Bernard Schwartz, known professionally as Tony Curtis, was an American actor.
Curtis died on September 29, 2010 of cardiac arrest at the age of 85.
Roles
Flintstones
- Main article: Flintstones (franchise)
- Stony Curtis in The Flintstones episode "The Return of Stony Curtis" (1965).
Other roles
From the 1950s to the early 1960s, Curtis achieved popularity by starring in over 100 film roles; many of which covered different genres. His first major recognition as a dramatic actor was in Sweet Smell of Success (1957), with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Defiant Ones (1958) alongside Sidney Poitier (who was also nominated in the same category). The movie was followed by the comedies Some Like It Hot and Operation Petticoat in 1959. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in the epic historical drama, Spartacus. In the later years of his career, Curtis made numerous television appearances.
Behind the scenes
- In the movie 40 Pounds of Trouble, Curtis plays the main character, Steve, the manager of a casino, who sees a little girl, Penny, in the lounge and asks if she is alright. Penny is, but she is worried about missing Huckleberry Hound, to which Steve asks, "What's a Huckleberry Hound?"
