Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Curtis (July 24, 1909 - February 2, 1953) was an American film actor appearing in over 50 films. Born Harry Ueberroth in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career as a model before becoming an actor, appearing in local newspaper ads. His looks did not go unnoticed in Hollywood. He began appearing in films in the late 1930s (including a Technicolor appearance in the Alice Faye-Don Ameche film Hollywood Cavalcade and a memorable role in High Sierra (1941). He is probably best known as one of the romantic leads in Abbott and Costello's first hit movie Buck Privates. His chance for leading-man stardom came when he replaced the unwilling John Garfield in the 1943 production Flesh and Fantasy. Curtis played a ruthless killer opposite Gloria Jean. Unfortunately for both actors, the studio removed their performances from the final film. The footage was later expanded into a B-picture melodrama Destiny. The film failed to establish Curtis as a major-name star, but it did typecast him in hardbitten roles, like the man framed for murder in Phantom Lady (1944) and the detective Philo Vance. He starred in over two dozen movies and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Alan Curtis was married three times; his wives included actresses Priscilla Lawson and Ilona Massey. He died from complications during an operation in New York City, New York, he was 43. He is buried in the Ueberroth family plot in Evanston, Illinois. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Curtis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-07-24 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

1951

City of Violence as Paolo Giacomo

1949

The Pirates of Capri as Commodore Van Diel

1949

Apache Chief as Young Eagle

1948

The Enchanted Valley as Johnny Nelson

1947

Philo Vance's Gamble as Philo Vance

1947

Philo Vance's Secret Mission as Philo Vance

1946

Renegade Girl as Fred Raymond

1946

Inside Job as Edward "Eddie" Norton

1946

Flight to Nowhere as Hobe Carrington

1945

The Daltons Ride Again as Emmett Dalton

1945

See My Lawyer as Charlie Rodman

1945

The Naughty Nineties as Mr. Crawford

1945

Frisco Sal as Rio Jordan aka John Warren

1945

Shady Lady as Marty Martin

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge as Mark Foster

1944

Phantom Lady as Scott Henderson

1944

Follow the Boys as Alan Curtis (uncredited)

1944

Destiny as Cliff Banks

1943

Gung Ho! as John Harbison

1943

Crazy House as Alan Curtis

1943

Two Tickets to London as First Mate Dan Driscoll

1943

Hitler's Madman as Karel Vavra

1942

Breakdowns of 1942 as Self

1942

Remember Pearl Harbor as Bruce Gordon

1941

High Sierra as Babe

1941

Buck Privates as Bob Martin

1941

New Wine as Franz Schubert

1941

We Go Fast as Bob Brandon

1940

Four Sons as Karl Bern

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade as Nicky Hayden

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris as Tom Brand

1939

Sergeant Madden as Dennis Madden

1939

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jose "Rocks" Rivera

1938

Mannequin as Eddie Miller

1938

The Shopworn Angel as 'Thin Lips'

1938

The Duke of West Point as Strong

1938

Yellow Jack as Brinkerhof

1936

Without Orders as Co-Pilot

1936

The Witness Chair as Reporter in Coutroom

1936

Smartest Girl in Town as Male Model who Escorts Cookie

1936

Walking on Air as Fred Randolph

1936

Don't Turn 'em Loose as Wedding Attendant with Telegram

1936

One Live Ghost as Alan