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Jack Curtis(1880-1956)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Jack Curtis
Jack was born in San Francisco in 1880 in to the well-known Curtis family. Chris Curtis was himself well-known in the financial circles. His uncle William was a lawyer in New York City in the early 1900s. Jack and Lil met on a ship heading to Hong Kong in 1904 and were married sometime in 1904. Both had toured with Vaudeville companies. They had one child born April 7, 1914, a daughter named Laura Ann Curtis, later becoming Hurst in 1935. Jack started in films in 1915 and lasted until 1951 when a stroke slowed him down. He was a great grandfather and a wonderful story teller.
BornMay 28, 1880
DiedMarch 16, 1956(75)
BornMay 28, 1880
DiedMarch 16, 1956(75)
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Known for

Captain Blood (1924)
Captain Blood
6.4
  • Wolverstone
  • 1924
Harry Carey, Dixie Carr, Harry Carter, Jack Curtis, and Helen Ware in Secret Love (1916)
Secret Love
  • Don Lowrie
  • 1916
Hobart Henley and Jane Novak in Graft (1915)
Graft
6.7
  • Murphy
  • 1915
Tom Keene in The Cheyenne Kid (1933)
The Cheyenne Kid
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Actor

  • Dan Duryea, Mari Blanchard, and John Payne in Rails Into Laramie (1954)
    Rails Into Laramie
    6.1
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Van Johnson and Joanne Dru in The Siege at Red River (1954)
    The Siege at Red River
    5.8
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Susan Cabot in Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
    Ride Clear of Diablo
    6.8
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Ronald Reagan, Ruth Hampton, and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)
    Law and Order
    6.1
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Anthony Quinn, John Derek, and Jody Lawrance in Mask of the Avenger (1951)
    Mask of the Avenger
    5.5
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • James Stewart, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Josephine Hull, and Cecil Kellaway in Harvey (1950)
    Harvey
    7.9
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
    • 1950
  • Shelley Winters, Elsa Lanchester, and Joel McCrea in Frenchie (1950)
    Frenchie
    6.4
    • Saloon Patron (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • James Stewart and Shelley Winters in Winchester '73 (1950)
    Winchester '73
    7.6
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, and Zachary Scott in Colt .45 (1950)
    Colt .45
    6.0
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey in Comanche Territory (1950)
    Comanche Territory
    5.6
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Philip Friend in Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
    Buccaneer's Girl
    6.1
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Audie Murphy and Gale Storm in The Kid from Texas (1950)
    The Kid from Texas
    6.3
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters in Pinky (1949)
    Pinky
    7.2
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Howard Duff in Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
    Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
    5.9
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Gambles (1949)
    The Lady Gambles
    6.6
    • Casino Patron (uncredited)
    • 1949

Writer

  • Tom Keene in The Cheyenne Kid (1933)
    The Cheyenne Kid
    5.1
    • screen play
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. Curtis
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1880
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 1956
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Lil Sutherland1904 - 1949 (her death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
    • Beatrice Curtis(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Buried at Woodlawn Cemetary in Santa Monica, California.

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