- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKeene Holbrook Curtis
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Keene Curtis was born on February 15, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Heaven Can Wait (1978), Sliver (1993) and I.Q. (1994). He died on October 13, 2002 in Bountiful, Utah, USA.
- Grand and theatrical delivery of his lines
- His bald head
- Best known for his bald-pated Daddy Warbucks in "Annie" and flamboyant Alban in "La Cage aux Folles" on the musical stage, he later won a bit of notice as a recurring character on TV's Cheers (1982) -- the snippy, calculating upstairs restaurant owner, John Allen Hill.
- Served three years with the Navy.
- Endowed a scholarship to help graduates embark on their own acting careers and donated his Tony Award, theater memorabilia, and personal correspondence to his alma mater, the University of Utah.
- He received bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Utah, where he was a student actor and cheerleader.
- In 1980, he played the voice of Grand Moff Tarkin in the NPR Original Star Wars Radio Drama.
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