Donald Curtis
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File:Donald Curtis in The Amazing Mr. X (1948).jpg
Curtis in The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
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Born | Curtis D. Rudolf February 27, 1915 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Desert Hot Springs, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1940–1967 |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Jennings (m. 1940) |
Donald Curtis (born Curtis D. Rudolf; February 27, 1915 – May 22, 1997) was an American actor who had roles in dozens of films and television series.
Biography
Curtis was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Rudolph.[1] Before he began acting in films, he taught at Northwestern University, Allegheny College, and Duquesne University.[2]
Curtis's early acting experience included work at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.[2] He also was in two Broadway plays, Caribbean Carnival (1947) and Anybody Home (1949).[3] In the summer of 1950, Curtis portrayed Adam Conway in the comedy Detective's Wife on CBS television.[4]
Curtis resumed using his birth name when he became a religious leader. As Curtis D. Rudolf, he ministered in the First Church of Religious Science in New York City before he became leader-director of the Church of Religious Science in Philadelphia.[5] He also was pastor of the Church of Religious Science in Santa Barbara, California[6] and the First Church of Religious Science in Dallas, Texas.[1]
Curtis married Margaret Jennings in 1940.[2]
On May 22, 1997, Curtis died in Desert Hot Springs, California.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1940 | Emergency Squad | Ambulance Intern | Uncredited |
1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Ronal | Serial, [Chs. 1-12], Uncredited |
1940 | Tear Gas Squad | Second Cadet | Uncredited |
1940 | Murder in the Air | Quartermaster | Uncredited |
1940 | Junior G-Men | Henchman Akin | Serial, Uncredited |
1940 | Knute Rockne All American | West Point Football Player | Uncredited |
1940 | North West Mounted Police | Mountie Secretary | Uncredited |
1940 | Take Me Back to Oklahoma | Henchman Snapper | |
1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo | Guard | Uncredited |
1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again | Ranger Stafford | Uncredited |
1941 | Secret Evidence | Detective Murphy | |
1941 | City of Missing Girls | Reporter | Uncredited |
1941 | Hands Across the Rockies | Dade Crawley | |
1941 | Criminals Within | Lt. John Harmon | |
1941 | The Son of Davy Crockett | Jack Ringe - Henchman | |
1941 | Thunder Over the Prairie | Henchman Taylor | |
1941 | We Go Fast | The Real Nabob of Borria | Uncredited |
1941 | The Royal Mounted Patrol | Frenchy Duvalle | |
1941 | Today I Hang | Ticket Agent | Uncredited |
1942 | Code of the Outlaw | Taggart - Henchman | |
1942 | Hello, Annapolis | Chief Petty Officer | Uncredited |
1942 | Westward Ho | Rick West | |
1942 | In Old California | Pike - Dawson's Henchman | Uncredited |
1942 | Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die | Phineas Clanton | |
1942 | Friendly Enemies | Soldier | Uncredited |
1942 | Joan of Ozark | Leonard Jones | |
1942 | Invisible Agent | German Sentry | Uncredited |
1942 | War Dogs | Fred | |
1942 | A Tornado in the Saddle | Steve Duncan - aka Slim Stevens | |
1943 | Law of the Northwest | Frank Mason | |
1943 | Bataan | Lieutenant | |
1943 | Salute to the Marines | Randall James | |
1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Joe Peterson | |
1943 | Swing Fever | Reporter | Uncredited |
1943 | The Cross of Lorraine | Marcel | |
1943 | Lost Angel | Mounted Policeman | Uncredited |
1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Sgt. Heldon | |
1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Lieut. Randall | |
1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | Dr. Girard | Uncredited |
1944 | National Velvet | American | Uncredited |
1945 | This Man's Navy | Operations Officer | |
1945 | Without Love | Prof. Ellis | Uncredited |
1945 | Son of Lassie | Sergeant Eddie Brown | |
1945 | Thrill of a Romance | K.O. Karny | |
1945 | Spellbound | Harry | |
1945 | They Were Expendable | Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long / Radio Announcer | |
1946 | A Letter for Evie | Capt. Budlowe | |
1946 | Bad Bascomb | John Fulton | |
1946 | Courage of Lassie | Charlie | |
1946 | White Tie and Tails | Nate Romero | |
1946 | Gallant Bess | Lt. Bridgeman | |
1947 | Night Song | George | |
1947 | Dangerous Years | Jeff Carter | |
1948 | I Love Trouble | Martin | |
1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Gregory Cruckston | |
1948 | The Amazing Mr. X | Paul Faber | |
1949 | Stampede | Stanton | |
1950 | Two Flags West | Uncredited | |
1954 | The Shanghai Story | Leader | Uncredited |
1954 | Phffft | Rick Vidal | |
1955 | It Came from Beneath the Sea | Dr. John Carter | |
1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Howard Hoffer | |
1956 | Flame of the Islands | Johnny | |
1956 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Maj. Huglin | |
1956 | The Ten Commandments | Mered | |
1956 | 7th Cavalry | Lt. Bob Fitch | |
1957 | Night Passage | Jubilee | |
1967 | Warning Shot | Dr. James B. Ruston | Uncredited |
References
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