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Victor Mature (1913–1999)

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American leading man. Born Victor John Mature (to knife sharpener Marcellus George Mature, born Marcello Gelindo Maturi in Pinzolo, Trentino, and a Swiss-American mother, Clara Ackley) in Louisville, Kentucky, Victor Mature worked as a teenager with his father as a salesman for butcher supplies. Hoping to become an actor... See full bio »

Born:

Victor John Mature
in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Still of Victor Mature in The Robe Victor Mature
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1984 Samson and Delilah (TV movie)
Manoah
 
1979 Firepower
Harold Everett
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Nick
 
1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny
Carmine Ganucci
 
1968 Head
The Big Victor
 
1966 After the Fox
Tony Powell
 
1961 I tartari
Oleg
 
1959 Hannibal
Hannibal
 
1959 The Big Circus
Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
 
1959 The Bandit of Zhobe
Kasim Khan
 
1959 Timbuktu
Mike Conway
 
1958 Escort West
Ben Lassiter
 
1958 China Doll
Capt. Cliff Brandon
 
1958 Tank Force
Sgt. David H. Thatcher
 
1957 The Long Haul
Harry Miller
 
1957 Pickup Alley
Charles Sturgis
 
1956 Zarak
Zarak Khan
 
1956 The Sharkfighters
Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
 
1956 Safari
Ken Duffield
 
1955 The Last Frontier
Jed Cooper
 
1955 Violent Saturday
Shelley Martin
 
1955 Chief Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
 
1954 Betrayed
'The Scarf'
 
1954 The Egyptian
Horemheb
 
1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius
 
1954 Dangerous Mission
Matt Hallett
 
1953 The Veils of Bagdad
Antar
 
1953 The Robe
Demetrius
 
1953 Affair with a Stranger
Bill Blakeley
 
1953 The Glory Brigade
Lt. Sam Pryor
 
1952 Androcles and the Lion
Captain
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
James Sullivan
 
1952 Something for the Birds
Steve Bennett
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story
Lt. Dave Andrews
 
1950 Gambling House
Marc Fury
 
1950 Stella
Jeff DeMarco
 
1950 Wabash Avenue
Andy Clark
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
Samson
 
1949 Easy Living
Pete Wilson
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Danny James
 
1948 Cry of the City
Lt. Candella
 
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek
Cash Blackwell/Tex Cameron
 
1947 Kiss of Death
Nick Bianco
 
1947 Moss Rose
Michael Drego
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
 
1942 Seven Days' Leave
Johnny Grey
 
1942 Footlight Serenade
Tommy Lundy
 
1942 My Gal Sal
Paul Dresser
 
1942 Song of the Islands
Jefferson Harper
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
Doctor Omar
 
1941 I Wake Up Screaming
Frankie Christopher
 
1940 No, No, Nanette
William Trainor
 
1940 Captain Caution
Dan Marvin
 
1940 One Million B.C.
Tumak
 
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
Lefty
 
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1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV documentary) (performer: "Land on Your Feet", "Blue Shadows and White Gardenias")
 
1942 Seven Days' Leave (performer: "Please Won't You Leave My Girl Alone" 1942, "You Speak My Language" 1942, "A Touch of Texas" 1942, "Pop! Goes the Weasel" / "Pop! Goes the Weasel")
 
1942 Footlight Serenade (performer: "I'll Be Marching to a Love Song" - uncredited)
 
1942 My Gal Sal (performer: "I'SE YOUR HONEY IF YOU WANTS ME, LIZA JANE", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE")
 
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1958 China Doll (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1951 House of Dreams (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1950 I'll Get By
Himself (uncredited)
 
1946 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show (documentary short)
Himself
 
1944 Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (short)
Himself, Tars and Spars Recruiter
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2005-2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday (uncredited)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (TV series documentary)
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Dr. John "Doc" Hollyday [in "My Darling Clementine"] (uncredited)
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Doc Holiday (uncredited)
 
1992 Legends of the West (documentary)
Actor in 'Chief Crazy Horse' (uncredited)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Himself - Clip with Queen Elizabeth (uncredited)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
Himself
 
1965 Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase (documentary short)
 
1962 Lykke og krone (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959 Zwischen Glück und Krone (documentary)
Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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No, No, Nanette -- Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations... Kiss of Death -- Trailer for this black and white classic Demetrius and the Gladiators -- Trailer for this historical action film
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following production: See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Actually, I am a golfer. That is my real occupation. I never was an actor. Ask anybody, particularly the critics. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 389-390. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. See more »

Trademark:

Until he handed over the loin-cloth to Charlton Heston, Victor Mature dominated the "Biblical epic" genre, starring in Samson and Delilah, The Robe , The Egyptian and Demetrius and the Gladiators. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aquarius