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Sonny Tufts (1911–1970)

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Born into a prominent Boston family of bankers whose patriarch was said to have arrived in America from England in 1683, Sonny Tufts would end his career as a Hollywood "bad boy," immersed in drink and scandal. Tufts was graduated from Yale in 1935 and began pursuing a career in opera, eventually auditioning with the Metropolitan Opera in New York... See full bio »

Born:

Bowen Charlton Tufts III
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 58) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Still of Barry Fitzgerald and Sonny Tufts in Easy Come, Easy Go
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1968 Land's End (TV movie)
Hal
 
1967 Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Cousin Urie
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Barney Windom
– The Ordeal of Bud Windom (1965) … Barney Windom
 
1965 Town Tamer
Carmichael
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Monk
– Have Girls, Will Travel (1964) … Monk
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Frank Trampas
– Ride a Dark Trail (1963) … Frank Trampas
 
1957 The Parson and the Outlaw
Jack Slade
 
1956 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Sam
– A Tale of Two Citizens (1956) … Sam
 
1956 Come Next Spring
Leroy Hightower
 
1955 The Seven Year Itch
Tom MacKenzie
 
1954 Serpent Island
Pete Mason
 
1953 Cat-Women of the Moon
Laird Grainger
 
1953 No Escape
Det. Simon Shayne
 
1953 Run for the Hills
Charlie Johnson
 
1952 Glory at Sea
Ordinary Seaman 'Yank' Flanagan
 
1949 Easy Living
Tim 'Pappy' McCarr
 
1949 The Crooked Way
Vince Alexander
 
1948 The Untamed Breed
Thomas Kilpatrick Rambeau, alias Tom Kilpatrick
 
1947 Variety Girl
Sonny Tufts
 
1947 Blaze of Noon
Roland McDonald
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
Kevin O'Connor
 
1946 Cross My Heart
Oliver Clarke
 
1946 Swell Guy
Jim Duncan
 
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
Lt. Torchy McNeil
 
1946 The Virginian
Steve Andrews
 
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's
Pug Prentiss
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Sonny Tufts
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
Phil North
 
1944 Here Come the Waves
Windy 'Pinetop' Windhurst
 
1944 I Love a Soldier
Dan Kilgore
 
1943 Government Girl
E.H. 'Ed' Browne
 
1943 So Proudly We Hail!
Kansas
 
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1944 Here Come the Waves (performer: "Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive" - uncredited)
 
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1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode #2.5 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode #2.4 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.2 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 Romp!!! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 My Mother the Car (TV series)
Himself
– And Leave the Drive-In to Us (1965) … Himself
 
1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself, Actor
– Episode #2.49 (1949) … Himself, Actor
 
1948 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Holiday (documentary short)
Himself
 
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1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Trivia:

Had a whole chapter of the Medved Brothers' "Golden Turkey Awards" to himself: Worst Performance by Sonny Tufts. The winning film was Government Girl, probably because of the prominence of his female lead, Olivia de Havilland. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer