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Victor Mature(1913-1999)

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  • Producer
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Victor Mature c. 1952
Italian-American mafioso Carmine Ganucci evicts Miss Poole and her school of etiquette from the commercial building he has just purchased, the space which he wants for one of his own illicit businesses, and despite Miss Poole having a long term lease. An incensed Miss Poole senses an opportunity when, going to confront Ganucci about the situation, he mistakes her as an applicant for nanny, he requiring such a caregiver for his son Lewis as he and his wife head to Italy for an extended trip, leaving Lewis at home with said caregiver. In her new position as nanny, Miss Poole plans to exact revenge and get what she feels is appropriate monetary compensation - $50,000 - by masterminding a plot to kidnap Lewis, her accompanist Luther who she will co-opt as that actual kidnapper without telling him that it is Ganucci's son they are kidnapping. Complications and misunderstandings ensue when nanny deals with one of Ganucci's low level flunkies, Benny Napkins, to have the $50,000 ransom paid without letting Ganucci find out about the situation, as Ganucci himself works on another $50,000 deal, and as Luther's wife Ida starts to fall in love with the idea of a Lewis in her life.
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American leading man Victor John Mature was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Clara P. (Ackley) and Marcellus George Mature, a cutler and knife sharpener. His father, born Marcello Gelindo Maturi in Pinzolo, Trentino, was Italian, and his mother was of Swiss-German and German descent. Mature worked as a teenager with his father as a salesman for butcher supplies. Hoping to become an actor, he studied at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He auditioned for Gone with the Wind (1939) for the role ultimately played by his fellow Playhouse student, George Reeves. After achieving some acclaim in his first few films, he served in the Coast Guard in World War II. Mature became one of Hollywood's busiest and most popular actors after the war, though rarely was he given the critical respect he often deserved. His roles in John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) and in Henry Hathaway's Kiss of Death (1947) were among his finest work, though he moved more and more frequently into more exotic roles in films like Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Egyptian (1954). Never an energetic actor nor one of great artistic pretensions, he nevertheless continued as a Hollywood stalwart both in programme and in more prominent films like The Robe (1953). More interested in golf than acting, his appearances diminished through the 1960s, but he made a stunning comeback of sorts in a hilarious romp as a very Victor Mature-like actor in Neil Simon's After the Fox (1966). Golf eventually took over his activities and, after a cameo as Samson's father in a TV remake of his own "Samson and Delilah" (Samson and Delilah (1984)), he retired for good. Rumors occasionally surfaced of another comeback, most notably in a never-realized remake of Red River (1948) with Sylvester Stallone, but none came to fruition. He died of cancer at his Rancho Santa Fe, California, home in 1999.
BornJanuary 29, 1913
DiedAugust 4, 1999(86)
BornJanuary 29, 1913
DiedAugust 4, 1999(86)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Victor Mature in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature, Richard Widmark, Robert Karnes, and Tito Vuolo in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Brian Donlevy in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Coleen Gray in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Coleen Gray in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Coleen Gray in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Coleen Gray in Kiss of Death (1947)
Victor Mature and Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death (1947)

Known for

Kiss of Death (1947)
Kiss of Death
7.4
  • Nick Bianco
  • 1947
Richard Burton, Victor Mature, and Jean Simmons in The Robe (1953)
The Robe
6.7
  • Demetrius
  • 1953
Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis in My Gal Sal (1942)
My Gal Sal
6.1
  • Paul Dresser
  • 1942
Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
Samson and Delilah
6.8
  • Samson
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • Samson and Delilah (1984)
    Samson and Delilah
    • Manoah
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Sophia Loren, James Coburn, and O.J. Simpson in Firepower (1979)
    Firepower
    • Harold Everett
    • 1979
  • Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
    • Nick
    • 1976
  • Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)
    Every Little Crook and Nanny
    • Ganucci
    • 1972
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and The Monkees in Head (1968)
    Head
    • The Big Victor
    • 1968
  • After the Fox (1966)
    After the Fox
    • Tony Powell
    • 1966
  • The Tartars (1961)
    The Tartars
    • Oleg
    • 1961
  • Hannibal (1959)
    Hannibal
    • Hannibal
    • 1959
  • Red Buttons, Victor Mature, Kathryn Grant, David Nelson, and Gilbert Roland in The Big Circus (1959)
    The Big Circus
    • Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
    • 1959
  • Victor Mature, Anne Aubrey, John Gilling, Sean Kelly, and Anthony Newley in The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)
    The Bandit of Zhobe
    • Kasim Khan
    • 1959
  • Victor Mature and Faith Domergue in Escort West (1959)
    Escort West
    • Ben Lassiter
    • 1959
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Victor Mature in Timbuktu (1958)
    Timbuktu
    • Mike Conway
    • 1958
  • Victor Mature and Li Hua Li in China Doll (1958)
    China Doll
    • Capt. Cliff Brandon
    • 1958
  • Tank Force (1958)
    Tank Force
    • Thatcher
    • 1958
  • The Long Haul (1957)
    The Long Haul
    • Harry Miller
    • 1957

Producer

  • Victor Mature and Li Hua Li in China Doll (1958)
    China Doll
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1958

Soundtrack

  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
    • performer: "Land on Your Feet", "Blue Shadows and White Gardenias"
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Lucille Ball, Victor Mature, Marcy McGuire, Harold Peary, and Arnold Stang in Seven Days' Leave (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
  • Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and John Payne in Footlight Serenade (1942)
    Footlight Serenade
    • performer: "I'll Be Marching to a Love Song" (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis in My Gal Sal (1942)
    My Gal Sal
    • performer: "I'SE YOUR HONEY IF YOU WANTS ME, LIZA JANE", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE"
    • 1942

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • The Official Victor Mature Fan Club And Website
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • January 29, 1913
    • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • August 4, 1999
    • Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Loretta G. SebenaFebruary 22, 1974 - August 4, 1999 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Victoria
  • Parents
      Marcellus George Mature
  • Other works
    (8/21/50) Radio: Appeared on the "Final Entry" episode of "Hollywood Star Playhouse".
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Applying for membership in the swank Los Angeles Country Club at the height of his fame, Mature was turned down and told that the golfing facility did not accept actors as members. His response: "I'm not an actor - and I've got 64 films to prove it!".
  • Quotes
    I'm no actor, and I've got 64 pictures to prove it.
  • Trademarks
      Before Charlton Heston, Victor Mature dominated the "biblical epic" genre, starring in Samson and Delilah (1949), Androcles and the Lion (1952), The Robe (1953), and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
  • Nicknames
    • Beautiful Hunk of Man
    • The Hunk
    • Vic
  • Salaries
      China Doll
      (1958)
      $125,000

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