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Donald Curtis(1915-1997)

  • Actor
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Donald Curtis in They Were Expendable (1945)
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
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Donald Curtis was born on 27 February 1915 in Cheney, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Spellbound (1945), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was previously married to Dorothy M. Gessel, Eloise A. Hartzell and Helen M. Reed. He died on 22 May 1997 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1915
DiedMay 22, 1997(82)
BornFebruary 27, 1915
DiedMay 22, 1997(82)
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Donald Curtis in Gallant Bess (1946)
Donald Curtis, Charles Hayes, and Hank Patterson in Annie Oakley (1954)
Morris Ankrum, Silver Tip Baker, Jess Cavin, Donald Curtis, Bruce Mitchell, Dennis Moore, and Wen Wright in Pirates on Horseback (1941)
Buster Crabbe, Donald Curtis, Shirley Deane, Luli Deste, Roland Drew, Carol Hughes, Sigurd Nilssen, Lee Powell, and Frank Shannon in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Charlton Heston, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, Nina Foch, Donald Curtis, Olive Deering, Lawrence Dobkin, Julia Faye, and Debra Paget in The Ten Commandments (1956)
Tom London, Steve Clark, Donald Curtis, Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Kenneth MacDonald, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, and Eddy Waller in The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Donald Curtis, Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, and Kenneth MacDonald in The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Dick Botiller, Steve Clark, Edmund Cobb, Donald Curtis, Curley Dresden, Frank Ellis, George Hazel, Ray Jones, Kenneth MacDonald, Merrill McCormick, and Paul Scardon in The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Binnie Barnes, Donald Curtis, and Edgar Kennedy in In Old California (1942)
Donald Curtis, Mary Daily, Frank LaRue, Kenneth MacDonald, and Tom Moray in Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
Charlton Heston, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, Robert Carson, Donald Curtis, and Debra Paget in The Ten Commandments (1956)
Wallace Beery, Donald Curtis, William Lundigan, Marilyn Maxwell, and Dewey Robinson in Salute to the Marines (1943)

Known for

Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
Spellbound
7.5
  • Harry
  • 1945
Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in All That Heaven Allows (1955)
All That Heaven Allows
7.6
  • Howard Hoffer
  • 1955
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Mered
  • 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.3
  • Maj. Huglin
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    • Billionaire
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • Warning Shot (1967)
    Warning Shot
    • Dr. James B. Ruston (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    • Minister
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    • Reverend
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)
    Green Acres
    • Curly Robins
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    • Wilbur Goodfellow
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    • Army General
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    • Vincent Baker
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Tim Considine, William Frawley, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    • Fred
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    • Amos Martin
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    • Dr. Pete Dennis
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Rex Allen in Frontier Doctor (1956)
    Frontier Doctor
    • Stacey
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Betty White in Date with the Angels (1957)
    Date with the Angels
    • Ross
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • James Stewart and Audie Murphy in Night Passage (1957)
    Night Passage
    • Jubilee
    • 1957
  • Gail Davis in Annie Oakley (1954)
    Annie Oakley
    • Lee Tobey
    • Rush Harper
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1957

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It Came from Beneath the Sea
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It Came from Beneath the Sea
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers
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Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Don Curtis
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • February 27, 1915
    • Cheney, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • May 22, 1997
    • Desert Hot Springs, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy M. GesselMarch 29, 1974 - December 18, 1992 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Life with Father".

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    He was a noted author and lecturer. In addition to his major books, Helping Heaven Happen, Your thoughts can change your live, Human problems and how to solve them, Daily power for youthful living, The golden bridge: and New age understanding, he authored many inspirational booklets and wrote numerous articles which appeared regularly over the years in Science of Mind, New Thought Quarterly, and Unity periodicals. His writings have been used as textbooks in healing, meditation, and spiritual education at many churches and centers.
  • Quotes
    [on why he considers It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) the favorite of his films] It was the only time I got the girl at the end of the picture.

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