Jack Curtis (actor)

Jack Curtis
Lobby card for Baree, Son of Kazan (1925) with Anita Stewart and Curtis.
Born	(1880-05-28)May 28, 1880 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1956(1956-03-16) (aged 75) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active	1915–1950
Spouse	Anna Chandler
Children	1

Jack Curtis (May 28, 1880 – March 16, 1956) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films from 1915^[1] to 1950. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California.^[2] Curtis performed on stage and in vaudeville before he began working in films in 1915.^[2]

Curtis was married to actress Anna Chandler. Their daughter, Beatrice Antoinette Curtis, performed in vaudeville.^[3]

Partial filmography

• Graft (1915)
• Secret Love (1916)
• The Woman's Law (1916)
• The Secret of the Swamp (1916)
• It Happened in Honolulu (1916)
• The Iron Hand (1916)
• The Yaqui (1916)
• Up or Down? (1917)
• Broadway Arizona (1917)
• Mutiny (1917)
• The Greater Law (1917)
• Southern Justice (1917)
• God's Crucible (1917)
• Little Red Decides (1918)
• The Golden Fleece (1918)
• The Last Rebel (1918)
• Treat 'Em Rough (1919)
• The Coming of the Law (1919)
• The Pest (1919)
• The Speed Maniac (1919)
• The Hell Ship (1920)
• The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
• The Big Punch (1921)
• The Torrent (1921)
• Beach of Dreams (1921)
• The Servant in the House (1921)
• Flower of the North (1921)
• Steelheart (1921)
• The Sea Lion (1921)
• The Long Chance (1922)
• The Silent Vow (1922)
• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• Two Kinds of Women (1922)
• Canyon of the Fools (1923)
• The Day of Faith (1923)
• Masters of Men (1923)
• Dangerous Trails (1923)
• Greed (1924)
• Captain Blood (1924)
• The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
• The Wedding Song (1925)
• Baree, Son of Kazan (1925)
• The Texas Streak (1926)
• Hearts and Fists (1926)
• Jaws of Steel (1927)
• Through Thick and Thin (1927)
• Brass Knuckles (1927)
• Scarlet Seas (1929)
• The Show of Shows (1929)
• The Love Racket (1929)
• Hold Everything (1930)
• Under a Texas Moon (1930)
• The Love Trader (1930)
• Range Feud (1931)
• Between Fighting Men (1932)
• The Prescott Kid (1934)
• Westward Ho (1935)
• Lawless Range (1935)
• King of the Pecos (1936)
• Stagecoach (1939)
• Trail Riders (1942)
• Song of the Sarong (1945)
• 3 Godfathers (1948)

References

1. "Jack Curtis". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
2. Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. Kear, Lynn; King, James (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7864-5468-6. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

External links

• Jack Curtis at IMDb
• Jack Curtis contracts, 1937, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts