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Victore Mature Peplum Movies for Sale or Trade

- Date of birth 29 January 1913 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Date of death: 4 August 1999 Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA. (leukemia)
 

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Androcles and the Lion (1952)
aka:
Credits: Director: Chester Erskine; Cast includes: Jean Simmons, Alan Young, Victor Mature
Synopsis: Based on GB Shaw play
Description: VHS ||  || English || collector's item || US, Comedy, 98, No rating, B&W
 Condition:  quality picture
Price: NA
ANNIBAL (1960)
aka: Annibale (1960) Italy aka Hannibal (1960) USA aka ANNIBAL (1960) (france)
Credits: Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia & Edgar G. Ulmer ||  Victor Mature ||  Rita Gam ||  Gabriele Ferzetti
Synopsis: When Rome threatens his country, Hannibal builds an army of elephants to defend it by Conquering the ancient world. Hannibal's army crosses the Alps all the way to the Roman empire stepping over what ever comes in the way. Destruction and defeat are the fate of all who stands in his way...aflam
Description: VHS ||  Secam ||  color || FrenchLanguage || Hollywood Vidéo || FullScreen
Condition: quality picture
Price: NA

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ANNIBALE (1960) Italy
aka: Annibale (1960) Italy aka Hannibal (1960) USA aka ANNIBAL (1960) (france)
Credits: Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia & Edgar G. Ulmer ||  Victor Mature ||  Rita Gam ||  Gabriele Ferzetti
Synopsis: When Rome threatens his country, Hannibal builds an army of elephants to defend it by Conquering the ancient world. Hannibal's army crosses the Alps all the way to the Roman empire stepping over what ever comes in the way. Destruction and defeat are the fate of all who stands in his way...aflam
Description: VHS ||  PAL ||  color || Italian Language ||  RARE Collector's Historical epic || FullScreen
Condition: very good quality picture
Price: $35

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Bandit OF Zhobe (1959)
Credits:  Cast: Victor Mature, Anne Aubrey, Anthony Newley, Norman Wooland, Dermot Walsh, Walter Gotell
Synopsis:  Kasim Khan. Cutting a swath of terror and pillage through India, Kasim Khan pauses only to romance the romanceable Anne Aubrey. Khan's principal foes are the British, who have wiped out his family--or so he thinks, until set aright in the final scenes.
Description: DVD || NTSC ||  80 minutes  || Color || collector's item, very rare || 
Condition:  very good quality
Price: $35

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Bandit OF Zhobe (1959) VHS- NTSC
Credits: Cast: Victor Mature, Anne Aubrey, Anthony Newley, Norman Wooland, Dermot Walsh, Walter Gotell
Synopsis: Kasim Khan. Cutting a swath of terror and pillage through India, Kasim Khan pauses only to romance the romanceable Anne Aubrey. Khan's principal foes are the British, who have wiped out his family--or so he thinks, until set aright in the final scenes.
Description: VHS || NTSC ||  80 minutes  || Color || collector's item, very rare || || country:  USA
Condition: very good quality
Price: $33

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DEMETRIOUS & THE Gladiators  VHS 
Credits: Director: Delmer Daves Star: Victor Mature
Synopsis:  Emperor Caligula has two things on his mind: gladiatorial displays and gaining possession of the robe which fell from Jesus on the cross and is now in the hands of Demetrius, who, by refusing to reveal it's location, is sentenced to the arena. A Greek slave's faith is tested by the seductive wife of a feeble Roman senator. Demetrius battles gladiators and savage beasts yet he is captured by wicked Messalina. Against the vicious, brilliant pageantry of the Roman arena, Demetrius loses and regains his soul.
Description: VHS 101 Minutes | (NTSC , color)
Condition:
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Demetrrius and the Gladiators (1954)  VHS 
Credits: Director: Delmer Daves Star: Victor Mature
Synopsis:  Emperor Caligula has two things on his mind: gladiatorial displays and gaining possession of the robe which fell from Jesus on the cross and is now in the hands of Demetrius, who, by refusing to reveal it's location, is sentenced to the arena. A Greek slave's faith is tested by the seductive wife of a feeble Roman senator. Demetrius battles gladiators and savage beasts yet he is captured by wicked Messalina. Against the vicious, brilliant pageantry of the Roman arena, Demetrius loses and regains his soul.
Description: VHS 101 Minutes | (NTSC , color)
Condition: Excellent quality
Price: $25
 
 Egyptian, The (1954) VHS
Credits:  Director: Michael Curtiz / Cast: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding, Bella Darvi, Peter Ustinov
Synopsis: In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, an orphan, becomes a physician. He and his friend Horemheb are appointed to the service of Pharoah. Sinuhe goes through a lot... As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought throughout his life.
Description: VHS || NTSC ||  minutes  || Color || collector's item, very rare || historical / Ancient Egypt || 
Condition: very good to excellent quality picture.
Price: $25

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 Egyptian, The (1954)
Credits:  Director: Michael Curtiz / Cast: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding, Bella Darvi, Peter Ustinov
Synopsis: In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, an orphan, becomes a physician. He and his friend Horemheb are appointed to the service of Pharoah. Sinuhe goes through a lot... As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought throughout his life.
Description: DVD || NTSC ||  minutes  || Color || historical / Ancient Egypt || 
Condition: NA
Price: $28

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 Egyptian, The (1954) VHS
Credits:  Director: Michael Curtiz / Star: Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, 
Synopsis: 
Description: VHS || NTSC ||  minutes  || Color || historical / Ancient Egypt || 
Condition:  very good to excellent quality picture.
Price: NA

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Gladiatoren, Die
aka Demetrious and the Gladiators
Credits: Director: Delmer Daves, Victor Mature, Cast: Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget
Synopsis: A Greek slave's faith is tested by the seductive wife of a feeble Roman senator. Demetrius battles gladiators and savage beasts yet he is captured by wicked Messalina.
Description: VHS || PAL || Color ||
Condition:  NA
Price: NA

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HANNIBAL (1960)
aka: Annibale (1960) Italy aka Hannibal (1960) USA
Credits: Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia & Edgar G. Ulmer ||  Victor Mature ||  Rita Gam ||  Gabriele Ferzetti
Synopsis: When Rome threatens his country, Hannibal builds an army of elephants to defend it by Conquering the ancient world. Hannibal's army crosses the Alps all the way to the Roman empire stepping over what ever comes in the way. Destruction and defeat are the fate of all who stands in his way...aflam
Description: DVD ||  PAL ||  color ||  English Language ||  Collector's Historical epic ||  
Condition: good to very good quality picture and playing condition
Price: $35

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HANNIBAL (1960) VHS - NTSC "Starring Victor Mature"
aka: Annibale (1960) Italy aka Hannibal (1960) USA
Credits: Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia & Edgar G. Ulmer ||  Victor Mature ||  Rita Gam ||  Gabriele Ferzetti
Synopsis: When Rome threatens his country, Hannibal builds an army of elephants to defend it by Conquering the ancient world. Hannibal's army crosses the Alps all the way to the Roman empire stepping over what ever comes in the way. Destruction and defeat are the fate of all who stands in his way...aflam
Description: VHS ||  NTSC ||  color ||  English Language ||  RARE Collector's Historical epic ||  
Condition: good to very good quality picture and playing condition
Price: $35

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The Robe (1953)
Credits: Director: Henry Koster Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie
Synopsis: Story of a Roman soldier, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity
Description: VHS || NTSC || Color || English Language || SP || Rare collector's item ||
Condition: Excellent quality
Price: $25

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Samson and Delilah (1949)
aka: Samson and Delilah (1949) USA Original Title aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (1949) (USA: complete title)  aka Samson et Dalila (1949) (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) [fr] aka Samson und Delilah (1949) (Austria) (West Germany) [de] aka Sansão E Dalila (1949) (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt] aka Sansón y Dalila (1949) (Argentina) (Spain) [es] aka Sámson és Delilah (1949) (Hungary) [hu] aka Samson en Dalila (1949) (Belgium: Flemish title) [un] aka Samson og Dalilah (1949) (Denmark) [da] aka Sansone e Dalila (1949) (Italy) [it] aka Simson ja Delila (1949) (Finland) [fi] aka Simson och Delila (1949) (Sweden) [sv]
Credits: Cecil B. DeMille Star: Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature
Synopsis: A Biblical epic dealing with love and treachery. Mature effectively plays the role of the cruelly deceived strongman. Academy Award Nominations: 5. Academy wards: Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best (Black-and-White) Costume Design. Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 classic, based on the Old Testament's Book of Judges story of the strong man, Samson, who loved one Philistine woman, only to be betrayed by another, whom he does not love
Description: VHS || NTSC || color || English || collector's item ||
 Condition: Excellent  quality picture
Price: $25
Samson and Delilah (1984) 
aka:
Credits: Lee Philips Star: Antony Hamilton Belinda Bauer Max Von Sydow Jose Ferrer Related Categories: Religious Bible Epic Drama Religion
Synopsis:  Strong Samson, hero of the Israelites, becomes hypnotized by the devious and beautiful Delilah. In an act of betrayal, she cuts Samson's hair, the secret of his strength. Enslaved, blind and weak, Samson retains his faith in God and his strength is renewed to free the Hebrew nation.
Description: VHS ||  || color || English || collector's item || Runtime: 95 minutes Rating: NR Genre: Action, Drama
Condition: Excellent  quality picture
Price: $29
Samson and Delilah (1984) 
aka:
Credits: Lee Philips Star: Antony Hamilton Belinda Bauer Max Von Sydow Jose Ferrer Related Categories: Religious Bible Epic Drama Religion
Synopsis:  Strong Samson, hero of the Israelites, becomes hypnotized by the devious and beautiful Delilah. In an act of betrayal, she cuts Samson's hair, the secret of his strength. Enslaved, blind and weak, Samson retains his faith in God and his strength is renewed to free the Hebrew nation.
Description: DVD || PAL || R2 || color || English || collector's item || Runtime: 95 minutes Rating: NR Genre: Action, Drama
Condition: Excellent  quality picture
Price: NA

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Tartars, the (1960) VHS - NTSC
aka I Tartari (1962)
Credits:  Orson Welles, Victor Mature, Folco Lulli, Liana Orfei Director: Richard Thorpe
Synopsis: Welles plays Burundai, brother of the leader of the Tartars, who takes over when his brother is killed. Burundai swears revenge on Victor Mature. Mature loves one of the Tartars who is from opposing cultures where they are surrounded by violence and bloodshed as war erupts between the Vikings and Tartars.
Description:  VHS || NTSC || color || English language ||   Classical Collector's item || Genre Historical / Vikings / Mongols
Condition: very good quality picture
Price: $25

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Tartars, the (1960)
aka I Tartari (1962)
Credits:  Orson Welles, Victor Mature, Folco Lulli, Liana Orfei Director: Richard Thorpe
Synopsis: Welles plays Burundai, brother of the leader of the Tartars, who takes over when his brother is killed. Burundai swears revenge on Victor Mature. Mature loves one of the Tartars who is from opposing cultures where they are surrounded by violence and bloodshed as war erupts between the Vikings and Tartars.
Description:   || NTSC ||   English language ||   Classical Collector's item ||  color  - Genre Historical / Vikings / Mongols
Condition: very good Good quality picture-
Price: $35

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Veils of Bagdad, The (1953)
Credits: Directed by Roger Corman | cast - Victor Mature| Mari Blanchard | Virginia Field (I) | Guy Rolfe / Written by William R. Cox
Synopsis: Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer Selima, who tries to avenge her father's death against Hammam's right-hand-man Kasseim, whose wife Rosanna has fallen in love with Antar!
Description: VHS || color || NTSC || English || collector's item || ~82 Minutes || country: USA
Condition: Good to Very Good quality
Price: $29
 
Zarak (1956)
aka:
Credits: Victor Mature - Michael Wilding - Anita Ekberg
Synopsis: Zarak Khan (Victor Mature) was in love with Salma, one of the wives of his odios and offensive father Haji Khan (Frederick Valk). Salma was played by the voluptuous blonde, the statuesque Anita Ekberg, the impossible love of Zarak. Anita looks beautiful and appealing in her silk wardrobe..and very sexy in her oriental dance. Michael Wilding played the British political officer Major Ingram in pursuit of Zarak.
Description:  DVD - NTSC - color - English Language - Rare collector's video - SP - Full Screen || country: UK
Condition: VG quality
Price: $35
Zarak (1956)
aka:
Credits: Victor Mature - Michael Wilding - Anita Ekberg
Synopsis: Zarak Khan (Victor Mature) was in love with Salma, one of the wives of his odios and offensive father Haji Khan (Frederick Valk). Salma was played by the voluptuous blonde, the statuesque Anita Ekberg, the impossible love of Zarak. Anita looks beautiful and appealing in her silk wardrobe..and very sexy in her oriental dance. Michael Wilding played the British political officer Major Ingram in pursuit of Zarak.
Description: VHS - NTSC - color - English Language - Rare collector's video - SP - Full Screen || country: UK
Condition: Good to VG quality
Price: $35
 
 

Actors index - Peplum movies by Letters

Peplum & adventure movies
Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV) .... Manoah
... aka Sámson és Delilah (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Samson und Delilah (West Germany) [de]

Tartari, I (1961) .... Oleg
... aka The Tartars
... aka Tataren, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka I tatarernes vold (Denmark) [da]
... aka Tártaros, Los (Spain) [es]
... aka Tartares, Les (France) [fr]
... aka Tataarit (Finland) [fi]

Annibale (1960) .... Hannibal
... aka Hannibal (USA)
... aka Hannibal (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Aníbal (Spain) [es]
... aka Aníbal E Os Elefantes (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Annibal (France) [fr]
... aka Hannibal (Finland) [fi]

The Bandit of Zhobe (1959) .... Kasim Khan
... aka Bandit von Zhobe, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Charge du 7ème lanciers, La (France) [fr]
... aka Erämaan rosvot (Finland) [fi]
... aka Kasim, furia dell'India (Italy) [it]
... aka Lansiärerna anfaller (Sweden) [sv]

Zarak (1956) .... Zarak Khan
... aka Zarak Khan (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Zarak (Denmark) [da]
... aka Zarak (Finland) [fi]
... aka Zarak - kvinnorövaren (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Zarak le valeureux (France) [fr]

The Egyptian (1954) .... Horemheb
... aka Sinuhé, el egipcio (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Sinuhe der Ägypter (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Égyptien, L' (France) [fr]
... aka Egípcio, O (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Sinuhe l'egiziano (Italy) [it]
... aka Sinuhe, ægypteren (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sinuhe, egyptiern (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Sinuhe, egyptiläinen (Finland) [fi]

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) .... Demetrius
... aka Gladiatoren, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Demétrio E os Gladiadores (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Demétrio, o Gladiador (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Demetrio e i gladiatori (Italy) [it]
... aka Demetrio y los gladiadores (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Demetrius og gladiatorerne (Denmark) [da]
... aka Demetrius y los gladiadores (Spain) [es]
... aka Demetrius, o Gladiador (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Gladiaattorit (Finland) [fi]
... aka Gladiateurs, Les (France) [fr]
... aka Gladiatorerna (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Gladiatori, I (Italy) [it]

The Veils of Bagdad (1953) .... Antar
... aka Ørkensheiken (Denmark) [da]
... aka Bagdadin hunnut (Finland) [fi]
... aka Bagdads erövrare (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Geheimnisse von Bagdad (Austria) [de]
... aka Prince de Bagdad, Le (France) [fr]
... aka Prinz von Bagdad, Der (West Germany) [de]
... aka Veli di Bagdad, I (Italy) [it]

The Robe (1953) .... Demetrius
... aka Gewand, Das (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka A Túnica (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Manto Sagrado, O (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Manto sagrado, El (Argentina) [es]
... aka Näin hänen kuolevan (Finland) [fi]
... aka Purpurröda manteln, Den (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Túnica sagrada, La (Spain) [es]
... aka Tunica, La (Italy) [it]
... aka Tunique, La (France) [fr]

Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Captain
... aka Androkles und der Löwe (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Androclès et le lion (France) [fr]
... aka Androcles och lejonet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Androcles y el león (Spain) [es]
... aka Androclo e il leone (Italy) [it]
... aka Androkles ja leijona (Finland) [fi]

Samson and Delilah (1949) .... Samson
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (USA: complete title)
... aka Samson et Dalila (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Samson und Delilah (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Sansão E Dalila (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Sansón y Dalila (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Sámson és Delilah (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Samson en Dalila (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Samson og Dalilah (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sansone e Dalila (Italy) [it]
... aka Simson ja Delila (Finland) [fi]
... aka Simson och Delila (Sweden) [sv]

Captain Caution (1940) .... Daniel 'Dan' Marvin
... aka Überfall auf die Olive Branch (West Germany) [de]
... aka Capitaine Casse-Cou (France) [fr]
... aka In letzter Minute (Austria) [de]
... aka Piraten (West Germany) [de]
... aka Piratskeppet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ribelli dei sette mari, I (Italy) [it]
... aka Seitsemän meren urhot (Finland) [fi]

One Million B.C. (1940) .... Tumak
... aka Battle of the Giants
... aka Cave Man (USA: reissue title)
... aka Man and His Mate (UK)
... aka The Cave Dwellers
... aka Försvunnen värld, En (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Hace un millón de años (Spain) [es]
... aka Millionen Jahre zurück (Austria) [de]
... aka Sul sentiero dei mostri (Italy) [it]
... aka Tumak - luolaihminen (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tumak, der Herr des Urwalds (West Germany) [de]
... aka Tumak, fils de la jungle (France) [fr]
... aka Um Milhão de Anos Antes de Cristo (Brazil) [pt]

 

 

Actor - filmography
Actor - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s)
  1. Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV) .... Manoah
    ... aka Sámson és Delilah (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Samson und Delilah (West Germany) [de]

     
  2. Firepower (1979) .... Harold Everett
    ... aka Firepower (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Arme au poing, L' (France) [fr]
    ... aka Bocca da fuoco (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Erikoismiehet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Poder del fuego, El (Spain) [es]
  3. Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Nick
    ... aka Won Ton Ton (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Won Ton Ton, der Hund der Hollywood rettete (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Won Ton Ton - superstar (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Won Ton Ton il cane che salvò Hollywood (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Won Ton Ton, el perro que salvó a Hollywood (Venezuela) [es]
  4. Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972) .... Carmine Ganucci
    ... aka Gauner kommt selten allein, Ein (Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Mafiosi di mezza tacca e una governante dritta (Italy) [it]
     
  5. Head (1968) .... The Big Victor
    ... aka Cabeza (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Sogni perduti (Italy) [it]
  6. Caccia alla volpe (1966) .... Tony Powell
    ... aka After the Fox (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Jagt den Fuchs (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka A Raposa Dourada (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Chasse au renard, La (France: informal title) [fr]
    ... aka Fino da Vigarice, O (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Ketun hännillä (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Ketun jäljillä (Finland: DVD title) [fi]
    ... aka Renard s'évade à trois heures, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Ta fast räven (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Tras la pista del Zorro (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Un fameux renard (France: informal title) [fr]
  7. Tartari, I (1961) .... Oleg
    ... aka The Tartars
    ... aka Tataren, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka I tatarernes vold (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Tártaros, Los (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Tartares, Les (France) [fr]
    ... aka Tataarit (Finland) [fi]
  8. Annibale (1960) .... Hannibal
    ... aka Hannibal (USA)
    ... aka Hannibal (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Aníbal (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Aníbal E Os Elefantes (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka Annibal (France) [fr]
    ... aka Hannibal (Finland) [fi]

     
  9. The Big Circus (1959) .... Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
    ... aka Gran circo, El (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Alle tiders cirkus (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Cirque fantastique, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Grande circo, Il (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Paholaisen sirkus (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Panik im Zirkus (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Welt der Sensationen, Die (West Germany) [de]
  10. The Bandit of Zhobe (1959) .... Kasim Khan
    ... aka Bandit von Zhobe, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Charge du 7ème lanciers, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Erämaan rosvot (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Kasim, furia dell'India (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Lansiärerna anfaller (Sweden) [sv]
  11. Timbuktu (1959) .... Mike Conway
    ... aka Timbuktu (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ørkenfortet Timbuktu (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Prigioniera del Sudan, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Timbuktu - kuoleman kaupunki (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Uppdrag i Timbuktu (Sweden) [sv]
  12. Escort West (1958) .... Ben Lassiter
    ... aka Patrouille westwärts (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Caravana del Oeste (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Escorte pour l'Oregon (France) [fr]
    ... aka Eskort västerut (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Partio ratsastaa länteen (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Selvaggio west (Italy) [it]
  13. China Doll (1958) .... Capt. Cliff Brandon
    ... aka China Doll (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Bambola cinese (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Bonequinha Chinesa (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Hun kom en nat (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Idän ruusu (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Uppror i Kina (Sweden) [sv]
  14. No Time to Die (1958) .... Sgt. David H. Thatcher
    ... aka Tank Force (USA)
    ... aka Keine Zeit zu sterben (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Attack i öknen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Brigade des bérets noirs, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Non c'è tempo per morire (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Pako erämaassa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Sorte brigade, Den (Denmark) [da]
  15. The Long Haul (1957) .... Harry Miller
    ... aka Fahrt in den Abgrund, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Daleki transport (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Nattkörning (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Pitkä kyyti (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Precio de un hombre, El (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Strada è bloccata, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Trafiquants de la nuit, Les (France) [fr]
  16. Interpol (1957) .... Charles Sturgis
    ... aka Pickup Alley (USA)
    ... aka Mann, den keiner kannte, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka International police (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Internationella polisen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kansainvälinen poliisi iskee (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Policía internacional (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Police internationale (France) [fr]
  17. Zarak (1956) .... Zarak Khan
    ... aka Zarak Khan (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Zarak (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Zarak (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Zarak - kvinnorövaren (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Zarak le valeureux (France) [fr]
  18. The Sharkfighters (1956) .... Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
    ... aka Cacciatori di squali (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Costa de tiburones (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Haie greifen an (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Havets tigrar (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Opération requins (France) [fr]
    ... aka Operation Tigerhaj (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Tappajahai (Finland) [fi]
  19. Safari (1956) .... Ken Duffield
    ... aka Djungelns äventyrare (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka König der Safari (Austria) [de]
    ... aka König der Safari, Der (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Safari (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Safari i Mau-Mau land (Denmark) [da]
  20. The Last Frontier (1955) .... Jed Cooper
    ... aka Savage Wilderness (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Draußen wartet der Tod (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Charge des tuniques bleues, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Desierto salvaje (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Ultima frontiera, L' (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Utpost i vildmarken (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Viimeinen etuvartio (Finland) [fi]
  21. Violent Saturday (1955) .... Shelley Martin
    ... aka Sensation am Sonnabend (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Tod am Samstag (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Blodig lørdag (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Farlig lördag (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Inconnus dans la ville, Les (France) [fr]
    ... aka Sábado Trágico (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Sábado trágico (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Sabato tragico (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vaarallinen lauantai (Finland) [fi]
  22. Chief Crazy Horse (1955) .... Chief Crazy Horse
    ... aka Valley of Fury (UK)
    ... aka Caudillo rebelde, El (Chile) (Mexico) [es]
    ... aka Speer der Rache, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Evige jagtmarker, De (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Furia indiana (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Grand chef, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Kohtalon ratsastaja (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Store hövdingen, Den (Sweden) [sv]
  23. Betrayed (1954) .... 'The Scarf'
    ... aka The True and the Brave
    ... aka Verraten (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Brumas de traición (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Controspionaggio (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Förrådd (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Halsduken (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Petetty (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Traición, La (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Voyage au-delà des vivants (France) [fr]
  24. The Egyptian (1954) .... Horemheb
    ... aka Sinuhé, el egipcio (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Sinuhe der Ägypter (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Égyptien, L' (France) [fr]
    ... aka Egípcio, O (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Sinuhe l'egiziano (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sinuhe, ægypteren (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Sinuhe, egyptiern (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Sinuhe, egyptiläinen (Finland) [fi]
  25. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) .... Demetrius
    ... aka Gladiatoren, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Demétrio E os Gladiadores (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Demétrio, o Gladiador (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Demetrio e i gladiatori (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Demetrio y los gladiadores (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Demetrius og gladiatorerne (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Demetrius y los gladiadores (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Demetrius, o Gladiador (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Gladiaattorit (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Gladiateurs, Les (France) [fr]
    ... aka Gladiatorerna (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Gladiatori, I (Italy) [it]
  26. Dangerous Mission (1954) .... Matt Hallett
    ... aka Rangers of the North (USA)
    ... aka Blut im Schnee (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Agente federale X3 (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kohtalokas komennus (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Mission périlleuse (France) [fr]
    ... aka Nieves traidoras (Spain) [es]
    ... aka På farligt uppdrag (Sweden) [sv]
  27. The Veils of Bagdad (1953) .... Antar
    ... aka Ørkensheiken (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Bagdadin hunnut (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Bagdads erövrare (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Geheimnisse von Bagdad (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Prince de Bagdad, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Prinz von Bagdad, Der (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Veli di Bagdad, I (Italy) [it]
  28. The Robe (1953) .... Demetrius
    ... aka Gewand, Das (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka A Túnica (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka Manto Sagrado, O (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Manto sagrado, El (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Näin hänen kuolevan (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Purpurröda manteln, Den (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Túnica sagrada, La (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Tunica, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Tunique, La (France) [fr]
  29. Affair with a Stranger (1953) .... Bill Blakeley
    ... aka Amore che c'incatena, L' (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Entre dos mujeres (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Entre dues dones (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Mann ohne Bedeutung, Ein (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Nain heittiön (Finland) [fi]
  30. The Glory Brigade (1953) .... Lt. Sam Pryor
    ... aka Brigata di fuoco (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Hjältebrigaden (Sweden) [sv]
  31. Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Captain
    ... aka Androkles und der Löwe (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Androclès et le lion (France) [fr]
    ... aka Androcles och lejonet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Androcles y el león (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Androclo e il leone (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Androkles ja leijona (Finland) [fi]
  32. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) .... James Sullivan
    ... aka The One Piece Bathing Suit (UK)
    ... aka Goldene Nixe, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Alla tiders simmarflicka (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Gyldne havfrue, Den (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Meren jumalatar (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Ninfa degli antipodi, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Première sirène (Canada: French title: TV title) [fr]
    ... aka Première sirène, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Primera sirena, La (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Reina del mar, La (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Vattnets Venus (Sweden) [sv]
  33. Something for the Birds (1952) .... Steve Bennett
  34. The Las Vegas Story (1952) .... Lt. Dave Andrews
    ... aka Spielhölle von Las Vegas, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Città del piacere, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Històries de Las Vegas (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Kuoleman syleily (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Scandale à Las Vegas (France) [fr]
    ... aka Sista chansen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka The Las Vegas Story (Spain) [es]
  35. Gambling House (1951) .... Marc Fury formerly Marcus Furioni
    ... aka Endstation Mord (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Ragni della metropoli, I (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Spelarens hus (Sweden) [sv]
  36. I'll Get By (1950) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance (himself)
    ... aka Jag spelar för dej (Sweden) [sv]
  37. Stella (1950) .... Jeff DeMarco
    ... aka Cuerpo del delito, El (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Famiglia sottosopra, Una (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Flicka på fallrepet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Stella (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Stella (France) [fr]
  38. Wabash Avenue (1950) .... Andy Clark
    ... aka Chicagon Venus (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Fröjdernas gata (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Não Se Beija a Minha Noiva (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Rue de la gaieté, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Varieté-Prinzessin (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Varieté-Prinzessin, Die (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Venere di Chicago, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Venus fra Chicago (Denmark) [da]
     
  39. Samson and Delilah (1949) .... Samson
    ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Samson et Dalila (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Samson und Delilah (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Sansão E Dalila (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Sansón y Dalila (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Sámson és Delilah (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Samson en Dalila (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
    ... aka Samson og Dalilah (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Sansone e Dalila (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Simson ja Delila (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Simson och Delila (Sweden) [sv]
  40. Red, Hot and Blue (1949) .... Danny James
    ... aka Ange endiablé, L' (France) [fr]
    ... aka Blonda tornadon, Den (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Brasa Viva (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Pige slår sig løs, En (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Sekamelskaa Broadwaylla (Finland) [fi]
  41. Easy Living (1949) .... Pete Wilson
    ... aka Gigante di New York, Il (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vida fácil (Spain) [es]
  42. Cry of the City (1948) .... Lt. Candella
    ... aka Schrei der Großstadt (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Vida marcada, Una (Chile) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Gadens lov (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Julma kaupunki (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Ond stad (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Proie, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Urlo della città, L' (Italy) [it]
  43. Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) .... Cash Blackwell
    ... aka Rache ohne Gnade (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Assalto, L' (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Hämnarna slår till (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kovat otteet (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Masakra w Furnance Creek (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Massacre à Furnace Creek (France) [fr]
    ... aka Matanza infernal (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Vahvat otteet (Finland: reissue title) [fi]
  44. Kiss of Death (1947) .... Nick Bianco
    ... aka Todeskuß, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Angivaren (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Bacio della morte, Il (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Beijo da Morte, O (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Beso de la muerte, El (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Carrefour de la mort, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Denunciante, O (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Dyrekøbt (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Kuoleman suudelma (Finland) [fi]
  45. Moss Rose (1947) .... Michael Drego
    ... aka Farlig gäst (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kohtalokkaat ruusut (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Rose du crime, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Rose tragiche (Italy) [it]
  46. My Darling Clementine (1946) .... Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
    ... aka John Ford's My Darling Clementine (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Faustrecht der Prärie (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Pasión de los fuertes (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Tombstone (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka A Paixão dos Fortes (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Aavikon laki (Finland: reissue title) [fi]
    ... aka Erämaan laki (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Laglöst land (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Mein Liebling Clementine (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Meva estimada Clementine, La (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Miasto bezprawia (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka My Darling Clementine (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Poursuite infernale, La (France) [fr]
    ... aka Sfida infernale (Italy) [it]
  47. Seven Days' Leave (1942) .... Johnny Grey
    ... aka Tre ragazze e un caporale (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vi swingar i takt (Sweden) [sv]
  48. Footlight Serenade (1942) .... Tommy Lundy
    ... aka Baci carezze e pugni (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Fräck och förälskad (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Röyhkeä ja rakastunut (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Swing au coeur (France) [fr]
  49. My Gal Sal (1942) .... Paul Dresser
    ... aka Königin vom Broadway, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Follie di New York (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kaunis Sally (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Mi chica favorita (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Min veninde Sally (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Mon amie Sally (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vackra Sally (Sweden) [sv]
  50. Song of the Islands (1942) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Harper Jr.
    ... aka Etelämeren laulu (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Filles des îles (France) [fr]
    ... aka Maia la sirena delle hawaii (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sången till Söderhavet (Sweden) [sv]
  51. The Shanghai Gesture (1941) .... Doctor Omar
    ... aka 1000 lasters hus, De (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Abrechnung in Shanghai (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Aconteceu em Xangai (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Embrujo de Shanghai, El (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Im Banne von Shanghai (West Germany: TV title) [de]
    ... aka Misteri di Shanghai, I (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Shangai (France) [fr]
    ... aka Shangai, ville de folies (France) [fr]
    ... aka The Shanghai Gesture (France) [fr]
    ... aka Tusen fröjdernas hus, De (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Uhkapeliä Shanghaissa (Finland) [fi]
  52. I Wake Up Screaming (1941) .... Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)
    ... aka Hot Spot (UK) (USA: working title)
    ... aka ¿Quién mató a Vicky? (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Me despierto gritando (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Qui a tué Vicky Lynn? (France) [fr]
    ... aka Silmukka kiristyy (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Situazione pericolosa (Italy) [it]
  53. No, No, Nanette (1940) .... William Trainor
    ... aka No, No, Nanette (Austria) [de]
    ... aka No, No, Nanette (France) [fr]
    ... aka No, No, Nanette (Finland) [fi]
  54. Captain Caution (1940) .... Daniel 'Dan' Marvin
    ... aka Überfall auf die Olive Branch (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Capitaine Casse-Cou (France) [fr]
    ... aka In letzter Minute (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Piraten (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Piratskeppet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Ribelli dei sette mari, I (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Seitsemän meren urhot (Finland) [fi]
  55. One Million B.C. (1940) .... Tumak
    ... aka Battle of the Giants
    ... aka Cave Man (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Man and His Mate (UK)
    ... aka The Cave Dwellers
    ... aka Försvunnen värld, En (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Hace un millón de años (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Millionen Jahre zurück (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Sul sentiero dei mostri (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Tumak - luolaihminen (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Tumak, der Herr des Urwalds (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Tumak, fils de la jungle (France) [fr]
    ... aka Um Milhão de Anos Antes de Cristo (Brazil) [pt]

     
  56. The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) .... Lefty
    ... aka Casa delle fanciulle, La (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Gangsterimorsian (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Kriminalreporter (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Locos sueltos (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Mystère de la péniche, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Nenn mich Hilda (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Roi des reporters, Le (France) [fr]
    ... aka Roligt men farligt (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Verliebt, verrückt, verheiratet (Austria) [de]


     

 

Filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Self, Archive Footage

Soundtrack - filmography

  1. Seven Days' Leave (1942) (performer: "Please Won't You Leave My Girl Alone" (1942), "You Speak My Language" (1942), "A Touch of Texas" (1942)) ("Pop! Goes the Weasel")
    ... aka Tre ragazze e un caporale (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vi swingar i takt (Sweden) [sv]
  2. Footlight Serenade (1942) ("I'LL BE MARCHING TO A LOVE SONG")
    ... aka Baci carezze e pugni (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Fräck och förälskad (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Röyhkeä ja rakastunut (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Swing au coeur (France) [fr]
  3. My Gal Sal (1942) (performer: "I'SE YOUR HONEY IF YOU WANTS ME, LIZA JANE", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE", "MY GAL SAL")
    ... aka Königin vom Broadway, Die (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Follie di New York (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kaunis Sally (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Mi chica favorita (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Min veninde Sally (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Mon amie Sally (France) [fr]
    ... aka Vackra Sally (Sweden) [sv]

     

 

Filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Self, Archive Footage

Producer - filmography

  1. China Doll (1958) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka China Doll (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Bambola cinese (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Bonequinha Chinesa (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Hun kom en nat (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Idän ruusu (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Uppror i Kina (Sweden) [sv]

     

 

Filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Self, Archive Footage

Self - filmography
(2000s) (1960s) (1940s)

  1. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)

     
  2. Lykke og krone (1962) .... Himself

     
  3. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show (1946) .... Himself
  4. Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (1944) .... Himself, Tars and Spars Recruiter
  5. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10

     

 

Filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Self, Archive Footage

Archive Footage

 

  1. Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte"
        - Hannibal - Der Schrecken Roms (1994)
    TV Episode .... Hannibal
  4. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Doc Holiday
  5. John Ford (1990) (TV) (uncredited) .... Dr. John "Doc" Hollyday [in "My Darling Clementine"]
  6. Dynamite Chicken (1972) .... Himself
  7. Verifica incerta, La (1965)
  8. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #8.35 (1955)
    TV Episode .... Himself

 

Actor - biography
Birth name
Victor John Mature
Nickname
Beautiful Hunk of Man
The Hunk

Height
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Mini biography

American leading man. Born Victor John Mature (to a German-speaking Tyrolean father, Marcellus George Mature, a cutler, and a Swiss-American mother, Clara Mature) in Louisville, Kentucky, Victor 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 Caccia alla volpe (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) (TV)), 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.


IMDb mini-biography by
Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Spouse
Loretta Sebena (1974 - 4 August 1999) (his death)
Adrienne Joy Urwick (27 September 1959 - 6 February 1969) (divorced)
Dorothy Stanford Berry (28 February 1948 - 8 November 1955) (divorced)
Martha Stephenson Kemp (17 June 1941 - 10 February 1943) (divorced)
Frances Charles (30 January 1938 - 1940) (annulled)

Trade mark

Until he handed over the loin-cloth to Charlton Heston, Victor Mature dominated the "Biblical epic" genre, starring in Samson and Delilah (1949), The Robe (1953) , The Egyptian (1954) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954).


Trivia

Daughter, Victoria, born in 1975.

He was a petty officer in the Coast Guard during World War II. He served on the troop transport ship Admiral Mayo. His service carried him to the North Atlantic, including Normandy, the Mediterranean, Caribbean and many islands in the South Pacific. He was on Okinawa when the A-bomb was dropped on Japan.

Victor's father Marcello Gelindo Mature, a knife sharpener and cutler, was born in 1877 in the town of Pinzolo, in the Italian Tyrolean region of Trentino which was then under the rule of Austria-Hungary, and returned under Italian sovereignty in 1918 after WW I. He emigrated to the US with his brothers in 1912, and settled in Louisville, Kentucky.

Applying for membership in the swank Los Angeles Country Club at the heighth 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 67 films to prove it!"

Attended the Kentucky Military Academy. One of his classmates was future fellow actor, Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo and Thurston Howell III in Gilligan's Island).

He attributed his success in Biblical spectacles to his ability to "make with the holy look."

Was color-blind.

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

Attended the Kentucky Military Academy. One of his classmates was future fellow actor, Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo and Thurston Howell III in "Gilligan's Island" (1964)).

In Zarak (1956) he played perhaps the only title character in the movies to be flogged to death.

Although several sources suggest that Mature's family name was originally Maturi, United States and Austrian birth, immigration, census and other records, as well as Victor Mature himself, are quite clear that as of 1877, the family name was Mature.

In her autobiography, Esther Williams details a passionate affair she had with Victor Mature during the filming of Million Dollar Mermaid (1952). According to her, her marriage was on the rocks, she needed love and Mature provided all she wanted.

Never one to claim great acting credentials, when turned down for membership in an exclusive country club because "we don't admit actors" he replied, "Im NOT an actor, and have the reviews to prove it!".

He was a Republican.


 
Personal quotes

I'm no actor, and I've got 64 pictures to prove it.

If you're so concerned about fucking privacy, don't become a fucking actor!

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


Salary
China Doll (1958) $125,000
Samson and Delilah (1949) $50,000
My Gal Sal (1942) $1,250/week
Song of the Islands (1942) $1,250/week
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) $450/week
One Million B.C. (1940) $250/week
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) $100/week

 

 


 

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