This page will contain additional articles about Curt Jurgens, as they become available.Curd Jürgens(Redirected from Curt Jurgens)Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. His breakthrough screen role came in Des Teufels General (1955, The Devil's General) and he came to Hollywood following his appearance in the sensational 1956 Roger Vadim directed French film Et Dieu... créa la femme (And God Created Woman) starring Brigitte Bardot. In 1957, Jürgens made his first Hollywood film, The Enemy Below.
Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. Some of his other English language films include:
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Some of his other English language films include:. He also appeared in several Broadway productions, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. No, and was an accomplished artist: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum of Modern Art each own a painting by him. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. Lord also appeared as Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Dr. Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920–January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name Jack Lord, is noted for his performances as an actor on television and film, most notably for his starring role as Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five-O. Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor.
He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. Teheran 43 (1981). Goldengirl (1979). The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The Mephisto Waltz (1971). The Assassination Bureau (1969). Lord Jim (1964). The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). The Longest Day (1962). The Blue Angel (1959). The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958). Tamango (1957). |