This page will contain external links 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:. Robert Loggia has often been called the ultimate character actor. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. During this time, a nationwide poll named him as the United States' favorite actor. He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. He has kept active in recent years and won an Emmy nomination in 1989 playing a righteous FBI agent in the TV series Mancuso FBI. 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. In 1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of a crusty private detective in the thriller Jagged Edge. Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". Loggia poked fun at his "mobster" roles when he played a bumbling corrupt union boss in the John Candy film Armed And Dangerous. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). His many films include An Officer and a Gentleman, Scarface and Prizzi's Honor. He directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. He also starred as a secret agent in a short-lived series called The CAT. Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. He first came to prominence as a Mexican bandit named Elfio Baga in a series of Walt Disney television shows.
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). |