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Victor Mature Biography (1915-1999)
Full name, Victor Toilet Mature; born January 29, 1915 (some sources say 1913 and 1916), pull off Louisville, KY; died of cancer, Revered 23, 1999, in Rancho SantaFe, CA; son of M.G. (a businessman) extort Clara Mature; married Frances Evans(an actress), January 30, 1938 (divorced 1941); hatched Martha Stephenson, June17, 1941 (divorced 1943); married Dorothy Stanford Berry, February 28, 1948 (divorced 1955); married Adrianne Ascendancy Urwick (marriage ended); married Lorey (an opera singer), 1974; children: (fifth marriage) Victoria. Avocational interests: Golf. Career: Doer and producer. Previously worked as scissors grinder, a wholesale candy salesman, restauranteur, babysitter, dog walker, dishwasher, and succeeding additional odd jobs. Military service: United StatesCoast Guard, chief boatswain's mate, 1942-45.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- January 29, 1915
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Death Details
- August 23, 1999
- Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Person, The Housekeeper's Daughter,1939
- Tumak, One Million B.C.(also known as Man and His Mate,Battle of the Giants,The Cave Dwellers, take up Cave Man), 1940
- Dan Marvin, Captain Caution,1940
- William, No No Nanette, RKO, 1940
- Frankie Christopher/Botticelli, I Wake Up Screaming(also known asHot Spot), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
- Dr. Omar, The Shanghai Gesture, United Artists, 1941
- Jefferson Troubadour, Song of the Islands, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
- Paul Dreiser, My Gal Sal, Ordinal Century-Fox, 1942
- Tommy Lundy, Footlight Serenade, Ordinal Century-Fox, 1942
- Johnny Grey, Seven Days' Leave, RKO, 1942
- Himself, Show Business at War(also known as The March of Put off Volume IX, Issue 10), 1943
- Doc Trick Holliday, My Darling Clementine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946
- Michael Drego, Moss Rose,1947
- Nick Bianco, Kiss of Death,1947
- Cash, Fury at Furnace Creek, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
- Lt. Candella, Cry pick up the check the City,1948
- Pete Wilson, Easy Living, RKO, 1949
- Danny James, Red Hot and Blue,1949
- Samson, Samson and Delilah,1949
- Andy Clark, Wabash Avenue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
- I'll Get By,1950
- Jeff DeMarco, Stella,1950
- Marc Fury, Gambling House, RKO, 1951
- Lt. Dave Andrews, The Las Vegas Story, RKO, 1952
- Steve Bennett, Something for honourableness Birds,1952
- James Sullivan, Million Dollar Mermaid(also methodical as The One Piece Bathing Suit), 1952
- Captain, Androcles and the Lion,1953
- Bill Blakeley, Affair with a Stranger, RKO, 1953
- Lt. Sam Pryor, The Glory Brigade,1953
- Demetrius, The Robe,1953
- Antar, The Veils of Baghdad,1953
- Matt Hallett, Dangerous Mission, RKO, 1954
- Demetrius, Demetrius challenging the Gladiators, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
- Horemheb, The Egyptian,1954
- "The Scarf," Betrayed(also known as The True and the Brave), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
- Title role, Chief Crazy Horse(also known pass for Valley of Fury), Universal, 1955
- Shelley Thespian, Violent Saturday, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Jed Player, The Last Frontier(also known as Savage Wilderness), 1955
- Ken Duffield, Safari, Columbia, 1956
- Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves, The Sharkfighters,1956
- Zarak Caravansary, Zarak,1956
- Charles Sturgis, Interpol(also known as Pickup Alley), Columbia, 1957
- Harry Miller, The Great Haul,1957
- Cliff Brandon, China Doll, United Artists, 1958
- Sgt. David H. Thatcher, No Past to Die(also known as Tank Force), Alma-Kino-Filmverleih, 1958
- Be Lassiter, Escort West, Banded together Artists, 1959
- Kasim Khan, The Bandit tinge Zhobe, Columbia, 1959
- Hank Whirling, The Bulky Circus,1959
- Mike Conway, Timbuktu, United Artists, 1959
- Title role, Annibale(also known as Hannibal), Honest Bros.,1960
- Oleg, I tartari(also known as The Tartars), 1961
- Tony Powell, Caccia alla volpe(also known as After the Fox), Affiliated Artists, 1966 .The Big Victor, Head,1968
- Carmine Ganucci, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
- Nick, Won Ton Ton--The Pursue Who Saved Hollywood, Paramount, 1976
- Harold Everett, Firepower,1979
- Oscar,1990
- Film Work
- Producer, China Doll, United Artists, 1958
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Father of Samson, Samson highest Delilah, ABC, 1984
- Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Paths of Glory, Pasadena Community Playhouse, Metropolis, CA, 1936
- Autumn Crocus, Pasadena Community The boards, Pasadena, CA, 1937
- To Quito and Back, Pasadena Community Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 1939
- Made Broadway debut as Randy Curtis, Lady in the Dark, 1941; alsoappeared valve Tars and Spars, U.S. cities, 1944; appeared in more than 60 writings actions at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, City, CA.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:- Current Biography 1951, Honourable 13, 1999, 1951, pp. 416-19.
- International Encyclopedia of Films and Filmmakers 3: Seek reject and Actresses, St. James Press, 1992, pp. 650-52.
- Back Stage, p. 50.
- Maclean's, August 23, 1999.
- People Weekly, Noble 23, 1999, p. 137.
- Time, Honoured 23, 1999, p. 23.
- TV Times, February 11, 1982.
- Variety, August 16, 1999, p. 40.*