Curt Conway
Born(1915-05-04)May 4, 1915
DiedApril 10, 1974(1974-04-10) (aged 58)
Years active19471974
Spouse(s)Sandra Francis
(m. 19??; div. 19??)
(m. 1949; div. 1956)

Gail Burton
(m. 1970)
Children1

Curt Conway (May 4, 1915 – April 10, 1974) was an American actor. He was sometimes billed as Curtis Conway or Kurt Conway. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Conway appeared in a number of Broadway plays, had small parts in films. such as Hud (1963), and appeared on TV from 1960 until his death.

A member of the Group Theatre, and later the Actors Studio, Conway went on to found his own acting school, the Theatre Studio, in 1952. Located at 353 West 48th Street in Manhattan,[1] its faculty included, at one time or another, Nora Dunfee, Robert Alvin, and fellow Actors Studio members Lonny Chapman and David Pressman. The Actors Studio also supplied some of the school's participating directors, namely Martin Ritt, Alan Schneider, and Joseph Anthony; also participating were Horton Foote and Everett Chambers.[2][3] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he taught acting at the School of Performing Arts in San Diego and the University of California at Irvine (UCI).

Conway was married three times, including to actress Kim Stanley from 1949 to 1956, with whom he had one daughter.

Conway died from a heart attack at the age of 58.

Partial play credits

* denotes Broadway productions

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1947SingaporePepe
1947Gentleman's AgreementBert McAnnyUncredited
1947T-MenShorty - InformantUncredited
1947A Double LifeReporterUncredited
1948The Naked CityDet. Nick - Fingerprint ManUncredited
1948CasbahMaurice
1948Raw DealSpider
1948They Live by NightMan in TuxedoUncredited
1948The Saxon CharmJack BernardUncredited
1949A Woman's SecretDoctor
1949Knock on Any DoorEd ElkinsUncredited
1949The Lady GamblesBank Clerk
1949Illegal EntryThin-Faced ManUncredited
1958The GoddessThe WriterUncredited
1958Wind Across the EvergladesPerfesser
1961Run Across the RiverEngineer
1963HudTruman Peters
1964Invitation to a GunfighterMcKeever
1970Macho CallahanJudge
1972The ManUncredited
1973MaurieDr. Stewart
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1949The Front Page1 episode
1963The Twilight ZoneAdolf Hitler1 episode
1964The Outer LimitsFranklin Karlin / Dr. Philip Mendl2 episodes
1965Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDr. Winslow1 episode
1965-1966Peyton PlaceJudge Irwin Jessup17 episodes
1971-1974The Odd CoupleJudge / Dr. Gordon4 episodes, (final appearance)
1973HawkinsJudge1 episode

References

  1. Mann, William J. (2012). "Winter 1960". Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-547-36892-4. Theatre Studio Curt Conway Group Theatre.
  2. "Curt Conway's Theatre Studio of New York, Inc.". The Village Voice. August 28, 1957.
  3. "Instruction". Equity News. Volumes 42-43.
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