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Howard Curtis(1927-1979)

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  • Additional Crew
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Howard Curtis was born on 26 February 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Hole (1979), The Deer Hunter (1978) and Pajama Party (1964). He was married to Pepper Curtis. He died on 2 September 1979 in Lake Elsinore, California, USA.
BornFebruary 26, 1927
DiedSeptember 2, 1979(52)
BornFebruary 26, 1927
DiedSeptember 2, 1979(52)
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The Black Hole (1979)
The Black Hole
5.9
  • Stunts
  • 1979
Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter
8.1
  • Stunts
  • 1978
Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk in Pajama Party (1964)
Pajama Party
4.9
  • Pajama Boy
  • 1964
The Deep (1977)
The Deep
6.2
  • Stunts
  • 1977

Credits

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Actor

  • Killing Stone (1978)
    Killing Stone
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Suspect (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • The Choirboys (1977)
    The Choirboys
    5.6
    • Policeman
    • 1977
  • George Hamilton and Jane Seymour in Killer on Board (1977)
    Killer on Board
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Banducci
    • 1977
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Walker
    • 1977
  • Death Journey (1976)
    Death Journey
    4.7
    • Thug
    • 1976
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Warren
    • 1975
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Burning Fireman (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Vince Minette (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Frank Wolser
    • 1975
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Frank Wilson
    • 1973
  • Firehouse (1973)
    Firehouse
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Eddie Doyle
    • 1973
  • Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)
    The Partners
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Prison Guard
    • First Man
    • 1972
  • Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Connors
    • 1972
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Bystander
    • 1972
  • Confessions of a Top Crime Buster (1971)
    Confessions of a Top Crime Buster
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Prison Guard
    • 1st Man
    • 1971

Stunts

  • The Black Hole (1979)
    The Black Hole
    5.9
    • stunts
    • 1979
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt double: Robert Wagner
    • 1979
  • Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    6.2
    • additional stunts (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • The Fantastic Seven (1979)
    The Fantastic Seven
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunts
    • 1979
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter (1978)
    The Deer Hunter
    8.1
    • stunts
    • 1978
  • The Deep (1977)
    The Deep
    6.2
    • stunt coordinator
    • 1977
  • Black Sunday (1977)
    Black Sunday
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Swashbuckler (1976)
    Swashbuckler
    6.0
    • stunts
    • 1976
  • Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, George C. Scott, William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Jean Rasey, Roy Thinnes, and Gig Young in The Hindenburg (1975)
    The Hindenburg
    6.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Charles Bronson in Breakheart Pass (1975)
    Breakheart Pass
    6.7
    • stunt double Charles Bronson
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)
    Jaws
    8.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
    The Great Waldo Pepper
    6.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    The Front Page
    7.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno
    7.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974

Additional Crew

  • The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
    The Great Waldo Pepper
    6.7
    • air work
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 26, 1927
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 2, 1979
    • Lake Elsinore, California, USA(free-fall jump accident)
  • Spouse
    • Pepper Curtis(divorced)

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    Died skydiving, he was doing a benefit sky dive. He tried to save an amateur diver tangled in his parachute and the two went down together after the amateur diver panicked. Robert Wagner gave a eulogy at his funeral.

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