Barry Curtis (actor)

Barry Curtis
Curtis (bottom) with Jim Bannon in The Adventures of Champion, 1955
Born
Barry Alan Curtis

(1943-09-10)September 10, 1943
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 75)
Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1952–2011
SpouseJulie Curtis[1]

Barry Alan Curtis (September 10, 1943 – January 13, 2019) was an American film and television actor.[2] He was known for playing Ricky North in the American western television series The Adventures of Champion.[1]

Born in Los Angeles, California.[1][3] Curtis decided to become an actor at the age of six.[3] He began his career in 1952, appearing in the film The Marrying Kind.[1] Curtis then appeared in the 1953 film Abbott and Costello Go to Mars.[1] In 1955, he starred in the new CBS western television series The Adventures of Champion[4] playing Ricky North.[1] He starred alongside actor, Jim Bannon, who played the role of Sandy North.[4] Curtis played Nugget Saunders in the 1955 film One Desire.[5] His television credits include Father Knows Best,The Lone Ranger, The Sheriff of Cochise, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Annie Oakley and State Trooper.[1]

Curtis retired in 1960, last appearing in the sitcom television series Leave It to Beaver. After retiring, he attended the University of California, earning his philosophy degree.[1] He then attended Harvard University, earning his doctor of philosophy degree, in 1975.[1] Curtis taught at numerous universities, the last of which was the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, in 2011.[1]

Curtis died on January 13, 2019, in a hospital in Hilo, Hawaii, at the age of 75.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lentz, Harris (November 6, 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 92. ISBN 9781476679785 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Aaker, Everett (1997). Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959. McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 9780786402847 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Barry Curtis, Film, TV Veteran At 12, Relatives in City". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. September 2, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b Cusic, Don (2007). Gene Autry: His Life and Career. McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 9780786430611 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Wells, Jeff (January 5, 2005). Jeff Chandler: Film, Record, Radio, Television and Theater Performances. McFarland. p. 86. ISBN 9780786420018 – via Google Books.