Tony Curtis: Best - and worst - of his big-screen work
The Defiant Ones - Curtis earned his only Oscar nomination for his 1958 performance as a racist escaped convict chained to Sidney Poitier.
The Vikings - Curtis and Kirk Douglas starred as two battling Viking half-brothers.
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Hide AdSome Like It Hot - His most famous role saw Curtis play a cross-dressing musician on the run from the Mob in Billy Wilder's 1959 classic. Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe also starred.
The Boston Strangler - Curtis always insisted that his portrayal of serial killer Albert DeSalvo had been the finest of his career.
The Bad News Bears Go To Japan - In one of the low points of his career, Curtis stars as a small-time promoter who takes a youth baseball team on tour to Japan.