In 1942, Luca Toni Curtis joined the United States Navy as a submarine soldier and performed the initial stage show at the Naval Signal Corps Academy in Illinois . In 1945, he witnessed the Japanese surrender ceremony and was honorably discharged from the army. The Veterans Act allowed him to act. In 1947, he passed the audition for a pantomime in " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde " and successfully joined the New York theater studio, following the prestigious German stage director Irving Picato ( Erwin Piscator) learns to perform, and the students in the same period also include Elaine Stritch , Walter Matthau and Rodney Stephen Steiger . Began to perform " What You Will " (Twelfth Night), "Golden Boy" (Golden Boy) and other repertoires on stage. He met a small theater agent Joyce Selznick (Joyce Selznick), she is the niece of the famous film producer David O. Selznick . She arranged for him to go to Universal Studios to sign a seven-year contract with Selznick. This kind of fortune was called by Bernard "He is a handsome boy." At the same time, he played for himself. An elegant stage name "Luca Toni Curtis", the name comes from the name Kurtz in his favorite novel "Anthony Adverse" (also translated as: romantic family) .
Luca Toni’s first film was in the film noir " Criss Cross " (Criss Cross, 1949) starring Burt Lancaster , where he played a jealous Lancaster and Yi in the opening scene. Rumba dancers dancing with Yvonne De Carlo. His performance has attracted the attention of film companies and influenced his subsequent roles, including gang members in "City Across the River" (1949).
Curtis continues to accept any movies assigned by Universal Picture Co. In 1950, he participated in two good westerns "Sierra" and "Winchester '73" (Winchester '73), especially the latter gave him the opportunity to collaborate with James Stewart .
In 1952, Luca Toni also began to stand out, taking the lead in many movies, and rose rapidly in the 1950s, starring in a series of good movies: including the circus film directed by Carol Reed , which was once again co-operated with Burt Lancaster . Trapeze (Trapeze, 1956) and " Sweet Smell of Success " (Sweet Smell of Success, 1957) directed by Alexander Mackendrick , a pirate adventure directed by Dick in collaboration with Kirk Douglas (Kirk Douglas) The film "The Vikings" (1958), " The Defiant Ones " (Defiant Ones, 1958) directed by Stanley Kramer starring Sidney L. Poitier , and the military comedy " Blake Edwards" directed by Blake Edwards in collaboration with Cary Grant Petticoat Operation "(Operation Petticoat, 1959) and of course, Billy Wilder directed by AFI as" one hundred comedy film history logo and slogan first place, "theIn "Some Like It Hot" , he and Jack Lemmon , who was just starting out, dressed as women and sneaked into the women's song and dance orchestra, and the pursuit of Marilyn Monroe was popular among movie fans.
Entering the 1960s, Luca Toni Curtis’s film career has gradually gone from its heyday to a low point. In its heyday, he was nothing more than some fashionable comedies. During this period of time, two relatively outstanding plays were made by Stanley Ku Brick ’s star epic play "Spartacus" (Spartacus, 1960) and Blake Edwards’ comedy "The Great Race" (1965). Throughout the 1960s, Curtis has been walking in similar movies and roles, only the psychological thriller "The Boston Strangler" (The Boston Strangler, 1968) , which he collaborated with Dick again in 1968, played rare acting skills.
In the 1970s, Curtis began to invest in the television circle. The most well-known work was the TV series "The Persuaders!" (The Persuaders!) co-operated with Roger Moore . The good works after that were lacklustre, and the slightly better impression was the two star dramas. "The Last Tycoon" and "Broken Mirror Murder."