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, 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."Curt Conway's Theatre Studio of New York, Inc.". The Village Voice. August 28, 1957."Instruction". Equity News. Volumes 42-43. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he taught acting at the School of Performing Arts in San Diego and the University of California, 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 in Los Angeles California.
Partial play credits
Johnny Johnson* (1936) Marching Song* (1937) Casey Jones* (1938) The Time of Your Life* (1938) Quiet City* (1939) No for an Answer (1941) A View from the Bridge* / A Memory of Two Mondays* (1955) A Touch of the Poet* (1958)
* denotes Broadway productions
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1947 Singapore Pepe 1947 Gentleman's Agreement Bert McAnny Uncredited1947 T-Men Shorty, Informant Uncredited1947 A Double Life Reporter Uncredited1948 The Naked City Detective Nick, Fingerprint Man Uncredited1948 Casbah Maurice 1948 Raw Deal Spider 1948 They Live by Night Man in Tuxedo Uncredited1948 The Saxon Charm Jack Bernard Uncredited1949 A Woman's Secret Doctor 1949 Knock on Any Door Ed Elkins Uncredited1949 The Lady Gambles Bank Clerk 1949 Illegal Entry Thin-Faced Man Uncredited1958 The Goddess The Writer Uncredited1958 Wind Across the Everglades Perfesser 1961 Run Across the River Engineer 1963 Hud Truman Peters 1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter McKeever 1970 Macho Callahan Judge 1972 The Man Uncredited1973 Maurie Dr. Stewart Television Year Title Role Notes1949 The Front Page 1 episode1963 The Twilight Zone Adolf Hitler 1 episode1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dr. Buxton Season 2 Episode 3: "Terror at Northfield"1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Lieutenant Bromley Season 2 Episode 21: "Beast in View"1964 The Outer Limits Franklin Karlin / Dr. Philip Mendl 2 episodes1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Dr. Winslow 1 episode1965-1966 Peyton Place Judge Irwin Jessup 17 episodes1971-1974 The Odd Couple Judge / Dr. Gordon 4 episodes, (final appearance)1973 Hawkins Judge 1 episode
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