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He did both screen comedy and drama, and became one of the most sought after stars in Hollywood.

Curtis ' comedies include Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ), Sex and the Single Girl ( 1964 ) and The Great Race ( 1965 ), and his dramas included playing the slave Antoninus in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus ( 1960 ) co-starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier, The Outsider ( 1961 ), the true story of WW II veteran Ira Hayes, and The Boston Strangler ( 1968 ), in which he played the self-confessed murderer of the film's title, Albert DeSalvo.

The latter film was praised for Curtis ' performance.

He was also part of the all-star ensemble in Elia Kazan's 1976 drama The Last Tycoon.

Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe for Supporting actor for his performance in Spartacus ( 1960 ) alongside co star Kirk Douglas.