Keene Curtis

Age: 79 (passed away Oct. 13th, 2002)
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Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Born: Feb. 15th, 1923

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Keene Curtis' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron	The Pastmaster
The Magician (1973)	Max Pomeroy
Amanda's by the Sea	Clifford Mundy
One in a Million	Mr. Cushing

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Best known for his bald-pated Daddy Warbucks in "Annie" and flamboyant Alban in "La Cage aux Folles" on the musical stage, he later won a bit of notice as a recurring character on TV's _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv) -- the snippy, calculating upstairs restaurant owner, John Allen Hill.
He received bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Utah, where he was a student actor and cheerleader.
Discovered by 'Orson Welles' (qv) when Welles directed a college production of "Macbeth". Welles cast him in the role of Lennox the following year in his 1948 adaptation of the play, which launched his stage career.
Won Broadway's 1971 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "The Rothschilds."
Served three years with the Navy.
Endowed a scholarship to help graduates embark on their own acting careers and donated his Tony Award, theater memorabilia, and personal correspondence to his alma mater, the University of Utah.
Awarded a Tony in 1971 for supporting actor in the musical, "The Rothschilds."
Curtis spent 12 years as a stage manager, beginning in 1949 as an assistant stage manager on a tour of the 'Martha Graham' (qv) Dance Company, and later for 'Katharine Cornell' (qv) and 'Dr. Guthrie McClintock' (qv).

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