Keene Curtis was an American actor who voiced Grand Moff Tarkin in the Star Wars radio dramatization.[2]
Curtis's professional acting career began in 1948 when Orson Welles cast him in a film production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Soon after, Curtis moved to New York and spent the next twelve years working as a stage manager.[3] His first Broadway performance came in a 1967 production of You Can't Take it With You, which began years of steady work performing in Broadway shows. He won a Tony Award in 1971 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for The Rothschilds.[4] He died of Alzheimer's in 2002.[3]
Works
Discography
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Star Wars (radio) | Grand Moff Tarkin |
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Obituary: Keene Holbrook Curtis on Deseret News (October 17, 2002) (backup link archived on January 12, 2024)
- ↑ Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keene Curtis, 79; Stage Actor Famed for Role in 'Cheers' by Dennis McLellan on the Los Angeles Times (October 17, 2002) (backup link archived on December 15, 2023)
- ↑ Keene Curtis on Internet Broadway Database (backup link archived on September 28, 2023)
External links
Keene Curtis on Wikipedia- Keene Curtis at the Internet Movie Database
- Keene Curtis on the Internet Broadway Database (backup link archived on October 8, 2017)
- Keene Curtis at Memory Alpha
