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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-06-16 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York USA

Jack Curtis

Biography:

Jack Curtis Jr. was born in New York on June 16, 1926. As a teenager in the 1940s he first got into voice acting. He performed on a myriad of radio shows, including Coast to Coast on a Bus, where he first met Peter Fernandez. Released in 1964, he made the cult classic The Flesh Eaters. Although credited as the film's director, he also wrote, edited, and provided camera work. Jack Curtis was also the half brother to Bea Curtis, who was married to none other than Harry Fox of The Foxtrot. Jack's longtime friend Peter Fernandez hired him to dub voices for Speed Racer. At the time he also provided voice-overs for the cartoon series, Marine Boy.

Known For

Acting

2024

The Car Acrobatic Team Saga as Pops Racer / Captain Terror

1992

Speed Racer: The Movie as Narrator / Pops Racer (voice)

1964

The Flesh Eaters as Radio Deejay (voice) (uncredited)

Directing

1964

The Flesh Eaters as Director

Production

1964

The Flesh Eaters as Producer

Writing

1967

The Deadly Organ as Dialogue

Editing

1961

The Unsatisfied as Editor