Keene Holbrook Curtis (15 February 1923 – 13 October 2002) was an American voice actor. He is perhaps best known to Hanna-Barbera fans as the narrator in Space Stars. His other voice roles for Hanna-Barbera include Pastmaster in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron and Pontius Pilate in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible.
Biography[]
Keene Curtis was discovered by Orson Welles when Welles directed a college production of Macbeth. Welles cast him in the role of Lennox in his 1948 motion picture adaptation of the play, which launched Curtis' film career.
Curtis spent twelve years as a stage manager, beginning in 1949 as an assistant stage manager on a tour of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and later for Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintock.
Curtis was 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 in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982): the snippy, calculating upstairs restaurant owner, John Allen Hill. He also had memorable roles in Three's Company and Stargate SG-1.
Curtis won Broadway's 1971 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for The Rothschilds.
External Links[]
- Keene Curtis at the Internet Movie Database