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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''Film/AfterTheFox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar|1991}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was [[SelfDeprecation being a golfer), golfer]]), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''Film/AfterTheFox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar|1991}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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* ''Hannibal'' (1959) as UsefulNotes/HannibalBarca
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His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson ''Film/{{Samson and Delilah'' Delilah|1949}}'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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* ''Literature/SamsonAndDelilah'' (1949) as Samson
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* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion'' (1952) as Captain
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The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''. After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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The son of an Italian born Italian-born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''. After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''Film/AfterTheFox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' ''Film/{{Oscar|1991}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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!!Filmography
* ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1940)
* ''Film/IWakeUpScreaming'' (1941)
* ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (1946)
* ''Film/KissOfDeath'' (1947)
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949)
* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion'' (1952)
* ''Film/TheRobe'' (1953)
* ''Film/TheEgyptian'' (1954)
* ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'' (1954)
* ''The Last Frontier'' (1955)
* ''Film/ViolentSaturday'' (1955)
* ''Film/AfterTheFox'' (1966)
* ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1940)
* ''Film/IWakeUpScreaming'' (1941)
* ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (1946)
* ''Film/KissOfDeath'' (1947)
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949)
* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion'' (1952)
* ''Film/TheRobe'' (1953)
* ''Film/TheEgyptian'' (1954)
* ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'' (1954)
* ''The Last Frontier'' (1955)
* ''Film/ViolentSaturday'' (1955)
* ''Film/AfterTheFox'' (1966)
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* ''Film/MyDarlingClementine''
* ''Film/KissOfDeath''
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* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion''
* ''Film/TheRobe''
* ''Film/TheEgyptian''
* ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators''
* ''The Last Frontier'' (1955)
* ''Film/ViolentSaturday''
* ''Film/AfterTheFox''
* ''Film/{{Head}}'' (1968) as the Big Victor
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, actor in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. man.
The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper'sDaughter''.
Daughter''. After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's
His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', ''Film/AfterTheFox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] George Reeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] George Reeves) Creator/GeorgeReeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong manin Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. He took a hiatus from acting from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the coast guard during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father.father, Manoah. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Victor John Mature(1913-1999) (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] George Reeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', ''DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor who ever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a RemakeCameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the 1991 gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated [=DeMille=] first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated [=DeMille=] first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder bodybuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated [=DeMille=] first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' 'Doc' Holliday in 1946's ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite Creator/HenryFonda as Wyat Wyatt Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
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Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Victor Mature (1913-1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV {{Superman}} George Reeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. [=DeMille=] epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated Creator/CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960's Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Oscar'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
Mature passed away in 1999 at the age of 86 from leukemia. He was featured in "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
!Filmography
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. [=DeMille=] epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated Creator/CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the 1960's Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Oscar'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
Mature passed away in 1999 at the age of 86 from leukemia. He was featured in "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
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Victor Mature (1913-1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV {{Superman}} [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman Superman]] George Reeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's''The Robe'' ''Film/TheRobe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'' (opposite HenryFonda Creator/HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. [=DeMille=] Creator/CecilBDeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr Creator/HedyLamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster Creator/BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriatedCreator/CecilBDeMille [=DeMille=] first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
actor.
Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), by the1960's 1960s Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight, though he was occasionally lured back into the industry with roles that poked fun at and/or paid homage to his reputation, such as 1966's ''After The Fox'', in which he plays a hammy washed up actor, and what proved to be his last role, a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Oscar'' ''Film/{{Oscar}}'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and Creator/KirkDouglas played the part instead.
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Mature passed away in 1999 at the age of 86 from leukemia. He was featured in"Bad ''Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" Noir'' by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, ([=McFarland=], 2003).
!Filmography!!Filmography
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. DeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. DeMille hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. DeMille hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. DeMille [=DeMille=] epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriatedCecilBDeMille Creator/CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. DeMille [=DeMille=] hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated
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Victor Mature (1913-1999) was an American actor, an early example of a "beefcake" leading man. The son of an Italian born knife sharpener and cutler and a German mother, Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California (opposite future 1950s TV {{Superman}} George Reeves) and made his film debut in 1939's ''The Housekeeper's Daughter''.
After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. DeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. DeMille hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight in the 1960s and after making a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father he had completely retired from acting. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Oscar'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and KirkDouglas played the part instead.
Mature passed away in 1999 at the age of 86 from leukemia. He was featured in "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
!Filmography
* ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1940)
* ''My Darling Clementine'' (1946)
* ''Kiss of Death'' (1947)
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949)
* ''The Robe'' (1953)
* ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'' (1954)
* ''The Last Frontier'' (1955)
* ''After The Fox'' (1966)
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After playing Tumak in the original 1940 version of ''One Million B.C.'' the tall, stocky, dark haired actor went on to appear in film noir, westerns and ultimately biblical epics. His most famous roles are arguably those of Demetrius in 1953's ''The Robe'' and its 1954 sequel ''Demetrius & The Gladiators'', Dr. John 'Dock' Holliday in 1946's ''My Darling Clementine'' (opposite HenryFonda as Wyat Earp) and perhaps the role he is truly best remembered for, that of the doomed biblical strong man in Samson in the 1949 Cecil B. DeMille epic ''Samson and Delilah'' opposite Hedy Lamarr as Delilah. He got the role of Samson after BurtLancaster declined due to a bad back and an aspiring young bodydbuilder named Steve Reeves was ultimately passed over because he would not lose weight for the role.
Not so much a NiceCharacterMeanActor as a Tough Character Not So Tough Actor, Mature was said to be a man of many fears and phobias despite his burly physique. He reportedly infuriated CecilBDeMille first by refusing to wrestle a perfectly tame, toothless lion and then ran away during the filming of the jawbone battle when the wind machine kicked up an incredibly violent gust of wind and hid in his dressing room, completely terrified. DeMille hated Mature so much for his behavior that he got on his mega-phone and called Mature "100 percent yellow" so that the rest of the cast and crew could hear him, thoroughly humiliating the actor.
Not especially pretentious or ambitious and always more than happy to admit that he was not the greatest actor whoever lived (he once joked that his real job was being a golfer), Mature slowly began to show himself out of the Hollywood limelight in the 1960s and after making a cameo in the 1984 TV remake of ''Samson and Delilah'' as Samson's father he had completely retired from acting. In 1991 he was approached to play Sylvester Stallone's father in the gangster comedy ''Oscar'' due to the uncanny resemblance Stallone bore to Mature, but he declined and KirkDouglas played the part instead.
Mature passed away in 1999 at the age of 86 from leukemia. He was featured in "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
!Filmography
* ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1940)
* ''My Darling Clementine'' (1946)
* ''Kiss of Death'' (1947)
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949)
* ''The Robe'' (1953)
* ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'' (1954)
* ''The Last Frontier'' (1955)
* ''After The Fox'' (1966)
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