Victor Mature
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1913-01-29
- Died
- 1999-08-04
- Place of birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Victor John Mature · Виктор Джон Мэтьюр · Виктор Матюр · Віктор Метьюр
Biography
Victor John Mature was an American stage, film and television actor.
In July 1942 Mature attempted to enlist in the U.S. Navy but was rejected for color blindness. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard after taking a different eye test the same day. He was assigned to the USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), which was doing Greenland patrol work. After 14 months aboard the Storis, Mature was promoted to the rate of Chief Boatswain's Mate. In 1944 he did a series of War Bond tours and acted in morale shows. He assisted Coast Guard recruiting efforts by being a featured player in the musical revue "Tars and Spars" which opened in Miami, Florida in April of 1944 and toured the United States for the next year. In May 1945 Mature was reassigned to the Coast Guard manned troop transport USS Admiral H. T. Mayo (AP-125) which was involved in transferring troops to the Pacific Theater. Mature was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard in November 1945 and he resumed his acting career.
Film career
After the war, Mature was cast by John Ford in My Darling Clementine, playing Doc Holliday opposite Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp. For the next decade, Mature settled into playing hard-boiled characters in a range of genres such as Westerns and Biblical films, such as The Robe (with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons) and its popular sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators (with Susan Hayward). Mature also starred with Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. DeMille's Bible epic, Samson and Delilah (1949) and as Horemheb in The Egyptian (1954) with Jean Simmons and Gene Tierney. He reportedly stated he was successful in Biblical epics because he could "make with the holy look".
He also starred with Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) and, according to her autobiography, had a romantic relationship with her.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (65)
The Robe
1953
as Demetrius
Betrayed
1954
as 'The Scarf'
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Demetrius
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Samson
Kiss of Death
1947
as Nick Bianco
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Captain
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
as Antar
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
Mi Marilyn
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Cry of the City
1948
as Lt. Candella
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
as Crazy Horse
The Last Frontier
1955
as Jed Cooper
Lykke og krone
1962
The Egyptian
1954
as Horemheb
Violent Saturday
1955
as Shelley Martin
Zarak
1956
as Zarak Khan
No, No, Nanette
1940
as William Trainor
Firepower
1979
as Howard Everett
Affair with a Stranger
1953
as Bill Blakeley
After the Fox
1966
as Tony Powell
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Danny James
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as Doctor Omar
Head
1968
as The Big Victor
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)
Song of the Islands
1942
as Jefferson Harper
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Matt Hallett
Hannibal
1959
as Hannibal
The Big Circus
1959
as Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
Gambling House
1950
as Marc Fury
Escort West
1959
as Ben Lassiter
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Nick
Easy Living
1949
as Pete Wilson
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Tank Force!
1958
as Sgt. David Thatcher
The Sharkfighters
1956
as Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Cash Blackwell / Tex Cameron
China Doll
1958
as Capt. Cliff Brandon
The Las Vegas Story
1952
as Lt. Dave Andrews
Wabash Avenue
1950
as Andy Clark
My Gal Sal
1942
as Paul Dresser
Safari
1956
as Ken Duffield
The Glory Brigade
1953
as Lt. Sam Pryor
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972
as Carmine Ganucci
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Manoah
One Million B.C.
1940
as Tumak
Seven Days' Leave
1942
as Johnny Grey
Interpol
1957
as Charles Sturgis
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
as James Sullivan
Uncertain Verification
1965
as (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
as (archive footage)
Dynamite Chicken
1971
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timbuktu
1958
as Mike Conway
Footlight Serenade
1942
as Tommy Lundy
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
as Kasmin Khan
Something for the Birds
1952
as Steve Bennett
House of Dreams
1951
as Narrator (voice)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Lefty
Captain Caution
1940
as Daniel 'Dan' Marvin
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
The Tartars
1961
as Oleg
Stella
1950
as Jeff DeMarco
The Long Haul
1957
as Harry Miller
Moss Rose
1947
as Michael Drego
About Victor Mature
Victor John Mature was an American stage, film and television actor. In July 1942 Mature attempted to enlist in the U.S. Navy but was rejected for color blindness. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard after taking a different eye test the same day. He was assigned to the USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), which was doing Greenland patrol work. After 14 months aboard the Storis, Mature was promoted to the rate of Chief Boatswain's Mate. In 1944 he did a series of War Bond tours and acted in morale shows. He assisted Coast Guard recruiting efforts by being… With 66 credits spanning from 1939 to 2012, Victor Mature has appeared in 65 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Victor Mature Movies
- The Robe (1953) — as Demetrius
- Betrayed (1954) — as 'The Scarf'
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) — as Demetrius
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Samson
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