Victor Mature
Actor
Born January 29, 1913 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Filmography
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
Sphinx – Secrets of the History
Hanibal
Samson and Delilah
Manoah
Firepower
Howard Everett
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Nick
Mi Marilyn
Self (archive footage)
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Carmine Ganucci
Dynamite Chicken
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Head
The Big Victor
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
After the Fox
Tony Powell
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
Lykke og krone
The Tartars
Oleg
Hannibal
Hannibal
The Big Circus
Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
The Bandit Of Zhobe
Kasmin Khan
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Escort West
Ben Lassiter
Timbuktu
Mike Conway
China Doll
Capt. Cliff Brandon
Tank Force!
Sgt. David Thatcher
The Long Haul
Harry Miller
Interpol
Charles Sturgis
Zarak
Zarak Khan
The Sharkfighters
Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves
Safari
Ken Duffield
The Last Frontier
Jed Cooper
Chief Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
Violent Saturday
Shelley Martin
Betrayed
'The Scarf'
The Egyptian
Horemheb
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius
Dangerous Mission
Matt Hallett
The Veils of Bagdad
Antar
The Robe
Demetrius
Affair with a Stranger
Bill Blakeley
The Glory Brigade
Lt. Sam Pryor
Million Dollar Mermaid
James Sullivan
Androcles and the Lion
Captain
Something for the Birds
Steve Bennett
The Las Vegas Story
Lt. Dave Andrews
Gambling House
Marc Fury
Stella
Jeff DeMarco
Wabash Avenue
Andy Clark
Samson and Delilah
Samson
Easy Living
Pete Wilson
Red, Hot and Blue
Danny James
Cry of the City
Lt. Candella
Fury at Furnace Creek
Cash Blackwell / Tex Cameron
Kiss of Death
Nick Bianco
Moss Rose
Michael Drego
My Darling Clementine
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Show-Business at War
Self
Seven Days' Leave
Johnny Grey
Footlight Serenade
Tommy Lundy
My Gal Sal
Paul Dresser
Song of the Islands
Jefferson Harper
The Shanghai Gesture
Doctor Omar
I Wake Up Screaming
Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)
No, No, Nanette
William Trainor
Captain Caution
Daniel 'Dan' Marvin
One Million B.C.
Tumak
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Lefty