Tony Curtis film career declined considerably after 1960. His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama "The Boston Strangler", which some consider his last major film role. The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Albert DeSalvo. He later starred alongside Roger Moore in the ITC TV series "The Persuaders!", with Curtis playing American millionaire Danny Wilde. The series ran twenty-four episodes. Curtis is the father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis by his first wife, actress Janet Leigh. Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz
The Haunted Strangler film was shot in Walton Studios in Surrey. Karloff was paid $27,500 for four weeks, with an option to make a second film for Amalgamated. Executive producer Richard Gordon and interviewer Tom Weaver talk about the making of "The Haunted Strangler" on the audio commentary of the Criterion DVD, available as part of the 2007 set "Monsters and Madmen". According to MGM records this film and "Fiend Without a Face" together earned $350,000 in the US and Canada and $300,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit to the studio of $160,000. The Haunted Strangler The Haunted Strangler (also known as Grip