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Victor Mature was an American actor who worked in film, television, and stage. His career spanned from 1939 to 1984, with notable work in Western films and film noir. He was recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1913, he served in World War II, receiving the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Mature died of natural causes due to leukemia in Rancho Santa Fe in 1999. He is buried in Kentucky and had one child.
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Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)2012
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults — (archive footage)1999
- Sphinx – Secrets of the History — Hanibal1994
- Samson and Delilah — Manoah1984
- Firepower — Howard Everett1979
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood — Nick1976
- Mi Marilyn — Self (archive footage)1975
- Every Little Crook and Nanny — Carmine Ganucci1972
- Dynamite Chicken — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1971
- Head — The Big Victor1968
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1913
- Active to
- 1999
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 22
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment
· 2005 · cited 21,982x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,620x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,975x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,294x
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Key facts
- Born
- Victor John Mature , ( 1913-01-29 ) January 29, 1913, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- August 4, 1999 (1999-08-04) (aged 86), Rancho Santa Fe, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- St. Michael's Cemetery, Louisville, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Rancho Santa Fe
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- film noir
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Victor Mature - publicity.JPG
- Height
- 187
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Victor Mature
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1913-01-29
- date of death
- 1999-08-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Victor Mature
- place of burial
- Kentucky
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- end of work period
- 1984-00-00
- name in native language
- Victor Mature
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Victor Joseph Maturi
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Encyclopedic overview
Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. His best known film roles include One Million B.C. (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), Kiss of Death (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Robe (1953). He also appeared in many musicals opposite such stars as Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
Early life
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