Victor Mature Death
Victor passed away on August 4, 1999 at the age of 86 in Racho Santa Fe, California, USA. Victor's cause of death was leukemia.
When did Victor Mature die?
August 4, 1999How did Victor Mature die? What was the cause of death?
LeukemiaHow old was Victor Mature when died?
86Where did Victor Mature die? What was the location of death?
Racho Santa Fe, California, USA
Victor Mature Birthday and Date of Death
Victor Mature was born on January 29, 1913 and died on August 4, 1999. Victor was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 29, 1913
Date of Death: August 4, 1999
Age at Death: 86
Is Victor Mature's father, Marcello Gelindo Maturi, dead or alive?
Marcello Gelindo Maturi's information is not available now.
Is Victor Mature's mother, Clara P. Ackley, dead or alive?
Clara P. Ackley's information is not available now.
Victor Mature's brother :
- Marcellus Paul Mature
Victor Mature - Biography
Victor John Mature was an American stage, film and television actor who starred most notably in several Biblical movies during the 1950s and was known for his dark good looks and mega-watt smile. His best known film roles include One Million B.C., My Darling Clementine (1946), Kiss of Death (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Robe (1953). He also appeared in a large number of musicals opposite such stars as Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
After five years of retirement, he was lured back into acting by the opportunity to parody himself in After the Fox (1966), co-written by Neil Simon. Mature played "Tony Powell", an aging American actor who is living off his reputation from his earlier body of work. In a similar vein in 1968, he played a giant, The Big Victor, in Head, a potpourri movie starring The Monkees. The character poked fun at both his screen image and, reportedly, RCA Victor, which distributed Colgems Records, The Monkees's label. Mature enjoyed the script while admitting it made no sense to him, saying "All I know is it makes me laugh."
In 1980, he said he was "pretty proud of about 50% of my motion pictures. Demetrius and the Gladiators wasn't bad. The Robe and Samson and Delilah weren't bad. I made 72 of them and I made close to $18 million. So what the hell." He said in the same interview his favourite actors were Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and especially Burt Reynolds.
Mature died of leukemia in 1999 at his Rancho Santa Fe, California, home, at the age of 86. He was buried in the family plot, marked by a replica of the Angel of Grief, at St. Michael's Cemetery in his hometown of Louisville.
