Keene Curtis (February 15, 1923 - October 13, 2002) was an American actor. He was awarded a Tony Award in 1971 for supporting actor in the musical, "The Rothschilds." His most memorable role of recent years may be as the owner of Melville's Restaurant in the Cheerssitcom. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Rothschilds was a Broadway musical that was nominated for a Tony Award in 1971. ... Cheers was a American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
KeeneCurtis, the Tony Award-winning actor whose range included roles in everything from The School for Scandal, The Wild Duck and The Cherry Orchard to Daddy Warbucks in Annie died early Oct. 13 near Salt Lake City, after battling Alzheimer's disease, according to industry friends.
Curtis, 79, whose diction and demeanor dripped with style and presence, won a Tony Award for playing multiple characters in the lives of the European banking family, the Rothschilds, in the 1970 Bock and Harnick musical, The Rothschilds.
Curtis' father was a civil servant, his mother a teacher.
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