Nathan Curry

Nathan Curry (January 2, 1897 – December 14, 1964) was an American actor. He was a supporting actor in several films featuring African American casts.^[1] Curry had prominent parts in silent films but was not given screen credit.^[2] He was one of the featured players of Black Hollywood.^[3][4]

Before Los Angeles, he lived in Houston, Texas.^[2] He began acting in movies in 1919^[5] awith a small part in The Leopard Woman.^[2] He was cast in the film South Sea Love in 1927.^[6] Curry was in charge of 27 actors during the filming of The Notorious Lady (1927) at the First National Productions' studio.^[7] For the 1929 film, Four Feathers, Curry helped cast and was in charge of the 600 Black actors that took part in the film's battle scenes.^[2] In Al Christie's talkie, Music Hath Harms, Curry had a prominent role as Champagne, the bandmaster.^[2] In Ernest B. Shoedsack's film, King Kong, Curry managed 150 actors, including adults and children.^[8]

In 1948, he was an employee of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.^[5]

He was part of the African American community of actors in Hollywood along with Maceo Bruce Sheffield and others.^[9]

Filmography

• The Leopard Woman (1920)
• Tarzan and the Golden Lion^[2] (1927)
• Topsy and Eva^[2] (1927)
• West of Zanzibar^[2] (1928)
• Thunderbolt (1929)^[10]
• Music Hath Harms (1929) as Prof. Aleck Champagne
• Four Feathers (1929)^[2]
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Saidi^[11]
• Harlem on the Prairie (1937) as Bart^[12][13]
• Congo Maisie (1940) as Laemba^[10]
• Lucky Ghost (1942) as Farmer^[14]
• Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942) as Policeman
• Uncle Tom's Cabin^[2]
• The Missing Link^[2]
• One in the Air^[2]
• Diamond Handcuff^[2]
• Hallelujah^[2]
• Hearts in Dixie^[2] (1929)
• Golden Dawn^[2]
• Isles of Escape^[2]