Born Bowen Tufts, Sonny Tufts wanted to be a singer from childhood, and eventually he got operatic training in New York and Paris. Auditioning at New York's Metropolitan Opera, he won a year's tuition for further voice training. In his mid 20s he got roles in two Broadway musicals and a small part in a film. He then spent several years singing in night spots before returning to films as a leading man in 1943; due to an injury he was kept out of service, while most of Hollywood's other leading men were overseas in World War Two. For several years he was a popular star, usually cast as likable, mellow, bland lead characters; he often appeared bare-chested, and for a while he was a popular pin-up. By the late '40s his popularity waned and he began appearing in secondary roles, or in leads in low-budget films. In the mid '50s he was sued by several showgirls for allegedly biting them in the thigh, and soon he became the butt of jokes; his name alone was a comic punchline on TV or in nightclubs. He appeared in only two movies in the '60s and his other attempts at a comeback failed. He died of pneumonia at 59.
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Town Tamer
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1965 | |||
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Come Next Spring
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1956 | |||
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The Seven Year Itch
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1955 | |||
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Serpent Island
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1954 | |||
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Atomic Blonde
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1953 | |||
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Cat Women of the Moon
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1953 | |||
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City on a Hunt
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1953 | |||
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Run for the Hills
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1953 | |||
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The Gift Horse
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1952 | |||
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Easy Living
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1949 | |||
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The Crooked Way
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1949 | |||
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The Untamed Breed
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1948 | |||
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Blaze of Noon
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1947 | |||
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Easy Come, Easy Go
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1947 | |||
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Variety Girl
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1947 | |||
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Cross My Heart
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1946 | |||
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Swell Guy
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1946 | |||
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The Virginian
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1946 | |||
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The Well-Groomed Bride
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1946 | |||
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Bring on the Girls
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1945 | |||
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Duffy's Tavern
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1945 | |||
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Miss Susie Slagle's
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1945 | |||
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Here Come the Waves
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1944 | |||
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I Love a Soldier
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1944 | |||
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In the Meantime, Darling
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1944 | |||
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Government Girl
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1943 | |||
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So Proudly We Hail!
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1943 | |||
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Ambush
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1939 |