Keene Curtis

Keene Curtis was an American character actor whose work included Broadway, film, television, and animation. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he joined the Martha Graham Dance Company as an assistant stage manager in 1949 and later appeared in You Can't Take It with You in a 1965 revival. In 1971 he won a Tony for his featured role in the musical The Rothschilds, while his other Broadway credits included Annie, The Cherry Orchard, and La Cage aux Folles. His film debut came in Orson Welles' 1948 adaptation of Macbeth, and he later appeared in I.Q. (1994), Sliver (1993), and Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998). On television he played John Allen Hill on Cheers and appeared in Gypsy (1993) and on Three's Company. He also did voice work for animation, including the Pastmaster in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron and Lord Balthazar in The Smurfs between 1981 and 1989.