Dick Curtis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-05-11
Day of Death
1952-01-03 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Newport, Kentucky, USA
Dick Curtis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dick Curtis (May 11, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. Standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his films, he played villains or heavies. He made television appearances on The Lone Ranger and The Range Rider. He appeared in California Gold Rush, Spook Town, The Gene Autry Show, and many others.
Though his forte was in villainous roles, Curtis had a genuine comedic touch. As such, modern audiences will recognize Curtis for his roles in such Three Stooges films as Yes, We Have No Bonanza, You Nazty Spy!, and The Three Troubledoers. With the help of his friend and actor Russell Hayden, Curtis helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in Southern California that was used for many television and film westerns.
Known For
Acting
(1952)
My Six Convicts
as Guard
(1952)
Rose of Cimarron
as Clem Dawley
(1951)
(1951)
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
(1951)
Roar of the Iron Horse
as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
(1951)
Rawhide
as Hawley (uncredited)
(1951)
Lorna Doone
as Carth
(1951)
Whirlwind
as Lon Kramer
(1951)
The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
(1951)
Three Arabian Nuts
as Hassan
(1951)
Don't Throw That Knife
as Mr. Wycoff
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as Barton - Railroad Agitator
(1950)
The Vanishing Westerner
as Bartender
(1950)
The Outriders
as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
(1950)
The Gunfighter
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
(1950)
Covered Wagon Raid
as Henchman Grif
(1949)
Navajo Trail Raiders
as Henchman Brad
(1947)
Wyoming
as Ed Lassiter
(1947)
Bride and Gloom
as Joe Keeler
(1946)
Wild Beauty
as John Andrews
(1946)
Abilene Town
as 'Cap' Ryker
(1946)
Santa Fe Uprising
as Henchman Luke Case
(1946)
Lawless Breed
as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
(1946)
California Gold Rush
as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Henchman Johnson
(1946)
The Three Troubledoers
as Badlands Blackie
(1946)
Song of Arizona
as Henchman Bart
(1946)
Traffic in Crime
as Jake Schultz
(1946)
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as Detective (uncredited)
(1945)
Scared Stiff
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Henchman Tuttle
(1945)
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Rawhide Pete
(1945)
Off Again, On Again
as Louie Derringer
(1944)
Waterfront
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
(1944)
Crash Goes the Hash
as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
(1944)
Lady in the Death House
as Willis Millen
(1944)
Spook Town
as Sam Benson
(1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
(1943)
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
as Victor Renaud
(1943)
Cowboy in the Clouds
as Roy Madison
(1943)
The Phantom
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
(1943)
Salute to the Marines
as Cpl. Mosley
(1943)
Batman
as Agent Croft of Section 50
(1943)
Higher Than a Kite
as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
(1943)
I Can Hardly Wait
as Patient (uncredited)
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Sea Captain
(1942)
Pardon My Gun
as Clint Hayes
(1942)
Men of San Quentin
as Butch Mason
(1942)
Vengeance of the West
as Jeff Gorman
(1942)
Jackass Mail
as Jim Swade
(1942)
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Frank McLowery
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Henchman
(1942)
City of Silent Men
as Ed Muller
(1941)
Arizona Cyclone
as Quirt Crenshaw
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
(1941)
Across the Sierras
as Mitch Carew
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Kirby Claxton
(1941)
Mystery Ship
as Van Brock
(1941)
The Roundup
as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
(1941)
Stick to Your Guns
as Nevada Teale
(1941)
Sea Raiders
as Mate on the 'Astoria'
(1941)
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
(1940)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Bo Gilman
(1940)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Guard (Uncredited)
(1940)
Wyoming
as Corky - Henchman
(1940)
Terry and the Pirates
as Master Fang
(1940)
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Matt Brawley
(1940)
Three Men from Texas
as Gardner
(1940)
Boom Town
as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
(1940)
Texas Stagecoach
as Shoshone Larsen
(1940)
Blazing Six Shooters
as Lash Bender
(1940)
You Nazty Spy!
as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
(1940)
Blondie on a Budget
as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
(1940)
Men Without Souls
as Duke
(1940)
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
(1940)
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
(1940)
Bullets for Rustlers
as Strang
(1939)
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan
(1939)
Homicide Bureau
as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
(1939)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
(1939)
North of Shanghai
as Creighton
(1939)
The Thundering West
as Wolf Munro
(1939)
My Son Is Guilty
as Monk
(1939)
Glove Slingers
as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Trooper with Joe
(1939)
The Stranger from Texas
as Bat Stringer
(1939)
Spoilers of the Range
as Lobo Savage
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Joe (uncredited)
(1939)
We Want Our Mummy
as Jackson (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Heavy (uncredited)
(1939)
Two-Fisted Rangers
as Dirk Hogan
(1939)
Outside These Walls
as Flint
(1939)
The Taming of the West
as Rawhide
(1939)
Western Caravans
as Mort Kohler
(1939)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
(1939)
The Awful Goof
as Joe Mark
(1939)
Outpost of the Mounties
as Wade Beaumont
(1939)
Behind Prison Gates
as Capt. Simmons
(1939)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Maxey
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
(1939)
Flying G-Men
as Korman
(1939)
Riders of Black River
as Blaize Carewe
(1939)
Overland with Kit Carson
as Drake
(1938)
Juvenile Court
as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
(1938)
Adventure in Sahara
as Karnoldi
(1938)
Crashing Through Danger
as Foreman
(1938)
West of the Santa Fe
as Matt Taylor
(1938)
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Williams (uncredited)
(1938)
Rio Grande
as Ed Barker
(1938)
City Streets
as Madden (uncredited)
(1938)
The Lady Objects
as Jail Guard
(1938)
Law of the Plains
as Jim Fletcher
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
(1938)
Women in Prison
as Mac
(1938)
Flat Foot Stooges
as Mr. Reardon
(1938)
Blondie
as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
(1938)
The Main Event
as Sawyer
(1938)
Time Out for Trouble
as Louie Derringer
(1938)
Rawhide
as Henchman Butch
(1938)
(1938)
Colorado Trail
as Henchman Slash Driscoll
(1937)
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited)
(1937)
Valley of Terror
as Henchman Buck
(1937)
Two Gun Law
as Len Edwards
(1937)
Trail of Vengeance
as Cartwright
(1937)
The Singing Buckaroo
as Henchman Odie
(1937)
The Old Wyoming Trail
as Ed Slade
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Whitey
(1937)
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Nicky
(1937)
The Shadow
as Carlos
(1937)
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Brent - Ranch Foreman
(1937)
The Frame-Up
as Slim (uncredited)
(1937)
The Gambling Terror
as Dirk
(1937)
A Lawman Is Born
as Lefty Drogan
(1937)
Boothill Brigade
as Bull Berke
(1937)
Guns in the Dark
as Brace Stevens
(1937)
Moonlight on the Range
as Hank - Henchman
(1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Campbell Security Guard
(1937)
Outlaws of the Prairie
as Dragg
(1936)
The Lion's Den
as Henchman Slim Burtis
(1936)
Wild Horse Round-Up
as Bill
(1936)
Wildcat Trooper
as Henri
(1936)
Burning Gold
as Swede
(1936)
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Josef
(1936)
The Traitor
as Morgan
(1936)
Ghost Patrol
as Henchman Charlie
(1935)
Racing Luck
as 'Dynamite'
(1935)
Western Frontier
as Pioneer Settler
(1935)
Mutiny Ahead
as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
(1935)
Trails of the Wild
as Henchman Roper
(1935)
Northern Frontier
as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
(1935)
The Nitwits
as Cop on Stakeout
(1935)
The Arizonian
as Saloon Patron
(1935)
Skybound
as Master of Ceremonies
(1935)
Code of the Mounted
as Henchman Snakey
(1933)
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Man in Crowd
(1933)
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as O'Toole (uncredited)
(1930)
Up the River
as New Inmate (uncredited)
(1930)
Shooting Straight
as Butch
(1926)
Tell It to the Marines
as Marine in Barracks