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