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