Acting · Newport, Kentucky, USA · Born May 11, 1902
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.
MovieMy Six Convicts
1952
as Guard
MovieRose of Cimarron
1952
as Clem Dawley
MovieThe Tooth Will Out
1951
as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Veteran (uncredited)
MovieGovernment Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
as Regan
MovieThe Texas Rangers
1951
MovieLorna Doone
1951
as Carth
MovieRoar of the Iron Horse
1951
as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
MovieDon't Throw That Knife
1951
as Mr. Wycoff
MovieWhirlwind
1951
as Lon Kramer
MovieRawhide
1951
as Hawley (uncredited)
MovieThree Arabian Nuts
1951
as Hassan
MovieCovered Wagon Raid
1950
as Henchman Grif
MovieThe Gunfighter
1950
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
MovieRock Island Trail
1950
as Barton - Railroad Agitator
MovieThe Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Bartender
MovieThe Outriders
1950
as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
MovieNavajo Trail Raiders
1949
as Henchman Brad
MovieWyoming
1947
as Ed Lassiter
MovieBride and Gloom
1947
as Joe Keeler
MovieSanta Fe Uprising
1946
as Henchman Luke Case
MovieLawless Breed
1946
as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
MovieWild Beauty
1946
as John Andrews
MovieTraffic in Crime
1946
as Jake Schultz
MovieGet Along, Little Zombie
1946
MovieThe Three Troubledoers
1946
as Badlands Blackie
MovieLost City of the Jungle
1946
as Henchman Johnson
MovieSong of Arizona
1946
as Henchman Bart
MovieCalifornia Gold Rush
1946
as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
MovieAbilene Town
1946
as 'Cap' Ryker
MovieScarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieWagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Henchman Tuttle
MovieScared Stiff
1945
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945
as Rawhide Pete
MovieOff Again, On Again
1945
as Louie Derringer
MovieSnooper Service
1945
MovieMystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
MovieWaterfront
1944
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
MovieSpook Town
1944
as Sam Benson
MovieLady in the Death House
1944
as Willis Millen
MovieCrash Goes the Hash
1944
as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
MovieThe Phantom
1943
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
MovieCowboy in the Clouds
1943
as Roy Madison
MovieSalute to the Marines
1943
as Cpl. Mosley
MovieI Can Hardly Wait
1943
as Patient (uncredited)
MovieHigher Than a Kite
1943
as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
MovieBatman
1943
as Agent Croft of Section 50
MovieRiders of the Northwest Mounted
1943
as Victor Renaud
MoviePardon My Gun
1942
as Clint Hayes
City of Silent Men
1942
as Ed Muller
MovieVengeance of the West
1942
as Jeff Gorman
MovieJackass Mail
1942
as Jim Swade
MovieTombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Frank McLowery
MovieMen of San Quentin
1942
as Butch Mason
MovieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Sea Captain
MovieShut My Big Mouth
1942
as Henchman
MovieArizona Cyclone
1941
as Quirt Crenshaw
MovieSea Raiders
1941
as Mate on the 'Astoria'
MovieHonky Tonk
1941
as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
MovieStick to Your Guns
1941
as Nevada Teale
MovieMystery Ship
1941
as Van Brock
MovieI Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
1941
as Jules
MovieBilly the Kid
1941
as Kirby Claxton
MovieThe Roundup
1941
as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
MovieSo Ends Our Night
1941
as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
MovieAcross the Sierras
1941
as Mitch Carew
MovieThe Son of Monte Cristo
1940
as Guard (Uncredited)
MovieThree Men from Texas
1940
as Gardner
MovieRagtime Cowboy Joe
1940
as Bo Gilman
MovieWyoming
1940
as Corky - Henchman
MovieBoom Town
1940
as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
MovieTexas Stagecoach
1940
as Shoshone Larsen
MovieMen Without Souls
1940
as Duke
MovieTerry and the Pirates
1940
as Master Fang
MovieBlazing Six Shooters
1940
as Lash Bender
MovieRockin' Thru the Rockies
1940
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
MovieBullets for Rustlers
1940
as Strang
MovieBlondie on a Budget
1940
as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
MoviePioneers of the Frontier
1940
as Matt Brawley
MovieYou Nazty Spy!
1940
as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
MovieMandrake the Magician
1940
as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
MovieMy Son Is Guilty
1939
as Monk
MovieThe Awful Goof
1939
as Joe Mark
MovieTwo-Fisted Rangers
1939
as Dirk Hogan
MovieTaming of the West
1939
as Rawhide
MovieThe Stranger from Texas
1939
as Bat Stringer
MovieGlove Slingers
1939
as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieOily to Bed, Oily to Rise
1939
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
MovieRiders of Black River
1939
as Blaize Carewe
MovieOutpost of the Mounties
1939
as Wade Beaumont
MovieThe Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
MovieBehind Prison Gates
1939
as Capt. Simmons
MovieOverland with Kit Carson
1939
as Drake
MovieWestern Caravans
1939
as Mort Kohler
MovieYes, We Have No Bonanza
1939
as Maxey
MovieBlind Alley
1939
as Trooper with Joe
MovieMandrake the Magician
1939
as Dorgan
MovieOutside These Walls
1939
as Flint
MovieSpoilers of the Range
1939
as Lobo Savage
MovieLet Us Live
1939
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
MovieWe Want Our Mummy
1939
as Jackson (uncredited)
MovieFlying G-Men
1939
as Korman
MovieThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Heavy (uncredited)
MovieNorth of Shanghai
1939
as Creighton
MovieThe Thundering West
1939
as Wolf Munro
MovieHomicide Bureau
1939
as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
MovieSmashing the Spy Ring
1938
as Williams (uncredited)
MovieRio Grande
1938
as Ed Barker
MovieFlat Foot Stooges
1938
as Mr. Reardon
MovieBlondie
1938
as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
MovieAdventure in Sahara
1938
as Karnoldi
MovieThe Lady Objects
1938
as Jail Guard
MovieWest of the Santa Fe
1938
as Matt Taylor
MovieCrashing Through Danger
1938
as Foreman
MovieJuvenile Court
1938
as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
MovieColorado Trail
1938
as Henchman Slash Driscoll
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
MovieSouth of Arizona
1938
as Ed Martin
MovieCity Streets
1938
as Madden (uncredited)
MovieWest of Cheyenne
1938
as Link Murdock
MovieThe Main Event
1938
as Sawyer
MovieLaw of the Plains
1938
as Jim Fletcher
MovieCall of the Rockies
1938
as Matt Stark
MovieRawhide
1938
as Henchman Butch
MovieTime Out for Trouble
1938
as Louie Derringer
MovieWomen in Prison
1938
as Mac
MovieCattle Raiders
1938
MovieThe Shadow
1937
as Carlos
MovieOutlaws of the Prairie
1937
as Dragg
MovieThe Old Wyoming Trail
1937
as Ed Slade
MovieMurder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Campbell Security Guard
MovieLife Begins with Love
1937
as Radical (uncredited)
MovieThe Game That Kills
1937
as Whitey
MovieBoothill Brigade
1937
as Bull Berke
MovieOne Man Justice
1937
as Henchman Hank Skinner
MovieA Lawman Is Born
1937
as Lefty Drogan
MovieMoonlight on the Range
1937
as Hank - Henchman
MovieGuns in the Dark
1937
as Brace Stevens
MovieThe Frame-Up
1937
as Slim (uncredited)
MovieBar-Z Bad Men
1937
as Brent - Ranch Foreman
MovieTwo Gun Law
1937
as Len Edwards
MovieMotor Madness
1937
MovieTrail of Vengeance
1937
as Cartwright
MovieThe Gambling Terror
1937
as Dirk
MovieBlake of Scotland Yard
1937
as Nicky
MovieValley of Terror
1937
as Henchman Buck
MovieThe Singing Buckaroo
1937
as Henchman Odie
MovieWild Horse Round-Up
1936
as Bill
MoviePhantom Patrol
1936
as Henchman Josef
MovieThe Traitor
1936
as Morgan
MovieGhost Patrol
1936
as Henchman Charlie
MovieThe Lion's Den
1936
as Henchman Slim Burtis
MovieWildcat Trooper
1936
as Henri
MovieBurning Gold
1936
as Swede
MovieRacing Luck
1935
as 'Dynamite'
Skybound
1935
as Master of Ceremonies
MovieWestern Frontier
1935
as Pioneer Settler
MovieTrails of the Wild
1935
as Henchman Roper
MovieThe Arizonian
1935
as Saloon Patron
MovieCode of the Mounted
1935
as Henchman Snakey
MovieThe Nitwits
1935
as Cop on Stakeout
MovieMutiny Ahead
1935
as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
MovieNorthern Frontier
1935
as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
as Man in Crowd
MovieKing Kong
1933
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as O'Toole (uncredited)
MovieUp the River
1930
as New Inmate (uncredited)
MovieShooting Straight
1930
as Butch
MovieTell It to the Marines
1926
as Marine in Barracks
