Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Known for
Acting
Born
May 11, 1902
Died
January 3, 1952 (aged 49)
Birthplace
Newport, Kentucky, USA

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

Filmography

1952
Rose of Cimarron poster

Rose of Cimarron

Movie · as Clem Dawley

1952
My Six Convicts poster

My Six Convicts

Movie · as Guard

1951
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion poster

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

Movie · as Regan

1951
Don't Throw That Knife poster

Don't Throw That Knife

Movie · as Mr. Wycoff

1951
Three Arabian Nuts poster

Three Arabian Nuts

Movie · as Hassan

1951
Whirlwind poster

Whirlwind

Movie · as Lon Kramer

1951
The Texas Rangers poster

The Texas Rangers

Movie

1951
Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone

Movie · as Carth

1951
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

Movie · as Hawley (uncredited)

1951
The Red Badge of Courage poster

The Red Badge of Courage

Movie · as Veteran (uncredited)

1951
Roar of the Iron Horse poster

Roar of the Iron Horse

Movie · as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

1951
The Tooth Will Out poster

The Tooth Will Out

Movie · as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)

1950
The Gunfighter poster

The Gunfighter

Movie · as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

1950
Rock Island Trail poster

Rock Island Trail

Movie · as Barton - Railroad Agitator

1950
Covered Wagon Raid poster

Covered Wagon Raid

Movie · as Henchman Grif

1950
The Vanishing Westerner poster

The Vanishing Westerner

Movie · as Bartender

1950
The Outriders poster

The Outriders

Movie · as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)

1949
Navajo Trail Raiders poster

Navajo Trail Raiders

Movie · as Henchman Brad

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Soapy Farrell · 1 ep

1947
Bride and Gloom poster

Bride and Gloom

Movie · as Joe Keeler

1947
Wyoming poster

Wyoming

Movie · as Ed Lassiter

1946
Get Along, Little Zombie poster

Get Along, Little Zombie

Movie

1946
The Three Troubledoers poster

The Three Troubledoers

Movie · as Badlands Blackie

1946
Lost City of the Jungle poster

Lost City of the Jungle

Movie · as Henchman Johnson

1946
Lawless Breed poster

Lawless Breed

Movie · as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon

1946
Abilene Town poster

Abilene Town

Movie · as 'Cap' Ryker

1946
Traffic in Crime poster

Traffic in Crime

Movie · as Jake Schultz

1946
California Gold Rush poster

California Gold Rush

Movie · as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer

1946
Santa Fe Uprising poster

Santa Fe Uprising

Movie · as Henchman Luke Case

1946
Song of Arizona poster

Song of Arizona

Movie · as Henchman Bart

1946
Wild Beauty poster

Wild Beauty

Movie · as John Andrews

1945
Off Again, On Again poster

Off Again, On Again

Movie · as Louie Derringer

1945
Scarlet Street poster

Scarlet Street

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1945
Snooper Service poster

Snooper Service

Movie

1945
Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Movie · as Rawhide Pete

1945
Wagon Wheels Westward poster

Wagon Wheels Westward

Movie · as Henchman Tuttle

1945
Scared Stiff poster

Scared Stiff

Movie · as Bus Driver (Uncredited)

1944
Waterfront poster

Waterfront

Movie · as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

1944
Lady in the Death House poster

Lady in the Death House

Movie · as Willis Millen

1944
Crash Goes the Hash poster

Crash Goes the Hash

Movie · as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn

1944
Spook Town poster

Spook Town

Movie · as Sam Benson

1944
Mystery of the Riverboat poster

Mystery of the Riverboat

Movie · as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]

1943
The Phantom poster

The Phantom

Movie · as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

1943
Higher Than a Kite poster

Higher Than a Kite

Movie · as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)

1943
Salute to the Marines poster

Salute to the Marines

Movie · as Cpl. Mosley

1943
Riders of the Northwest Mounted poster

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

Movie · as Victor Renaud

1943
Cowboy in the Clouds poster

Cowboy in the Clouds

Movie · as Roy Madison

1943
I Can Hardly Wait poster

I Can Hardly Wait

Movie · as Patient (uncredited)

1943
Batman poster

Batman

Movie · as Agent Croft of Section 50

1942
Jackass Mail poster

Jackass Mail

Movie · as Jim Swade

1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die poster

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Movie · as Frank McLowery

1942
Men of San Quentin poster

Men of San Quentin

Movie · as Butch Mason

1942
Vengeance of the West poster

Vengeance of the West

Movie · as Jeff Gorman

1942
Shut My Big Mouth poster

Shut My Big Mouth

Movie · as Henchman

1942
Pardon My Gun poster

Pardon My Gun

Movie · as Clint Hayes

1942
City of Silent Men

City of Silent Men

Movie · as Ed Muller

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad poster

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Movie · as Sea Captain

1941
Stick to Your Guns poster

Stick to Your Guns

Movie · as Nevada Teale

1941
Arizona Cyclone poster

Arizona Cyclone

Movie · as Quirt Crenshaw

1941
Mystery Ship poster

Mystery Ship

Movie · as Van Brock

1941
Sea Raiders poster

Sea Raiders

Movie · as Mate on the 'Astoria'

1941
Across the Sierras poster

Across the Sierras

Movie · as Mitch Carew

1941
The Roundup poster

The Roundup

Movie · as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)

1941
Billy the Kid poster

Billy the Kid

Movie · as Kirby Claxton

1941
Honky Tonk poster

Honky Tonk

Movie · as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)

1941
So Ends Our Night poster

So Ends Our Night

Movie · as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)

1941
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island poster

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

Movie · as Jules

1940
Men Without Souls poster

Men Without Souls

Movie · as Duke

1940
You Nazty Spy! poster

You Nazty Spy!

Movie · as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)

1940
Rockin' Thru the Rockies poster

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Movie · as Indian Chief (uncredited)

1940
Ragtime Cowboy Joe poster

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Movie · as Bo Gilman

1940
Bullets for Rustlers poster

Bullets for Rustlers

Movie · as Strang

1940
Texas Stagecoach poster

Texas Stagecoach

Movie · as Shoshone Larsen

1940
Blondie on a Budget poster

Blondie on a Budget

Movie · as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)

1940
Wyoming poster

Wyoming

Movie · as Corky - Henchman

1940
Boom Town poster

Boom Town

Movie · as Hiring Boss (uncredited)

1940
Three Men from Texas poster

Three Men from Texas

Movie · as Gardner

1940
The Son of Monte Cristo poster

The Son of Monte Cristo

Movie · as Guard (Uncredited)

1940
Terry and the Pirates poster

Terry and the Pirates

Movie · as Master Fang

1940
Blazing Six Shooters poster

Blazing Six Shooters

Movie · as Lash Bender

1940
Pioneers of the Frontier poster

Pioneers of the Frontier

Movie · as Matt Brawley

1940
Mandrake the Magician poster

Mandrake the Magician

Movie · as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang poster

The Man They Could Not Hang

Movie · as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

1939
North of Shanghai poster

North of Shanghai

Movie · as Creighton

1939
Two-Fisted Rangers poster

Two-Fisted Rangers

Movie · as Dirk Hogan

1939
Flying G-Men poster

Flying G-Men

Movie · as Korman

1939
The Awful Goof poster

The Awful Goof

Movie · as Joe Mark

1939
Outside These Walls poster

Outside These Walls

Movie · as Flint

1939
Yes, We Have No Bonanza poster

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Movie · as Maxey

1939
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise poster

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Movie · as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

1939
Behind Prison Gates poster

Behind Prison Gates

Movie · as Capt. Simmons

1939
Mandrake the Magician poster

Mandrake the Magician

Movie · as Dorgan

1939
Overland with Kit Carson poster

Overland with Kit Carson

Movie · as Drake

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt poster

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Movie · as Heavy (uncredited)

1939
Homicide Bureau poster

Homicide Bureau

Movie · as Radio Broadcaster (voice)

1939
Let Us Live poster

Let Us Live

Movie · as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

1939
Blind Alley poster

Blind Alley

Movie · as Trooper with Joe

1939
Glove Slingers poster

Glove Slingers

Movie · as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)

1939
Western Caravans poster

Western Caravans

Movie · as Mort Kohler

1939
My Son Is Guilty poster

My Son Is Guilty

Movie · as Monk

1939
The Stranger from Texas poster

The Stranger from Texas

Movie · as Bat Stringer

1939
Outpost of the Mounties poster

Outpost of the Mounties

Movie · as Wade Beaumont

1939
Spoilers of the Range poster

Spoilers of the Range

Movie · as Lobo Savage

1939
We Want Our Mummy poster

We Want Our Mummy

Movie · as Jackson (uncredited)

1939
Riders of Black River poster

Riders of Black River

Movie · as Blaize Carewe

1939
Taming of the West poster

Taming of the West

Movie · as Rawhide

1939
The Thundering West poster

The Thundering West

Movie · as Wolf Munro

1938
Women in Prison poster

Women in Prison

Movie · as Mac

1938
Flat Foot Stooges poster

Flat Foot Stooges

Movie · as Mr. Reardon

1938
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

Movie · as Henchman Butch

1938
Crashing Through Danger poster

Crashing Through Danger

Movie · as Foreman

1938
Blondie poster

Blondie

Movie · as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)

1938
Adventure in Sahara poster

Adventure in Sahara

Movie · as Karnoldi

1938
You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You

Movie · as Strongarm Man (uncredited)

1938
Smashing the Spy Ring poster

Smashing the Spy Ring

Movie · as Williams (uncredited)

1938
The Lady Objects poster

The Lady Objects

Movie · as Jail Guard

1938
City Streets poster

City Streets

Movie · as Madden (uncredited)

1938
Rio Grande poster

Rio Grande

Movie · as Ed Barker

1938
West of the Santa Fe poster

West of the Santa Fe

Movie · as Matt Taylor

1938
Juvenile Court poster

Juvenile Court

Movie · as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)

1938
Colorado Trail poster

Colorado Trail

Movie · as Henchman Slash Driscoll

1938
Time Out for Trouble poster

Time Out for Trouble

Movie · as Louie Derringer

1938
The Main Event poster

The Main Event

Movie · as Sawyer

1938
Cattle Raiders poster

Cattle Raiders

Movie

1938
Law of the Plains poster

Law of the Plains

Movie · as Jim Fletcher

1938
South of Arizona poster

South of Arizona

Movie · as Ed Martin

1938
West of Cheyenne poster

West of Cheyenne

Movie · as Link Murdock

1938
Call of the Rockies poster

Call of the Rockies

Movie · as Matt Stark

1937
Trail of Vengeance poster

Trail of Vengeance

Movie · as Cartwright

1937
Blake of Scotland Yard poster

Blake of Scotland Yard

Movie · as Nicky

1937
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

Movie · as Carlos

1937
Bar-Z Bad Men poster

Bar-Z Bad Men

Movie · as Brent - Ranch Foreman

1937
Guns in the Dark poster

Guns in the Dark

Movie · as Brace Stevens

1937
A Lawman Is Born poster

A Lawman Is Born

Movie · as Lefty Drogan

1937
Boothill Brigade poster

Boothill Brigade

Movie · as Bull Berke

1937
The Gambling Terror poster

The Gambling Terror

Movie · as Dirk

1937
The Game That Kills poster

The Game That Kills

Movie · as Whitey

1937
The Singing Buckaroo poster

The Singing Buckaroo

Movie · as Henchman Odie

1937
Outlaws of the Prairie poster

Outlaws of the Prairie

Movie · as Dragg

1937
The Old Wyoming Trail poster

The Old Wyoming Trail

Movie · as Ed Slade

1937
Two Gun Law poster

Two Gun Law

Movie · as Len Edwards

1937
Valley of Terror poster

Valley of Terror

Movie · as Henchman Buck

1937
Murder in Greenwich Village poster

Murder in Greenwich Village

Movie · as Campbell Security Guard

1937
Life Begins with Love poster

Life Begins with Love

Movie · as Radical (uncredited)

1937
Moonlight on the Range poster

Moonlight on the Range

Movie · as Hank - Henchman

1937
The Frame-Up poster

The Frame-Up

Movie · as Slim (uncredited)

1937
Motor Madness poster

Motor Madness

Movie

1937
One Man Justice poster

One Man Justice

Movie · as Henchman Hank Skinner

1936
Wild Horse Round-Up poster

Wild Horse Round-Up

Movie · as Bill

1936
The Traitor poster

The Traitor

Movie · as Morgan

1936
Ghost Patrol poster

Ghost Patrol

Movie · as Henchman Charlie

1936
Wildcat Trooper poster

Wildcat Trooper

Movie · as Henri

1936
Phantom Patrol poster

Phantom Patrol

Movie · as Henchman Josef

1936
The Lion's Den poster

The Lion's Den

Movie · as Henchman Slim Burtis

1936
Burning Gold poster

Burning Gold

Movie · as Swede

1935
Code of the Mounted poster

Code of the Mounted

Movie · as Henchman Snakey

1935
Racing Luck poster

Racing Luck

Movie · as 'Dynamite'

1935
Western Frontier poster

Western Frontier

Movie · as Pioneer Settler

1935
The Nitwits poster

The Nitwits

Movie · as Cop on Stakeout

1935
Northern Frontier poster

Northern Frontier

Movie · as Henchman Pete (uncredited)

1935
Skybound

Skybound

Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

1935
Trails of the Wild poster

Trails of the Wild

Movie · as Henchman Roper

1935
The Arizonian poster

The Arizonian

Movie · as Saloon Patron

1935
Mutiny Ahead poster

Mutiny Ahead

Movie · as Stevens (as Richard Dye)

1935
Wilderness Mail poster

Wilderness Mail

Movie · as Jacques - Henchman

1935
Clive of India poster

Clive of India

Movie · as Hoodlum on Dock (uncredited)

1933
The Druggist's Dilemma

The Druggist's Dilemma

Movie · as Man in Crowd

1933
King Kong poster

King Kong

Movie · as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case poster

The Famous Ferguson Case

Movie · as O'Toole (uncredited)

1930
Shooting Straight poster

Shooting Straight

Movie · as Butch

1930
Up the River poster

Up the River

Movie · as New Inmate (uncredited)

1926
Tell It to the Marines poster

Tell It to the Marines

Movie · as Marine in Barracks