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