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