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