Dick Curtis
Acting1902Newport, Kentucky, USA
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
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Detective (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
Batman
Agent Croft of Section 50
The Red Badge of Courage
Veteran (uncredited)
Boom Town
Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Rawhide
Hawley (uncredited)
Acting History
1952
Rose of Cimarron
as Clem Dawley
My Six Convicts
as Guard
1951
Rawhide
as Hawley (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
Lorna Doone
as Carth
Don't Throw That Knife
as Mr. Wycoff
The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
Three Arabian Nuts
as Hassan
Whirlwind
as Lon Kramer
Roar of the Iron Horse
as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
1950
The Gunfighter
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Raid
as Henchman Grif
The Outriders
as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail
as Barton - Railroad Agitator
The Vanishing Westerner
as Bartender
1949
Navajo Trail Raiders
as Henchman Brad
1947
Wyoming
as Ed Lassiter
Bride and Gloom
as Joe Keeler
1946
California Gold Rush
as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
Abilene Town
as 'Cap' Ryker
Santa Fe Uprising
as Henchman Luke Case
The Three Troubledoers
as Badlands Blackie
Song of Arizona
as Henchman Bart
Lost City of the Jungle
as Henchman Johnson
Wild Beauty
as John Andrews
Lawless Breed
as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
Traffic in Crime
as Jake Schultz
1945
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Henchman Tuttle
Scared Stiff
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as Detective (uncredited)
Off Again, On Again
as Louie Derringer
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Rawhide Pete
1944
Waterfront
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
Spook Town
as Sam Benson
Crash Goes the Hash
as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
Lady in the Death House
as Willis Millen
The Mystery of the Riverboat
as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
1943
The Phantom
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
as Victor Renaud
Cowboy in the Clouds
as Roy Madison
Salute to the Marines
as Cpl. Mosley
Batman
as Agent Croft of Section 50
I Can Hardly Wait
as Patient (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
1942
Men of San Quentin
as Butch Mason
Pardon My Gun
as Clint Hayes
Jackass Mail
as Jim Swade
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Sea Captain
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Frank McLowery
Shut My Big Mouth
as Henchman
City of Silent Men
as Ed Muller
Vengeance of the West
as Jeff Gorman
1941
Across the Sierras
as Mitch Carew
Stick to Your Guns
as Nevada Teale
Mystery Ship
as Van Brock
Arizona Cyclone
as Quirt Crenshaw
So Ends Our Night
as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
as Kirby Claxton
Sea Raiders
as Mate on the 'Astoria'
The Roundup
as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
1940
Three Men from Texas
as Gardner
Wyoming
as Corky - Henchman
Boom Town
as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
Texas Stagecoach
as Shoshone Larsen
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Guard (Uncredited)
You Nazty Spy!
as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
Men Without Souls
as Duke
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Bo Gilman
Bullets for Rustlers
as Strang
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Matt Brawley
Terry and the Pirates
as Master Fang
Blazing Six Shooters
as Lash Bender
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
1939
Spoilers of the Range
as Lobo Savage
The Stranger from Texas
as Bat Stringer
North of Shanghai
as Creighton
We Want Our Mummy
as Jackson (uncredited)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
Western Caravans
as Mort Kohler
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
The Thundering West
as Wolf Munro
Let Us Live
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
Blind Alley
as Trooper with Joe
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Heavy (uncredited)
Glove Slingers
as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Maxey
Behind Prison Gates
as Capt. Simmons
Outside These Walls
as Flint
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Joe (uncredited)
Homicide Bureau
as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
Taming of the West
as Rawhide
Flying G-Men
as Korman
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan
Overland with Kit Carson
as Drake
The Awful Goof
as Joe Mark
Outpost of the Mounties
as Wade Beaumont
Two-Fisted Rangers
as Dirk Hogan
My Son Is Guilty
as Monk
Riders of Black River
as Blaize Carewe
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Time Out for Trouble
as Louie Derringer
West of the Santa Fe
as Matt Taylor
The Lady Objects
as Jail Guard
City Streets
as Madden (uncredited)
Rio Grande
as Ed Barker
Law of the Plains
as Jim Fletcher
Blondie
as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
Flat Foot Stooges
as Mr. Reardon
Women in Prison
as Mac
Rawhide
as Henchman Butch
Adventure in Sahara
as Karnoldi
Juvenile Court
as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
Crashing Through Danger
as Foreman
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Williams (uncredited)
The Main Event
as Sawyer
Colorado Trail
as Henchman Slash Driscoll
West of Cheyenne
as Link Murdock
Call of the Rockies
as Matt Stark
South of Arizona
as Ed Martin
1937
The Old Wyoming Trail
as Ed Slade
The Game That Kills
as Whitey
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited)
A Lawman Is Born
as Lefty Drogan
The Singing Buckaroo
as Henchman Odie
Two Gun Law
as Len Edwards
Valley of Terror
as Henchman Buck
Boothill Brigade
as Bull Berke
The Frame-Up
as Slim (uncredited)
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Nicky
The Shadow
as Carlos
The Gambling Terror
as Dirk
Guns in the Dark
as Brace Stevens
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Brent - Ranch Foreman
Outlaws of the Prairie
as Dragg
Trail of Vengeance
as Cartwright
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Campbell Security Guard
One Man Justice
as Henchman Hank Skinner
Moonlight on the Range
as Hank - Henchman
1936
Wildcat Trooper
as Henri
Burning Gold
as Swede
Ghost Patrol
as Henchman Charlie
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Josef
Wild Horse Round-Up
as Bill
The Lion's Den
as Henchman Slim Burtis
The Traitor
as Morgan
1935
The Nitwits
as Cop on Stakeout
Mutiny Ahead
as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
Western Frontier
as Pioneer Settler
Skybound
as Master of Ceremonies
The Arizonian
as Saloon Patron
Code of the Mounted
as Henchman Snakey
Racing Luck
as 'Dynamite'
Northern Frontier
as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
Trails of the Wild
as Henchman Roper
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Man in Crowd
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)
Shooting Straight
as Butch
1926
Tell It to the Marines
as Marine in Barracks