Dick Curtis

Known For: Acting
Born: May 11, 1902
Place of Birth: Newport, Kentucky, USA
Died: January 3, 1952

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 S…

Filmography

My Six Convicts

1952 · Guard

Rose of Cimarron

1952 · Clem Dawley

The Tooth Will Out

1951 · Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951 · Veteran (uncredited)

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

1951 · Regan

The Texas Rangers

1951

Lorna Doone

1951 · Carth

Roar of the Iron Horse

1951 · Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

Don't Throw That Knife

1951 · Mr. Wycoff

Whirlwind

1951 · Lon Kramer

Rawhide

1951 · Hawley (uncredited)

Three Arabian Nuts

1951 · Hassan

Covered Wagon Raid

1950 · Henchman Grif

The Gunfighter

1950 · Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail

1950 · Barton - Railroad Agitator

The Vanishing Westerner

1950 · Bartender

The Outriders

1950 · Outrider at Dance (uncredited)

Navajo Trail Raiders

1949 · Henchman Brad

Wyoming

1947 · Ed Lassiter

Bride and Gloom

1947 · Joe Keeler

Santa Fe Uprising

1946 · Henchman Luke Case

Lawless Breed

1946 · Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon

Wild Beauty

1946 · John Andrews

Traffic in Crime

1946 · Jake Schultz

Get Along, Little Zombie

1946

The Three Troubledoers

1946 · Badlands Blackie

Lost City of the Jungle

1946 · Henchman Johnson

Song of Arizona

1946 · Henchman Bart

California Gold Rush

1946 · Chopin - the Harmonica Killer

Abilene Town

1946 · 'Cap' Ryker

Scarlet Street

1945 · Detective (uncredited)

Wagon Wheels Westward

1945 · Henchman Tuttle

Scared Stiff

1945 · Bus Driver (Uncredited)

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945 · Rawhide Pete

Off Again, On Again

1945 · Louie Derringer

Snooper Service

1945

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944 · Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]

Waterfront

1944 · Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

Spook Town

1944 · Sam Benson

Lady in the Death House

1944 · Willis Millen

Crash Goes the Hash

1944 · Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn

The Phantom

1943 · Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

Cowboy in the Clouds

1943 · Roy Madison

Salute to the Marines

1943 · Cpl. Mosley

I Can Hardly Wait

1943 · Patient (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite

1943 · Gen. Bommel (uncredited)

Batman

1943 · Agent Croft of Section 50

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

1943 · Victor Renaud

Pardon My Gun

1942 · Clint Hayes

City of Silent Men

City of Silent Men

1942 · Ed Muller

Vengeance of the West

1942 · Jeff Gorman

Jackass Mail

1942 · Jim Swade

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942 · Frank McLowery

Men of San Quentin

1942 · Butch Mason

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942 · Sea Captain

Shut My Big Mouth

1942 · Henchman

Arizona Cyclone

1941 · Quirt Crenshaw

Sea Raiders

1941 · Mate on the 'Astoria'

Honky Tonk

1941 · Tough Man on Train (uncredited)

Stick to Your Guns

1941 · Nevada Teale

Mystery Ship

1941 · Van Brock

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

1941 · Jules

Billy the Kid

1941 · Kirby Claxton

The Roundup

1941 · Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)

So Ends Our Night

1941 · Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Across the Sierras

1941 · Mitch Carew

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940 · Guard (Uncredited)

Three Men from Texas

1940 · Gardner

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

1940 · Bo Gilman

Wyoming

1940 · Corky - Henchman

Boom Town

1940 · Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Texas Stagecoach

1940 · Shoshone Larsen

Men Without Souls

1940 · Duke

Terry and the Pirates

1940 · Master Fang

Blazing Six Shooters

1940 · Lash Bender

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

1940 · Indian Chief (uncredited)

Bullets for Rustlers

1940 · Strang

Blondie on a Budget

1940 · Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940 · Matt Brawley

You Nazty Spy!

1940 · Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician

1940 · Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)

My Son Is Guilty

1939 · Monk

The Awful Goof

1939 · Joe Mark

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939 · Dirk Hogan

Taming of the West

1939 · Rawhide

The Stranger from Texas

1939 · Bat Stringer

Glove Slingers

1939 · Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939 · Joe (uncredited)

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

1939 · Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

Riders of Black River

1939 · Blaize Carewe

Outpost of the Mounties

1939 · Wade Beaumont

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 · Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

Behind Prison Gates

1939 · Capt. Simmons

Overland with Kit Carson

1939 · Drake

Western Caravans

1939 · Mort Kohler

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939 · Maxey

Blind Alley

1939 · Trooper with Joe

Mandrake the Magician

1939 · Dorgan

Outside These Walls

1939 · Flint

Spoilers of the Range

1939 · Lobo Savage

Let Us Live

1939 · Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

We Want Our Mummy

1939 · Jackson (uncredited)

Flying G-Men

1939 · Korman

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Heavy (uncredited)

North of Shanghai

1939 · Creighton

The Thundering West

1939 · Wolf Munro

Homicide Bureau

1939 · Radio Broadcaster (voice)

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938 · Williams (uncredited)

Rio Grande

1938 · Ed Barker

Flat Foot Stooges

1938 · Mr. Reardon

Blondie

1938 · Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)

Adventure in Sahara

1938 · Karnoldi

The Lady Objects

1938 · Jail Guard

West of the Santa Fe

1938 · Matt Taylor

Crashing Through Danger

1938 · Foreman

Juvenile Court

1938 · Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)

Colorado Trail

1938 · Henchman Slash Driscoll

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Strongarm Man (uncredited)

South of Arizona

1938 · Ed Martin

City Streets

1938 · Madden (uncredited)

West of Cheyenne

1938 · Link Murdock

The Main Event

1938 · Sawyer

Law of the Plains

1938 · Jim Fletcher

Call of the Rockies

1938 · Matt Stark

Rawhide

1938 · Henchman Butch

Time Out for Trouble

1938 · Louie Derringer

Women in Prison

1938 · Mac

Cattle Raiders

1938

The Shadow

1937 · Carlos

Outlaws of the Prairie

1937 · Dragg

The Old Wyoming Trail

1937 · Ed Slade

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937 · Campbell Security Guard

Life Begins with Love

1937 · Radical (uncredited)

The Game That Kills

1937 · Whitey

Boothill Brigade

1937 · Bull Berke

One Man Justice

1937 · Henchman Hank Skinner

A Lawman Is Born

1937 · Lefty Drogan

Moonlight on the Range

1937 · Hank - Henchman

Guns in the Dark

1937 · Brace Stevens

The Frame-Up

1937 · Slim (uncredited)

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937 · Brent - Ranch Foreman

Two Gun Law

1937 · Len Edwards

Motor Madness

1937

Trail of Vengeance

1937 · Cartwright

The Gambling Terror

1937 · Dirk

Blake of Scotland Yard

1937 · Nicky

Valley of Terror

1937 · Henchman Buck

The Singing Buckaroo

1937 · Henchman Odie

Wild Horse Round-Up

1936 · Bill

Phantom Patrol

1936 · Henchman Josef

The Traitor

1936 · Morgan

Ghost Patrol

1936 · Henchman Charlie

The Lion's Den

1936 · Henchman Slim Burtis

Wildcat Trooper

1936 · Henri

Burning Gold

1936 · Swede

Racing Luck

1935 · 'Dynamite'

Skybound

1935 · Master of Ceremonies

Western Frontier

1935 · Pioneer Settler

Trails of the Wild

1935 · Henchman Roper

The Arizonian

1935 · Saloon Patron

Code of the Mounted

1935 · Henchman Snakey

The Nitwits

1935 · Cop on Stakeout

Mutiny Ahead

1935 · Stevens (as Richard Dye)

Northern Frontier

1935 · Henchman Pete (uncredited)

The Druggist's Dilemma

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933 · Man in Crowd

King Kong

1933 · Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · O'Toole (uncredited)

Up the River

1930 · New Inmate (uncredited)

Shooting Straight

1930 · Butch

Tell It to the Marines

1926 · Marine in Barracks

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