Dick Curtis

Biography

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

King Kong

Batman

The Gunfighter

Scarlet Street

Abilene Town

You Can't Take It with You

The Texas Rangers

Rawhide

All Movies (170)

• My Six Convicts1952 · as Guard
• Rose of Cimarron1952 · as Clem Dawley
• The Tooth Will Out1951 · as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
• The Red Badge of Courage1951 · as Veteran (uncredited)
• Government Agents vs Phantom Legion1951 · as Regan
• The Texas Rangers1951
• Lorna Doone1951 · as Carth
• Roar of the Iron Horse1951 · as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
• Don't Throw That Knife1951 · as Mr. Wycoff
• Whirlwind1951 · as Lon Kramer
• Rawhide1951 · as Hawley (uncredited)
• Three Arabian Nuts1951 · as Hassan
• Covered Wagon Raid1950 · as Henchman Grif
• The Gunfighter1950 · as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
• Rock Island Trail1950 · as Barton - Railroad Agitator
• The Vanishing Westerner1950 · as Bartender
• The Outriders1950 · as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
• Navajo Trail Raiders1949 · as Henchman Brad
• Wyoming1947 · as Ed Lassiter
• Bride and Gloom1947 · as Joe Keeler
• Santa Fe Uprising1946 · as Henchman Luke Case
• Lawless Breed1946 · as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
• Wild Beauty1946 · as John Andrews
• Traffic in Crime1946 · as Jake Schultz
• Get Along, Little Zombie1946
• The Three Troubledoers1946 · as Badlands Blackie
• Lost City of the Jungle1946 · as Henchman Johnson
• Song of Arizona1946 · as Henchman Bart
• California Gold Rush1946 · as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
• Abilene Town1946 · as 'Cap' Ryker
• Scarlet Street1945 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Wagon Wheels Westward1945 · as Henchman Tuttle
• Scared Stiff1945 · as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
• Pistol Packin' Nitwits1945 · as Rawhide Pete
• Off Again, On Again1945 · as Louie Derringer
• Snooper Service1945
• Mystery of the Riverboat1944 · as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
• Waterfront1944 · as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
• Spook Town1944 · as Sam Benson
• Lady in the Death House1944 · as Willis Millen
• Crash Goes the Hash1944 · as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
• The Phantom1943 · as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
• Cowboy in the Clouds1943 · as Roy Madison
• Salute to the Marines1943 · as Cpl. Mosley
• I Can Hardly Wait1943 · as Patient (uncredited)
• Higher Than a Kite1943 · as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
• Batman1943 · as Agent Croft of Section 50
• Riders of the Northwest Mounted1943 · as Victor Renaud
• Pardon My Gun1942 · as Clint Hayes
• City of Silent Men1942 · as Ed Muller
• Vengeance of the West1942 · as Jeff Gorman
• Jackass Mail1942 · as Jim Swade
• Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die1942 · as Frank McLowery
• Men of San Quentin1942 · as Butch Mason
• Two Yanks in Trinidad1942 · as Sea Captain
• Shut My Big Mouth1942 · as Henchman
• Arizona Cyclone1941 · as Quirt Crenshaw
• Sea Raiders1941 · as Mate on the 'Astoria'
• Honky Tonk1941 · as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
• Stick to Your Guns1941 · as Nevada Teale
• Mystery Ship1941 · as Van Brock
• I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island1941 · as Jules
• Billy the Kid1941 · as Kirby Claxton
• The Roundup1941 · as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
• So Ends Our Night1941 · as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
• Across the Sierras1941 · as Mitch Carew
• The Son of Monte Cristo1940 · as Guard (Uncredited)
• Three Men from Texas1940 · as Gardner
• Ragtime Cowboy Joe1940 · as Bo Gilman
• Wyoming1940 · as Corky - Henchman
• Boom Town1940 · as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
• Texas Stagecoach1940 · as Shoshone Larsen
• Men Without Souls1940 · as Duke
• Terry and the Pirates1940 · as Master Fang
• Blazing Six Shooters1940 · as Lash Bender
• Rockin' Thru the Rockies1940 · as Indian Chief (uncredited)
• Bullets for Rustlers1940 · as Strang
• Blondie on a Budget1940 · as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
• Pioneers of the Frontier1940 · as Matt Brawley
• You Nazty Spy!1940 · as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
• Mandrake the Magician1940 · as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
• My Son Is Guilty1939 · as Monk
• The Awful Goof1939 · as Joe Mark
• Two-Fisted Rangers1939 · as Dirk Hogan
• Taming of the West1939 · as Rawhide
• The Stranger from Texas1939 · as Bat Stringer
• Glove Slingers1939 · as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
• The Amazing Mr. Williams1939 · as Joe (uncredited)
• Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise1939 · as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
• Riders of Black River1939 · as Blaize Carewe
• Outpost of the Mounties1939 · as Wade Beaumont
• The Man They Could Not Hang1939 · as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
• Behind Prison Gates1939 · as Capt. Simmons
• Overland with Kit Carson1939 · as Drake
• Western Caravans1939 · as Mort Kohler
• Yes, We Have No Bonanza1939 · as Maxey
• Blind Alley1939 · as Trooper with Joe
• Mandrake the Magician1939 · as Dorgan
• Outside These Walls1939 · as Flint
• Spoilers of the Range1939 · as Lobo Savage
• Let Us Live1939 · as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
• We Want Our Mummy1939 · as Jackson (uncredited)
• Flying G-Men1939 · as Korman
• The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt1939 · as Heavy (uncredited)
• North of Shanghai1939 · as Creighton
• The Thundering West1939 · as Wolf Munro
• Homicide Bureau1939 · as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
• Smashing the Spy Ring1938 · as Williams (uncredited)
• Rio Grande1938 · as Ed Barker
• Flat Foot Stooges1938 · as Mr. Reardon
• Blondie1938 · as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
• Adventure in Sahara1938 · as Karnoldi
• The Lady Objects1938 · as Jail Guard
• West of the Santa Fe1938 · as Matt Taylor
• Crashing Through Danger1938 · as Foreman
• Juvenile Court1938 · as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
• Colorado Trail1938 · as Henchman Slash Driscoll
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
• South of Arizona1938 · as Ed Martin
• City Streets1938 · as Madden (uncredited)
• West of Cheyenne1938 · as Link Murdock
• The Main Event1938 · as Sawyer
• Law of the Plains1938 · as Jim Fletcher
• Call of the Rockies1938 · as Matt Stark
• Rawhide1938 · as Henchman Butch
• Time Out for Trouble1938 · as Louie Derringer
• Women in Prison1938 · as Mac
• Cattle Raiders1938
• The Shadow1937 · as Carlos
• Outlaws of the Prairie1937 · as Dragg
• The Old Wyoming Trail1937 · as Ed Slade
• Murder in Greenwich Village1937 · as Campbell Security Guard
• Life Begins with Love1937 · as Radical (uncredited)
• The Game That Kills1937 · as Whitey
• Boothill Brigade1937 · as Bull Berke
• One Man Justice1937 · as Henchman Hank Skinner
• A Lawman Is Born1937 · as Lefty Drogan
• Moonlight on the Range1937 · as Hank - Henchman
• Guns in the Dark1937 · as Brace Stevens
• The Frame-Up1937 · as Slim (uncredited)
• Bar-Z Bad Men1937 · as Brent - Ranch Foreman
• Two Gun Law1937 · as Len Edwards
• Motor Madness1937
• Trail of Vengeance1937 · as Cartwright
• The Gambling Terror1937 · as Dirk
• Blake of Scotland Yard1937 · as Nicky
• Valley of Terror1937 · as Henchman Buck
• The Singing Buckaroo1937 · as Henchman Odie
• Wild Horse Round-Up1936 · as Bill
• Phantom Patrol1936 · as Henchman Josef
• The Traitor1936 · as Morgan
• Ghost Patrol1936 · as Henchman Charlie
• The Lion's Den1936 · as Henchman Slim Burtis
• Wildcat Trooper1936 · as Henri
• Burning Gold1936 · as Swede
• Racing Luck1935 · as 'Dynamite'
• Skybound1935 · as Master of Ceremonies
• Western Frontier1935 · as Pioneer Settler
• Trails of the Wild1935 · as Henchman Roper
• The Arizonian1935 · as Saloon Patron
• Code of the Mounted1935 · as Henchman Snakey
• The Nitwits1935 · as Cop on Stakeout
• Mutiny Ahead1935 · as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
• Northern Frontier1935 · as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
• The Druggist's Dilemma1933 · as Man in Crowd
• King Kong1933 · as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as O'Toole (uncredited)
• Up the River1930 · as New Inmate (uncredited)
• Shooting Straight1930 · as Butch
• Tell It to the Marines1926 · as Marine in Barracks