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