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

Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

The Man They Could Not Hang

Creighton

North of Shanghai

Get Along, Little Zombie

Regan

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

Bill

Wild Horse Round-Up

Dirk Hogan

Two-Fisted Rangers

Cartwright

Trail of Vengeance

Nicky

Blake of Scotland Yard

Korman

Flying G-Men

Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

Waterfront

Joe Mark

The Awful Goof

Willis Millen

Lady in the Death House

Nevada Teale

Stick to Your Guns

Morgan

The Traitor

Flint

Outside These Walls

Jim Swade

Jackass Mail

Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

The Phantom

Mac

Women in Prison

Mr. Reardon

Flat Foot Stooges

Maxey

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn

Crash Goes the Hash

Badlands Blackie

The Three Troubledoers

Mr. Wycoff

Don't Throw That Knife

Hassan

Three Arabian Nuts

Henchman Butch

Rawhide

Lon Kramer

Whirlwind

Duke

Men Without Souls

The Texas Rangers

Carlos

The Shadow

Henchman Snakey

Code of the Mounted

Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)

You Nazty Spy!

Gen. Bommel (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite

Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Indian Chief (uncredited)

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Capt. Simmons

Behind Prison Gates

Henchman Charlie

Ghost Patrol

Henchman Johnson

Lost City of the Jungle

Henri

Wildcat Trooper

Henchman Josef

Phantom Patrol

Carth

Lorna Doone

Brent - Ranch Foreman

Bar-Z Bad Men

Brace Stevens

Guns in the Dark

Lefty Drogan

A Lawman Is Born

Bull Berke

Boothill Brigade

Dirk

The Gambling Terror

Dorgan

Mandrake the Magician

Drake

Overland with Kit Carson

Whitey

The Game That Kills

Foreman

Crashing Through Danger

Butch

Shooting Straight

Frank McLowery

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Marine in Barracks

Tell It to the Marines

Butch Mason

Men of San Quentin

'Dynamite'

Racing Luck

Pioneer Settler

Western Frontier

Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)

Blondie

Joe (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Heavy (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Radio Broadcaster (voice)

Homicide Bureau

Cop on Stakeout

The Nitwits

O'Toole (uncredited)

The Famous Ferguson Case

Henchman Pete (uncredited)

Northern Frontier

Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

Let Us Live

Trooper with Joe

Blind Alley

Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)

Glove Slingers

Joe Keeler

Bride and Gloom

Louie Derringer

Off Again, On Again

Quirt Crenshaw

Arizona Cyclone

Master of Ceremonies

Skybound

Bo Gilman

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Strang

Bullets for Rustlers

Shoshone Larsen

Texas Stagecoach

Mort Kohler

Western Caravans

Karnoldi

Adventure in Sahara

Van Brock

Mystery Ship

Henchman Slim Burtis

The Lion's Den

Detective (uncredited)

Scarlet Street

Strongarm Man (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

Williams (uncredited)

Smashing the Spy Ring

Jail Guard

The Lady Objects

Hawley (uncredited)

Rawhide

Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)

Blondie on a Budget

Snooper Service

Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon

Lawless Breed

Madden (uncredited)

City Streets

Swede

Burning Gold

Monk

My Son Is Guilty

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

Corky - Henchman

Wyoming

Henchman Roper

Trails of the Wild

Henchman Odie

The Singing Buckaroo

Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Boom Town

Gardner

Three Men from Texas

Ed Barker

Rio Grande

Dragg

Outlaws of the Prairie

Ed Slade

The Old Wyoming Trail

Len Edwards

Two Gun Law

'Cap' Ryker

Abilene Town

Matt Taylor

West of the Santa Fe

Clem Dawley

Rose of Cimarron

Henchman Buck

Valley of Terror

Bat Stringer

The Stranger from Texas

Wade Beaumont

Outpost of the Mounties

Lobo Savage

Spoilers of the Range

Veteran (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

Rawhide Pete

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Saloon Patron

The Arizonian

Guard (Uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

Mate on the 'Astoria'

Sea Raiders

Master Fang

Terry and the Pirates

Man in Crowd

The Druggist's Dilemma

Cpl. Mosley

Salute to the Marines

Barton - Railroad Agitator

Rock Island Trail

Jake Schultz

Traffic in Crime

Jeff Gorman

Vengeance of the West

Henchman

Shut My Big Mouth

Victor Renaud

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

Henchman Grif

Covered Wagon Raid

Mitch Carew

Across the Sierras

Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

Roar of the Iron Horse

Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)

Juvenile Court

Lash Bender

Blazing Six Shooters

Chopin - the Harmonica Killer

California Gold Rush

Henchman Tuttle

Wagon Wheels Westward

Henchman Luke Case

Santa Fe Uprising

Roy Madison

Cowboy in the Clouds

Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)

The Roundup

Matt Brawley

Pioneers of the Frontier

Sam Benson

Spook Town

Henchman Bart

Song of Arizona

John Andrews

Wild Beauty

Ed Lassiter

Wyoming

Clint Hayes

Pardon My Gun

Bartender

The Vanishing Westerner

Henchman Brad

Navajo Trail Raiders

Kirby Claxton

Billy the Kid

Patient (uncredited)

I Can Hardly Wait

Jackson (uncredited)

We Want Our Mummy

Tough Man on Train (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]

Mystery of the Riverboat

Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)

So Ends Our Night

Campbell Security Guard

Murder in Greenwich Village

Radical (uncredited)

Life Begins with Love

Stevens (as Richard Dye)

Mutiny Ahead

Jules

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

Henchman Slash Driscoll

Colorado Trail

Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)

Mandrake the Magician

Louie Derringer

Time Out for Trouble

Ed Muller

City of Silent Men

Agent Croft of Section 50

Batman

Blaize Carewe

Riders of Black River

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

King Kong

Guard

My Six Convicts

New Inmate (uncredited)

Up the River

Hank - Henchman

Moonlight on the Range

Rawhide

Taming of the West

Sawyer

The Main Event

Bus Driver (Uncredited)

Scared Stiff

Outrider at Dance (uncredited)

The Outriders

Cattle Raiders

Wolf Munro

The Thundering West

Jim Fletcher

Law of the Plains

Slim (uncredited)

The Frame-Up

Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)

The Tooth Will Out

Sea Captain

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-05-11

Place of Birth

Newport, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Richard Curtis