
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.

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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-05-11
Place of Birth
Newport, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Richard Curtis