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.
Acted in 166
1950s
- 1952
Rose of Cimarron
Clem Dawley
- 1951
The Tooth Will Out
Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Veteran (uncredited)
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
Regan
The Texas Rangers
Movie
Lorna Doone
Carth
Roar of the Iron Horse
Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
Don't Throw That Knife
Mr. Wycoff
Three Arabian Nuts
Hassan
- 1950
Covered Wagon Raid
Henchman Grif
The Vanishing Westerner
Bartender
1940s
- 1949
Navajo Trail Raiders
Henchman Brad
- 1947
Wyoming
Ed Lassiter
Bride and Gloom
Joe Keeler
- 1946
Santa Fe Uprising
Henchman Luke Case
Lawless Breed
Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
Wild Beauty
John Andrews
Traffic in Crime
Jake Schultz
Get Along, Little Zombie
Movie
The Three Troubledoers
Badlands Blackie
Lost City of the Jungle
Henchman Johnson
California Gold Rush
Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
- 1945
Wagon Wheels Westward
Henchman Tuttle
Scared Stiff
Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Off Again, On Again
Louie Derringer
Snooper Service
Movie
- 1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
Waterfront
Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
Spook Town
Sam Benson
Lady in the Death House
Willis Millen
Crash Goes the Hash
Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
- 1943
The Phantom
Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
Cowboy in the Clouds
Roy Madison
Salute to the Marines
Cpl. Mosley
I Can Hardly Wait
Patient (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Victor Renaud
- 1942
Pardon My Gun
Clint Hayes
Vengeance of the West
Jeff Gorman
Jackass Mail
Jim Swade
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Frank McLowery
Men of San Quentin
Butch Mason
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Sea Captain
Shut My Big Mouth
Henchman
- 1941
Arizona Cyclone
Quirt Crenshaw
Sea Raiders
Mate on the 'Astoria'
Mystery Ship
Van Brock
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
Jules
The Roundup
Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
So Ends Our Night
Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Across the Sierras
Mitch Carew
- 1940
Three Men from Texas
Gardner
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Bo Gilman
Wyoming
Corky - Henchman
Texas Stagecoach
Shoshone Larsen
Men Without Souls
Duke
Terry and the Pirates
Master Fang
Blazing Six Shooters
Lash Bender
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
Indian Chief (uncredited)
Bullets for Rustlers
Strang
Blondie on a Budget
Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
Pioneers of the Frontier
Matt Brawley
You Nazty Spy!
Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
Mandrake the Magician
Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
1930s
- 1939
My Son Is Guilty
Monk
The Awful Goof
Joe Mark
Two-Fisted Rangers
Dirk Hogan
Taming of the West
Rawhide
The Stranger from Texas
Bat Stringer
Glove Slingers
Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Joe (uncredited)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
Riders of Black River
Blaize Carewe
Outpost of the Mounties
Wade Beaumont
The Man They Could Not Hang
Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
Behind Prison Gates
Capt. Simmons
Overland with Kit Carson
Drake
Western Caravans
Mort Kohler
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Maxey
Blind Alley
Trooper with Joe
Mandrake the Magician
Dorgan
Outside These Walls
Flint
Spoilers of the Range
Lobo Savage
Let Us Live
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
We Want Our Mummy
Jackson (uncredited)
Flying G-Men
Korman
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Heavy (uncredited)
North of Shanghai
Creighton
The Thundering West
Wolf Munro
Homicide Bureau
Radio Broadcaster (voice)
- 1938
Smashing the Spy Ring
Williams (uncredited)
Rio Grande
Ed Barker
Flat Foot Stooges
Mr. Reardon
Adventure in Sahara
Karnoldi
The Lady Objects
Jail Guard
West of the Santa Fe
Matt Taylor
Crashing Through Danger
Foreman
Juvenile Court
Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
Colorado Trail
Henchman Slash Driscoll
South of Arizona
Ed Martin
City Streets
Madden (uncredited)
West of Cheyenne
Link Murdock
The Main Event
Sawyer
Law of the Plains
Jim Fletcher
Call of the Rockies
Matt Stark
Rawhide
Henchman Butch
Time Out for Trouble
Louie Derringer
Women in Prison
Mac
Cattle Raiders
Movie
- 1937
The Shadow
Carlos
Outlaws of the Prairie
Dragg
The Old Wyoming Trail
Ed Slade
Murder in Greenwich Village
Campbell Security Guard
Life Begins with Love
Radical (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
Whitey
Boothill Brigade
Bull Berke
One Man Justice
Henchman Hank Skinner
A Lawman Is Born
Lefty Drogan
Moonlight on the Range
Hank - Henchman
Guns in the Dark
Brace Stevens
The Frame-Up
Slim (uncredited)
Two Gun Law
Len Edwards
Trail of Vengeance
Cartwright
The Gambling Terror
Dirk
Blake of Scotland Yard
Nicky
Valley of Terror
Henchman Buck
The Singing Buckaroo
Henchman Odie
- 1936
Wild Horse Round-Up
Bill
The Lion's Den
Henchman Slim Burtis
Wildcat Trooper
Henri
Burning Gold
Swede
- 1935
Racing Luck
'Dynamite'
Western Frontier
Pioneer Settler
Trails of the Wild
Henchman Roper
The Arizonian
Saloon Patron
Code of the Mounted
Henchman Snakey
The Nitwits
Cop on Stakeout
Mutiny Ahead
Stevens (as Richard Dye)
Northern Frontier
Henchman Pete (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
O'Toole (uncredited)
- 1930
Shooting Straight
Butch
1920s
- 1926
Tell It to the Marines
Marine in Barracks