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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 11, 1902
Died
January 3, 1952
Place of Birth
Newport, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Curtis
Dick Curtis
0.1 Popularity
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
6.3
Guard
My Six Convicts
1952
5.3
Clem Dawley
Rose of Cimarron
1952
5.8
Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
The Tooth Will Out
1951
6.4
Veteran (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
6.0
Regan
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951
5.7
The Texas Rangers
1951
4.4
Carth
Lorna Doone
1951
6.0
Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
Roar of the Iron Horse
1951
5.5
Mr. Wycoff
Don't Throw That Knife
1951
5.0
Lon Kramer
Whirlwind
1951
Credits
My Six Convicts
as Guard
1952
6.3
Rose of Cimarron
as Clem Dawley
1952
5.3
The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
1951
5.8
The Red Badge of Courage
as Veteran (uncredited)
1951
6.4
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
as Regan
1951
6.0
The Texas Rangers
1951
5.7
Lorna Doone
as Carth
1951
4.4
Roar of the Iron Horse
as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
1951
6.0
Don't Throw That Knife
as Mr. Wycoff
1951
5.5
Whirlwind
as Lon Kramer
1951
5.0
Rawhide
as Hawley (uncredited)
1951
6.7
Three Arabian Nuts
as Hassan
1951
7.5
Covered Wagon Raid
as Henchman Grif
1950
5.8
The Gunfighter
as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
1950
7.3
Rock Island Trail
as Barton - Railroad Agitator
1950
6.0
The Vanishing Westerner
as Bartender
1950
2.0
The Outriders
as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Navajo Trail Raiders
as Henchman Brad
1949
0.0
Wyoming
as Ed Lassiter
1947
6.0
Bride and Gloom
as Joe Keeler
1947
4.0
Santa Fe Uprising
as Henchman Luke Case
1946
0.0
Lawless Breed
as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
1946
0.0
Wild Beauty
as John Andrews
1946
0.0
Traffic in Crime
as Jake Schultz
1946
6.0
Get Along, Little Zombie
1946
0.0
The Three Troubledoers
as Badlands Blackie
1946
5.6
Lost City of the Jungle
as Henchman Johnson
1946
5.9
Song of Arizona
as Henchman Bart
1946
4.3
California Gold Rush
as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
1946
6.0
Abilene Town
as 'Cap' Ryker
1946
5.1
Scarlet Street
as Detective (uncredited)
1945
7.6
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Henchman Tuttle
1945
6.0
Scared Stiff
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
1945
4.0
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Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Rawhide Pete
1945
0.0
Off Again, On Again
as Louie Derringer
1945
5.0
Snooper Service
1945
0.0
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
1944
6.0
Waterfront
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
1944
4.6
Spook Town
as Sam Benson
1944
0.0
Lady in the Death House
as Willis Millen
1944
5.4
Crash Goes the Hash
as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
1944
6.9
The Phantom
as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1943
6.2
Cowboy in the Clouds
as Roy Madison
1943
0.0
Salute to the Marines
as Cpl. Mosley
1943
6.8
I Can Hardly Wait
as Patient (uncredited)
1943
6.4
Higher Than a Kite
as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Batman
as Agent Croft of Section 50
1943
6.4
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
as Victor Renaud
1943
6.5
Pardon My Gun
as Clint Hayes
1942
0.0
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City of Silent Men
as Ed Muller
1942
0.0
Vengeance of the West
as Jeff Gorman
1942
0.0
Jackass Mail
as Jim Swade
1942
7.0
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Frank McLowery
1942
5.4
Men of San Quentin
as Butch Mason
1942
0.0
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Sea Captain
1942
2.5
Shut My Big Mouth
as Henchman
1942
8.5
Arizona Cyclone
as Quirt Crenshaw
1941
4.0
Sea Raiders
as Mate on the 'Astoria'
1941
6.0
Honky Tonk
as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Stick to Your Guns
as Nevada Teale
1941
4.0
Mystery Ship
as Van Brock
1941
0.0
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
as Jules
1941
0.0
Billy the Kid
as Kirby Claxton
1941
5.0
The Roundup
as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
1941
8.0
So Ends Our Night
as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
1941
6.2
Across the Sierras
as Mitch Carew
1941
2.2
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Guard (Uncredited)
1940
5.9
Three Men from Texas
as Gardner
1940
5.6
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Bo Gilman
1940
0.0
Wyoming
as Corky - Henchman
1940
5.9
Boom Town
as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
1940
6.9
Texas Stagecoach
as Shoshone Larsen
1940
0.0
Men Without Souls
as Duke
1940
6.0
Terry and the Pirates
as Master Fang
1940
4.5
Blazing Six Shooters
as Lash Bender
1940
0.0
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1940
6.1
Bullets for Rustlers
as Strang
1940
0.0
Blondie on a Budget
as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Matt Brawley
1940
0.0
You Nazty Spy!
as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
1940
7.2
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
1940
5.0
My Son Is Guilty
as Monk
1939
7.5
The Awful Goof
as Joe Mark
1939
0.0
Two-Fisted Rangers
as Dirk Hogan
1939
3.0
Taming of the West
as Rawhide
1939
0.0
The Stranger from Texas
as Bat Stringer
1939
0.0
Glove Slingers
as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
1939
4.0
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Joe (uncredited)
1939
5.8
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Riders of Black River
as Blaize Carewe
1939
0.0
Outpost of the Mounties
as Wade Beaumont
1939
0.0
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
1939
6.6
Behind Prison Gates
as Capt. Simmons
1939
0.0
Overland with Kit Carson
as Drake
1939
0.5
Western Caravans
as Mort Kohler
1939
0.0
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Maxey
1939
6.2
Blind Alley
as Trooper with Joe
1939
5.7
Mandrake the Magician
as Dorgan
1939
5.6
Outside These Walls
as Flint
1939
7.5
Spoilers of the Range
as Lobo Savage
1939
0.0
Let Us Live
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1939
6.8
We Want Our Mummy
as Jackson (uncredited)
1939
6.4
Flying G-Men
as Korman
1939
6.0
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Heavy (uncredited)
1939
6.6
North of Shanghai
as Creighton
1939
0.0
The Thundering West
as Wolf Munro
1939
0.0
Homicide Bureau
as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
1939
5.3
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Williams (uncredited)
1938
0.0
Rio Grande
as Ed Barker
1938
3.0
Flat Foot Stooges
as Mr. Reardon
1938
6.0
Blondie
as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
1938
7.1
Adventure in Sahara
as Karnoldi
1938
5.5
The Lady Objects
as Jail Guard
1938
5.4
West of the Santa Fe
as Matt Taylor
1938
0.0
Crashing Through Danger
as Foreman
1938
3.0
Juvenile Court
as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
1938
5.0
Colorado Trail
as Henchman Slash Driscoll
1938
0.0
You Can't Take It with You
as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
1938
7.5
City Streets
as Madden (uncredited)
1938
0.0
The Main Event
as Sawyer
1938
0.0
Law of the Plains
as Jim Fletcher
1938
0.0
Rawhide
as Henchman Butch
1938
7.0
Time Out for Trouble
as Louie Derringer
1938
2.7
Women in Prison
as Mac
1938
6.0
Cattle Raiders
1938
3.0
The Shadow
as Carlos
1937
6.5
Outlaws of the Prairie
as Dragg
1937
1.0
The Old Wyoming Trail
as Ed Slade
1937
0.0
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Campbell Security Guard
1937
5.6
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited)
1937
5.0
The Game That Kills
as Whitey
1937
5.3
Boothill Brigade
as Bull Berke
1937
4.8
A Lawman Is Born
as Lefty Drogan
1937
3.0
Moonlight on the Range
as Hank - Henchman
1937
0.0
Guns in the Dark
as Brace Stevens
1937
5.5
The Frame-Up
as Slim (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Brent - Ranch Foreman
1937
2.3
Two Gun Law
as Len Edwards
1937
0.0
Trail of Vengeance
as Cartwright
1937
0.0
The Gambling Terror
as Dirk
1937
5.5
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Nicky
1937
3.0
Valley of Terror
as Henchman Buck
1937
5.0
The Singing Buckaroo
as Henchman Odie
1937
0.5
Wild Horse Round-Up
as Bill
1936
0.0
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Josef
1936
4.5
The Traitor
as Morgan
1936
0.0
Ghost Patrol
as Henchman Charlie
1936
4.2
The Lion's Den
as Henchman Slim Burtis
1936
0.0
Wildcat Trooper
as Henri
1936
4.5
Burning Gold
as Swede
1936
6.0
Racing Luck
as 'Dynamite'
1935
6.0
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Skybound
as Master of Ceremonies
1935
0.0
Western Frontier
as Pioneer Settler
1935
0.0
Trails of the Wild
as Henchman Roper
1935
0.0
The Arizonian
as Saloon Patron
1935
0.0
The Nitwits
as Cop on Stakeout
1935
6.1
Code of the Mounted
as Henchman Snakey
1935
5.0
Mutiny Ahead
as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
1935
4.0
Northern Frontier
as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
1935
0.0
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The Druggist's Dilemma
as Man in Crowd
1933
0.0
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1933
7.6
The Famous Ferguson Case
as O'Toole (uncredited)
1932
6.2
Up the River
as New Inmate (uncredited)
1930
5.8
Shooting Straight
as Butch
1930
6.0
Tell It to the Marines
as Marine in Barracks
1926
6.4