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