Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-05-11

Day of Death

1952-01-03 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Richard Curtis

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

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls

Three Arabian Nuts

Three Arabian Nuts

You Nazty Spy!

You Nazty Spy!

Blondie

Blondie

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

My Son Is Guilty

My Son Is Guilty

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

The Roundup

The Roundup

King Kong

King Kong

Acting

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as

Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

North of Shanghai

1939

North of Shanghai

as

Creighton

Get Along, Little Zombie

1946

Get Along, Little Zombie

as

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

1951

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

as

Regan

Wild Horse Round-Up

1936

Wild Horse Round-Up

as

Bill

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939

Two-Fisted Rangers

as

Dirk Hogan

Trail of Vengeance

1937

Trail of Vengeance

as

Cartwright

Blake of Scotland Yard

1937

Blake of Scotland Yard

as

Nicky

Flying G-Men

1939

Flying G-Men

as

Korman

Waterfront

1944

Waterfront

as

Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

The Awful Goof

1939

The Awful Goof

as

Joe Mark

Lady in the Death House

1944

Lady in the Death House

as

Willis Millen

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Stick to Your Guns

as

Nevada Teale

The Traitor

1936

The Traitor

as

Morgan

Outside These Walls

1939

Outside These Walls

as

Flint

Jackass Mail

1942

Jackass Mail

as

Jim Swade

The Phantom

1943

The Phantom

as

Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

Women in Prison

1938

Women in Prison

as

Mac

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as

Mr. Reardon

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

as

Maxey

Crash Goes the Hash

1944

Crash Goes the Hash

as

Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn

The Three Troubledoers

1946

The Three Troubledoers

as

Badlands Blackie

Don't Throw That Knife

1951

Don't Throw That Knife

as

Mr. Wycoff

Three Arabian Nuts

1951

Three Arabian Nuts

as

Hassan

Rawhide

1938

Rawhide

as

Henchman Butch

Whirlwind

1951

Whirlwind

as

Lon Kramer

Men Without Souls

1940

Men Without Souls

as

Duke

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Texas Rangers

as

The Shadow

1937

The Shadow

as

Carlos

Code of the Mounted

1935

Code of the Mounted

as

Henchman Snakey

You Nazty Spy!

1940

You Nazty Spy!

as

Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite

1943

Higher Than a Kite

as

Gen. Bommel (uncredited)

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

1939

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

as

Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

as

Indian Chief (uncredited)

Behind Prison Gates

1939

Behind Prison Gates

as

Capt. Simmons

Ghost Patrol

1936

Ghost Patrol

as

Henchman Charlie

Lost City of the Jungle

1946

Lost City of the Jungle

as

Henchman Johnson

Wildcat Trooper

1936

Wildcat Trooper

as

Henri

Phantom Patrol

1936

Phantom Patrol

as

Henchman Josef

Lorna Doone

1951

Lorna Doone

as

Carth

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937

Bar-Z Bad Men

as

Brent - Ranch Foreman

Guns in the Dark

1937

Guns in the Dark

as

Brace Stevens

A Lawman Is Born

1937

A Lawman Is Born

as

Lefty Drogan

Boothill Brigade

1937

Boothill Brigade

as

Bull Berke

The Gambling Terror

1937

The Gambling Terror

as

Dirk

Mandrake the Magician

1939

Mandrake the Magician

as

Dorgan

Overland with Kit Carson

1939

Overland with Kit Carson

as

Drake

The Game That Kills

1937

The Game That Kills

as

Whitey

Crashing Through Danger

1938

Crashing Through Danger

as

Foreman

Shooting Straight

1930

Shooting Straight

as

Butch

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

as

Frank McLowery

Tell It to the Marines

1926

Tell It to the Marines

as

Marine in Barracks

Men of San Quentin

1942

Men of San Quentin

as

Butch Mason

Racing Luck

1935

Racing Luck

as

'Dynamite'

Western Frontier

1935

Western Frontier

as

Pioneer Settler

Blondie

1938

Blondie

as

Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as

Joe (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

as

Heavy (uncredited)

Homicide Bureau

1939

Homicide Bureau

as

Radio Broadcaster (voice)

The Nitwits

1935

The Nitwits

as

Cop on Stakeout

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case

as

O'Toole (uncredited)

Northern Frontier

1935

Northern Frontier

as

Henchman Pete (uncredited)

Let Us Live

1939

Let Us Live

as

Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

Blind Alley

1939

Blind Alley

as

Trooper with Joe

Glove Slingers

1939

Glove Slingers

as

Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)

Bride and Gloom

1947

Bride and Gloom

as

Joe Keeler

Off Again, On Again

1945

Off Again, On Again

as

Louie Derringer

Arizona Cyclone

1941

Arizona Cyclone

as

Quirt Crenshaw

Skybound

1935

Skybound

as

Master of Ceremonies

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

1940

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

as

Bo Gilman

Bullets for Rustlers

1940

Bullets for Rustlers

as

Strang

Texas Stagecoach

1940

Texas Stagecoach

as

Shoshone Larsen

Western Caravans

1939

Western Caravans

as

Mort Kohler

Adventure in Sahara

1938

Adventure in Sahara

as

Karnoldi

Mystery Ship

1941

Mystery Ship

as

Van Brock

The Lion's Den

1936

The Lion's Den

as

Henchman Slim Burtis

Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

as

Detective (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Strongarm Man (uncredited)

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938

Smashing the Spy Ring

as

Williams (uncredited)

The Lady Objects

1938

The Lady Objects

as

Jail Guard

Rawhide

1951

Rawhide

as

Hawley (uncredited)

Blondie on a Budget

1940

Blondie on a Budget

as

Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)

Snooper Service

1945

Snooper Service

as

Lawless Breed

1946

Lawless Breed

as

Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon

City Streets

1938

City Streets

as

Madden (uncredited)

Burning Gold

1936

Burning Gold

as

Swede

My Son Is Guilty

1939

My Son Is Guilty

as

Monk

The Gunfighter

1950

The Gunfighter

as

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

Wyoming

1940

Wyoming

as

Corky - Henchman

Trails of the Wild

1935

Trails of the Wild

as

Henchman Roper

The Singing Buckaroo

1937

The Singing Buckaroo

as

Henchman Odie

Boom Town

1940

Boom Town

as

Hiring Boss (uncredited)

Three Men from Texas

1940

Three Men from Texas

as

Gardner

Rio Grande

1938

Rio Grande

as

Ed Barker

Outlaws of the Prairie

1937

Outlaws of the Prairie

as

Dragg

The Old Wyoming Trail

1937

The Old Wyoming Trail

as

Ed Slade

Two Gun Law

1937

Two Gun Law

as

Len Edwards

Abilene Town

1946

Abilene Town

as

'Cap' Ryker

West of the Santa Fe

1938

West of the Santa Fe

as

Matt Taylor

Rose of Cimarron

1952

Rose of Cimarron

as

Clem Dawley

Valley of Terror

1937

Valley of Terror

as

Henchman Buck

The Stranger from Texas

1939

The Stranger from Texas

as

Bat Stringer

Outpost of the Mounties

1939

Outpost of the Mounties

as

Wade Beaumont

Spoilers of the Range

1939

Spoilers of the Range

as

Lobo Savage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

as

Veteran (uncredited)

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

as

Rawhide Pete

The Arizonian

1935

The Arizonian

as

Saloon Patron

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

as

Guard (Uncredited)

Sea Raiders

1941

Sea Raiders

as

Mate on the 'Astoria'

Terry and the Pirates

1940

Terry and the Pirates

as

Master Fang

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

The Druggist's Dilemma

as

Man in Crowd

Salute to the Marines

1943

Salute to the Marines

as

Cpl. Mosley

Rock Island Trail

1950

Rock Island Trail

as

Barton - Railroad Agitator

Traffic in Crime

1946

Traffic in Crime

as

Jake Schultz

Vengeance of the West

1942

Vengeance of the West

as

Jeff Gorman

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as

Henchman

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

1943

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

as

Victor Renaud

Covered Wagon Raid

1950

Covered Wagon Raid

as

Henchman Grif

Across the Sierras

1941

Across the Sierras

as

Mitch Carew

Roar of the Iron Horse

1951

Roar of the Iron Horse

as

Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

Juvenile Court

1938

Juvenile Court

as

Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)

Blazing Six Shooters

1940

Blazing Six Shooters

as

Lash Bender

California Gold Rush

1946

California Gold Rush

as

Chopin - the Harmonica Killer

Wagon Wheels Westward

1945

Wagon Wheels Westward

as

Henchman Tuttle

Santa Fe Uprising

1946

Santa Fe Uprising

as

Henchman Luke Case

Cowboy in the Clouds

1943

Cowboy in the Clouds

as

Roy Madison

The Roundup

1941

The Roundup

as

Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940

Pioneers of the Frontier

as

Matt Brawley

Spook Town

1944

Spook Town

as

Sam Benson

Song of Arizona

1946

Song of Arizona

as

Henchman Bart

Wild Beauty

1946

Wild Beauty

as

John Andrews

Wyoming

1947

Wyoming

as

Ed Lassiter

Pardon My Gun

1942

Pardon My Gun

as

Clint Hayes

The Vanishing Westerner

1950

The Vanishing Westerner

as

Bartender

Navajo Trail Raiders

1949

Navajo Trail Raiders

as

Henchman Brad

Billy the Kid

1941

Billy the Kid

as

Kirby Claxton

I Can Hardly Wait

1943

I Can Hardly Wait

as

Patient (uncredited)

We Want Our Mummy

1939

We Want Our Mummy

as

Jackson (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

1941

Honky Tonk

as

Tough Man on Train (uncredited)

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as

Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]

So Ends Our Night

1941

So Ends Our Night

as

Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

Murder in Greenwich Village

as

Campbell Security Guard

Life Begins with Love

1937

Life Begins with Love

as

Radical (uncredited)

Mutiny Ahead

1935

Mutiny Ahead

as

Stevens (as Richard Dye)

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

1941

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

as

Jules

Colorado Trail

1938

Colorado Trail

as

Henchman Slash Driscoll

Mandrake the Magician

1940

Mandrake the Magician

as

Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)

Time Out for Trouble

1938

Time Out for Trouble

as

Louie Derringer

City of Silent Men

1942

City of Silent Men

as

Ed Muller

Batman

1943

Batman

as

Agent Croft of Section 50

Riders of Black River

1939

Riders of Black River

as

Blaize Carewe

King Kong

1933

King Kong

as

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

My Six Convicts

1952

My Six Convicts

as

Guard

Up the River

1930

Up the River

as

New Inmate (uncredited)

Moonlight on the Range

1937

Moonlight on the Range

as

Hank - Henchman

Taming of the West

1939

Taming of the West

as

Rawhide

The Main Event

1938

The Main Event

as

Sawyer

Scared Stiff

1945

Scared Stiff

as

Bus Driver (Uncredited)

The Outriders

1950

The Outriders

as

Outrider at Dance (uncredited)

Cattle Raiders

1938

Cattle Raiders

as

The Thundering West

1939

The Thundering West

as

Wolf Munro

Law of the Plains

1938

Law of the Plains

as

Jim Fletcher

The Frame-Up

1937

The Frame-Up

as

Slim (uncredited)

The Tooth Will Out

1951

The Tooth Will Out

as

Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as

Sea Captain

Production

Crew

Directing