Dick Curtis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-05-11 (50 years old)

Deathday

1952-01-03

Place of Birth

Newport, Kentucky, USA

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 reco...

Acting

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney

1939

North of Shanghai

as Creighton

1939

Two-Fisted Rangers

as Dirk Hogan

1937

Trail of Vengeance

as Cartwright

1944

Waterfront

as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

1939

Flying G-Men

as Korman

1939

The Awful Goof

as Joe Mark

1944

Lady in the Death House

as Willis Millen

1941

Stick to Your Guns

as Nevada Teale

1936

The Traitor

as Morgan

1942

Jackass Mail

as Jim Swade

1943

The Phantom

as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)

1938

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Mr. Reardon

1944

Crash Goes the Hash

as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn

1946

The Three Troubledoers

as Badlands Blackie

1951

1951

1938

Rawhide

as Henchman Butch

1951

Whirlwind

as Lon Kramer

1937

The Shadow

as Carlos

1935

Code of the Mounted

as Henchman Snakey

1940

You Nazty Spy!

as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)

1943

Higher Than a Kite

as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)

1939

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

1940

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

as Indian Chief (uncredited)

1939

Behind Prison Gates

as Capt. Simmons

1936

Ghost Patrol

as Henchman Charlie

1946

Lost City of the Jungle

as Henchman Johnson

1936

1936

Phantom Patrol

as Henchman Josef

1951

Lorna Doone

as Carth

1937

Bar-Z Bad Men

as Brent - Ranch Foreman

1937

Guns in the Dark

as Brace Stevens

1937

A Lawman Is Born

as Lefty Drogan

1937

Boothill Brigade

as Bull Berke

1937

1930

1926

Tell It to the Marines

as Marine in Barracks

1942

Men of San Quentin

as Butch Mason

1935

Racing Luck

as 'Dynamite'

1935

Western Frontier

as Pioneer Settler

1938

Blondie

as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Joe (uncredited)

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

as Heavy (uncredited)

1939

Homicide Bureau

as Radio Broadcaster (voice)

1935

The Nitwits

as Cop on Stakeout

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case

as O'Toole (uncredited)

1935

Northern Frontier

as Henchman Pete (uncredited)

1939

Let Us Live

as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

1939

Blind Alley

as Trooper with Joe

1939

Glove Slingers

as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)

1947

Bride and Gloom

as Joe Keeler

1945

Off Again, On Again

as Louie Derringer

1941

Arizona Cyclone

as Quirt Crenshaw

1935

Skybound

as Master of Ceremonies

1940

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

as Bo Gilman

1940

Texas Stagecoach

as Shoshone Larsen

1939

Western Caravans

as Mort Kohler

1938

1941

Mystery Ship

as Van Brock

1936

The Lion's Den

as Henchman Slim Burtis

1945

Scarlet Street

as Detective (uncredited)

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as Strongarm Man (uncredited)

1938

Smashing the Spy Ring

as Williams (uncredited)

1938

The Lady Objects

as Jail Guard

1951

Rawhide

as Hawley (uncredited)

1940

Blondie on a Budget

as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)

1946

Lawless Breed

as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon

1938

City Streets

as Madden (uncredited)

1936

Burning Gold

as Swede

1939

1950

The Gunfighter

as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

1940

Wyoming

as Corky - Henchman

1935

Trails of the Wild

as Henchman Roper

1937

The Singing Buckaroo

as Henchman Odie

1940

1940

Boom Town

as Hiring Boss (uncredited)

1938

Rio Grande

as Ed Barker

1937

Two Gun Law

as Len Edwards

1937

1937

Valley of Terror

as Henchman Buck

1952

Rose of Cimarron

as Clem Dawley

1938

West of the Santa Fe

as Matt Taylor

1946

Abilene Town

as 'Cap' Ryker

1939

1939

Spoilers of the Range

as Lobo Savage

1939

Outpost of the Mounties

as Wade Beaumont

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

as Veteran (uncredited)

1945

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

as Rawhide Pete

1935

The Arizonian

as Saloon Patron

1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

as Guard (Uncredited)

1941

Sea Raiders

as Mate on the 'Astoria'

1940

Terry and the Pirates

as Master Fang

1933

The Druggist's Dilemma

as Man in Crowd

1943

Salute to the Marines

as Cpl. Mosley

1950

Rock Island Trail

as Barton - Railroad Agitator

1946

Traffic in Crime

as Jake Schultz

1942

Vengeance of the West

as Jeff Gorman

1942

1950

Covered Wagon Raid

as Henchman Grif

1941

Across the Sierras

as Mitch Carew

1951

Roar of the Iron Horse

as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

1938

Juvenile Court

as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)

1940

Blazing Six Shooters

as Lash Bender

1945

Wagon Wheels Westward

as Henchman Tuttle

1946

California Gold Rush

as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer

1946

Santa Fe Uprising

as Henchman Luke Case

1943

Cowboy in the Clouds

as Roy Madison

1941

The Roundup

as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)

1940

1944

Spook Town

as Sam Benson

1946

Song of Arizona

as Henchman Bart

1946

Wild Beauty

as John Andrews

1947

Wyoming

as Ed Lassiter

1942

Pardon My Gun

as Clint Hayes

1950

1941

Billy the Kid

as Kirby Claxton

1949

Navajo Trail Raiders

as Henchman Brad

1943

I Can Hardly Wait

as Patient (uncredited)

1939

We Want Our Mummy

as Jackson (uncredited)

1941

Honky Tonk

as Tough Man on Train

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]

1941

So Ends Our Night

as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)

1937

Murder in Greenwich Village

as Campbell Security Guard

1937

Life Begins with Love

as Radical (uncredited)

1935

Mutiny Ahead

as Stevens (as Richard Dye)

1938

Colorado Trail

as Henchman Slash Driscoll

1940

Mandrake the Magician

as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)

1938

Time Out for Trouble

as Louie Derringer

1942

City of Silent Men

as Ed Muller

1943

Batman

as Agent Croft of Section 50

1939

Riders of Black River

as Blaize Carewe

1933

King Kong

as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

1952

1930

Up the River

as New Inmate (uncredited)

1937

Moonlight on the Range

as Hank - Henchman

1938

1945

Scared Stiff

as Bus Driver (Uncredited)

1950

The Outriders

as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)

1939

The Thundering West

as Wolf Munro

1938

Law of the Plains

as Jim Fletcher

1937

The Frame-Up

as Slim (uncredited)

1951

The Tooth Will Out

as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Sea Captain

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