Personal Info
Birth date
1902-05-11 (123 Years)
Day of death
1952-01-03
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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.
Filmography
King Kong
7.599
Overview:
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.Scarlet Street
7.578
Overview:
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.Abilene Town
5.3
Overview:
Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…The Red Badge of Courage
6.365
Overview:
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.You Can't Take It with You
7.5
Overview:
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.Batman
6.4
Overview:
Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.Lady in the Death House
5.4
Overview:
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.Rawhide
7
Overview:
Saunders with his Cattlemen's Protective Agency is running roughshod over the ranchers. Lawyer Larry Kimball is fighting him but he needs a rancher that will stand up with him against Saunders. He finds him when Lou Gehrig retires from baseball to take up ranching. Lou expects to relax on his ranch but quickly joins Larry in the fight.The Famous Ferguson Case
6
Overview:
A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journalists descend on Cornwall, one interested in facts, the other in getting sensational "news". Mrs. Ferguson is known to have been friendly with a local banker. The Fergusons quarrel the evening he is killed (by "burglars", his wife tells the police later), and she is arrested, spurred on by the "bad" journalists, who also manage to badger the banker's wife into the hospital. Meanwhile, young Bruce Foster runs the Cornwall Courier, and shows the big city reporters how to dig out real news while they attempt to subvert justice for their own ends.North of Shanghai
NYR
Overview:
In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war. They meet on the boat ride over and decide to team up. They are further assisted by a Chinese cameraman. The three of them manage to expose of spy ring operating out of the Shanghai office of the woman's newspaper.Three Men from Texas
6.3
Overview:
Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins.Murder in Greenwich Village
6.3
Overview:
A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer. Now they must keep up the appearance of being engaged as a bumbling detective snoops around, and their initial distaste for each other blossoms into romance.Spook Town
NYR
Overview:
Dry Gulch Trading Post owner Kurt Fabian advances money on mortgages to the local settlers to finance an irrigation program. Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins transport the money in a strong box which they place in the Wells Fargo safe as Agent Sam Benson assures them that he is the only one who knows the safe combination.Let Us Live
6.8
Overview:
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.The Son of Monte Cristo
5.636
Overview:
Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess.The Shadow
6.5
Overview:
Mary Gillespie is restoring the Col. Gillespie Circus to its former splendor after her father's death. With the help of her publicist boyfriend Jim, the sell-out crowds are returning to the big top. Egotistical equestrian star Senor Martinet, however, holds $60,000 of notes signed by the Colonel and due in 24 hours. When a mysterious shadowy figure is seen on the circus lot, and Martinet is murdered in the center ring during his performance, there are suspects aplenty, including Vindecco, Martinet's badly abused hunchback assistant.Boom Town
6.9
Overview:
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.The Texas Rangers
5.7
Overview:
It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to cope with. So the Ranger Major releases two men from prison who are familiar with the movements and locations used by Bass and his men and sends them out to find him.Rawhide
6.7
Overview:
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.You Nazty Spy!
7.2
Overview:
In this satire of the Nazis the Stooges are wallpaper hangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the King, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of Propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions.Life Begins with Love
5
Overview:
A spoiled playboy is forced to leave town to avoid the press, which latches on to his statement, while tipsy, that he will give away his fortune. He disguises himself and gets a job as a laborer at a day-care center. He finds himself attracted to the owner, a pretty young girl determined to make life better for her charges, and he soon begins to question his own priorities.Stick to Your Guns
5
Overview:
Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.The Phantom
6.2
Overview:
Two expeditions are trying to reach the Lost City of Zoloz -- one headed by Professor Davidson, a scientist who wants to establish an archaeological site, and the other by a greedy treasure hunter who wants to keep the fabled treasures of the city for himself. An agent of a foreign power also wants to establish a secret airbase there, so he stirs up the natives against The Phantom, who has been able to get them to stay peaceful so far. When The Phantom is murdered, his son takes his place and sets out to restore peace to the jungle and stop the agents' and the treasure hunters' nefarious plans.Rockin' Thru the Rockies
6.1
Overview:
The stooges are frontier guides leading a minstrel show west. When hostile Indians run the horses run off they are stranded. They must contend with a snow storm and a marauding bear as well the Indians. After almost killing each other ice fishing they solve their problems by rigging up a sail on the wagon and sailing west.Tell It to the Marines
6.4
Overview:
U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.City Streets
NYR
Overview:
When her mother dies, wheel-chair bound Winnie Brady is taken in by shopkeeper and neighbor "Uncle" Joe Carmine. Joe convinces Father Ryan to let him informally adopt her. Joe and Winnie live together with Tommy Devlin and his grandmother, Mrs. Devlin, and a dog Winnie names Muriel. Joe sells his shop to pay for an unsuccessful operation on Winnie's legs. This bankrupts Carmine, who then earns a meager living selling fruits and vegetables on the streets. Winnie is sent to live in an orphanage, and Carmine is discouraged from continuing his relationship with her. Carmine is so distraught by grief that he slowly begins to die. Winnie is brought to him by Father Ryan, and she finds the strength to stand and walk to his bedside and sings his favorite song, "Santa Maria." Later, after Winnie has acquired full use of her legs, Joe, in his new catering truck, takes the children on a picnic in the country.Terry and the Pirates
4.5
Overview:
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.The Amazing Mr. Williams
5.8
Overview:
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it by his devotion to duty. Maxine, in desperation, decides to take action and bring Kenny to the altar. Who will win, Maxine's curves or the glorious fight against crime?Acting
1952My Six Convicts as Guard
1952Rose of Cimarron as Clem Dawley
1951The Tooth Will Out as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited)
1951The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran (uncredited)
1951Government Agents vs Phantom Legion as Regan
1951The Texas Rangers as Unknown
1951Lorna Doone as Carth
1951Roar of the Iron Horse as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman
1951Don't Throw That Knife as Mr. Wycoff
1951Whirlwind as Lon Kramer
1951Rawhide as Hawley (uncredited)
1951Three Arabian Nuts as Hassan
1950Covered Wagon Raid as Henchman Grif
1950The Gunfighter as Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)
1950Rock Island Trail as Barton - Railroad Agitator
1950The Vanishing Westerner as Bartender
1950The Outriders as Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
1949Navajo Trail Raiders as Henchman Brad
1947Wyoming as Ed Lassiter
1947Bride and Gloom as Joe Keeler
1946Santa Fe Uprising as Henchman Luke Case
1946Lawless Breed as Bartley Mellon / Captain Isaac Mellon
1946Wild Beauty as John Andrews
1946Traffic in Crime as Jake Schultz
1946Get Along, Little Zombie as Unknown
1946The Three Troubledoers as Badlands Blackie
1946Lost City of the Jungle as Henchman Johnson
1946Song of Arizona as Henchman Bart
1946California Gold Rush as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer
1946Abilene Town as 'Cap' Ryker
1945Scarlet Street as Detective (uncredited)
1945Wagon Wheels Westward as Henchman Tuttle
1945Scared Stiff as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
1945Pistol Packin' Nitwits as Rawhide Pete
1945Off Again, On Again as Louie Derringer
1945Snooper Service as Unknown
1944Mystery of the Riverboat as Craig Cassard [Ch. 1]
1944Waterfront as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
1944Spook Town as Sam Benson
1944Lady in the Death House as Willis Millen
1944Crash Goes the Hash as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn
1943The Phantom as Tartar Chieftain (uncredited)
1943Cowboy in the Clouds as Roy Madison
1943Salute to the Marines as Cpl. Mosley
1943I Can Hardly Wait as Patient (uncredited)
1943Higher Than a Kite as Gen. Bommel (uncredited)
1943Batman as Agent Croft of Section 50
1943Riders of the Northwest Mounted as Victor Renaud
1942Pardon My Gun as Clint Hayes
1942City of Silent Men as Ed Muller
1942Vengeance of the West as Jeff Gorman
1942Jackass Mail as Jim Swade
1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die as Frank McLowery
1942Men of San Quentin as Butch Mason
1942Two Yanks in Trinidad as Sea Captain
1942Shut My Big Mouth as Henchman
1941Arizona Cyclone as Quirt Crenshaw
1941Sea Raiders as Mate on the 'Astoria'
1941Honky Tonk as Tough Man on Train (uncredited)
1941Stick to Your Guns as Nevada Teale
1941Mystery Ship as Van Brock
1941I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island as Jules
1941Billy the Kid as Kirby Claxton
1941The Roundup as Ed Crandall (as Richard Curtis)
1941So Ends Our Night as Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited)
1941Across the Sierras as Mitch Carew
1940The Son of Monte Cristo as Guard (Uncredited)
1940Three Men from Texas as Gardner
1940Ragtime Cowboy Joe as Bo Gilman
1940Wyoming as Corky - Henchman
1940Boom Town as Hiring Boss (uncredited)
1940Texas Stagecoach as Shoshone Larsen
1940Men Without Souls as Duke
1940Terry and the Pirates as Master Fang
1940Blazing Six Shooters as Lash Bender
1940Rockin' Thru the Rockies as Indian Chief (uncredited)
1940Bullets for Rustlers as Strang
1940Blondie on a Budget as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
1940Pioneers of the Frontier as Matt Brawley
1940You Nazty Spy! as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited)
1940Mandrake the Magician as Dorgan - Thug (Chs. 6-8)
1939My Son Is Guilty as Monk
1939The Awful Goof as Joe Mark
1939Two-Fisted Rangers as Dirk Hogan
1939The Taming of the West as Rawhide
1939The Stranger from Texas as Bat Stringer
1939Glove Slingers as Madigan - Kid Benson's Trainer (uncredited)
1939The Amazing Mr. Williams as Joe (uncredited)
1939Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)
1939Riders of Black River as Blaize Carewe
1939Outpost of the Mounties as Wade Beaumont
1939The Man They Could Not Hang as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney
1939Behind Prison Gates as Capt. Simmons
1939Overland with Kit Carson as Drake
1939Western Caravans as Mort Kohler
1939Yes, We Have No Bonanza as Maxey
1939Blind Alley as Trooper with Joe
1939Mandrake the Magician as Dorgan
1939Outside These Walls as Flint
1939Spoilers of the Range as Lobo Savage
1939Let Us Live as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1939We Want Our Mummy as Jackson (uncredited)
1939Flying G-Men as Korman
1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Heavy (uncredited)
1939North of Shanghai as Creighton
1939The Thundering West as Wolf Munro
1939Homicide Bureau as Radio Broadcaster (voice)
1938Smashing the Spy Ring as Williams (uncredited)
1938Rio Grande as Ed Barker
1938Flat Foot Stooges as Mr. Reardon
1938Blondie as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
1938Adventure in Sahara as Karnoldi
1938The Lady Objects as Jail Guard
1938West of the Santa Fe as Matt Taylor
1938Crashing Through Danger as Foreman
1938Juvenile Court as Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited)
1938Colorado Trail as Henchman Slash Driscoll
1938You Can't Take It with You as Strongarm Man (uncredited)
1938City Streets as Madden (uncredited)
1938The Main Event as Sawyer
1938Law of the Plains as Jim Fletcher
1938Rawhide as Henchman Butch
1938Time Out for Trouble as Louie Derringer
1938Women in Prison as Mac
1938Cattle Raiders as Unknown
1937The Shadow as Carlos
1937Outlaws of the Prairie as Dragg
1937The Old Wyoming Trail as Ed Slade
1937Murder in Greenwich Village as Campbell Security Guard
1937Life Begins with Love as Radical (uncredited)
1937The Game That Kills as Whitey
1937Boothill Brigade as Bull Berke
1937A Lawman Is Born as Lefty Drogan
1937Moonlight on the Range as Hank - Henchman
1937Guns in the Dark as Brace Stevens
1937The Frame-Up as Slim (uncredited)
1937Bar-Z Bad Men as Brent - Ranch Foreman
1937Two Gun Law as Len Edwards
1937Trail of Vengeance as Cartwright
1937The Gambling Terror as Dirk
1937Blake of Scotland Yard as Nicky
1937Valley of Terror as Henchman Buck
1937The Singing Buckaroo as Henchman Odie
1936Wild Horse Round-Up as Bill
1936Phantom Patrol as Henchman Josef
1936The Traitor as Morgan
1936Ghost Patrol as Henchman Charlie
1936The Lion's Den as Henchman Slim Burtis
1936Wildcat Trooper as Henri
1936Burning Gold as Swede
1935Racing Luck as 'Dynamite'
1935Skybound as Master of Ceremonies
1935Western Frontier as Pioneer Settler
1935Trails of the Wild as Henchman Roper
1935The Arizonian as Saloon Patron
1935Code of the Mounted as Henchman Snakey
1935The Nitwits as Cop on Stakeout
1935Mutiny Ahead as Stevens (as Richard Dye)
1935Northern Frontier as Henchman Pete (uncredited)
1933The Druggist's Dilemma as Man in Crowd
1933King Kong as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1932The Famous Ferguson Case as O'Toole (uncredited)
1930Up the River as New Inmate (uncredited)
1930Shooting Straight as Butch
1926Tell It to the Marines as Marine in Barracks