Dick Curtis
Richard Dye, known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career.
Early years
Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye and Elizabeth Faulkner Dye.
Career
After having limited work in Hollywood, Curtis acted on stage in New York and toured in a variety of productions from 1926 to 1930.
Standing at, 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.
Curtis appeared in such Three Stooges films as Yes, We Have No Bonanza, You Nazty Spy!, Rockin' thru the Rockies and The Three Troubledoers.
Pioneertown
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. The project was done in partnership with Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers.
Personal life
Curtis was married to silent-film actress Ruth Sullivan, who survived him.
Death
Curtis died at age 49 of pneumonia brought on by lung cancer. Curtis's final appearance with the Stooges was as Shemp Howard's dental patient in The Tooth Will Out, filmed in February 1951.
He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Selected filmography
Tell It to the Marines - Marine in Barracks Shooting Straight - ButchUp the River - New Inmate The Silver Horde - Fight Spectator Secret Service - Prisoner Buying Goobers Hell's House - Cop on the Beat Girl Crazy - Cowboy Giving Directions The Famous Ferguson Case - O'Toole King Kong - Member of Ship's Crew King Kelly of the U.S.A. - Otto - Palace Guard A Successful Failure - Man in Rally Crowd The Silver Streak - Boulder Dam Foreman Romance in Manhattan - Man at East River Clive of India - Hoodlum on Dock Northern Frontier - Pete - Henchman Mutiny Ahead - StevensWilderness Mail - Jacques - HenchmanThe Miracle Rider - Copelee The Nitwits - Cop on Stakeout Code of the Mounted - Snakey - HenchmanThe Arizonian - Henchman Trails of the Wild - Henchman RoperWestern Frontier - Pioneer Settler Condemned to Live - Villager at Pit Rim Skybound - Master of Ceremonies Western Courage - Henchman Bat Racing Luck - 'Dynamite'Just My Luck - Henchman Federal Agent - Curbside Cabbie Crashing Through Danger - ForemanBurning Gold - SwedeGo-Get-'Em, Haines - Mike - Cab Driver Wildcat Trooper - Henri The Lion's Den - Slim Burtis - HenchmanThe Crooked Trail - Kirk - Miner Ghost Patrol - Henchman CharlieThe Traitor - Henchman MorganPhantom Patrol - Henchman JosefDaniel Boone - Vince - Frontiersman Wild Horse Round-Up - BillValley of Terror - Buck - HenchmanThe Singing Buckaroo - Odie - HenchmanBlake of Scotland Yard - Nicky - HenchmanThe Gambling Terror - Henchman DickHeadline Crasher - Joe Trail of Vengeance - Cartwright - HenchmanMotor Madness - Sailor Two Gun Law - Len EdwardsBar-Z Bad Men - Henchman BrentThe Frame-Up - Slim Guns in the Dark - Brace StevensA Lawman Is Born - Lefty DroganOne Man Justice - Henchman Hank SkinnerBoothill Brigade - Bull BerkeThe Game That Kills - WhiteyMoonlight on the Range - Hank - HenchmanLife Begins with Love - Radical Counsel for Crime - Hood Murder in Greenwich Village - Campbell Security Guard The Old Wyoming Trail - Ed SladeOutlaws of the Prairie - DraggPaid to Dance - Mike GivensThe Shadow - CarlosLittle Miss Roughneck - Penitentiary - Tex Cattle Raiders - Ed MunroWho Killed Gail Preston? - Henchman MikeWomen in Prison - MacRawhide - Butch - Saunders HenchmanCall of the Rockies - Matt StarkLaw of the Plains - Jim FletcherThe Lone Wolf in Paris - Palace Vault Guard Reformatory - Guard The Main Event - SawyerSquadron of Honor - CraigWest of Cheyenne - Link MurdockCity Streets - Madden - County Welfare Officer South of Arizona - Ed MartinYou Can't Take It with You - Strongarm Man The Colorado Trail - Henchman Slash DriscollJuvenile Court - Detective Capturing Dutch Adams West of the Santa Fe - Matt TaylorThe Spider's Web - Malloy The Lady Objects - Jail Guard Adventure in Sahara - KarnoldiBlondie - Daily Gazette Reporter Rio Grande - Ed BarkerFlat Foot Stooges - Mr. ReardonThe Little Adventuress - Race Starter Smashing the Spy Ring - Williams Homicide Bureau - Radio Broadcaster The Thundering West - Wolf MunroNorth of Shanghai - CreightonThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt - Heavy Flying G-Men - Henchman KormanMy Son Is a Criminal - Gangster We Want Our Mummy - Jackson Let Us Live - Convict on Death Row Romance of the Redwoods - Gas Station Attendant Blind Alley - Trooper with Joe Spoilers of the Range - Lobo SavageOutside These Walls - FlintMandrake the Magician - Dorgan - Henchman Yes, We Have No Bonanza - MaxeyMissing Daughters - Henchman Western Caravans - Mort KohlerOverland with Kit Carson - Drake - HenchmanBehind Prison Gates - Capt. SimmonsThe Man They Could Not Hang - Jury Foreman Clifford KearneyRiders of Black River - Blaize CareweOutpost of the Mounties - Wade BeaumontThose High Grey Walls - Convict Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise - Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat The Taming of the West - RawhideScandal Sheet - GuardThe Amazing Mr. Williams - Joe The Stranger from Texas - Bat StringerTwo-Fisted Rangers - Henchman Dirk HoganMy Son Is Guilty - MonkYou Nazty Spy! - Mr. Ohnay Pioneers of the Frontier - Matt BrawleyBlondie on a Budget - Tony - Mechanic Bullets for Rustlers - StrangRockin' Thru the Rockies - Indian Chief Blazing Six Shooters - Lash BenderTerry and the Pirates - Master FangMen Without Souls - DukeTexas Stagecoach - Shoshone LarsenBoom Town - Hiring Boss Wyoming - Corky - Henchman Ragtime Cowboy Joe - Bo GilmanThree Men from Texas - Gardner - HenchmanThe Son of Monte Cristo - Guard So Ends Our Night - Gestapo Stormtrooper Across the Sierras - Mitch CarewThe Round Up - Ed CrandallBilly the Kid - Kirby ClaxtonI Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island - JulesMystery Ship - Van BrockStick to Your Guns - Nevada TealeHonky Tonk - Tough Man on Train Sea Raiders - Mate on the 'Astoria' Arizona Cyclone - Quirt CrenshawEllery Queen and the Murder Ring - Policeman Shut My Big Mouth - Henchman Two Yanks in Trinidad - Sea CaptainMen of San Quentin - Butch MasonTombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die - Frank McLoweryJackass Mail - Jim SwadeVengeance of the West - Jeff GormanCity of Silent Men - Frank MullerPardon My Gun - Clint Hayes You Can't Beat the Law - Prison Guard Riders of the Northwest Mounted - Victor Renaud Batman - Agent Croft of Section 50 Higher Than a Kite - Gen. Bommel Salute to the Marines - Cpl. MosleyThe Cross of Lorraine - Nazi Guard in Village Jack London - Cannery Foreman Cowboy in the Clouds - Roy MadisonThe Phantom - Tartar Chieftain Crash Goes the Hash - Prince Shaam of UbeedarnLady in the Death House - Willis MillenHey, Rookie - Sergeant Gambler's Choice - Mr. Hadley The Black Parachute - German Lieutenant Spook Town - Sam BensonWaterfront - Drunken Sailor Mystery of the River Boat - Craig CassardHigh Powered - Worker The Master Key - Reicher The Great John L. - Waldo Blonde from Brooklyn - Soldier Scared Stiff - Bus Driver Wagon Wheels Westward - Henchman TuttleScarlet Street - Detective The Bandit of Sherwood Forest - Castle Gate Guard Abilene Town - 'Cap' RykerThe Scarlet Horseman - Jed California Gold Rush - Chopin - the Harmonica KillerSong of Arizona - Henchman BartLost City of the Jungle - JohnsonThe Three Troubledoers - Badlands BlackieTraffic in Crime - Jake SchultzWild Beauty - John AndrewsLawless Breed - Bartley Mellon and Captain Isaac MellonSanta Fe Uprising - Henchman Luke CaseRenegade Girl - Joe BarnesWyoming - Ed LassiterNavajo Trail Raiders - Henchman BradThe Outriders - Outrider at Dance Cargo to Capetown - Charlie - Sailor in Bar Wabash Avenue - Jim - Poker Player The Vanishing Westerner - BartenderRock Island Trail - Barton - Railroad Agitator The Gunfighter - Townsman at Funeral Covered Wagon Raid - Henchman GrifThe Sun Sets at Dawn - Guard The Jackpot - Moving Man Three Arabian Nuts - HassanInside Straight - Marshal Rawhide - Hawley Whirlwind - Lon KramerDon't Throw That Knife - Mr. WycoffRoar of the Iron Horse - Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail - Campo - The Baron's Chief GunmanLorna Doone - Garth The Texas Rangers - Prison Guard Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion - ReganThe Red Badge of Courage - Veteran The Tooth Will Out - Shemp's Last Patient Chicago Calling - Road Gang Foreman Rose of Cimarron - Clem DawleyMy Six Convicts - Guard Bronco Buster - Bartender