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Dick Curtis
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
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King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) 
Rawhide
as Hawley (uncredited) 
Scarlet Street
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as Detective (uncredited) 
Abilene Town
as 'Cap' Ryker 
Batman
as Agent Croft of Section 50 
Blondie
as Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited) 
The Man They Could Not Hang
as Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney 
The Outriders
as Outrider at Dance (uncredited) 
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Josef 
Blondie on a Budget
as Tony - Mechanic (uncredited) 
Stick to Your Guns
as Nevada Teale 
Up the River
as New Inmate (uncredited) 
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
as Regan 
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Frank McLowery 
Moonlight on the Range
as Hank - Henchman 
Taming of the West
as Rawhide 
Three Men from Texas
as Gardner 
Salute to the Marines
as Cpl. Mosley 
Billy the Kid
as Kirby Claxton 
Whirlwind
as Lon Kramer 
The Lion's Den
as Henchman Slim Burtis 
Ghost Patrol
as Henchman Charlie 
I Can Hardly Wait
as Patient (uncredited) 
Guns in the Dark
as Brace Stevens 
Don't Throw That Knife
as Mr. Wycoff 
Higher Than a Kite
as Gen. Bommel (uncredited) 
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Maxey 
We Want Our Mummy
as Jackson (uncredited) 
Code of the Mounted
as Henchman Snakey 
Tell It to the Marines
as Marine in Barracks 
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Brent - Ranch Foreman 
Spook Town
as Sam Benson 
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Indian Chief (uncredited) 
Wyoming
as Ed Lassiter 
You Nazty Spy!
as Mr. Ohnay (uncredited) 
The Tooth Will Out
as Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited) 
City Streets
as Madden (uncredited) 
Lady in the Death House
as Willis Millen 
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Matt Brawley 
A Lawman Is Born
as Lefty Drogan 
Crash Goes the Hash
as Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn 
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Nicky 
Rawhide
as Henchman Butch 
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Henchman Tuttle 
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited) 
California Gold Rush
as Chopin - the Harmonica Killer 
Santa Fe Uprising
as Henchman Luke Case