
Dick Curtis
Actor · Died January 3, 1952, aged 49 · Newport, Kentucky, USA
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 11, 1902
- January 3, 1952 (aged 49)
- Newport, Kentucky, USA
- Actor
- 47 on MovieCove · 171 credits in all
What are Dick Curtis' films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
Light 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 0
Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 2
Steady 13 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Butch - Saunders Henchman in Rawhide (1938)
- Shadowas Mitch Carew in Across the Sierras (1941)
- Shadowas Regan in Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Dick Curtis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).
- The Gunfighter (1950) · actor · free
- Scarlet Street (1945) · actor · free
- So Ends Our Night (1941) · actor · free
- Blondie (1938) · actor · free
- Three Men from Texas (1940) · actor · free
- Whirlwind (1951) · actor · free
- The Outriders (1950) · actor · free
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) · actor · free
- Abilene Town (1946) · actor · free
- Lost City of the Jungle (1946) · actor · free
- Batman (1943) · actor · free
- Up the River (1930) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Scarlet Street (1945) · actor
- Three Men from Texas (1940) · actor
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) · actor
- Abilene Town (1946) · actor
- Rawhide (1938) · actor
- Northern Frontier (1935) · actor
- A Lawman Is Born (1937) · actor
- Song of Arizona (1946) · actor
- Ghost Patrol (1936) · actor
- Crashing Through Danger (1936) · actor
- The Gunfighter (1950) · actor · free
- Scarlet Street (1945) · actor · free
- Whirlwind (1951) · actor · free
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) · actor · free
- Abilene Town (1946) · actor · free
- The Texas Rangers (1951) · actor · free
- Rawhide (1938) · actor · free
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951) · actor · free
- Best Westerns Ever, show their 5 titles on Best Westerns Ever
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- FilmBox+, show their 2 titles on FilmBox+
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- IndieFlix, show their 2 titles on IndieFlix
- Best TV Ever, show their title on Best TV Ever
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Dick Curtis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
171 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

My Six Convicts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Rose of Cimarron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Tooth Will Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Red Badge of Courage(1951)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Texas Rangers(1951)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Roar of the Iron Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Don't Throw That Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Whirlwind(1951)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Rawhide(1951)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Three Arabian Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Covered Wagon Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Gunfighter(1950)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Rock Island Trail(1950)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Vanishing Westerner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Outriders(1950)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Navajo Trail Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Bride and Gloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Santa Fe Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Lawless Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Wild Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Traffic in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Get Along, Little Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Three Troubledoers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Lost City of the Jungle(1946)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Song of Arizona(1946)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
California Gold Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Abilene Town(1946)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Scarlet Street(1945)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Wagon Wheels Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Scared Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Pistol Packin' Nitwits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Off Again, On Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Snooper Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Waterfront(1944)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Spook Town(1944)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lady in the Death House(1944)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Crash Goes the Hash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Cowboy in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Salute to the Marines(1943)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
I Can Hardly Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Higher Than a Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Batman(1943)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Riders of the Northwest Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Pardon My Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
City of Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Vengeance of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Jackass Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Men of San Quentin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Two Yanks in Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Shut My Big Mouth(1942)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Arizona Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Sea Raiders(1941)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Honky Tonk(1941)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Stick to Your Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Mystery Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Billy the Kid(1941)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

So Ends Our Night(1941)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Across the Sierras(1941)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Son of Monte Cristo(1940)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Three Men from Texas(1940)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Ragtime Cowboy Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Boom Town(1940)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Texas Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Men Without Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Terry and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Blazing Six Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Rockin' Thru the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Bullets for Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Pioneers of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

You Nazty Spy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

My Son Is Guilty(1939)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Awful Goof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Two-Fisted Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Taming of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Stranger from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Glove Slingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Riders of Black River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Outpost of the Mounties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Behind Prison Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Overland with Kit Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Western Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blind Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Outside These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Spoilers of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

We Want Our Mummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Flying G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
North of Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Thundering West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Homicide Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Smashing the Spy Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Flat Foot Stooges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Blondie(1938)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Adventure in Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Lady Objects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

West of the Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Crashing Through Danger(1936)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Juvenile Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Colorado Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
South of Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

City Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

West of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Main Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Law of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Call of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Rawhide(1938)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Time Out for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Women in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Cattle Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Outlaws of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Old Wyoming Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Life Begins with Love(1937)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Game That Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Boothill Brigade(1937)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
One Man Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

A Lawman Is Born(1937)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Moonlight on the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Guns in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Frame-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Bar-Z Bad Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Two Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Motor Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Trail of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Gambling Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Blake of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Valley of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Singing Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Wild Horse Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Phantom Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Traitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Ghost Patrol(1936)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Lion's Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Wildcat Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Burning Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Racing Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Skybound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Western Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Trails of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Arizonian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Code of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Nitwits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Mutiny Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Northern Frontier(1935)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Wilderness Mail(1935)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)The Druggist's Dilemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

King Kong(1933)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Famous Ferguson Case(1932)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Up the River(1930)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Shooting Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Tell It to the Marines(1926)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 170 titles from 1926 to 1952.
Film career
- 1930Screen debut· Up the River
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Dick Curtis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th18
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser17
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Dick Curtis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dick Curtis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Newfield shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Sam NewfieldShared titles: A Lawman Is Born (1937), Boothill Brigade (1937), Crashing Through Danger (1936), Ghost Patrol (1936)See all 4 shared titles with Sam Newfield

- Ray TaylorShared titles: Lost City of the Jungle (1946), Rawhide (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Taylor

Writers
- Harold ShumateShared titles: Abilene Town (1946), My Son Is Guilty (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Shumate
- Karl BrownShared titles: My Son Is Guilty (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Karl Brown
- George H. PlymptonShared titles: A Lawman Is Born (1937), Boothill Brigade (1937)See all 2 shared titles with George H. Plympton
- Harry F. OlmstedShared titles: A Lawman Is Born (1937), Boothill Brigade (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Harry F. Olmsted
Actors
- Edmund CobbShared titles: Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951), Song of Arizona (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Edmund Cobb

- Harry HarveyShared titles: Whirlwind (1951), Spook Town (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Harvey

- Edgar BuchananShared titles: Abilene Town (1946), My Son Is Guilty (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Edgar Buchanan

- Keye LukeShared titles: Lost City of the Jungle (1946), Salute to the Marines (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Keye Luke

Cinematographers and editors
- John EnglishShared titles: Whirlwind (1951), Crashing Through Danger (1936), Ghost Patrol (1936), Wilderness Mail (1935)See all 4 shared titles with John English

- Benjamin H. KlineShared titles: My Son Is Guilty (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin H. Kline
- William A. LyonShared titles: My Son Is Guilty (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 2 shared titles with William A. Lyon
- Bert LongeneckerShared titles: A Lawman Is Born (1937), Boothill Brigade (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Bert Longenecker
Producers
- A.W. HackelShared titles: A Lawman Is Born (1937), Boothill Brigade (1937)See all 2 shared titles with A.W. Hackel
- Leslie SimmondsShared titles: Crashing Through Danger (1936), Ghost Patrol (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Leslie Simmonds
- Sigmund NeufeldShared titles: Crashing Through Danger (1936), Ghost Patrol (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Sigmund Neufeld



