Tall, hulking character actor Dick Curtis spent years at Columbia Pictures menacing everyone from cowboy star Charles Starrett to the slapstick team of The Three Stooges. Curtis, unlike many movie villains, showed a genuine flair for comedy--especially physical comedy--in his many appearances in the studio's two-reelers and could do a double-take...See full bio »
Curtis, along with fellow cowboy actor Russell Hayden, helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in Southern California that was used for many film and TV westerns.
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