Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), 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

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, 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

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. In most of his films, he played

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s or heavies. He made television appearances on ''

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''. He appeared in ''

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Spook Town ''Spook Town'' is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Mady Lawrence, Dick Curtis and Harry Harvey. The film was released on 3 June 1944, by ...

'', ''

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'', and many others. Curtis appeared in such

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films as ''

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'', ''

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'',

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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

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brought on by

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. Curtis's final appearance with the Stooges was as

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's dental patient in '' The Tooth Will Out'', filmed in February 1951. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

* '' Tell It to the Marines'' (1926) - Marine in Barracks (uncredited) * '' Shooting Straight'' (1930) - Butch * ''

Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role o ...

'' (1930) - New Inmate (uncredited) * '' The Silver Horde'' (1930) - Fight Spectator (uncredited) * ''

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''(1931) - Prisoner Buying Goobers (uncredited) * ''

Hell's House ''Hell's House'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film starring Junior Durkin, featuring Bette Davis and directed by Howard Higgin. The screenplay by Paul Gangelin and Ben Orkow, B. Harrison Orkow, set during the waning days of the Prohibition ...

'' (1932) - Cop on the Beat (uncredited) * ''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Co-leads Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman made their stage debuts in the first production and Rogers became an overnight sta ...

'' (1932) - Cowboy Giving Directions (uncredited) * '' The Famous Ferguson Case'' (1932) - O'Toole (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) * '' King Kelly of the U.S.A.'' (1934) - Otto - Palace Guard (uncredited) * ''

A Successful Failure ''A Successful Failure'' is a 1934 American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first film as director. There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film '' Your Uncl ...

'' (1934) - Man in Rally Crowd (uncredited) * '' The Silver Streak'' (1934) - Boulder Dam Foreman (uncredited) * '' Romance in Manhattan'' (1935) - Man at East River (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Hoodlum on Dock (uncredited) * '' Northern Frontier'' (1935) - Pete - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Mutiny Ahead'' (1935) - Stevens * ''

Wilderness Mail ''Wilderness Mail'' is a 1935 American adventure film The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality ...

'' (1935) - Jacques - Henchman * '' The Miracle Rider'' (1935, Serial) - Copelee (uncredited) * '' The Nitwits'' (1935) - Cop on Stakeout (uncredited) * '' Code of the Mounted'' (1935) - Snakey - Henchman * '' The Arizonian'' (1935) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Trails of the Wild'' (1935) - Henchman Roper * '' Western Frontier'' (1935) - Pioneer Settler (uncredited) * '' Condemned to Live'' (1935) - Villager at Pit Rim (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' Western Courage'' (1935) - Henchman Bat (uncredited) * '' Racing Luck'' (1935) - 'Dynamite' * ''Just My Luck'' (1935) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Federal Agent ''Federal Agent'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Barry Barringer. The film stars William Boyd, Irene Ware, Don Alvarado, Lenita Lane, George Cooper and Charles A. Browne. The film was released on April 1 ...

'' (1936) - Curbside Cabbie (uncredited) * '' Crashing Through Danger'' (1936) - Foreman * '' Burning Gold'' (1936) - Swede * '' Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' (1936) - Mike - Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Wildcat Trooper'' (1936) - Henri (uncredited) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1936) - Slim Burtis - Henchman * '' The Crooked Trail'' (1936) - Kirk - Miner (uncredited) * ''

Ghost Patrol ''Ghost Patrol'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot A scientific genius has invented a machine capable of causing planes to crash. He uses it on planes loaded with valuables. Various characters become involved in co ...

'' (1936) - Henchman Charlie * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Henchman Morgan * '' Phantom Patrol'' (1936) - Henchman Josef * ''

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'' (1936) - Vince - Frontiersman (uncredited) * '' Wild Horse Round-Up'' (1936) - Bill * ''

Valley of Terror ''Valley of Terror'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by John T. Neville, Sherman L. Lowe and Stanley Roberts. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Harley Wood, John Merton, Jack Ingram, Roger Williams, Hank B ...

'' (1937) - Buck - Henchman * '' The Singing Buckaroo'' (1937) - Odie - Henchman * '' Blake of Scotland Yard'' (1937) - Nicky - Henchman * '' The Gambling Terror'' (1937) - Henchman Dick * ''Headline Crasher'' (1937) - Joe (uncredited) * ''

Trail of Vengeance ''Trail of Vengeance'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Fred Myton and George H. Plympton, and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Iris Meredith, Warner Richmond, Karl Hackett, Earle Hodgins and Frank LaRue. ...

'' (1937) - Cartwright - Henchman * '' Motor Madness'' (1937) - Sailor (uncredited) * '' Two Gun Law'' (1937) - Len Edwards * '' Bar-Z Bad Men'' (1937) - Henchman Brent * '' The Frame-Up'' (1937) - Slim (uncredited) * '' Guns in the Dark'' (1937) - Brace Stevens * '' A Lawman Is Born'' (1937) - Lefty Drogan * '' One Man Justice'' (1937) - Henchman Hank Skinner * '' Boothill Brigade'' (1937) - Bull Berke * ''

The Game That Kills ''The Game That Kills'' is a 1937 American mystery film, mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth. Plot After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it ...

'' (1937) - Whitey * '' Moonlight on the Range'' (1937) - Hank - Henchman * '' Life Begins with Love'' (1937) - Radical (uncredited) * ''

Counsel for Crime ''Counsel for Crime'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery and Jacqueline Wells. Plot Following his graduation from law school, Senator Robert Maddox's (Hall) adopted son Paul (Montgomery ...

'' (1937) - Hood (uncredited) * '' Murder in Greenwich Village'' (1937) - Campbell Security Guard (uncredited) * '' The Old Wyoming Trail'' (1937) - Ed Slade * '' Outlaws of the Prairie'' (1937) - Dragg * '' Paid to Dance'' (1937) - Mike Givens * ''

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'' (1937) - Carlos * '' Little Miss Roughneck'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Tex (uncredited) * '' Cattle Raiders'' (1938) - Ed Munro * '' Who Killed Gail Preston?'' (1938) - Henchman Mike * ''Women in Prison'' (1938) - Mac * ''

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'' (1938) - Butch - Saunders Henchman * '' Call of the Rockies'' (1938) - Matt Stark * '' Law of the Plains'' (1938) - Jim Fletcher * '' The Lone Wolf in Paris'' (1938) - Palace Vault Guard (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Guard (uncredited) * '' The Main Event'' (1938) - Sawyer * '' Squadron of Honor'' (1938) - Craig * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1938) - Link Murdock * '' City Streets'' (1938) - Madden - County Welfare Officer (uncredited) * '' South of Arizona'' (1938) - Ed Martin * '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Strongarm Man (uncredited) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) - Henchman Slash Driscoll * ''

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'' (1938) - Detective Capturing Dutch Adams (uncredited) * '' West of the Santa Fe'' (1938) - Matt Taylor * '' The Spider's Web'' (1938, Serial) - Malloy (uncredited) * '' The Lady Objects'' (1938) - Jail Guard (uncredited) * '' Adventure in Sahara'' (1938) - Karnoldi * '' Blondie'' (1938) - Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Ed Barker * ''

Flat Foot Stooges ''Flat Foot Stooges'' is a 1938 short subject directed by Charley Chase starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 35th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starr ...

'' (1938, Short) - Mr. Reardon * '' The Little Adventuress'' (1938) - Race Starter (uncredited) * '' Smashing the Spy Ring'' (1938) - Williams (uncredited) * '' Homicide Bureau'' (1939) - Radio Broadcaster (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Thundering West ''The Thundering West'', also known as ''Trail of the Tumbleweed'', is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson Sam Nelson (1896–1963) was an American film director who worked from the end of the silent era through the early ...

'' (1939) - Wolf Munro * '' North of Shanghai'' (1939) - Creighton * '' The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' (1939) - Heavy (uncredited) * ''

Flying G-Men ''Flying G-Men'' is a 15-episode 1939 adventure film Film serial, directed by James W. Horne and Ray Taylor. The serial was the sixth of the 57 serials released by Columbia. Four "Flying G-Men" battle with enemy saboteurs intent on destroying ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Henchman Korman * '' My Son Is a Criminal'' (1939) - Gangster (uncredited) * '' We Want Our Mummy'' (1939, Short) - Jackson (uncredited) * '' Let Us Live'' (1939) - Convict on Death Row (uncredited) * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * '' Blind Alley'' (1939) - Trooper with Joe (uncredited) * '' Spoilers of the Range'' (1939) - Lobo Savage * '' Outside These Walls'' (1939) - Flint * ''

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'' (1939, Serial) - Dorgan - Henchman (Chs. 6–8) * ''

'' (1939, Short) - Maxey * '' Missing Daughters'' (1939) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Western Caravans'' (1939) - Mort Kohler * '' Overland with Kit Carson'' (1939, Serial) - Drake - Henchman * '' Behind Prison Gates'' (1939) - Capt. Simmons * '' The Man They Could Not Hang'' (1939) - Jury Foreman Clifford Kearney * '' Riders of Black River'' (1939) - Blaize Carewe * '' Outpost of the Mounties'' (1939) - Wade Beaumont * '' Those High Grey Walls'' (1939) - Convict (uncredited) * '' Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise'' (1939, Short) - Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited) * '' The Taming of the West'' (1939) - Rawhide * ''

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'' (1939) - Guard * '' The Amazing Mr. Williams'' (1939) - Joe (uncredited) * '' The Stranger from Texas'' (1939) - Bat Stringer * '' Two-Fisted Rangers'' (1939) - Henchman Dirk Hogan * '' My Son Is Guilty'' (1939) - Monk * ''

'' (1940, Short) - Mr. Ohnay (uncredited) * '' Pioneers of the Frontier'' (1940) - Matt Brawley * '' Blondie on a Budget'' (1940) - Tony - Mechanic (uncredited) * '' Bullets for Rustlers'' (1940) - Strang * ''

Rockin' Thru the Rockies ''Rockin' thru the Rockies'' is a 1940 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 45th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures s ...

'' (1940, Short) - Indian Chief (uncredited) * '' Blazing Six Shooters'' (1940) - Lash Bender * ''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Master Fang * '' Men Without Souls'' (1940) - Duke * '' Texas Stagecoach'' (1940) - Shoshone Larsen * '' Boom Town'' (1940) - Hiring Boss (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Corky - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Ragtime Cowboy Joe'' (1940) - Bo Gilman * ''

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'' (1940) - Gardner - Henchman * '' The Son of Monte Cristo'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * '' So Ends Our Night'' (1941) - Gestapo Stormtrooper (uncredited) * '' Across the Sierras'' (1941) - Mitch Carew * '' The Round Up'' (1941) - Ed Crandall * ''

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'' (1941) - Kirby Claxton * ''

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island ''I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and written by Karl Brown. The film stars Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Kilian, Charles Halton and Dick Curtis. The film was ...

'' (1941) - Jules * '' Mystery Ship'' (1941) - Van Brock * '' Stick to Your Guns'' (1941) - Nevada Teale * ''

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'' (1941) - Tough Man on Train (uncredited) * '' Sea Raiders'' (1941, Serial) - Mate on the 'Astoria' hs. 4-5(uncredited) * '' Arizona Cyclone'' (1941) - Quirt Crenshaw * '' Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring'' (1941) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Shut My Big Mouth'' (1942) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Two Yanks in Trinidad'' (1942) - Sea Captain * '' Men of San Quentin'' (1942) - Butch Mason * '' Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'' (1942) - Frank McLowery * '' Jackass Mail'' (1942) - Jim Swade * '' Vengeance of the West'' (1942) - Jeff Gorman * '' City of Silent Men'' (1942) - Frank Muller * '' Pardon My Gun'' (1942) - Clint Hayes (uncredited) * ''

You Can't Beat the Law ''You Can't Beat the Law'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen; also known as ''Prison Mutiny'' (American TV title). Plot Johnny Gray (Edward Norris) is a self-proclaimed playboy. Gray's car is found at the scene of a crime; a ...

'' (1943) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * '' Riders of the Northwest Mounted'' (1943) - Victor Renaud (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943, Serial) - Agent Croft of Section 50 h. 10-12(uncredited) * ''

Higher Than a Kite ''Higher Than a Kite'' is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 72nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...

'' (1943, Short) - Gen. Bommel (uncredited) * '' Salute to the Marines'' (1943) - Cpl. Mosley * ''

The Cross of Lorraine ''The Cross of Lorraine'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer war film about French Prisoner of war, prisoners of war escaping a German prison camp and joining the French Resistance. Directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly, ...

'' (1943) - Nazi Guard in Village (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Cannery Foreman (uncredited) * '' Cowboy in the Clouds'' (1943) - Roy Madison * ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The char ...

'' (1943, Serial) - Tartar Chieftain (uncredited) * '' Crash Goes the Hash'' (1944, Short) - Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn * '' Lady in the Death House'' (1944) - Willis Millen * '' Hey, Rookie'' (1944) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Gambler's Choice'' (1944) - Mr. Hadley (uncredited) * '' The Black Parachute'' (1944) - German Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) - Sam Benson * '' Waterfront'' (1944) - Drunken Sailor (uncredited) * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944, Serial) - Craig Cassard * '' High Powered'' (1945) - Worker (uncredited) * '' The Master Key'' (1945, Serial) - Reicher (uncredited) * '' The Great John L.'' (1945) - Waldo (uncredited) * '' Blonde from Brooklyn'' (1945) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' Scared Stiff'' (1945) - Bus Driver (uncredited) * ''

Wagon Wheels Westward ''Wagon Wheels Westward'' is a 1945 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft and ...

'' (1945) - Henchman Tuttle * ''

Scarlet Street ''Scarlet Street'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel ''La Chienne'' (liter ...

'' (1945) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest ''The Bandit of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan. Plot Robin Hood's son ( Cornel Wilde) returns to ...

'' (1946) - Castle Gate Guard (uncredited) * '' Abilene Town'' (1946) - 'Cap' Ryker * '' The Scarlet Horseman'' (1946, Serial) - Jed (Ch 2) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) - Chopin - the Harmonica Killer * '' Song of Arizona'' (1946) - Henchman Bart * '' Lost City of the Jungle'' (1946) - Johnson * '' The Three Troubledoers'' (1946, Short) - Badlands Blackie * '' Traffic in Crime'' (1946) - Jake Schultz * '' Wild Beauty'' (1946) - John Andrews * '' Lawless Breed'' (1946) - Bartley Mellon and Captain Isaac Mellon * '' Santa Fe Uprising'' (1946) - Henchman Luke Case * ''

Renegade Girl ''Renegade Girl'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), western film directed by William Berke and starring Ann Savage (actress), Ann Savage, Alan Curtis (American actor), Alan Curtis and Edward Brophy. It was one of a few movies made by the shor ...

'' (1946) - Joe Barnes * ''

'' (1947) - Ed Lassiter * '' Navajo Trail Raiders'' (1949) - Henchman Brad * '' The Outriders'' (1950) - Outrider at Dance (uncredited) * '' Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) - Charlie - Sailor in Bar (uncredited) * '' Wabash Avenue'' (1950) - Jim - Poker Player (uncredited) * '' The Vanishing Westerner'' (1950) - Bartender * '' Rock Island Trail'' (1950) - Barton - Railroad Agitator (uncredited) * '' The Gunfighter'' (1950) - Townsman at Funeral (uncredited) * '' Covered Wagon Raid'' (1950) - Henchman Grif * '' The Sun Sets at Dawn'' (1950) - Guard (uncredited) * '' The Jackpot'' (1950) - Moving Man (uncredited) * '' Three Arabian Nuts'' (1951, Short) - Hassan * '' Inside Straight'' (1951) - Marshal (uncredited) * ''

'' (1951) - Hawley (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Lon Kramer * ''

Don't Throw That Knife ''Don't Throw That Knife'' is a 1951 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 131st entry in the series released by Columbia ...

'' (1951, Short) - Mr. Wycoff * '' Roar of the Iron Horse - Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail'' (1951) - Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by R. D. Blackmore, first published in three volumes in London in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particu ...

'' (1951) - Garth (uncredited) * '' The Texas Rangers'' (1951) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * '' Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion'' (1951) - Regan * '' The Red Badge of Courage'' (1951) - Veteran (uncredited) * '' The Tooth Will Out'' (1951, Short) - Shemp's Last Patient (uncredited) * '' Chicago Calling'' (1951) - Road Gang Foreman (uncredited) * '' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) - Clem Dawley * '' My Six Convicts'' (1952) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Bronco Buster'' (1952) - Bartender (uncredited) (final film role)

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