Curtis was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W.

[2] Curtis's early acting experience included work at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

[3] In the summer of 1950, Curtis portrayed Adam Conway in the comedy Detective's Wife on CBS television.

As Curtis D. Rudolf, he ministered in the First Church of Religious Science in New York City before he became leader-director of the Church of Religious Science in Philadelphia.

[2] On May 22, 1997, Curtis died in Desert Hot Springs, California.