Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis
Person

Ken Curtis

Actor 1916-07-02 Lamar, Colorado, USA

Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the Western television series Gunsmoke. Early years Born on July 2, 1916 as the youngest of three boys in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis lived his first 10 years on a ranch on Muddy Creek in eastern Bent County. In 1926, the family moved to Las Animas, the county seat of Bent County, so that his father, Dan Sullivan Gates, could run for sheriff. ...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1973 · Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956 · Charlie McCorry

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952 · Dermot Fahy (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962 · Corporal Ben (uncredited)

Airwolf

Airwolf

1984 · Cecil Carnes Sr.

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960 · Capt. Almeron Dickinson

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950 · Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959 · Cpl. Wilkie

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955 · Dolan

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961 · Greeley Clegg

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964 · Joe

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · Tim Durant

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Festus

The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews

1959 · Jerry Farrell

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957 · John Dale Price

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958 · Monsignor Killian

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

1955 · Specialty (uncredited)

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Vic Slade

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · TV