Ken Curtis

Actor

Born: July 2, 1916
Died: April 28, 1991 (age 74)
From: 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…

Filmography (46)

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)
Self
Conagher (1991)
Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
Kelly Sutton
Lost (1983)
Wyatt Cosgrove
Legend of the Wild (1981)
California Gold Rush (1981)
Kentuck
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
Self
Once Upon a Starry Night
Once Upon a Starry Night (1978)
Uncle Ned
Pony Express Rider (1976)
Jed Richardson
Robin Hood (1973)
Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Joe
How the West Was Won (1962)
Corporal Ben (uncredited)
Two Rode Together (1961)
Greeley Clegg
The Alamo (1960)
Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Freckles (1960)
Wessner
My Dog, Buddy (1960)
Dr. Lusk
The Killer Shrews (1959)
Jerry Farrell
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Cpl. Wilkie
Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run (1959)
The Young Land (1959)
Lee Hearn
Escort West (1959)
Trooper Burch
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Monsignor Killian
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Fred Mueller
Spring Reunion (1957)
Al
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
John Dale Price
The Growler Story (1957)
Captain Howard W. Gilmore
5 Steps to Danger (1956)
FBI Agent Jim Anderson (uncredited)
The Searchers (1956)
Charlie McCorry
Mister Roberts (1955)
Dolan
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Specialty (uncredited)