Ken Curtis
ActingBorn
July 2, 1916
Died
April 28, 1991
Place of Birth
Lamar, Colorado, USA
Biography
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 fam…
Known For
Filmography
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
Conagher
1991
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
Lost
1983
Legend of the Wild
1981
California Gold Rush
1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978
Pony Express Rider
1976
Robin Hood
1973
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
How the West Was Won
1962
Two Rode Together
1961
The Alamo
1960
Freckles
1960
My Dog, Buddy
1960
The Killer Shrews
1959
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Woman on the Run
1959
The Young Land
1959
Escort West
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
The Missouri Traveler
1958
Spring Reunion
1957
The Wings of Eagles
1957
The Growler Story
1957
5 Steps to Danger
1956
The Searchers
1956
Mister Roberts
1955
The Long Gray Line
1955
The Quiet Man
1952
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951
Rio Grande
1950
Call of the Forest
1949
Stallion Canyon
1949
Riders of the Pony Express
1949
Over the Santa Fe Trail
1947
Lone Star Moonlight
1946
Singing on the Trail
1946
Cowboy Blues
1946
That Texas Jamboree
1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946
Out of the Depths
1945
Song of the Prairie
1945
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
Battleground
2004
Airwolf
1984
The Yellow Rose
1983
Vega$
1978
Black Beauty
1978
Grizzly Adams
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
How the West Was Won
1977
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
Petrocelli
1974
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
Ripcord
1961
Rawhide
1959
Sea Hunt
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Gunsmoke
1955