Ken Curtis
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...
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...
Known For
Robin Hood
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
The Searchers
as Charlie McCorry
The Alamo
as Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Cast Credits
Conagher
as Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Kelly Sutton
Lost
as Wyatt Cosgrove
California Gold Rush
as Kentuck
Once Upon a Starry Night
as Uncle Ned
Pony Express Rider
as Jed Richardson
Robin Hood
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Joe
How the West Was Won
as Corporal Ben (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
as Greeley Clegg
The Alamo
as Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Freckles
as Wessner
My Dog, Buddy
as Dr. Lusk
The Killer Shrews
as Jerry Farrell
The Horse Soldiers
as Cpl. Wilkie
The Young Land
as Lee Hearn
Escort West
as Trooper Burch
The Last Hurrah
as Monsignor Killian
The Missouri Traveler
as Fred Mueller
Spring Reunion
as Al
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dale Price
The Growler Story
as Captain Howard W. Gilmore
5 Steps to Danger
as FBI Agent Jim Anderson (uncredited)
The Searchers
as Charlie McCorry
Mister Roberts
as Dolan
The Long Gray Line
as Specialty (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Dermot Fahy (uncredited)
Fighting Coast Guard
as Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers