Ken Curtis
American actor and singer
Ken Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles. His first appearance as Festus was in season 8, episode 13, "Us... Wikipedia
Born: July 2, 1916, Lamar, CO
Died: April 28, 1991 (age 74 years), Fresno, CA
Spouse: Torrie Ahern Connelly (m. 1966–1991), Barbara Ford (m. 1952–1964), and Lorraine Page (m. 1943)
Music group: Sons of the Pioneers (1949 – 1953)
Height: 6′ 0″
Parents: Dan Gates and Nellie Sneed Gates
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Ken Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke ...
Curtis branched out into film production in the 1950s with two extremely low-budget monster films, The Killer Shrews (1959) and The Giant Gila Monster (1959), ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Ken Curtis had an album called ''Gunsmoke's Festus Sings And Talks 'Bout Dodge City 'N Stuff'' · 1. Festus Tells About His Home Town · 2. My ...
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 ...
Dec 4, 2021 · For more than a decade, actor Ken Curtis played Festus Haggen, the loyal sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillion (star James Arness) on the ...
Ken Curtis is known as an Actor and Producer. Some of his work includes Robin Hood, The Searchers, The Horse Soldiers, The Alamo, The Killer Shrews, ...
Curtis branched out into film production in the 1950s with two extremely low-budget monster films, The Killer Shrews (1959) and The Giant Gila Monster (1959), ...