Gunsmoke
1955
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Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942. Curtis may have served simply as insurance against Sinatra's likely defection, and it ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Contents1 Who was Ken Curtis?2 Education and early life3 Roles in movies4 Roles in TV series5 Other credits6 Awards and nominations7 Career as a singer8 Love life and wife9 Interesting facts and hobbies10 Height, eyes and wealth Who was Ken Curtis? The late American actor and singer Ken Cutis was born Curtis Wain Gates in
Ken Curtis. Actor: Gunsmoke. Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly types he played, many people would be surprised to hear that Ken Curtis wasn't actually born in the south but in the small town of Las Animas, Colorado, the son of the town sheriff. They would probably be even more surprised to learn that he began his show business career as a singer in ...
Ken Curtis. Actor: Gunsmoke. Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly types he played, many people would be surprised to hear that Ken Curtis wasn't actually born in the south but in the small town of Las Animas, Colorado, the son of the town sheriff. They would probably be even more surprised to learn that he began his show business career as a singer in ...
Dec 2, 2022 · Gunsmoke actor Ken Curtis enthusiastically played Festus Haggen ever since the show introduced him to audiences. He ultimately became a fan favorite for many viewers around the world. Nevertheless ...
May 1, 1991 · Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who played the scruffy deputy Festus on the television series "Gunsmoke," died in his sleep on Sunday at his home.
May 1, 1991 · Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who played the scruffy deputy Festus on the television series Gunsmoke, has died. He was 74. Curtis died in his sleep Sunday at his home, said A.C. Lyle, a producer ...
Apr 29, 1991 · Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillon's sidekick on the long-running television western ``Gunsmoke,' has died at age 74.
Apr 30, 1991 · FRESNO, Calif. -- Actor Ken Curtis, who as a youngster worked in his father's Colorado jail and went on to portray a scruffy deputy named Festus on 'Gunsmoke,' has died. He was 74. Curtis, found ...
Photos THE YOUNG LAND, Ken Curtis, 1959 CALL OF THE FOREST, from left: Charlie Hughes, Ken Curtis, 1949 TWO RODE TOGETHER, Harry Carey, Jr., Ken Curtis, 1961 CALL OF THE FOREST, third, fourth and ...
