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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.
Festus Haggen (played by Ken Curtis) is Matt Dillon's deputy marshal and one of the main characters of Gunsmoke who would first appear in the Season 8 episode "Us Haggens" (episode #13, December 8, 1962). Originally starting as a scruffy hillman who wanted revenge on his uncle for killing his...
Festus Haggen, portrayed by Ken Curtis, was a beloved deputy marshal on Gunsmoke who provided comic relief, wisdom, and moral guidance. Learn how he evolved from a comical vengeance-seeker to a central, multifaceted figure in the classic TV Western series.
Ken Curtis was an actor and singer who played Festus Hagen, the scruffy deputy in Gunsmoke (1955). He also appeared in films with John Wayne and John Ford, and sang with Tommy Dorsey and the Sons of the Pioneers.
- July 2, 1916
- April 28, 1991
Dec 2, 2022 · Festus Haggen actor Ken Curtis was once worried about replacing 'Gunsmoke' actor Dennis Weaver's Chester Goode, but soon realized why Festus was better.
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), but he is best known for his long-running role as Festus Hagen, the scruffy, cantankerous deputy in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke (1955).
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Oct 23, 2022 · Gunsmoke actor Ken Curtis brought Festus Haggen to the television show for more than half of its run. However, the personality of the character came from John Ford’s The Searchers, which...
