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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. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles (such as “Brisco” in S4E32’s “Change of Heart").
Nov 8, 2023 · Ken’s debut film role was playing Band Singer in the 1941 short musical “Shep Fields and His New Music with Ken Curtis”, then after demobilization, the year 1945 saw him appear in three movies: the musical comedy “Rhythm Round-Up”, the romantic musical “Song of the Prairie”, and the war drama “Out of the Depths”.
Ken Curtis was an actor and singer who played Festus Hagen on 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
Ken Curtis (1916-1991) was a versatile performer who appeared in films, TV shows and musicals. He is best known for his role as Festus in Gunsmoke, and for his singing career with Tommy Dorsey orchestra.
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- Lamar, Colorado, USA
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- Fresno, California, USA
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. He was 74 years old. His death was attributed to ...
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 long-running television series “Gunsmoke.”. Curtis fully inhabited the role of the perennially disheveled and unshaven Festus, a man with a unique hillbilly accent who could be curmudgeonly and comical at the ...
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Ken Curtis was a singer, actor and producer who appeared in many westerns and John Ford films. He is best known as Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke and as the father-in-law of John Ford.
