
Born 1916 — Died 1991
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 fa…
69
Filmography
0
Slates Featured
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'(1992)
as Self

Conagher(1991)
as Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher

Once Upon a Texas Train(1988)
as Kelly Sutton

Lost(1983)In catalog
as Wyatt Cosgrove

Legend of the Wild(1981)

California Gold Rush(1981)
as Kentuck

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion(1979)
as Self
Once Upon a Starry Night(1978)
as Uncle Ned

Pony Express Rider(1976)
as Jed Richardson

Robin Hood(1973)
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)

Cheyenne Autumn(1964)
as Joe

How the West Was Won(1962)
as Corporal Ben (uncredited)

Two Rode Together(1961)
as Greeley Clegg

The Alamo(1960)
as Capt. Almeron Dickinson

Freckles(1960)
as Wessner

My Dog, Buddy(1960)
as Dr. Lusk

The Killer Shrews(1959)
as Jerry Farrell

The Horse Soldiers(1959)
as Cpl. Wilkie
Woman on the Run(1959)

The Young Land(1959)
as Lee Hearn

Escort West(1959)
as Trooper Burch

The Last Hurrah(1958)
as Monsignor Killian

The Missouri Traveler(1958)
as Fred Mueller

Spring Reunion(1957)
as Al

The Wings of Eagles(1957)
as John Dale Price

The Growler Story(1957)
as Captain Howard W. Gilmore

5 Steps to Danger(1956)
as FBI Agent Jim Anderson (uncredited)

The Searchers(1956)
as Charlie McCorry

Mister Roberts(1955)
as Dolan

The Long Gray Line(1955)
as Specialty (uncredited)

The Quiet Man(1952)
as Dermot Fahy (uncredited)

Fighting Coast Guard(1951)
as Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers

Don Daredevil Rides Again(1951)
as Lee Hadley / Don Daredevil

Rio Grande(1950)
as Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)

Call of the Forest(1949)
as Bob Brand

Stallion Canyon(1949)
as Curt Benson

Riders of the Pony Express(1949)
as Tom Blake

Over the Santa Fe Trail(1947)
as Curt Mason

Lone Star Moonlight(1946)
as Curt Norton

Singing on the Trail(1946)
as Curt Stanton

Cowboy Blues(1946)
as Curt Durant

That Texas Jamboree(1946)
as Curt Chambers

Throw a Saddle on a Star(1946)
as Curt Walker
Out of the Depths(1945)
as Buck Clayton

Song of the Prairie(1945)
as Dan Tyler

Rhythm Round-Up(1945)
as Jimmy Benson
Ken Curtishasn’t been picked in any published slate yet.

The Yellow Rose(1983)
as Hoyt Coryell