Ken Curtis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 2, 1916, Lamar, Colorado, USA
- Died
- April 28, 1991
- Movies
- 50
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 family moved to Las Animas, the county seat of Bent County, so that his father, Dan Sullivan Gates, could run for sheriff. The campaign was successful, and Gates served from 1926 to 1931 as Bent County sheriff.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1992 | John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | Self |
| 1991 | Conagher | Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher |
| 1988 | Once Upon a Texas Train | Kelly Sutton |
| 1986 | Ein Abend für Freddy Quinn | Self |
| 1983 | Lost | Wyatt Cosgrove |
| 1981 | Legend of the Wild | |
| 1981 | California Gold Rush | Kentuck |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self |
| 1978 | Once Upon a Starry Night | Uncle Ned |
| 1976 | Pony Express Rider | Jed Richardson |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Nutsy - A Vulture (voice) |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Joe |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Corporal Ben (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Greeley Clegg |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Capt. Almeron Dickinson |
| 1960 | Freckles | Wessner |
| 1960 | My Dog, Buddy | Dr. Lusk |
| 1959 | The Killer Shrews | Jerry Farrell |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Cpl. Wilkie |
| 1959 | Woman on the Run | |
| 1959 | The Young Land | Lee Hearn |
| 1959 | Escort West | Trooper Burch |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Monsignor Killian |
| 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Fred Mueller |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Al |
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | John Dale Price |
| 1957 | The Growler Story | Captain Howard W. Gilmore |
| 1956 | 5 Steps to Danger | FBI Agent Jim Anderson (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Searchers | Charlie McCorry |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Dolan |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Specialty (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Dermot Fahy (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard | Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers |
| 1951 | Don Daredevil Rides Again | Lee Hadley / Don Daredevil |
| 1950 | Rio Grande | Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Call of the Forest | Bob Brand |
| 1949 | Stallion Canyon | Curt Benson |
| 1949 | Riders of the Pony Express | Tom Blake |
| 1947 | Over the Santa Fe Trail | Curt Mason |
| 1946 | Lone Star Moonlight | Curt Norton |
| 1946 | Singing on the Trail | Curt Stanton |
| 1946 | Cowboy Blues | Curt Durant |
| 1946 | That Texas Jamboree | Curt Chambers |
| 1946 | Throw a Saddle on a Star | Curt Walker |
| 1945 | Out of the Depths | Buck Clayton |
| 1945 | Song of the Prairie | Dan Tyler |
| 1945 | Rhythm Round-Up | Jimmy Benson |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1960 | My Dog, Buddy | Producer |
| 1959 | The Killer Shrews | Producer |
| 1959 | The Giant Gila Monster | Producer |
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