Actor

Ken Curtis

July 2, 1916 · Lamar, Colorado, USA

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. Curtis was the quarterback of his Bent County High School football team and played clarinet in the school band. He graduated in 1935. During World War II, Curtis served in the U.S.

Notable work

7.3
Robin Hood (1973)
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
7.7
The Searchers (1956)
as Charlie McCorry
7.3
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Dermot Fahy (uncredited)
7
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Corporal Ben (uncredited)
7.6
Airwolf (1984)
as Cecil Carnes Sr.
7.1
The Alamo (1960)
as Capt. Almeron Dickinson
6.8
Rio Grande (1950)
as Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)

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