Ken Curtis

Person

Ken Curtis

Born 2 July 1916 Died 28 April 1991, aged 74 Lamar, Colorado, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
29age in their first credit on record (1945)
59years on screen and counting
11credits in 1957, their busiest year
65dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Conagher poster Age: 74

Conagher

1991
as Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher
Once Upon a Texas Train poster Age: 72

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988
as Kelly Sutton
Lost poster Age: 67

Lost

1983
as Wyatt Cosgrove
Legend of the Wild poster Age: 65

Legend of the Wild

1981
California Gold Rush poster Age: 65

California Gold Rush

1981
as Kentuck
No poster
Age: 62

Once Upon a Starry Night

1978
as Uncle Ned
Pony Express Rider poster Age: 60

Pony Express Rider

1976
as Jed Richardson
Robin Hood poster Age: 57

Robin Hood

1973
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
Cheyenne Autumn poster Age: 48

Cheyenne Autumn

1964
as Joe
How the West Was Won poster Age: 46

How the West Was Won

1962
as Corporal Ben (uncredited)
Two Rode Together poster Age: 44

Two Rode Together

1961
as Greeley Clegg
The Alamo poster Age: 44

The Alamo

1960
as Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Freckles poster Age: 44

Freckles

1960
as Wessner
My Dog, Buddy poster Age: 44

My Dog, Buddy

1960
as Dr. Lusk
The Killer Shrews poster Age: 42

The Killer Shrews

1959
as Jerry Farrell
The Horse Soldiers poster Age: 42

The Horse Soldiers

1959
as Cpl. Wilkie
No poster
Age: 42

Woman on the Run

1959
The Young Land poster Age: 42

The Young Land

1959
as Lee Hearn
Escort West poster Age: 42

Escort West

1959
as Trooper Burch
The Last Hurrah poster Age: 42

The Last Hurrah

1958
as Monsignor Killian
The Missouri Traveler poster Age: 41

The Missouri Traveler

1958
as Fred Mueller
Spring Reunion poster Age: 40

Spring Reunion

1957
as Al
The Wings of Eagles poster Age: 40

The Wings of Eagles

1957
as John Dale Price
The Growler Story poster Age: 40

The Growler Story

1957
as Captain Howard W. Gilmore
5 Steps to Danger poster Age: 40

5 Steps to Danger

1956
as FBI Agent Jim Anderson (uncredited)
The Searchers poster Age: 39

The Searchers

1956
as Charlie McCorry
Mister Roberts poster Age: 39

Mister Roberts

1955
as Dolan
The Long Gray Line poster Age: 38

The Long Gray Line

1955
as Specialty (uncredited)
The Quiet Man poster Age: 36

The Quiet Man

1952
as Dermot Fahy (uncredited)
Fighting Coast Guard poster Age: 34

Fighting Coast Guard

1951
as Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers
Don Daredevil Rides Again poster Age: 34

Don Daredevil Rides Again

1951
as Lee Hadley / Don Daredevil
Rio Grande poster Age: 34

Rio Grande

1950
as Donnelly - Regimental Singer (uncredited)
Call of the Forest poster Age: 33

Call of the Forest

1949
as Bob Brand
Stallion Canyon poster Age: 32

Stallion Canyon

1949
as Curt Benson
Riders of the Pony Express poster Age: 32

Riders of the Pony Express

1949
as Tom Blake
Over the Santa Fe Trail poster Age: 30

Over the Santa Fe Trail

1947
as Curt Mason
Lone Star Moonlight poster Age: 30

Lone Star Moonlight

1946
as Curt Norton
Singing on the Trail poster Age: 30

Singing on the Trail

1946
as Curt Stanton
Cowboy Blues poster Age: 30

Cowboy Blues

1946
as Curt Durant
That Texas Jamboree poster Age: 29

That Texas Jamboree

1946
as Curt Chambers
Throw a Saddle on a Star poster Age: 29

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946
as Curt Walker
No poster
Age: 29

Out of the Depths

1945
as Buck Clayton
Song of the Prairie poster Age: 29

Song of the Prairie

1945
as Dan Tyler
Rhythm Round-Up poster Age: 29

Rhythm Round-Up

1945
as Jimmy Benson
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 87

Battleground

2004
as Captain Howard W. Gilmore (archive footage)
Airwolf poster Age: 67

Airwolf

1984
as Cecil Carnes Sr.
The Yellow Rose poster Age: 67

The Yellow Rose

1983
as Hoyt Coryell
Vega$ poster Age: 62

Vega$

1978
Black Beauty poster Age: 61

Black Beauty

1978
as Howard Jakes
Grizzly Adams poster Age: 60

Grizzly Adams

1977
as Uncle Ned
How the West Was Won poster Age: 60

How the West Was Won

1977
How the West Was Won poster Age: 60

How the West Was Won

1977
as Orville Gant
Petrocelli poster Age: 58

Petrocelli

1974
Ripcord poster Age: 45

Ripcord

1961
as Jim Buckley
Rawhide poster Age: 42

Rawhide

1959
as Vic Slade
Sea Hunt poster Age: 41

Sea Hunt

1958
Perry Mason poster Age: 41

Perry Mason

1957
as Tim Durant
Wagon Train poster Age: 41

Wagon Train

1957
as Kyle Cleatus
Wagon Train poster Age: 41

Wagon Train

1957
as Pappy Lightfoot
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 41

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 41

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Monk
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 41

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Skinner Monk
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 41

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Curley
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 41

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Tom Strickland
Gunsmoke poster Age: 39

Gunsmoke

1955
as Festus
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