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Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series Gunsmoke. Although he appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles, he was first cast as Festus in season 8 episode 13, December 8, 1962 "Us Haggens". His next appearance was Season 9, episode 2, October 5, 1963 as Kyle Kelly, in "Lover Boy". Curtis joined the cast of Gunsmoke permanently as Festus in "Prairie Wolfer", season 9 episode 16, January 18, 1964.
Birth Name
Curtis Wain Gates
Born
Sunday, 02 July 1916
Died
Sunday, 28 April 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Jerry Farrell | 2014 |
| Battleground | Captain Howard W. Gilmore | 2004 |
| Legends of the West | Actor in 'Cheyenne Autumn' | 1992 |
| John Wayne's 'the Alamo' | Self | 1992 |
| Conagher | Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher | 1991 |
| Legend of the Wild | 1988 | |
| In the Heat of the Night | Tom McCauley | 1988 |
| Once Upon a Texas Train | Kelly Sutton | 1988 |
| Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Festus Haggen (flashback sequence) | 1987 |
| Airwolf | Cecil Carnes Sr. | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Jerry Farrell | 2014 |
| Battleground | Captain Howard W. Gilmore | 2004 |
| Legends of the West | Actor in 'Cheyenne Autumn' | 1992 |
| John Wayne's 'the Alamo' | Self | 1992 |
| Conagher | Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher | 1991 |
| Legend of the Wild | 1988 | |
| In the Heat of the Night | Tom McCauley | 1988 |
| Once Upon a Texas Train | Kelly Sutton | 1988 |
| Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Festus Haggen (flashback sequence) | 1987 |
| Airwolf | Cecil Carnes Sr. | 1984 |
| Lost | Wyatt Cosgrove | 1983 |
| The Yellow Rose | Hoyt Coryell | 1983 |
| California Gold Rush | Kentuck | 1981 |
| Vega$ | Digger Dennison | 1978 |
| Black Beauty | Howard Jakes | 1978 |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Uncle Ned | 1977 |
| Pony Express Rider | Jed Richardson | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Orville Gant | 1976 |
| Musik ist Trumpf | Self - Singer | 1975 |
| Petrocelli | Harry Underwood | 1974 |
| Robin Hood | Nutsy - A Vulture / Nutsy - A Vulture (voice) | 1973 |
| The World of Sport Fishing | 1972 | |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'Rio Grande' | 1971 |
| The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | 1969 |
| The Secret of Wendel Samson | Festus Haggen | 1966 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Joe | 1964 |
| How the West Was Won | Cpl. Ben | 1962 |
| Ripcord | Jim Buckley / Ken Buckley | 1961 |
| Two Rode Together | Greeley Clegg | 1961 |
| The Alamo | Capt. Almeron Dickinson | 1960 |
| Freckles | Wessner | 1960 |
| The Aquanauts | Horton / Head Waiter | 1960 |
| My Dog, Buddy | Dr. Lusk | 1960 |
| The Killer Shrews | Jerry Farrell | 1959 |
| The Horse Soldiers | Cpl. Wilkie | 1959 |
| The Young Land | Lee Hearn | 1959 |
| Escort West | Trooper Burch | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Vic Slade | 1959 |
| The Last Hurrah | Monsignor Killian | 1958 |
| The Missouri Traveler | Fred Mueller | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Dean | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Tim Durant | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Pappy Lightfoot / Kyle Cleatus | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Curley / Lucky Laski / Monk / Skinner Monk / Tom Strickland | 1957 |
| Spring Reunion | Al | 1957 |
| The Wings of Eagles | John Dale Price | 1957 |
| The Growler Story | Captain Howard W. Gilmore | 1957 |
| 5 Steps to Danger | FBI Agent Jim Anderson | 1956 |
| The Searchers | Charlie McCorry | 1956 |
| Gunsmoke | Festus / Brisco / Frank Eaton / Jesse / Kyle / Phil Jacks / Scout | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Major Hendericks | 1955 |
| Mister Roberts | Dolan | 1955 |
| The Long Gray Line | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1955 |
| The Quiet Man | Dermot Fahy | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Skinner Graydon | 1952 |
| Fighting Coast Guard | Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers | 1951 |
| Don Daredevil Rides Again | Lee Hadley / Don Daredevil | 1951 |
| Rio Grande | Donnelly - Regimental Singer | 1950 |
| Everybody's Dancin' | Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers | 1950 |
| Call of the Forest | Bob Brand | 1949 |
| Stallion Canyon | Curt Benson | 1949 |
| Riders of the Pony Express | Tom Blake - posing as Tom Bledsoe / Tom Blake | 1949 |
| Over the Santa Fe Trail | Curt Mason | 1947 |
| 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 | 1946 |
| Out of the Depths | Buck Clayton | 1945 |
| Song of the Prairie | Dan Tyler | 1945 |
| Rhythm Round-Up | Jimmy Benson | 1945 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Giant Gila Monster | 1962 |
| My Dog, Buddy | 1960 |
| The Killer Shrews | 1959 |
