Personal Info
کن کورتیس
Ken Curtis
Acting
Biography
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 s…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
Conagher
as Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Kelly Sutton
Lost
as Wyatt Cosgrove
California Gold Rush
as Kentuck
Legend of the Wild
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Once Upon a Starry Night
as Uncle Ned
Pony Express Rider
as Jed Richardson
Robin Hood
as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
TV Shows
Battleground
as Captain Howard W. Gilmore (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Airwolf
as Cecil Carnes Sr. · 1 ep.
The Yellow Rose
as Hoyt Coryell · 22 ep.
Vega$
1 ep.
Black Beauty
as Howard Jakes · 5 ep.
How the West Was Won
as Orville Gant · 1 ep.
Grizzly Adams
as Uncle Ned · 1 ep.
Musik ist Trumpf
as Self · 1 ep.
Petrocelli
1 ep.
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self · 1 ep.
