Ken curtis

American actor Ken Curtis on the set of the TV western 'Gunsmoke' during the taping of the episode titled 'Us Haggens,' June 14, 1962.

Ken Curtis, aka Festus Hagan.

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Ken Curtis may be remembered as Festus, but his career included everything from a run with a Country Music Hall of Fame act to roles in John Wayne movies.

Ken Curtis in Gunsmoke (1955)

Hollywood, California- Ken Curtis, , the singer who replaced Frank Sinatra with the old Tommy Dorsey band, is now known to millions of TV viewers as "Festus," on "Gunsmoke." Curtis makes his network...

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Ken Curtis as Festus and Milburn Stone as Doc in Gunsmoke (CBS 1959-66)

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Actor. Best known for his long-running role as Festus, the cantankerous deputy in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke. Born Curtis Wane Gates in Lamar, Colorado to Dan Gates and Millie Sneed Gates. His father was Sheriff of Las Animas, Colorado. He worked at the town jail and played the saxophone in high school. He...