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Ken Curtis - Wikipedia

Ken Curtis

American actor and singer (1916–1991)

For other people with the same name, see Kenneth Curtis.

Ken Curtis

Curtis as Festus Haggen 1964

Born

Curtis Wain Gates


(1916-07-02)July 2, 1916

Lamar, Colorado, U.S.

DiedApril 28, 1991(1991-04-28) (aged 74)

Fresno, California, U.S.

Occupations
Years active1941–1991
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Spouses

Lorraine Page

(m. 1943, divorced)​

Barbara Ford

(m. 1952; div. 1964)​

Torrie Ahern Connelly

(m. 1966)​
Children2

Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates;[1] July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991)[2] was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke.

Early years

Born the youngest of three boys in Lamar in Prowers County Ken Curtis: The Singing Cowboy Who Became a TV Legend - The Legit LUNA