ACTOR

Ken Curtis

1916 - 1991

Photo of Ken Curtis

Icon of person Ken Curtis

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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ken Curtis is the 5,880th most popular actor (down from 5,252nd in 2024), the 9,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,657th in 2019) and the 2,702nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ken Curtis by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Curtis ranks 5,880 out of 13,578. Before him are James Robertson Justice, Inga Tidblad, Frank Whaley, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Chris Ellis, and Benji Gregory. After him are Darry Cowl, Sandrine Kiberlain, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Vladimir Andreyev, Emma Suárez, and Judd Nelson.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ken Curtis ranks 256. Before him are Gaylord Nelson, Don Keefer, Margaret Lockwood, Krystyna Feldman, Lee Cronbach, and Blas de Otero. After him are Gyula Prassler, Ignacio Trelles, Kazimierz Brandys, Lidia Wysocka, Richard K. Guy, and I. J. Good. Among people deceased in 1991, Ken Curtis ranks 222. Before him are Cesare Merzagora, Daniel Mann, Moshe Castel, Daniel Oduber Quirós, Grete Mostny, and Fritz Riess. After him are Florence B. Seibert, Cliff Bastin, Alden Sanborn, Henri Louveau, Oreste Corbatta, and Stan Mortensen.

Others Born in 1916

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1991

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Curtis ranks 9,109 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Bradley (1943), Frank Whaley (1963), Chris Ellis (1956), and Benji Gregory (1978). After him are Judd Nelson (1959), Henry Clay Frick (1849), George Mehnert (1881), Vincent Matthews (1947), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Frank Robinson (1935), and Carly Fiorina (1954).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ken Curtis ranks 2,703. Before him are Bill Camp (1961), Hilarie Burton (1982), James Michael Tyler (1962), Frank Whaley (1963), Chris Ellis (1956), and Benji Gregory (1978). After him are Judd Nelson (1959), Judy Reyes (1967), John Billingsley (1960), Michael Rapaport (1970), Tony Dalton (1975), and Barton MacLane (1902).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous