Filmography
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Known For
Gunsmoke Festus / Festus Haggen / Brisco / Frank Eaton / Jesse / Kyle / Phil Jacks / Scout (1959-1975) -
The Searchers Charlie McCorry (1956) -
Robin Hood Nutsy - A Vulture (1973) -
Known For
The Horse Soldiers Cpl. Wilkie (1959) -
Actor
Conagher Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher (1991) -
In the Heat of the Night Tom McCauley (1990) -
Once Upon a Texas Train Kelly Sutton (1988) -
Airwolf Cecil Carnes Sr. (1986) -
The All American Cowboy (1985) -
The Yellow Rose Hoyt Coryell (1983-1984) -
Lost Wyatt Cosgrove (1983) -
Legend of the Wild (1981) -
California Gold Rush Kentuck (1981) -
How the West Was Won Orville Gant (1979) -
![Vega$]( "Vega$")
Vega$ Digger Dennison (1979) -
![The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams]( "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams")
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Uncle Ned (1978) -
![Once Upon a Starry Night]( "Once Upon a Starry Night")
Once Upon a Starry Night Uncle Ned (1978) -
![Black Beauty]( "Black Beauty")
Black Beauty Howard Jakes (1978) -
![Pony Express Rider]( "Pony Express Rider")
Pony Express Rider Jed Richardson (1976) -
![Petrocelli]( "Petrocelli")
Petrocelli Harry Underwood (1976) -
![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke Festus (1959-1975) -
![Robin Hood]( "Robin Hood")
Robin Hood Nutsy - A Vulture (1973) -
![Cheyenne Autumn]( "Cheyenne Autumn")
Cheyenne Autumn Joe (1964) -
![Death Valley Days]( "Death Valley Days")
Death Valley Days Skinner Graydon (1964) -
![Ripcord]( "Ripcord")
Ripcord Jim Buckley (1961-1963) -
![How the West Was Won]( "How the West Was Won")
How the West Was Won Cpl. Ben (1962) -
![Have Gun - Will Travel]( "Have Gun - Will Travel")
Have Gun - Will Travel Lucky Laski (1959-1962) -
![The Aquanauts]( "The Aquanauts")
The Aquanauts Head Waiter (1961) -
![Two Rode Together]( "Two Rode Together")
Two Rode Together Greeley Clegg (1961) -
![Sea Hunt]( "Sea Hunt")
Sea Hunt Dean (1961) -
![The Case of the Dangerous Robin]( "The Case of the Dangerous Robin")
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![Rawhide]( "Rawhide")
Rawhide Vic Slade (1961) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train Kyle Cleatus (1960) -
![Perry Mason]( "Perry Mason")
Perry Mason Tim Durant (1960) -
![The Alamo]( "The Alamo")
The Alamo Capt. Almeron Dickinson (1960) -
![Freckles]( "Freckles")
Freckles Wessner (1960) -
![My Dog, Buddy]( "My Dog, Buddy")
My Dog, Buddy Dr. Lusk (1960) -
![The Killer Shrews]( "The Killer Shrews")
The Killer Shrews Jerry Farrell (1959) -
![The Horse Soldiers]( "The Horse Soldiers")
The Horse Soldiers Cpl. Wilkie (1959) -
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![The Young Land]( "The Young Land")
The Young Land Lee Hearn (1959) -
![Escort West]( "Escort West")
Escort West Trooper Burch (1959) -
![The Last Hurrah]( "The Last Hurrah")
The Last Hurrah Monsignor Killian (1958) -
![The Missouri Traveler]( "The Missouri Traveler")
The Missouri Traveler Fred Mueller (1958) -
![The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]( "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp")
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Major Hendericks (1957) -
![Spring Reunion]( "Spring Reunion")
Spring Reunion Al (1957) -
![The Wings of Eagles]( "The Wings of Eagles")
The Wings of Eagles John Dale Price (1957) -
![5 Steps to Danger]( "5 Steps to Danger")
5 Steps to Danger FBI Agent Jim Anderson (1956) -
![The Searchers]( "The Searchers")
The Searchers Charlie McCorry (1956) -
![Mister Roberts]( "Mister Roberts")
Mister Roberts Dolan (1955) -
![The Long Gray Line]( "The Long Gray Line")
The Long Gray Line Undetermined Secondary Role (1955) -
![The Quiet Man]( "The Quiet Man")
The Quiet Man Dermot Fahy (1952) -
![Fighting Coast Guard]( "Fighting Coast Guard")
Fighting Coast Guard Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers (1951) -
![Don Daredevil Rides Again]( "Don Daredevil Rides Again")
Don Daredevil Rides Again Lee Hadley (1951) -
![Rio Grande]( "Rio Grande")
Rio Grande Donnelly - Regimental Singer (1950) -
![Everybody's Dancin']( "Everybody's Dancin'")
Everybody's Dancin' Ken - Member Sons of the Pioneers (1950) -
![Call of the Forest]( "Call of the Forest")
Call of the Forest Bob Brand (1949) -
![Stallion Canyon]( "Stallion Canyon")
Stallion Canyon Curt Benson (1949) -
Riders of the Pony Express Tom Blake - posing as Tom Bledsoe (1949)
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![Over the Santa Fe Trail]( "Over the Santa Fe Trail")
Over the Santa Fe Trail Curt Mason (1947) -
![Lone Star Moonlight]( "Lone Star Moonlight")
Lone Star Moonlight Curt Norton (1946) -
![Singing on the Trail]( "Singing on the Trail")
Singing on the Trail Curt Stanton (1946) -
![Cowboy Blues]( "Cowboy Blues")
Cowboy Blues Curt Durant (1946) -
![That Texas Jamboree]( "That Texas Jamboree")
That Texas Jamboree Curt Chambers (1946) -
![Throw a Saddle on a Star]( "Throw a Saddle on a Star")
Throw a Saddle on a Star Curt Walker (1946) -
Out of the Depths Buck Clayton (1945)
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![Song of the Prairie]( "Song of the Prairie")
Song of the Prairie Dan Tyler (1945) -
![Rhythm Round-Up]( "Rhythm Round-Up")
Rhythm Round-Up Jimmy Benson (1945) -
ActorShep Fields and His New Music with Ken Curtis Ken Curtis - Band Singer (1941)
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Soundtrack
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![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke (1964-1975) -
![Ripcord]( "Ripcord")
Ripcord (1961) -
![Have Gun - Will Travel]( "Have Gun - Will Travel")
Have Gun - Will Travel (1960) -
![The Searchers]( "The Searchers")
The Searchers (1956) -
![Hannah Lee: An American Primitive]( "Hannah Lee: An American Primitive")
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![The Quiet Man]( "The Quiet Man")
The Quiet Man (1952) -
![Call of the Forest]( "Call of the Forest")
Call of the Forest (1949) -
Riders of the Pony Express (1949)
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![Over the Santa Fe Trail]( "Over the Santa Fe Trail")
Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947) -
![Lone Star Moonlight]( "Lone Star Moonlight")
Lone Star Moonlight (1946) -
![Singing on the Trail]( "Singing on the Trail")
Singing on the Trail (1946) -
![Cowboy Blues]( "Cowboy Blues")
Cowboy Blues (1946) -
![That Texas Jamboree]( "That Texas Jamboree")
That Texas Jamboree (1946) -
![Throw a Saddle on a Star]( "Throw a Saddle on a Star")
Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946) -
![Song of the Prairie]( "Song of the Prairie")
Song of the Prairie (1945) -
Soundtrack
![Rhythm Round-Up]( "Rhythm Round-Up")
Rhythm Round-Up (1945) -
Producer
![My Dog, Buddy]( "My Dog, Buddy")
My Dog, Buddy (1960) -
![The Killer Shrews]( "The Killer Shrews")
The Killer Shrews (1959) -
Producer
![The Giant Gila Monster]( "The Giant Gila Monster")
The Giant Gila Monster (1959) -
Archive footage
![Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks]( "Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks")
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Battleground (2006)
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![The Secret of Wendel Samson]( "The Secret of Wendel Samson")
The Secret of Wendel Samson (2005) -
![Det går en kjempe gjennom landet]( "Det går en kjempe gjennom landet")
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![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)
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![Legends of the West]( "Legends of the West")
Legends of the West (1992) -
![Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge]( "Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge")
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) -
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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Archive footage
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![The American West of John Ford]( "The American West of John Ford")
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
1 win.Did You Know
Trivia
Introduced the western standard "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" to movie audiences.
Quotes
I'm really proud of Gunsmoke (1955). We put on a good show every week, one that families could all watch together without offending anyone.
Trademark
The role of Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke (1955).
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Curtis Wain Gates
Lamar, Colorado, USA
Died
(age 74)
Fresno, California, USA
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