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Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942.
Kenneth Merwin Curtis (born February 8, 1931) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat from Maine.He was the Secretary of State of Maine from 1965 to 1966, the Governor of Maine from 1967 to 1975, and the United States Ambassador to Canada from 1979 to 1981.
Ken Curtis (1949–53, 1955–57 recordings) lead vocals Tommy Doss (1949–67, 1972) baritone vocals Dale Warren (1952–2008) lead and baritone vocals, string bass/electric bass, 2nd Trail Boss
With Ken Curtis, 1974. In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with different actors for various reasons (William Conrad was judged too obese to play Matt Dillon on camera, Georgia Ellis wasn't viewed as quite telegenic enough to portray Kitty on television, etc.).
The city of Clovis, California has a statue of Festus (Ken Curtis) on Polasky Avenue in the district they refer to as "Oldtown Clovis." It has been on display there for many years. 2600:1700:8460:4EB0:6801:2757:1030:B6BD ( talk ) 04:25, 29 August 2022 (UTC) [ reply ]
Kenneth Curtis may refer to: Kenneth M. Curtis (born 1931), former American Governor, Ambassador, party chairman, and lawyer; Kenneth L. Curtis (born 1965), initially found incompetent to stand trial for the killing of his girlfriend, found competent 10 years later; Ken Curtis (1916–1991), American singer and actor
His co-star was Ken Curtis, later as Festus Hagen on Gunsmoke, as his inseparable, level-headed older mentor and best buddy James (Jim) Buckley. Ripcord ran for a total of 76 half-hour episodes from 1961 to 1963 and inspired a range of tie-in merchandise such as toy parachutes, action figures, jigsaw puzzles, board games, clean slates, reading ...
Milburn Stone had died seven years earlier in 1980 and the role of Doc was not recast. Ken Curtis balked at the salary offer he received and said that he should be paid based on Festus's importance in the character hierarchy. The screenwriters responded to Curtis's absence by making Newly the new Dodge City marshal.