Ken Curtis Overview:

Character actor, Ken Curtis, was born Curtis Wain Gates on Jul 2, 1916 in Lamar, CO. Curtis died at the age of 74 on Apr 28, 1991 in Fresno, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

.

BlogHub Articles:

No article for at this time. Submit yours here.

Ken Curtis Quotes:

Jerry Farrell: In my book engagement isn't a casual thing.


Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee: Hey, lookee here, the sun, it comes up in th' east every time, don't it?
Cpl. Wilkie: It do in Missouri.
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee: Well, then if that's th' east, we ain't headed north, we're goin' south.
Cpl. Wilkie: Smack dab inta reb country!


Jerry Farrell: Looks like a rat, smells like a skunk - some call them bone-eaters.


read more quotes from Ken Curtis...



Share this page:
Visit the Classic Movie Hub Blog CMH
Also a Cancer






See All Cancers >>
Ken Curtis Facts
Inducted (as a cast member of "Gunsmoke" (1955)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1981.

The Sons of the Pioneers, of which Curtis was once a member, were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Introduced the western standard "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" to movie audiences.

See All Related Facts >>