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Nah, Kidding! Its sort of messes with your mind to hear the sound coming out of his mouth while dressed up like Festus after watching a million Gunsmokes. Man was talented!



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On Gunsmoke, once, and a while Ken Curtis would shine through Festus. Mostly when he smiled.


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According to his wikipedia page he replaced Sinatra in the Tommy Dorsey band.


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He produced, and directed movies, The Giant Gila Monster, the cult film.


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He's still talked about around here. I live about 7 miles from the Jail that he lived in the basement of growing up. Loved watching Gunsmoke as a kid, by the time I was old enough to remember the show it was all reruns by then.

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Ken Curtis was a lead singer with the Sons of the Pioneers, one of my mom’s favorite singing groups in those days. She loved “Room Full of Roses" and I really liked “Ghost Riders in the Sky” Didn’t get any better than that.


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Originally Posted by wabigoon
He produced, and directed movies, The Giant Gila Monster, the cult film.

Sounds like a monster movie I used to watch as a kid.
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I might check it out. Always been a fan of those, and liked Festus.

I used to have a big Alligator Snapping Turtle that I used for wildlife shows. I traded a pair of Bull snakes for him. First thing I said when I got him,.
"You look like a Festus.".

It stuck and everyone liked Festus.
Fortunately, I still have all my fingers. This isn't him, but the same kind.

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So strange to see such a different persona coming from Festus.

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Curtis and some of the SOTP boys, in the John Wayne flick, "Rio Grande".

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There are quite a few actors with surprising talents. Remember Delmar from 'Oh Brother, where Art Thou'? Here's the full version of his Jailhouse song.



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There are quite a few actors with surprising talents. Remember Delmar from 'Oh Brother, where Art Thou'? Here's the full version of his Jailhouse song.




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I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Originally Posted by Leanwolf
I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Were you seriously a writer for Gunsmoke?

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Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Leanwolf
I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Were you seriously a writer for Gunsmoke?


Yes. Plus a number of other shows. I am retired now.

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Originally Posted by Leanwolf
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Leanwolf
I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Were you seriously a writer for Gunsmoke?


Yes. Plus a number of other shows. I am retired now.

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Originally Posted by Leanwolf
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Leanwolf
I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Were you seriously a writer for Gunsmoke?


Yes. Plus a number of other shows. I am retired now.

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Congratulations on having a part in some of the best TV ever.


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Originally Posted by Leanwolf
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Leanwolf
I considered Ken Curtiss the most talented actor on Gunsmoke. I wasn't the only Gunsmoke writer who thought this.

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Were you seriously a writer for Gunsmoke?


Yes. Plus a number of other shows. I am retired now.

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Thank you for your work! My family and I love that show.

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He married John Ford's daughter and Arness was friends with John Wayne, and that helped him land the role.

I'm watching all the episodes now, I"m not up to Festus yet, still on season 5

Cool to know we have a former writer on here

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I shook his hand once at the state fair .

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