Monday, January 11, 2016

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis was an American actor, probably best known for his portrayal of Festus on the long-running western, Gunsmoke.  One of his best-loved scenes was this little vignette



As a kid, I loved watching Gunsmoke, which probably explains part of my love for Single Action revolvers today.

I didn't know the man could sing.



Now, I'll be digging through YouTube for the next hour or so.

3 comments:

taminator013 said...

He was also in one of John Wayne's best movies, "The Quiet Man". You can see him at about the 1:50 mark in this video clip, singing and playing the accordion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFvbOdnzTKk

Really surprised me, too about his voice after only knowing him all these years as Festus..................

Old NFO said...

He was a class act... And a good character actor.

Retired Spook said...

You can see him in lots of John Wayne movies. He was a singer first, starting with The Sons of the Pioneers.