Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles (such as “Brisco” in S4E32’s “Change of Heart"). His first appearance as Festus was in season 8, episode 13, "Us Haggens", which debuted December 8, 1962. His next appearance was Season 9, episode 2, October 5, 1963, as Kyle Kelly, in "Lover Boy". Curtis joined the cast of Gunsmoke permanently as Festus in "Prairie Wolfer", season 9 episode 16, which debuted January 18, 1964. This episode feautures the same title as a 1969 episode (S13E10). More about Ken Curtis
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Born the youngest of three boys in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis lived his first ten years on a ranch on Muddy Creek in eastern Bent County. In 1926, the family moved to Las Animas, the county seat of Bent County, so that his father, Dan Sullivan Gates, could run for sheriff. The campaign was successful, and Gates served from 1926 to 1931 as Bent County sheriff.In total, we tracked 69 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Curtis (Autographed Ken Curtis Signed Autograph photo FESTUS GUNSMOKE Dodge City) was sold in February 2013 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (Maine Governor Ken Curtis Hand Signed Autograph Card) found a new owner for $0.49 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2020 with an average selling price of $24.98 for an autographed item of Ken Curtis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2017 with $266.25 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.27 was February 2018. In average, an autographed item from Ken Curtis is worth $41.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken Curtis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1976 Ken Curtis Signed Photo Festus Gunsmoke With Two Fair Tickets Provenance | $204.52 | ||
Ken Curtis Autograph JSA CERTIFIED Signed Cowboy Western Photo STAR ACTOR | $191.25 | ||
Ken Curtis Festus Autographed Program 1977 Salt Lake City Days of '47 Rodeo | $38.00 | ||
Ken Curtis Festus Gunsmoke handwritten letter signed | $100.00 | ||
Ken Curtis Festus Gunsmoke signed album page | $50.00 | ||
KEN CURTIS FESTUS ON GUNSMOKE SIGNED PHOTO 8X10 COLOR INS (RJ369) | $47.56 | ||
Ken Curtis Festus signed Beckett BAS autograph Gunsmoke autographed | $75.00 | ||
Ken Curtis Fetus Gunsmoke, Autograph, RARE JSA, Vintage photo, 8x10 on plaque | $239.00 | ||
KEN CURTIS GUNSMOKE FESTUS ORIGINAL & VINTAGE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | $41.00 | ||
Vintage Ken Curtis Festus Gunsmoke Framed Signed Autograph Print 8x10 1970 | $30.00 |