Ken Curtis (Festus) From Gunsmoke

[waynesan]

Remember Festus from Gunsmoke? Here is a video of him singing "Tumbling Tumlelweeds." Its hard to imagine someone with such a good singing voice could talk like Festus did.

[Guest jackdm3]

You mean he was acting!?!

[Garufa]

Festus rocks! He was the reason I watched Gunsmoke.

[BigPoppa]

Festus rocks! He was the reason I watched Gunsmoke.

+ 1. Festus was great. I love it when he and Doc jaw back and forth at each other.

[trblmkr13]

Gunsmoke is still a great show

[Guest 6.8 AR]

That was one great show.

[Steelharp]

Ken Curtis was the guy that replaced Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey. Great singer.

[Guest Jamie]

Last thing I remember seeing Ken Curtis in was the movie Conagher, along with Sam Elliot.

Oh, and Buck Taylor - Newly from Gunsmoke - is also in it.

Louis L'Amour's Conagher

Used to have it on VHS around here somewhere...

J.

[bubbiesdad]

At one time, he was in the singing group, "The Sons of the Pioneers"

[Guest BEARMAN]

"Dont'cha see, Matthew, Ol' Doc there acts like a long earred mule, with a mouth fulla bumbulee bees...dont'cha see"!!!

Ken Curtis...Festus...One of the greatest character actors that ever graced the silver screen...bar none!

[Mike.357]

an original singing cowboy. He is in a lot of westerns.

I liked him a lot in "The Searchers"