ACTOR

Ken Curtis

1916 - 1991

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Curtis has received more than 4,610,029 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Curtis is the 5,252nd most popular actor (down from 5,201st in 2019), the 7,658th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,739th in 2019) and the 2,373rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ken Curtis by language

Over the past year Ken Curtis has had the most page views in the with 514,164 views, followed by German (45,408), and Italian (5,520). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (108.71%), Armenian (86.18%), and Korean (57.73%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Curtis ranks 5,252 out of 13,578. Before him are Jason Schwartzman, Richard Masur, Leland Orser, Peta Wilson, John Billingsley, and Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey. After him are Shin-ichiro Miki, Kenneth More, Ruth Brown, Zeenat Aman, Hayden Panettiere, and Lauren Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ken Curtis ranks 233. Before him are Fiorenzo Angelini, Ken Wharton, Frederick C. Weyand, Charles F. Hockett, Milton Babbitt, and Julien Darui. After him are Edward Binns, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Dorothy Cheney, David Brown, John Kundla, and Lee Cronbach. Among people deceased in 1991, Ken Curtis ranks 203. Before him are Daniel Oduber Quirós, Inga Gentzel, Márcio Melo, Eva Bosáková, Daniel Mann, and Fiorenzo Marini. After him are Carl-Erik Holmberg, Gustav Schäfer, Bruno Venturini, Adrian Quist, Giacomo Mari, and Wilhelm Brinkmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Curtis ranks 7,658 out of 20,380. Before him are Leland Orser (1960), Kenny Drew (1928), Christine Darden (1942), John Billingsley (1960), Randy Johnson (1963), and Darlene Love (1941). After him are Ruth Brown (1928), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Lauren Lane (1961), Tom Kenny (1962), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), and Jaron Lanier (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ken Curtis ranks 2,373. Before him are Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), Jason Schwartzman (1980), Richard Masur (1948), Leland Orser (1960), and John Billingsley (1960). After him are Ruth Brown (1928), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Lauren Lane (1961), Tom Kenny (1962), Eric Andre (1983), and Kerry Washington (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Robin Hood
Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
Nov 8o 19737.297 / 10
The Searchers
Charlie McCorry
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16o 19567.714 / 10
The Horse Soldiers
Cpl. Wilkie
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
Jun 11o 19597 / 10