Portrait of Ken Curtis

Acting

Ken Curtis

Career

Active from 1945 to 1991, with a break from 1962 to 1975, busiest in 1946 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Curtis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • 1940s 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Ranch Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Battleground
Battleground (2004)

TV show ยท as Captain Howard W. Gilmore (archive footage)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 71
Conagher
Conagher (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

as Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Once Upon a Texas Train
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kelly Sutton

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Cecil Carnes Sr.

The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Hoyt Coryell

Lost
Lost (1983)
GoodWatch score 48

as Wyatt Cosgrove

California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush (1981)

as Kentuck

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 71
Once Upon a Starry Night
Once Upon a Starry Night (1978)

as Uncle Ned

Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1978)

TV show ยท as Howard Jakes

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Orville Gant

Grizzly Adams
Grizzly Adams (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Uncle Ned

Pony Express Rider
Pony Express Rider (1976)

as Jed Richardson

Petrocelli
Petrocelli (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Corporal Ben (uncredited)

Ripcord
Ripcord (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Jim Buckley

Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as Greeley Clegg

My Dog, Buddy
My Dog, Buddy (1960)

as Dr. Lusk

The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Capt. Almeron Dickinson

Freckles
Freckles (1960)

as Wessner

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 64
The Killer Shrews
The Killer Shrews (1959)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jerry Farrell

The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cpl. Wilkie

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Vic Slade

The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
GoodWatch score 47

as Fred Mueller

The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

as John Dale Price

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Tim Durant

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Pappy Lightfoot / Kyle Cleatus

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Curley / Skinner Monk

The Growler Story
The Growler Story (1957)

as Captain Howard W. Gilmore

The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

as Charlie McCorry

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Festus

Don Daredevil Rides Again
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)

as Lee Hadley / Don Daredevil

1940s

12 titles
Call of the Forest
Call of the Forest (1949)

as Bob Brand

Riders of the Pony Express
Riders of the Pony Express (1949)

as Tom Blake

Stallion Canyon
Stallion Canyon (1949)

as Curt Benson

Over the Santa Fe Trail
Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947)

as Curt Mason

Throw a Saddle on a Star
Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946)

as Curt Walker

Singing on the Trail
Singing on the Trail (1946)

as Curt Stanton

That Texas Jamboree
That Texas Jamboree (1946)

as Curt Chambers

Cowboy Blues
Cowboy Blues (1946)

as Curt Durant

Lone Star Moonlight
Lone Star Moonlight (1946)

as Curt Norton

Song of the Prairie
Song of the Prairie (1945)

as Dan Tyler

Out of the Depths
Out of the Depths (1945)

as Buck Clayton

Rhythm Round-Up
Rhythm Round-Up (1945)

as Jimmy Benson