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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193411/ Ken Curtis] (1916 - 1991) |
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193411/ Ken Curtis] (1916 - 1991) |
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*'''''Escort West'' (1958)''' [''Trooper Burch'']: Shot in the chest by his fellow trooper in betrayal. |
*'''''Escort West'' (1958)''' [''Trooper Burch'']: Shot in the chest by his fellow trooper in betrayal. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Killer Shrews (1959)|The Killer Shrews]] ''(1959)''' [''Jerry Farrell'']: Killed and eaten by the giant mutated shrews when he tries to run for the beach after the others had lured the creatures away. |
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*'''''Pony Express Rider'' (1976)''' [''Jed Richardson'']: He beats [[Buck Taylor]] in a violent fist fight in a saloon, but as he walks to the bar Taylor shoots him in the back. (''Thanks to Brian'') |
*'''''Pony Express Rider'' (1976)''' [''Jed Richardson'']: He beats [[Buck Taylor]] in a violent fist fight in a saloon, but as he walks to the bar Taylor shoots him in the back. (''Thanks to Brian'') |
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| − | *'''''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|Gunsmoke: Change of Heart |
+ | *'''''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|Gunsmoke: Change of Heart]] ''(1959)''' [''Brisco'']: Playing an opportunistic swindler Ken is mortally wounded by his sister ([[Lucy Marlow]]) in a hotel hallway when she changes her mind about helping Ken to steal [[James Drury]]'s ranch. Ken lives long enough to return fire and fatally shoot Lucy in the stomach. (Note: Ken later returned to the series as a different and regular character, “Deputy Festus”). |
| + | *'''''[[Rawhide (1959 series)|Rawhide: Incident of the Lost Idol ]]''(1961)''' [''Vic Slade'']: Shot to death along with [[K.L. Smith]] in a gunfight with [[Claude Akins]] when Claude decides to escape from the bounty hunters by blasting his was out of the cabin he was in. |
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Ken Curtis’ death in The Killer Shrews
Ken Curtis (1916 - 1991)
Film Deaths:
- Escort West (1958) [Trooper Burch]: Shot in the chest by his fellow trooper in betrayal.
- The Killer Shrews (1959) [Jerry Farrell]: Killed and eaten by the giant mutated shrews when he tries to run for the beach after the others had lured the creatures away.
- The Alamo (1960) [Capt. Almeron Dickinson]: Shot to death by a Mexican soldier near the breach in the north wall during the final battle of the Alamo. (Historically, Capt. Dickinson died in the chapel).
- Pony Express Rider (1976) [Jed Richardson]: He beats Buck Taylor in a violent fist fight in a saloon, but as he walks to the bar Taylor shoots him in the back. (Thanks to Brian)
Television Deaths:
- Gunsmoke: Change of Heart (1959) [Brisco]: Playing an opportunistic swindler Ken is mortally wounded by his sister (Lucy Marlow) in a hotel hallway when she changes her mind about helping Ken to steal James Drury's ranch. Ken lives long enough to return fire and fatally shoot Lucy in the stomach. (Note: Ken later returned to the series as a different and regular character, “Deputy Festus”).
- Rawhide: Incident of the Lost Idol (1961) [Vic Slade]: Shot to death along with K.L. Smith in a gunfight with Claude Akins when Claude decides to escape from the bounty hunters by blasting his was out of the cabin he was in.