Ken Curtis

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. In the sequel Return of the Killer Shrews, it's reveal he survived the events of the film.
*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.
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