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Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; [1] July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) [2] was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. Early years
Billy Dennis Weaver [1] (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006.
Actress / Actor Seasons 1 2 3 ... Main: Chester Goode: Dennis Weaver: Main: Sam Noonan Glenn Strange: Main: Quint Asper Burt Reynolds: Main: Festus Haggen Ken Curtis ...
1963 cast with Burt Reynolds Ken Curtis as Festus and Arness as Dillon, 1968 Clockwise from top: Ken Curtis (Festus), James Arness (Matt), Amanda Blake (Kitty), and Milburn Stone (Doc) in 1968 Dennis Weaver and Mariette Hartley, 1962
Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine (1963–64) and was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshal Dillon. [11] In season 11 (1965–66), another deputy, Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing), was added to the cast. [12] Ewing's character was replaced in season 13 (1967–68) by Newly O'Brien (Buck ...
Actor Ben Cooper, who rose to fame with his Western roles in "Johnny Guitar" and "Gunsmoke," died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. He was 86. Cooper had been suffering a long battle with ...
Season 9 incorporated a number of casting changes. It introduced Burt Reynolds as regular character Quint Asper. Dennis Weaver left the series after episode 28, "Bently", and his role as Chester was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus, although Curtis also appears in early in the season as another character in episode 2.
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 20, 1929 [1] – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series Gunsmoke.