Although He Began As A Singer, Ken Curtis Found That He Preferred Being An Actor
Although Ken Curtis made us laugh as stinky old Festus in Gunsmoke, he wasn’t just an actor. He also had …
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Ken Curtis’ Mangy Festus Beard Was His Hollywood Calling Card
Some actors just aren’t cut out to be the leading man. After all, we don’t unanimously have chiseled features and …
Glenn Strange’S Height Got Him A Job On Gunsmoke
Being tall must have some drawbacks, but if you’re in the cast of Gunsmoke, they’re few and far between. In …
Gunsmoke’ Icon James Arness Actually Wasn’T The Original Matt Dillon
James Arness was an actor most well known for starring as Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke. However, many fans of …
James Arness Asked Michael Learned For A Date After Their ‘Gunsmoke’ Kiss
Love was almost in the air on the set of Gunsmoke between two giants of television. James Arness and Michael …
Pernell Roberts Consulted A Doctor For His Problems With ‘Bonanza’
Since 1973, Bonanza enchanted viewers with a memorable quartet of Cartwrights, each with his own distinct personality and outfit. Pernell …
Dennis Weaver’S First Movie Featured Four Other Future Tv Stars Including James Arness
Before he starred as the lovable Chester Goode on the first nine seasons of the long-running TV western Gunsmoke, Dennis …
Amanda Blake Was Scared To Work With Bette Davis On Gunsmoke
Over its 20-year run, Gunsmoke had some of the most famous faces in showbusiness play characters in Dodge City. Some …
This M*A*S*H General Picked The Most Famous Fight In Gunsmoke History
“To every man’s son,” General Addison Collins says to Hawkeye, raising a glass in a toast to lost soldiers. On …
Milburn Stone’S Brother Wrote This Unusual Gunsmoke Episode
With 635 episodes throughout 20 seasons, Gunsmoke needed a lot of writers to tell its stories. While the cast made …