Dennis Weaver’s Chester Goode was one of the top fan-favorite characters on Gunsmoke. He was a part of the original principal cast, but Weaver left the show after season 9 to pursue other creative ...

Gunsmoke actor Ken Curtis enthusiastically played Festus Haggen ever since the show introduced him to audiences. He ultimately became a fan favorite for many viewers around the world. Nevertheless, ...

Dear Answer Man: Here's one for you that I bet even you can't answer. I have been a fan of the TV show "Gunsmoke" for many years and have wondered for a long time how the transition was made from ...

When Gunsmoke fans first laid eyes on scruffy, bumpkin-voiced Festus Haggan during the beloved Western’s Season 8 episode “Us Haggens,” they didn’t know how much the character would soon impact the ...

Gunsmoke the TV series was a staple of television for 20 years. The iconic Western starring James Arness, Amanda Blake, and Milburn Stone ran on the CBS network from 1955 to 1975, having itself been ...

Few shows have run on network television for as long as Gunsmoke ran on CBS. For twenty years, the Western series braved television sets after first jumping from a radio drama to the screen, and later ...

Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the towering Gunsmoke star relaxes with a script for an upcoming episode, ...

The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo has been an annual tradition since 1937, often featuring famous entertainers alongside the champion cowboys. “Gunsmoke,” the legendary TV series that ran for two decades, ...