Curtis was first introduced on Gunsmoke as Festus in a 1982 script called “Us Haggens.” According to an interview with TV Guide, producer Norman Macdonnell said he was only supposed to be for ...

‘Gunsmoke’ used Ken Curtis’ Festus to replace Dennis Weaver’s Chester L-R: Ken Curtis as Festus and Dennis Weaver as Chester | CBS via Getty Images, CBS photo Archive/Getty Images U.S ...

The titan among these titles, however, was "Gunsmoke," which stayed on the air ... Kitty (Amanda Blake), Doc (Milburn Stone), and Festus (Ken Curtis) would have to figure out what to do now ...

Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who played the scruffy deputy Festus on the television series Gunsmoke, has died. He was 74. Curtis died in his sleep Sunday at his home, said A.C. Lyle, a producer ...

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 Chester to Festus. In all the episodes I've seen, I've seen either ...

plays the temperamental Toby Hogue, who ends up giving Festus (Ken Curtis) a hard time at the farm while he's trying to work. "Gunsmoke" may have come to an end, but this wasn't going to be James ...

John Mantley, who oversaw Doc, Festus, Matt and Kitty as executive producer of “Gunsmoke” during the landmark TV western’s final decade, has died. He was 82. Mantley, who had Alzheimer’s ...