This background information was revealed on a record named Gunsmoke’s Festus Haggen Calls Out Ken Curtis. It’s one of two records that the actor sang as his character to expand on his backstory.

Gunsmoke introduced some other new characters later in the show, including Festus Haggen. Ken Curtis played him from season 8 until the show’s conclusion in 1975.

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 ...

I can have fun with Festus Haggen, but playing Jim Buckley on 'Ripcord' got to be a drag." If Curtis' idea of having fun is being on 306 episodes of television, then I'd say he found what he wanted.

In all the episodes I've seen, I've seen either Chester or Festus, but never seen whatever happened to Chester to allow Festus to become Matt's deputy. — Gunsmoke Fan. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE 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 a… ...

74-year-old Nebraska woman is rewilding the family farm and doing much of the work herself; ... who played Festus, was a singer. But on “Gunsmoke,” his character was no sophisticate.

F rom 1955 until 1975, James Arness played the righteous, brave and gallant Matt Dillon, the marshal of Dodge City, on the landmark CBS western series “Gunsmoke.” The 78-year-old actor ...

‘Gunsmoke’ aired from 1955 to 1974 and set a new standard for TV drama. See what happened to cast members James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds and more.