Ken Curtis Stayed Just As Dirty As His Character On Gunsmoke
Ken Curtis had a unique, long-running role on Gunsmoke, where he played Festus for over 300 episodes. Curtis was sprinting …
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Ken Curtis Played Bad So Well That His Wife Cheered When He Got Killed In A Movie
Most people know Ken Curtis as the long-standing deputy Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke. While Marshal Matt Dillion had five deputies …
Why Steve Mcqueen Always Felt A Little Guilty About The Great Escape’S Motorcycle Jump
In the annals of all-time great movie stunts, Steve McQueen jumping a six-foot barbed-wire barrier on a motorcycle in John …
Burt Reynolds Was Famous For Doing His Own Stunts, But He Told Us About One He Wished He’D Never Attempted
Before the likes of Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves dazzled audiences by doing their own stunts in movies, Burt Reynolds …
Gunsmoke’S Doc Adams Wanted To Unretire
Retirement is a tricky thing. Many of us have bucolic visions of summer breezes and porch swings, with nothing but …
18 Things You Didn’T Know About ‘Gunsmoke’
Originally a popular radio show (called “Gun Law”), Gunsmoke is one of the most popular TV westerns in television history. …
Gunsmoke’S Controversial Ending Still Doesn’T Make Sense
In the 1950s, TV westerns came to dominate the television landscape. Of all the series to emerge, including “Bonanza” and …
The Network Wanted To Make Gunsmoke 90 Minutes Long, But James Arness Shot That Idea Down
Gunsmoke was the show the kept growing, kept evolving, kept… going. The record-setting Western was on for 20 straight seasons, …
Amanda Blake: A Closer Look at the Terrific Career and Tragic Death of TV’s Beloved “Gunsmoke” Star
According to journalist Stacey Feintuch and ShowBizCheatSheet.com, “Gunsmoke aired on television from 1955 to 1975. One of the first TV …
Adam West Explained Why He Really Didn’T Want To Have A Career Like ‘Gunsmoke’ Actor James Arness
Actor Adam West had a strong appreciation for Gunsmoke and other popular Westerns of its time. However, he didn’t want …