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 ...

Why did Chester leave Gunsmoke? Dennis Weaver quit after nine seasons to pursue leading roles and avoid being typecast, ...

In the history of television characters, there has been none more polarizing than Festus Haggen. Many viewers enjoyed the comic relief he brought to “Gunsmoke.” As a longtime sidekick to Marshal ...

Elizabeth MacRae, who played girlfriends of Gomer Pyle and Festus Haggen on television and a woman who seduces Gene Hackman’s surveillance expert in The Conversation, has died. She was 88. MacRae died ...

The props and set were only part of what brought the world of Gunsmoke to life. The cast had a natural chemistry that allowed their characters to pop off the screen in brilliant ways. They were ...