the cast of gunsmoke
Quick Answer. As of 2015, Gunsmoke cast members James Arness, Dennis Weaver and Amanda Blake have died. Respectively, these actors starred as the characters Matt Dillon, Chester Goode and Kitty Russell. Cast members Milburn Stone, Glenn Strange and Ken Curtis have also died.
This cast list of actors from Gunsmoke focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Gunsmoke that are on here as well. Vote for your favorite items on this poll, including William Shatner Burt Reynolds and more.
Ken Curtis was the son of Las Animas Sheriff Dan Gates and his wife,Nelly. They lived on the second story of the jailhouse. Foreshadowing his role of Festus on Gunsmoke, Ken acted as deputy during his father's abscence. He attended college, where he studied medicine. However he gaveâ¦more.