6 festive facts about Ken Curtis of Gunsmoke
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Ken Curtis’ Childhood As The Son Of A Sheriff Prepared Him For His Role in ‘Gunsmoke’
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‘Gunsmoke’: James Arness Said Burt Reynolds Was Unable to Bring One of ‘Greatest Skills’ to His Character
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‘Gunsmoke’: James Arness Intentionally Cut His Lines as Matt Dillon to Fool the Audience
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10 Best Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood, According To Reddit
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‘Gunsmoke’ Won 5 Emmy Awards, None Were Given to James Arness
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‘Gunsmoke’: Why John Wayne Told James Arness He Would Never Make It in Films
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Gunsmoke producers kept Burt Reynolds’ role small out of fear he would take over the show
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‘Gunsmoke’: Buck Taylor Revealed Why Most Actors Got Frustrated by James Arness and Cast
Advertisement Actor Buck Taylor joined the Gunsmoke cast in the later era of the Western television show’s run. However, he realized that stars James Arness, …
No one in Hollywood really knew the real James Arness — and he liked it that way
Advertisement “Jim is the mystery man,” said his costar Amanda Blake. Even Carol Burnett developed a big crush because he …