Bruce G has 2 more reviews of Lackland Air Force Base. â 1 Interesting place!â. Reviewed January 17, 2016. â 2 Lackland AFB.....â. Reviewed August 24, 2016.
AP. FRESNO, Calif., April 30â Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who played the scruffy deputy Festus on the television series Gunsmoke, died in his sleep on Sunday at his home. He was 74 years old. His death was attributed to natural causes, said A. C. Lyle, a producer at Paramount Studios.
Background of the Show. The Gunsmoke TV series started out as a radio show in 1952 with the actor William Conrad doing the role of Matt Dillon, the town marshall. The show was on the radio for 9 years. John Wayne was the first choice to play Marshall Dillon when the show was added to the TV lineup in 1955.