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.
Festus Haggen, played by Ken Curtis, was introduced in an eighth-season episode (âUs Haggensâ), became a recurring character in the ninth season, and took over as Mattâs sidekick when Chester left âedging his predecessor out by appearing in 304 episodes.