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.
The old Bent County jail in Las Animas in southeastern Colorado, where Ken Curtis lived as a boy. Ken Curtis (July 2, 1916 â April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.Although he appeared on Gunsmoke in other roles he first appeared in his iconic role along in season 8 and episode 13, Us Haggens..His next appearance was with his mule Ruth in Prairie Wolfer, season 9 and episode 16, also featuring Noah Beery, Jr. as the episode's villain.lthough he appeared on Gunsmoke in other roles he first appeared in his iconic role along in season 8 and episode 13, Us Haggens.. His next appearance was with his mule Ruth in Prairie Wolfer, season 9 and episode 16, also featuring Noah Beery, Jr. as the episode's villain.