Chester Gunsmoke Bad Leg

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Chester gunsmoke bad leg. It becomes apparent that dack is an abusive man and that lily mae is staying just hoping that he will change. Ten days after the invasion he was severely wounded in the leg and foot by machine gun fire. William dennis weaver june 4 1924 february 24 2006 was an american actor and former president of the screen actors guild best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until not long before his death in 2006 weaver s two most famous roles were as marshal matt dillon s trusty partner chester goode proudfoot on the cbs western gunsmoke and as deputy marshal sam. Please try again later.

Dennis weaver who played chester strapped a board to his leg so it would appear it was too stiff to bend it. Dennis weaver the lanky actor with the gentle drawl who came to fame in the 1950s playing marshal matt dillon s limping deputy chester on gunsmoke and later starred as a contemporary western deputy marshal who battled crime in the big apple on mccloud has died. With chester tied up and talk about him being left for dead. He lost part of his foot and received a medical discharge from the army.

Chester goode supposedly got that wound during the civil war. Some say the producers of the show thought it could explain why he didn t carry a pistol. No chester in the tv show gunsmoke did not have a bad leg. Dennis weaver who played chester strapped a board to his leg so it would appear it was too stiff to bend it.

Gunsmoke festus haggins admits he s gay. Near a cabin chester is captured and held by a horse thief dack and his woman lily mae. Others claim that actor dennis weaver used the limp and his twang to draw more attention to himself. No chester in the tv show gunsmoke did not have a bad leg.

The first director of gunsmoke warren had chester have a stiff leg to partially explain why he would work at such a menial job such as marshal s assistant. The reason for his stiff leg was never explained.