Chester Goode
he went onto different roles and movies. I don't believe Chester was ever a Deputy. He just worked at the Marshal's office. Festus was a deputy.
Dennis Weaver (Chester) left the show in 1963 to pursue a broader acting career in TV & Film. No reason for Chester leaving Dodge was ever given.
Both of them After Chester left the show. Festur came in.
Chester Goode .
Chester Goode
Gunsmoke
he went onto different roles and movies. I don't believe Chester was ever a Deputy. He just worked at the Marshal's office. Festus was a deputy.
Dennis Weaver (Chester) left the show in 1963 to pursue a broader acting career in TV & Film. No reason for Chester leaving Dodge was ever given.
Clay County Missouri
Both of them After Chester left the show. Festur came in.
Chester Goode .
I assumed that he was injured in the Civil War.
The five deputies of Matt Dillon on the television show Gunsmoke were Chester Goode, Festus Haggen, Thad Greenwood, Newly O'Brien and Quint Asper. Chester Goode played by Dennis Weaver was the first deputy hired by Matt Dillon and stayed on the show for the entire 20 seasons. He was a dependable and loyal deputy who had a distinctive laugh. Festus Haggen played by Ken Curtis was a deputy that replaced Chester in season 8. Festus was a rough and tumble man with a strong moral compass. Thad Greenwood played by Roger Ewing was Matt Dillon's third deputy. He was hired in season 11 and was a young lawman who was eager to prove himself. Newly O'Brien played by Buck Taylor was a deputy hired in season 14. He was a good-natured young man who always had a smile on his face. Quint Asper played by Burt Reynolds was the fifth and final deputy hired by Matt Dillon in season 18. He was a strong, brave and independent deputy who was always willing to take on the toughest cases.
Chester Goode, Matt's sidekick, played by Dennis Weaver.
Chester Goode, Matt Dillion's friend and deputy for the first nine years (1955-64) of the TV version of Gunsmoke was given the limp and "twangy" accent by the actor Dennis Weaver. In the radio version, he was Chester Wesley Proudfoot and he had no limp. The right leg was the stiff one, and Dennis Weaver did not wear a brace to make him remember how to walk. In an interview Weaver stated that he took yoga classes to be able to move that way. No reason was ever stated in the script for the bum leg, but Chester had been in the cavalry and had been a cattle driver in Texas.
Marshal Dillon's deputies on the television show "Gunsmoke" were Chester Goode, Quint Asper, Festus Haggen, and Newly O'Brien.