Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode on Gunsmoke — Old Chester was
part of the Gunsmoke cast from 1955-1964 on CBS television.

One of Chester’s most noticeable features is his stiff right leg — the cause
of which is never explicitly stated, though it’s implied that he was injured
during the Civil War. In an interview conducted four years before his death,
Dennis revealed that he invented the character’s disability during his
audition. 

From left: Dennis Weaver, Amanda Blake, and Melburn Stone.  

James Arness (James King Aurness) starred as U.S. Marshal Matt
Dillon. 

William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006)