Was Dennis Weaver Limp Real?

How did Chester Goode, Matt Dillon's assistant on Gunsmoke, get his limp? Chester Goode supposedly got that wound during the Civil War. ... Weaver sometimes forgot to limp, and he sometimes limped on the wrong leg.

Did Dennis Weaver really have a limp?

Dennis Weaver never anticipated that the series would be as successful and long running as it was— and as he neared the end of his time on Gunsmoke, he was entirely out of creative directions in which to take his character, and he began to feel the physical repercussions of walking with a limp for so long.

Did Kitty on Gunsmoke wear a wig?

Did Amanda Blake wear a wig on Gunsmoke? She used falls and hair pieces to make herself look more 'Kitty-like', and continued to wear them in the series.