Stone (as Orval), Emile Genest (as Frisbie), Tom Lowell (as Ethan) and Howard Culver (as Clerk). He often played surly and demanding father figures or authority roles. A self-described religious prophet makes life miserable for his sister and her husband. First of six appearances for Joseph Mell in the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch saloon. Guest Cast: James Drury (as Tom), Jan Shepard (as Tilda), George Keymas (as Ivers), Ron Hayes (as Varden) and Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck). Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodesProducer: Norman Macdonnell Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)[42]Guest cast: In credits order, Guest Cast: Bruce Gordon (as Tom Samples), Robert J. Wilke (as Hickock), Elisha Cook Jr. (as Huggins), Adam Howe (as McCall), Martin Balk (as Reeves), Allen Kramer (as Ed), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Townsman), Jack Lester (as Townsman), Dick Rich (as Cowboy) and Johnny Western (as Townsman). Outlaw Will "Smith" (Earl Holliman) arrives at the home of widow Abelia (Jacqueline Scott) to get her to help him launder $10,000 in stolen gold coins. 1955/56 through 1960/61 He takes Doc and Anna's neighbor Mrs. Bronson (Claudia Bryar) as hostages. Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music - YouTube 0:00 / 11:03 Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music 3,041 views Nov 17, 2020 26. A twelve-year-old white boy must make a life decision, stay with the woman who claims he's her son or return to the Cheyenne Indians that raised him. They must then deal with neighboring rancher, Starcourt (Keith Andes), who will stop at nothing to take Mike's land. An immigrant's life improves when he kills an outlaw - at least for a while. Guest Cast: Victor Jory (as Chief Joseph), Robert Loggia (as Lt. Cal Tripp), Michael Keep (as Yellow Bear), Dennis Cross (as Three Hand), Leonard Stone (as Mr. Wiley), Howard Culver (as Clerk), Joe Maross (as Charlie Britton) and Willard Sage (as Corly Watts). On the way to Mexicao, he rescues an orphaned girl Marcy McCloud (Dawn Lyn), and saloon gal Stella Silks (Shani Wallis). The title of this episode is not based on the legend, Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Memorable Gunsmoke character actors such as James Nusser, who played Louie, or George Selk, who played Moss, made it the kind of show that could last 20 seasons. She had a brief acting career before gaining wide-spread recognition as a fine art photographer. An old ailing military General asks his best friend to locate his long-lost son, and what he finds is a likeable but illiterate and uncouth simpleton. Guest Cast: Karen Sharpe (as Rena Decker), John Alderson (as Ab Laster), Walter Reed (as Joe Garrett), John Mitchum (as Joe), Ken Mayer (as Hank) and George Archambeault (as Agent). Notes: Lew Brown plays the character Sam Fraser in this episode, his first of an astounding 21 guest-appearances on Gunsmoke. Comanches attack Matt, his prisoner Charlie Noon (James Best), an Indian widow (Mriam Coln) and her white stepson Jamie (Ronny Howard). She played Abby Crandall in the second episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, (Mr. Earp Meets a Lady) which aired on September 13, 1955, three weeks before this episode. He was so in love with the story and his character that he ordered a print for personal viewing. Guest Cast: Norma Crane (as Ida), Ed Nelson (as Perce), Ken Lynch (credited Kenneth Lynch as Seeber), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), John Mitchum (as Norm), Chuck Hayward (as Kemp), Baynes Barron (as Vicks) and Alex Sharp (as Nickols). A Mexican rancher, Matt's friend from his Texas border days, arrives in Dodge hunting the ill-tempered gunman that dishonored his family and the Marshal warns him to not take the law into his own hands. Professor Bone and his traveling medicine show come to Dodge pedaling an elixir with potentially deadly side effects. Notes: Howard McNear was the original voice of Doc Adams on the radio version of "Gunsmoke". White (as Beckett), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Harold J. Twilight Zone fans will recognize him from his role as Citizen Gregori in the famous To Serve Man installment, considered one of the best episodes of the series which aired on March 2, 1962, on CBS. Matt's friend, a retired U.S. This is the fourth and final appearance of Scott Marlowe, all different characters. Matt comes up with a risky plan to stop the killing spree of a psychopathic murderer, who only provokes gunfights with individuals he knows have no chance in defending themselves against him. Guest Cast: John Larch (as Clay Young), Ainslie Pryor (as Josh Nolan), Jeanne Bates (as Mrs. Nolan) and Edward Platt (credited Ed Platt as Mr. Burgess). St. Louis newspaperman Summer Pendleton (L. Q. Jones) exploits teenage bank clerk Randy Gogan (Kevin Coughlin) who killed a notorious gunfighter. Festus finds himself in quite a quandary when Matt asks him to watch-over the jail and he learns that the three disorderly drunks being held are his cousins. Matt investigates who shot a newlywed man just moments after his wedding. Newly meets Patricia Colby (Jess Walton), governess to Johnny (Ike Eisenmann) on the stage to Dodge, just as a Kansas twister approaches a stage relay station. Paul Wexler was an American character actor who appeared in more than 30 feature films and over 40 different television series. Newly tries to help care for the sick baby of wanted man Lew Harrod (Sam Groom) and his untrusting Comanche wife Makesha (Alexandra Morgan), who distrusts the medicine of the white man, even to the point of endangering her own tribe. The town turns on Quint, who's accused of horse theft, a story perpetuated by two scheming saddle tramps. She will again play Gypsy in episode 28 "The Killer" but will not receive credit. Dick was the most prolific of the brothers with over 200 film credits. Merry Florene (Lane Bradbury) is back, along with her half-brother Elbert Moses (Anthony James) and cousin Smiley (Lou Antonio). James Nusser is known for his recurring role as "Louie Pheeters" starting in season seven. Guest Cast: Mary LaRoche (credited Mary La Roche as Willa), Ben Johnson (as Ben Crown), Don Keefer (as Nally), Catherine McLeod (as Lizzie) and Ollie O'Toole (as Telegrapher). Former choir boy turned outlaw, Boone Shadler (Earl Holliman), condemned to hang, escapes prison and poses as a priest to retrieve $7,000 from a town that is now stricken with a plague, forcing him to keep up his disguise by helping those who are dying. A bitter old man learns nothing after 30 years in prison and comes home to wreak havoc on family and neighbors. Doc kills a stubborn man who blocks his way and then shoots his horse, and when the man's brother finds out, he comes to Dodge hell-bent on revenge. Phil appeared in one showing of Gunsmoke, S1E24 "The Pest Hole" that aired seven weeks after his death. Notes: This is the first episode to feature Festus as a character, who's played by Ken Curtis. But his dreamer-guitarist son Abel is swindled, and then shot in the leg by Festus while trying to make off with his mule Ruth. First of eleven appearances for Robert Karnes who portrays Roberts. DeForest KelleyDennis HopperFun fact: He was actually born in Dodge City, Kansas! Phoebe Clifford (Louise Latham) refuses to acknowledge that an Apache half-breed named Hawk (Brendon Boone) is her son. He was the patriarch of the Carradine family which included four sons and four grandchildren who were also actors. Guest Cast: Harry Townes (as Tobe), Mary LaRoche (as Mae), Philip Abbott (as Frank), L. Q. Jones (as Skinner), Sarah Selby (as Ma Smalley), Harry Dean Stanton (credited Dean Stanton as Young Man), Bud Osborne (as Man), John Newton (as Cowman) and S. John Launer (as Townsman). Matt devises a plan to capture a charismatic outlaw who has a reputation for only robbing the rich. Dodge merchants are committing suicide but Matt suspects something more nefarious. Matt risks his own life when an outlaw takes Doc hostage and threatens to kill him if he does not help his wounded partner. Guest Cast: Charles Bronson (as Crego), David Chapman (as Jesse), James Nusser (as Man), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas) and Virginia Chapman (as Gypsy uncredited), Notes: Charles Bronson was an American actor, who was often cast as a police officer, gunfighter or vigilante. He was a guest star in various popular series of the 1950s and 60s, including "Dragnet" (1951-1959), "The Untouchables" (1959-1963), "Perry Mason" (1957-1966) and "Barnaby Jones" (1973-1980). Harry Woods was an American movie and television actor who started his profession in the early days of the film industry playing the perennial villain. Guest Cast: Herbert Rudley (as Emmett Egan), Alex Sharp (as Jeff Willoughby), Kelly Thordsen (as Wilson Willoughby), Walt Barnes (as O'Dell), Kirby Smith (as Sam Botkin), Clancy Cooper (as Bozeman), June Carter Cash (credited June Carter as Clarise), Ned Glass (as Mr. Phipps) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). A cattle drive drover plans to free Matt's prisoner. . Doc fights to keep three orphaned babies from being separated. One of the few episodes where Kitty is seen without her beauty mark. A beautiful young lady fresh from the east comes to Dodge to get married but falls prey to frontier violence. Guest Cast: Royal Dano (as Obie Tater), Kathy Adams (as Ella Mills), Jon Shepodd (as Mitch) and Pat Conway (as Quade). Guest Cast: Ramon Bieri (as Jarvis), Ned Glass (as Pink Simmons), Buck Taylor, James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Brown, Ted Jordan, David Fresco (as Barber) and Jan Peters (as Cardplayer). So the beloved western relied on a bevy of guest stars. Former lawman Frank Reardon (Steve Ihnat) goes after the men who murdered his wife, leading him into conflict with his friend Matt. Matt reunites with his old friend Sheriff Bo Harker (Victor French) who rules Ludlow Kansas with an iron fist, with the help and respect of his deputy Barney Austin (Nick Nolte). A failed farmer comes to Dodge in search of a meaningful life but finds himself on the wrong side of an avenging brother. In total, Wagon Train enjoyed an eight-season run that performed well in the ratings, even going on to inspire the pitch for Star Trek. Doc suspects the wife of knifing her husband after he treats his badly infected leg and urges Matt to investigate when the man brandishes a gun. Matt must determine how and when the partners of a murderer he has in custody will make their move. A journalist bets a gambler that he can take a greenhorn that's never handled a gun out to Dodge, and with a little rumor mongering, have him pass as a gunslinger and not get killed in two weeks, but the gambler hedges his bet to influence the outcome. An outlaw who was refused a bounty blames Matt and lures him to a nearby town in an outlandish plan to hang him. Dying gunman Bodie Tatum (Gene Evans) endures a long, sad journey with his Cheyanne wife Kata (Ana Korita), and his estranged daughters, Maddy (Sandra Smith), Marion (Sheila Larken) and Gwenn (Jay MacIntosh), to be buried next to his wife in a town that doesn't want him there. Leonard Nimoy Rated - Custom 7.9 284 Rated 2. Guest Cast: Brett Halsey (as Elser), Ken L. Smith (as Pence), Russell Thorson (credited Russ Thorson as Bowers), Michael Granger (as Hander) and James Nusser (uncredited). Lay about sharecropper Dibble Pugh (Victor French) threatened with eviction is given money by his daughter Av Marie Pugh (Susanne Benton) to buy a plow mule. Difficult days lay ahead for Kitty when a conniving woman who had a hand in raising her, comes to Dodge for a visit. With this the series returned to being among the top ten highest rated programs, where it remained for the next six seasons.[53]. Newly is captured, while farmer Ben Hurley (Tom Drake) faces a moral dilemma, stealing horses for a gang of outlaws to help his blind daughter, Susan (Pamela Dunlap). And yet, memories of one who rode a yellow horse still haunts Mrs. Shepherd's mind. Marshal Bob Hargraves (Glenn Corbett) team up to hunt a family of particularly sadistic outlaws led by Elton Sutterfield (Anthony Caruso). Guest Cast: Buddy Baer (as Stobo), Woodrow Chambliss (as Shiloh), Tom Greenway (as Treavitt), Paul Birch (as Boss) and Gary Vinson (as Jim). Perhaps best known for his roles as Napoleon Solo in the NBC 19641968 spy fiction television series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Festus goes to Pratt County with his clumsy cousin "Hard-Luck" Henry, to determine how a chest of gold should be divided among the Haggen clan. Matt and Chester track a killer that they know by name only to the small town of Elkader, where the people out of fear refuse to cooperate. Adam West. Chuck Connors. A rancher traumatized by a lynching in his past takes the law into his own hands, which leads to disastrous results. Alice in Wonderland. Townspeople tongues wag when they find out that Matt has vouched for his friend, a known gambler and gunman, to set-up shop in the Long Branch. 0 . After a stay of execution is denied by the governor, Jude shoots Kitty for revenge. He received a second Gold Matt informs a woman that he had to kill her carousing husband, and even though she didn't love him, demands an eye for an eye from the Marshal. An abusive and self-righteous rancher becomes the target of a hired gunman. Murry Christmas alone is a consortium of child stars. Twenty-six one-hour color episodesProducer / executive producer: John Mantley; associate producer: Joseph Dackow Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)[54]Guest cast: In credits order. was Kid in Cooter.Jan-Michael VincentThe eventual Airwolf star can be seen in The Visitor.Jon VoightAngelina Jolies dad (and Ray Donovans fictional father) shows up in three episodes in the late 1960s.Adam WestBlazing saddles, Batman! Matt inadvertently gives away a young woman's daring cat-and-mouse plan of revenge against the two men that murdered her father. A local girl returns to Dodge asking for a fresh start, after riding off with a notorious gunman three years ago. Guest Cast: Barry McGuire (as Billy), Addison Powell (as Tal), Richard Rust (as Weeb), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck), Tom Greenway (as Joe Hines), Ben Wright (as Drummer) and Howard Culver (as Howard). 2. When an ungrateful curmudgeon learns that the cowboy who saved his life is wanted, he kills him for the reward and faces the backlash of Dodge's citizens. An injured card dealer spurned by Matt wants revenge and starts spreading rumors that the Marshal is courting his old friend's wife. Guest Cast: R.G. He was an Australian actor, writer and director who was perhaps best known for portraying Native American Indians in numerous films and television series. An ex-gunman known as The Widowmaker, Scott Coltrane (Steve Forrest), is unable to put his reputation behind him and settle down with is wife Teresa (Barra Grant). Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. Gunnar Hellstrom. Outlaw Luke Dangerfield's (Morgan Woodward) dying wish is to see his daughter. Longtime viewers may know that Denver Pyle was one of the first actors considered for the role of Marshall Dillon but the part would eventually go to James Arness. Guest Cast: Herb Vigran (as Judge Brooker), Glen Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Dorothea Neumann (credited Dorothy Neumann as Old Woman) and Jack Perkins (as Bouncer). A pair of teenage thieves' hamper the rescue of their partner, who fell into a well, for fear that he'll give them up. Victor French was there alongside Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City for 23 shows. Guest Cast: Gilbert Roland (as Lt. Julio Chavez), Gene Evans (as Charlie Hacker), Anna Navarro (as Marguerita), Alex Montoya (as Diaz), Walter Burke (as Willie), Miguel Landa (as Rivera), Pepe Hern (as Miguel), Lisa Seagram (as Girl) and Ricky Vera (as Boy). Notes: The premiere episode was introduced by John Wayne. Guest Cast: Earle Hodgins (as Uncle Oliver) and Paul Wexler (as Viney). First television screenplay written by Les Crutchfield. Notes: Keye Luke who played Chen, was a Chinese-born American film and television actor. Crazed mass murder Abraham Wakefield (Morgan Woodward), motivated by the violent death of his precious Annabel (Elaine Fulkerson), is bent on avenging his son's death after Matt tracks him down and is forced to kill him. His daughter Cora Sanderson (Donna Mills), and Matt, eventually convince "back-east" lawyer Cicero Wolfe (Paul Stevens) to defend the alleged renegades when no one else in Kansas will. Notes: This is the first of four episodes featuring the Merry Florene character story. This is the first appearance of Ken Curtis before his Festus Haggen role. Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Dutch George), Tom Pittman (as Jimmy McQueen), Richard Warren (as Hack) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Thirty-six one-hour black-and-white episodesProducer: Norman Macdonnell (episodes 342348, 350, 352, 361, 367), Philip Leacock (episodes 349, 351, 353360, 362366, 368377); associate producer: Frank Paris Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Ken Curtis (Festus), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper)[48]Guest Cast: In credits orderNote: A new and different gunfight introduction is shown before the opening director/writer credits. Matt intervenes when an intese feud between the Renner brothers reaches its breaking point. An outlaw wrongly arrested by Matt wants payback and manipulates the farmer's wife he's having an affair with into his ambush plan. Guest Cast: Barbara Lord (as Sarah Drew), Mabel Albertson (as Gody Baines), Alan Baxter (as Lou Hacker), Peggy Stewart (as Fan Hacker) and Robert Dix (as Jamie). This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. Notes: First of thirteen guest appearances by Royal Dano, who played the lead character Obie Tater. Gunman Musgrove (Ramon Bieri) plots revenge against Ira Spratt (William Windom) who turned him in as an Army deserter. Ex-gunslinger Jake McGraw (J. D. Cannon) has returned to Dodge after twenty years in prison and for some reason has taken an interest in a saloon hostess, Ella Horton (Diana Ewing), and a young cowboy, Dave Wilson (Michael Larrain). Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Jake Worth), Claude Akins (as Harry), Dick Paxton (as Rudy), Thom Carney (as Jack), Ray Boyle (as Jeff Worth) and Will J. Sadly, she would pass relatively early in her career from undisclosed causes at the age of 45 on March 18, 1960. Gunsmoke Guest Stars: The Most Appearances. Outlaws led by Mando (Alfonso Arau) shoot Matt and leave him to die in the desert of Chihuahua where he is found by a Mexican boy, Lucho (Fabian Gregory), the son of Agustin Hildago (Thomas Gomez), who helps Matt recover. Matt suspects one man for two different murders, an old prospector and well-to-do rancher, his only clue is an unusual boot imprint. She was a frequent guest in numerous TV Westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in this episode she's almost unrecognizable wearing dark makeup playing the character Rose Daggitt. Amzie Strickland was a versatile character actress who began on radio and made some 650 television appearances. A timid bank clerk goes through a surprising change in personality when he is told he only has a short time to live. To celebrate, weve gathered 60 actors and actresses who were guests on the series. Half-crazed desert hermit Ben Snow (Strother Martin) rescues Festus after being shot by outlaw Gard Dixon (William C. Watson). Outlaws use widow Abelia's (Jacqueline Scott) home as their hideout. He is best known for playing many roles which include; Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 19391941 The Green Hornet film serials, Brak in the 1960s Space Ghost cartoons, Master Po in the 19721975 television series Kung Fu and Mr. Wing in the Gremlins films. A miserable and cowardly homesteader mistakes a passer-by for a wanted outlaw and shoots him in the back to claim the $1,000 reward, but when he's told that he shot the wrong man he feverishly coerces his abused wife to verify his alibi. Guest Cast: Karen Grassle (as Fran), John Reilly (as Ike), Linda Sublette (as Emily), Herman Poppe (as Luke), Michele Marsh (as Sara), Dennis Redfield (as Shep), Fran Ryan (as Hannah), Robert Brubaker, Rod McGaughy (as Cowboy #1) and Bobby E. Clark (as Cowboy #2). Stark), Percy Helton (as Mr. Guest Cast: Richard Jaeckel (as O'Ryan), Michael Higgins (as Finnegan), Kent Smith (as Bealton), Earle Hodgins (as Judge), Ben Wright (as Harris), Garry Walberg (as Anson), John Mitchum (as Wills), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Bee Tompkins (as Girl). An ex-gunman whose life spiraled down into a bottle still has one redeemable attribute, a 12-year-old orphan that he cares deeply for. was agnes moorehead on gunsmoke motion to disqualify counsel california. Its the 62nd anniversary of Gunsmoke. Notes: For this show only, to more easily film the jailhouse break-in/shoot-out, the back door of Matt's office is now directly on the back wall of the jail cell area. The lives of a Civil War veteran and a saloon girl converge when both cross paths with the same brutish buffalo hunter. As the outlaws are gunning for him, he finds unlikely help from Lem Rawlins (Dennis Redfield), a conscientious objector army deserter. Ben Payson's daughter Betsy falls in love with one of the Scottish homesteaders who have threatened to take her family's land. A Georgia couple traveling by wagon share a camp outside of Dodge with a trapper and the next morning the husband begs Doc to come out and treat his ailing wife, but what he finds is far more distressing. He had to show up eventually (One Killer on Ice).DeForest KelleyBones was in Indian Scout. As you will see, most of the Enterprise crew shows up at some point.Jack KlugmanOne half ofThe Odd Couplewas Earl Ticks in Buffalo Man. Earl Ticks sounds like a bad roommate, tooTed KnightTheToo Close for Comfortman was in Print Asper and Run, Sheep, Run.Diane LaddThe actress popped up three times between 1964 and 1967.Martin LandauBefore his impossible mission and trip toSpace: 1999, this legendary actor was in The Patsy and The Goldtakers.June LockhartLassie and Will Robinsons mom branches is far wilder in Dirt, an early script by Sam Peckinpah.Jack LordThe Hawaii Five-O lead plays twin brothers in Docs Reward.Ricardo MontalbnFantasy Islands host was the title role in Chato. Alas, William Shatner is not there to yell, CHAAAAAATO!Harry MorganCol. Potter ofM*A*S*His one of the few on this list to show up twice as the same character Jed Hockett in The Wiving and Brides and Grooms. But he played other characters twice before, too.Richard MulliganThe unmistakableSoapstar was in Wonder.Leslie NielsenThough he became a slapstick comedic star late in his career, Nielsen is a tough gang leader in Time of the Jackals.Leonard NimoySpock can be spotted in A Man a Day, The Search, I Call Him Wonder and (as a Native American) in Treasure of John Walking Fox.Nick NolteHe got in late in the run, in 1974s The Tarnished Bridge.Slim PickensIt should come as no surprise this cowboy earned four roles between 1964 and 1972.Suzanne PleshetteA couple years before landingThe Bob Newhart Show, she was in Stark.Burt ReynoldsOkay, were cheating a bit here, as a young Reynolds was a regular for years as the hunky blacksmith Quint.Kurt RussellA very young Russell was in Blue Heaven and came back a decade later as Buck Henry (not that Buck Henry) in Trail of Bloodshed.William ShatnerCaptain Kirk can be found in Quaker Girl. Any show with Shatner is a great show.Tom SkerrittCould it be a record here? Kitty clashes with the tyrannical mother, Jessie Copperton (Virginia Gregg), of rancher Blaine Copperton (John Ericson) who Kitty rescued from a stagecoach robbery. Matt has his hands full investigating two separate crimes, a Kiowa Indian boy found nearly beaten to death and cattle rustling at a nearby ranch. [13] Amanda Blake left the series at the end of season 19 (197374) and was replaced in the final season by a new character, Miss Hannah, portrayed by Fran Ryan.[14]. Gunsmoke was on the air for two decades. Matt escorts a back-shooting coward to Hays City and is intercepted by the prisoner's gang whose leader originates a sinister plan to not only frame the Marshal but disgrace him as well. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow (episodes 516528), Leonard Katzman (episodes 529539) Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)Note: "Pike", the two-part episode that ended the season, was later developed into a spin-off series entitled Dirty Sally.[57][58]. The jailhouse has no door on the back wall replaced by the gun rack which usually sits on the side wall, Matt's desk is a high rolltop positioned against the wall as opposed to the flat desk more situated out into the room, the pot-belly stove and bulletin board with the wanted posters is missing, the safe is where the stove was, and the front door is not the same. Whitman would end up owning 190 lifetime film and television credits. Notes: The credits misidentify the two characters as Harry Spencer and Joe Sharpe. Bad blood runs through a family's veins and a brute of a man promises his dying wife that he will raise their two sons "hard and strict". 52 Episodes 1975. Buddy Ebsen. Guest Cast: Carl Betz (as Nate Timble), Marianne Stewart (as Mrs. Timble), Joe De Santis (credited Joe de Santis as Gunter), Tige Andrews (as Mike Postil), Ward Wood (as Parker) and John Dierkes (as Ace). Chester becomes infatuated with a runaway girl from Ohio who exploits his position as Marshal's assistant to hide her secret. Murry Christmas" and "The Predators"). Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodes Kung Fu masters and Men from U.N.C.L.E. A water-witcher offers hope to ranchers and farmers when Dodge is struck by a drought. Add to Watchlist. Guest Cast: Nehemiah Persoff (as Alex Skouras), Anthony Zerbe (as Nick Skouras), Donna Baccala (as Elenya Skouras), Buck Taylor (as Newly), James Anderson (as Jesse Hill), Hank Brandt (as Hank), Mills Watson (as Brent), Kelton Garwood (credited Jonathan Harper as Percy Crump), Howard Culver (as Howie), Michelle Breeze (as Saloon Girl), Glenn Strange (as Sam), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Troy Melton (as Jake Walker) and Lee de Broux (as Stu Radford). Vinton Hayworth who played Ben Sissle, was the uncle of Hollywood's most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s, Rita Hayworth. Smith (as Cran). Vincent McEveety. List of Gunsmoke cast members - Wikiwand This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. Notes: Florenz Ames started his profession in vaudeville as a song and dance man performing with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop, as "Ames and Winthrop." 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