When Ira escapes, Musgrove takes Gideon (Tim O'Connor) hostage and gives the town and Gideon's friends an ultimatum, threatening to kill Gideon if they do not hunt down and deliver Ira by eight o'clock. Fast gunman Jim Barrett kills a man in self-defense. Notes: Barney Phillips assumes the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch. A homesteader believes Indians are harassing him at night, and after Matt tells him to get a rifle, he mistakenly shoots and kills a cowhand. Kitty is abandoned on the open prairie by an Eastern suitor. Matt and Chester rescue a white woman and her half-Indian daughter held captive for ten years. An elderly widower must overcome several costly hurdles and change his once complacent lifestyle in order to gain back custody of his young daughter. Stone (as Orval), Emile Genest (as Frisbie), Tom Lowell (as Ethan) and Howard Culver (as Clerk). Jeanette starred in her own show, a lesser-known western spin-off of Gunsmoke called Dirty Sally which was broadcast on CBS in 1974. . Guest Cast: Phyllis Coates (as Edna), Jack Elam (as Hector), Harold J. Phillips had a recurring role as Sgt. Victor French 'Gunsmoke': Michael Landon's Best Friend Victor French Held Record for Most Guest Appearances on the Show. Will Hutchins. Bronson was argumentatively the first major guest star on Gunsmoke, commanding $1 million per film and earning the title of world's No. A rancher's daughter alibi's her boyfriend, who's suspected of killing her father's right-hand man leaving Matt to solve the mystery. While tracking renegade Les Dean (Victor French), Matt takes a grazing bullet to the skull causing amnesia. List of Gunsmoke cast members - Wikiwand This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. A journalist looking for a sensational story talks Matt into reopening a murder case, where the Marshal finds himself the prime suspect. Weaver's .more Bette Davis White Mama, Little Gloria. John Walking Fox's $50 gold piece starts gold fever in Dodge City and makes the man a target of robbers. An impoverished and desperate prairie family lure Matt and Chester out of town with a tale of murder. Guest Cast: Constance Ford (as Pearl Bender), Denver Pyle (as Willie Calhoun), Michael Emmet (as Webb Thorne), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Frank Teeters), Bert Rumsey (as Bartender), Big John Hamilton (credited John Hamilton as Big John) and Johnny McGough (as Jimmie). [1] The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring cast members. Festus' nephew Billy comes to Dodge to find a wife. Have fun with it. Out of water and with no horse, he must rely on the Cherokee squaw Quanah (Arlene Martel), who has been cast out from the Comanche, if he is to survive in the badlands. Matt guns down three bank robbers in a fierce gunfight, and when the surviving member of the gang calls him a "butcher" it sends him into an emotional tailspin. The others in the series are, S14E4 "Uncle Finney", S14E18 "Goldtown" and S15E8 "The Still". Guest Cast: Lieux Dressler (as Susie), Robert Totten (as Walker), Gregg Palmer (as Guthrie), William Bryant (as Bennett), Rayford Barnes (as Grebbs), Herb Vigran, Jon Lormer (as Judge Clayborne), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Bill Erwin (as Bailiff), Tom McFadden (as Luke), Rusty Lane (as Sheriff Buckley), Ed McCready (as Scotty), Louie Elias (as Cowboy) and Lloyd Nelson (as Shorty). White (as Beckett), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Harold J. "[7] Between 1987 and 1994, five television movies based on the series were aired by CBS. Matt comes upon a wagon train full of young ladies answering an ad for women wanted to marry rich Colorado gold miners, but the underhanded wagon master has formed his own immoral plans. Notes: Paul Newlan plays Jeremy Stoner in this episode. The brother of a family friend visits Kitty and is displeased to find her running a saloon, and when trouble ensues, she objects to his efforts to save her honor. But Judge Kendall (Eduard Franz) has no such fear. Masked gunmen hold up a stagecoach carrying Matt and Chester, and later back in Dodge, the Marshal recognizes one of the robber's voices. Matt and Chester rescue an old buffalo hunter who was abandoned and left for dead in the freezing cold temperatures on the prairie. 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. Matt attempts to help a quarrelsome young man turn his life around, after a group of ranch hands try to hang him for cattle rustling. Who guest starred the most times on Gunsmoke? A young conniving rancher's wife orchestrates a clever plan to murder her older husband by seducing a recently hired drifter. In Ash, the Caped Crusader played Emmett, the target of troubled man who was hit in the head with a barrel.James WhitmoreThe great character actor, who was in everything fromPlanet of the ApestoThe Shawshank Redemption, put in his time for three episodes.Phew! Matt risks his own life when an outlaw takes Doc hostage and threatens to kill him if he does not help his wounded partner. Viewers also learn through dialogue within the episode that Matt describes himself as being "old enough to be her father", in reality James Arness is also only four years older than the actress playing Jenny. Notes: The Boot Hill introduction clearly shows grave markers with dates of 1882 and 1883, but this episode is set in 1876, the year of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Guest Cast: Dee J. Thompson (as Lena Wave), Joel Ashley (as Nate), Terry Becker (as Emmett), Howard Culver (as Hotel Clerk) and Heinie Brock (as Drummer). A bitter old man learns nothing after 30 years in prison and comes home to wreak havoc on family and neighbors. Perrin also did extensive work in animation, providing voices in numerous cartoons including but not limited to Jonny Quest (19641965), Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! There were multiple famous guest stars Kirk, Spock, Bones, and Scotty from Star Trek all appeared on the show. Matt suspects the new saloon girl of being associated with a crooked gambler. He portrays Booth Rider in this episode and is best known for playing the lead and titled character in 19621971 NBC western television series, The Virginian. Guest Cast: George Macready (as Charlie Drain), Bing Russell (as Ed Shelby), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Bob Gringle), O.Z. 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. Kitty pins Matt's badge on an unconscious outlaw to protect the marshal from a holdup gang. Murry Christmas" and "The Predators"). Notes: Eddie Little Sky who played the warrior, was a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. In real life, Amanda Blake did have a light reddish mole in the same spot which was covered with makeup in all previous episodes. An old codger brings his simpleton nephew to town and decides that he would be a good fit for Matt's assistant but when Chester gets ambushed, the big galoot can't be found, making him a questionable suspect. A failed farmer comes to Dodge in search of a meaningful life but finds himself on the wrong side of an avenging brother. Kitty is injured when her horse throws her, and Matt must seek assistance from a poor prairie family whose son has distorted plans of his own. Matt's superior, a government official from Washington comes to Dodge to observe the Marshal's job performance and doesn't like what he sees. He also played the same character in the radio version. Matt is forced to protect Irish troublemaker O'Quillian (John McLiam) against cattle drovers Clay Tynan (Victor French) and Chickenfoot (Anthony James). The first 90-minute Western television series. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, color Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner.Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Ken Curtis (Festus), Buck Taylor (Newly)[60]. Guest Cast: June Lockhart (as Beulah), Wayne Morris (as Nat), Ian MacDonald (as Mr. Troyman), Gail Kobe (as Polly Troyman) and Barry McGuire (as Henry Troyman). Farm boy Tommy Harker (Lance Kerwin) wants some "book-learning" but his father Oliver Harker (John Vernon) pulls him out of school to work the farm. Note: William Conrad, who was cast as the voice of Matt Dillon in the original Gunsmoke Radio series, provides narration at the beginning of both parts of Women for Sale, helping to set the stage for the drama to follow. He may be best known as private detective Paul Drake in the 19571966 CBS television series Perry Mason. Matt devises a plan to capture a charismatic outlaw who has a reputation for only robbing the rich. Guest Cast: Allen Case (as Billy Daunt), Olive Blakeney (as Ma Torvet), Roy Barcroft (as Luke), Patricia Huston (as Woman), Linda Watkins (as Kate) and Charles P. Thompson (credited Charles Thompson as Clabe). Viewers of The Twilight Zone may recognize him as the drunk man who turns into a jack-in-the-box in the November 3, 1961 episode, "It's a Good Life" (S3E8) starring Billy Mumy. 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). Festus tries to keep an old Sioux Indian (John Dierkes) alive, even though he wishes to die in peace. Notes: Robert F. Simon plays the controlling brother Ben Stancil in this episode, his first of seven Gunsmoke appearances. Cattle Rustler Rick Wilson (Richard Kelton) and younger brother Raymond (Robert Pratt) return to Dodge and, finding that their mother Anna (Lurene Tuttle) is dying, want to stay until the end. Matt and U.S. 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. However, letters of protest and pressure from his wife persuaded William S. Paley, the network's chief executive, to reinstate Gunsmoke for a thirteenth season.[50][51]. A Kiowa Indian guide delivers his revenge by stalking the merciless outlaw that humiliated and dishonored him. Guest Cast: Angie Dickinson (Rose Daggitt), Peter Whitney (as Big Dan Daggitt), Gage Clarke (as Dobie) and Paul Wexler (as Rodin). Notes: Robert Foulk portrayed Edward Hinton in this episode and may be best remembered for his role as Sheriff H. Miller in the 19581962 CBS television series Lassie. Guest Cast: Jeff Silver (as Yorky), Howard Petrie (as Brant), Dennis Cross (as Tom), Malcolm Atterbury (as Seldon) and Mary Gregory (as Mrs. Seldon). A demanding mother pressures her son to live out her dreams by leaving the harsh life of farming behind and explore the far places. Hrabosky) 6 Blythe Danner (Carlye Breslin Walton) 7 Brian Dennehy (M.P. 19 Guest Roles . Matt is reluctant in evicting a man and his expectant wife from their ranch. [5], Gunsmoke was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white. The series returned to prominence in 1967 following a shift in its programming time from Saturday to Monday night. Notes: Werner Klemperer was a German American stage, film and television actor whose best known for playing the role of Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the 19651971 CBS television sitcom, Hogan's Heros. Doc becomes enraged when he sees a man from his past and swears to Chester that he's going to kill him. Notes: Theodore Marcuse was an American character actor who portrayed mostly villains in many 1950s and 1960s television series. Matt and Newly track a gang of bank robbers who are about to take over another town to do one last heist. Required fields are marked *. An Indian squaw seeking medical attention is rebuffed by Dodge merchants and when Kitty steps in to help, three troublemakers incite an unruly mob to rid her from town, but one of the agitators initiates his own twisted plan. Notes: First of four Gunsmoke appearances for Russell Johnson portraying Stanger in this episode. However, Kitty has already become attached to the baby. Matt jails a wanted murderer, and his partner trying to avoid punishment attempts to break him out before the Marshal learns that he's also involved. The Rifleman. He guest stars in consecutive episodes and in this story, he plays Jack Rynning, his first of five Gunsmoke appearances. Two box setsThe 50th Anniversary Collection and The Director's Collectionhave been released on DVD in Region 1. Matt refuses Dodge City merchant's request to hire more deputies to protect their interests during a round-up which lead to threats and danger for the Marshal. 39 episodes for each of the first five seasons, with 38 episodes in the 6th season, Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodes 2. 1. He's seen wearing a black hat in nine of the first season's Boot Hill introductions. A former saloon girl's upcoming marriage is put in jeopardy by her old boyfriend when he frames the bridegroom for murder. The injury would require abdominal surgery. Your email address will not be published. Dehner's longest recurring role was his character, Cyril Bennett on the 19681973 CBS American sitcom, The Doris Day Show. Gunfighter Mannon (Steve Forrest), a former Quantrill Raider, comes to Dodge to terrorize the townsfolk before facing Matt in a gunfight. Notes: Darryl Hickman is the older brother of Dwayne Hickman who played the lead in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Notes: Dialogue within the episode mentions Pat Garrett was pursuing Billy the Kid which may help to date the series from 1880-1881. Townspeople and outlaws want to know where an old prospector has hidden his gold. A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. A dying old prospector has everyone curious when he wills Kitty all of his worldly possessions, much to the dismay of his niece and her husband. Guest Cast: Robert H. Harris (as Ben Pitcher), Dorothy Adams (as Mrs. Pitcher) and Tommy Kirk (as Jerry Pitcher). A father who greatly believes in family honor takes the law into his own hands when his daughter is harassed and molested by two cowboys. The regulars who are still with us are: Roger Ewing (Thad Greenwood), who is 73; Buck Taylor (Newly O'Brien), who is 77; and Burt Reynolds (Quint Asper), who is 79. He played the titled lead role in the 19581959 NBC television series, Steve Canyon. In this episode, his last of four appearances on Gunsmoke he plays Botkin, the town's banker, replacing Fay Roope. An ex-criminal fears that a conflict involving his girlfriend, brother and old partner will reveal his past. 31 Episodes 1975. Viewers learn through dialogue in this episode that Doc Adams served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry in the American Civil War. An old frontier plainsman is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who shot his dog. Notes: Frank de Kova who portrays Tobeel in his first of five Gunsmoke appearances was an American character actor who convincingly played Native Americans in many films and television series, even though his actual ethnicity was Italian. Menu. Despite his claims of innocence, Matt arrests a family patriarch and escorts him to Dodge, but his sons give chase and methodically cut off the Marshal's escape. Notes: Andrew Duggan plays Nick Search, his first of three appearances. Sadly, he would pass away from cancer in 1966 at 50 years old. A naive and wide-eyed young woman escapes the cruel conditions at an orphanage and receives life lessons in Dodge. Newcomer Ben Stack makes a play for saloon girl Honey Dare. Doc fights to keep three orphaned babies from being separated. A Jewish family's faith is tested by the senseless death of Semel (Scott Selles). A retired Army officer who has been approved for the job of marshal by the War Department, approaches Matt with an unusual request, "Quit, I want to be Marshal". A Confederate Civil War General who's an incorrigible liar claims the new town banker is plotting to make off with the depositors' money. was dustin hoffman on gunsmoke. For reasons only known to him, the town drunk attacks the new Faro dealer who just arrived in Dodge. Matt has his hands full when a bank robber's girlfriend makes unwanted romantic overtures towards him. Festus flees Dodge after killing a medicine-show sharpshooter in a gunfight. Michael Ann Barrett Edgar. All twenty seasons of Gunsmoke and all five reunion films are available on DVD in Region 1. Paul Wexler was an American character actor who appeared in more than 30 feature films and over 40 different television series. Darnell), Warren Kemmerling (as Conductor), Sam Melville (as Nebo), John Crawford (as Blanchard), Harry Carey Jr. (as Kelliher), Jonathan Lippe (as Roper), Pepe Callahan (as Secos), Walter Sande (as Caldwell), Mills Watson (as Pony), Robert Sorrells (as Concho), Eddie Firestone (as Orely), Dan Ferrone (as Private), Sian Barbara Allen (as Allie Dawson), Harry Harvey Sr. (as Drummer), Pete Kellett (as Sergeant), Jon Kowal (as Dunn), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke) and Denny Arnold (as Fireman). Guest Cast: Bette Davis (credited Miss Bette Davis as Etta Stone), Bruce Dern (as Lou Stone), Robert Sorrells (as Mike Stone), Zalman King (as Jack Stone), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Skerritt (as Ben Stone) and Julie Sommars (as Sara Stone). Guest Cast: Joe Silver (as Beal Brown), Richard O'Brien (as Carter), Regis J. Cordic (as Sheriff Crane), Eddie Ryder (as The Undertaker), Edward Faulkner (as Drummer), Reid Cruickshanks (as Mr. Denton), Terry Wilson (as Liveryman), Danil Torpe (as Alf), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Howard Culver (as Howie), John Harper (as Percy Crump), Nancy Fisher (as Flow), Jon Kowal (as Barfly Joe), Al Berry (as Barfly Bob), Daniel M. White (as Oltimer) and Phil Chambers (as Shotgun). Notes: American photographer Holly Wright was born Holly McIntire, the daughter of two well-known actors, John McIntire (Wagon Train) fame and Jeanette Nolan (eight Gunsmoke appearances). 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. 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. Festus faces a group of renegades led by Judge Proctor (Jeff Corey) bent on regaining land they lost during the Civil War.
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