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A freight line owner has an accident with a down-and-out young couple and offers the husband a job, but it's his wife that he's more interested in. When Dodge school teacher Henry Decory (Allen Garfield) defends the boy's right to an education, Oliver assaults Henry, and the debate enters into a courtroom clash. Guest Cast: Andrew Prine (as Clay), William Windom (as Hill), Art Lund (as Heber), Charles Fredericks (as Senator), Shary Marshall (as Rita), Wallace Rooney (as Dan Binney), Robert Fortier (as Ray Costa), Brett King (as Hank), K.L. Matt uses a bounty hunter's guilty conscience to find the men responsible for lynching a suspected rustler. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license, "James Arness, Marshal on 'Gunsmoke,' Dies at 88". Dickinson made more than 50 movies and her first credited appearance came in Gun the Man Down (1956) with fellow Gunsmoke alum James Arness. Notes: Dick Rich portrayed Sam Butler, his first of seven appearances. Doc falls for a woman (Jean Arthur) who's haunted by her past. Quint believes that a string of recent raids are the result of a white renegade group and not the Comanches. Russell broke both ankles in the crash and received the Purple Heart for his injuries. A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. Notes: Dialogue within the episode mentions Pat Garrett was pursuing Billy the Kid which may help to date the series from 1880-1881. 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. This episode helps to date the series. Two rowdy drifters fight for the affections of the new Long Branch saloon girl and when she's found dead, Matt must determine which one's responsible. Her trouble escalates even further when her admirer Carl Pruitt (Lin McCarthy) tries to help. The dusty streets of Dodge City are a veritable Walk of Fame. He was an American stage, film and television character actor and screenwriter who was best known for his work in Westerns. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Wayne Russell), Judson Pratt (as Bill Pence) and Cyril Delevanti (as messenger). A strong-willed woman frees her son from Matt's custody, but the Marshal is determined to bring him to justice. Guest Cast: Fay Spain (as Bessie), Val Dufour (as Cooner), Roy Wright (as Carver), Leonard Nimoy (as Grice), Glenn Strange (as Sam), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Ann Morell (credited Anne Morrell as Ana), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Garry Walberg (as Hatcher), Tom Fadden (as Enoch), Arthur Peterson (credited Arthur Peterson Jr. as Sam Frazer), Ben Wright (as Dan Binny) and James Drake (credited Jim Drake as Morgan). An overbearing brother badgers and mistreats his sister, dominating her life and regarding her only as hired help which creates animosity when a new stranger in town shows her interest. A treacherous gang of outlaws take over Dodge. Armstrong (as Argonaut), Gregg Palmer (as Herk), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Shelley Morrison (as Addie), George Lindsey (as Skeeter), Elisabeth Fraser (as Daisy Lou) and Claire Wilcox (as Piney). Guest Cast: Cliff Osmond (as Macomb), William Mims (as Hawkins), Jim Boles (as Sutro), Ross Hagen (as Hicks), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan, Woodrow Chambliss, William Murphy (as Loomis), Jon Jason Mantley (as Billy), Maria Mantley (as Girl #1), John Puglia (as Boy #1), Susan Newmark (as Girl #2) and Billy McMickle (as Boy #2). His longest recurring role was Shawn Brady on the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives in 19841985. John had a recurring role on the short-lived 19631964 ABC American crime/legal drama series, Arrest and Trial, where he played the role of Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller. Hairston was regarded as a leading expert on Negro Black spirituals and choral music. All twenty seasons of Gunsmoke and all five reunion films are available on DVD in Region 1. An attention-seeking man claims he was an eyewitness to murder and then proceeds to finger an innocent cowboy. Festus takes it upon himself to help her along the way. Fast gunman Jim Barrett kills a man in self-defense. 39 episodes for each of the first five seasons, with 38 episodes in the 6th season, Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodes A rancher traumatized by a lynching in his past takes the law into his own hands, which leads to disastrous results. Notes: Herbert Lytton portrayed Jake Crowell, his first of seven appearances. Keller), Eddie Little Sky (as Warrior), Edward G. Robinson Jr. (credited Edward Robinson, Jr. as Brown), Dennis Cross (as Jim) and Kim Winona (credited Connie Buck as Daughter). St. Louis newspaperman Summer Pendleton (L. Q. Jones) exploits teenage bank clerk Randy Gogan (Kevin Coughlin) who killed a notorious gunfighter. Guest Cast: Russell Johnson (as Stanger), Lawrence Dobkin (as Brand), Gloria Marshall (as Linda), Harvey Grant (as Billy) and David Saber (as Tom). Harry Harris. A state official uses Matt's friendship with an outlaw for personal gain. Jenny (Lisa Gerritsen) arrives at Dodge to be with her father who she has not yet met, not realizing he is the outlaw, Lucas Pritchard (Steve Ihnat), worth a bounty of $2,000 for robbery and assault. 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. But when her half-brother Elbert Moses (Anthony James) and her Uncle Titus (Shug Fisher) arrive, she is again in danger of losing her job and her beau from her family's buffoonery. Hired gunman Boy Avery (Ron Hayes) changes the balance of power in a family feud between Noah Haimes (Richard Slattery) and Clete Bolden (Sean McClory), threatening the happiness of their children, Cully Haimes (Peter Jason) and Janie Bolden (Laurie Mock). Special Guests: Ramon Bieri (as Big Thicket), Gretchen Corbett (as Arlene), Lance LeGault (as Oregon), Ron Soble (as Clatch), Don Stroud (as Foss) and Russell Wiggins (as Pryor). Notes: Gage Clarke makes his first of twelve appearances in a role other than Dodge House clerk, Jim Dobie or bank manager, Mr. Botkin. Guest cast: John Hoyt (as Jeff), Leo Gordon (as Hutch), Rex Holman (as Pete), Mark Allen (as Grant) and Guy Stockwell (as Lee). Crude hillbilly twin brothers come west to Dodge to kill Indians, and along the way their callous nature leaves a trail of violence. Chester recognizes a man that just rode into town as someone he knew back in Missouri and tells Matt that he's really here to kill him. 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. Beth Tilton (, Festus and Newly try to delay Sinclair from leaving with the gold to give the Conductor (Warren Kemmerling) time to get the train moving towards Denver again. Outlaws led by Cole Morgan (Steve Forrest) take over Dodge with a Gatling gun to ambush Matt and the U.S. Army who are expected to arrive with a large shipment of gold. He often played surly and demanding father figures or authority roles. A wounded female buffalo skinner seeking medical attention flaunts all her womanly charms when she becomes enamored with Doc. Ruthless outlaw Cord Wrecken (Steve Forrest) seeks revenge on Kitty for shooting his brother, Jay Wrecken (Angus Duncan). Guest Cast: William Hopper (as John Henry Jordan), Barry Atwater (as Mr. Bowen), Nora Marlowe (Mrs. Bowen), James McCallion (as Vince Butler), Wilfred Knapp (as Mr. Botkin) and S. John Launer (as Judge). Matt must find out why a gunman is stalking a temperance preacher. Notes: Dialogue within the episode has Matt telling Sara that they're eating son-of-a-gun stew, a real cowboy recipe which contained many of the cow's innards including sweetbreads and marrow gut. Chester's uncle comes to Dodge and based on letters from Chester believes him to be the Marshal. A friend from Matt's past, a gunfighter for hire, comes to Dodge with a job offer and unbeknownst to both of them, that job is to kill the Marshal. Drunken cavalry Sergeant Holly (Forrest Tucker) pursues Apache warrior/priest Gregorio (Richard Anderson) who took Kitty hostage. A rancher's younger wife conspires with two men to kidnap her elderly husband and stake him out in the open prairie in an elaborate plan to steal his ranch. 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. Sinclair's gang delay Doc's and Matt's journey to Denver while they offload the army gold from the train to a wagon. They must then deal with neighboring rancher, Starcourt (Keith Andes), who will stop at nothing to take Mike's land. A kind and charismatic stranger dying of heart failure stops in Dodge on his way to see the Arizona desert, but his demeanor changes drastically when a man from his past steps into the Long Branch. Marcuse served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant on the famed submarine USS Tirante and was awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal and a Presidential Unit Citation for heroism. Notes: Jayhawkers were militant gangs who often clashed with pro-slavery factions. Matt, the boy, Jed and the saloon girls get trapped in a deserted fort without any water, to play a waiting game with Ben Rodman's outlaws who will stop at nothing to get the gold Maggie is smuggling out to the prospectors who mined it. A snake-oil salesman, and his three miscreant sons commit multiple crimes and Matt starts a rumor with one of the boys in hopes of exposing all of them. 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). A cowboy admires a buffalo hunter too much to admit that the buffalo hunter is also a thief. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. See more ideas about gunsmoke, james arness, tv westerns. Guest Cast: Gage Clarke (as Hinkle), Alfred Linder (as Clerk), Dennis Cross (as Bartender), Malcolm Atterbury (as Liveryman) and Paul Lambert (as Lou Shippen). Notes: Events within this episode help to date the series. Notes: This is the actual pilot episode of the television series, Gunsmoke. Matt and Chester come upon a burnt homestead and are surprised by a ten-year-old girl emerging from the brush who attaches herself to the Marshal. Familiar faces from Star Trek, Batman, Gunsmoke, Happy Days, The Love Boat and more went toe-to-toe with . Newcomer Ben Stack makes a play for saloon girl Honey Dare. Festus tries to keep an old Sioux Indian (John Dierkes) alive, even though he wishes to die in peace. The charming widow Tara Hutson (Michele Carey) plays Newly against gunman Gecko Ridley (L. Q. Jones) who is after $5,000 her husband stole before going to prison. Interestingly, he was the original USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Chief Medical Officer on the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in the 19661969 science-fiction television series, Star Trek and was replaced by DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. A stray bullet from a cattle baron ruins the hat of a frontiersman, setting off a chain reaction of violence and retribution. 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. Let's look at some notable names with roles on both The Big Valley and Gunsmoke. Matt heads to New Mexico to track down the wily killer Chato (Ricardo Montalbn) who has a knack for murdering lawmen. Guest Cast: Eddie Applegate (as Al), Tim Considine (as Scott Coleman), Pamela Dunlap (as Ada Coleman), Dana Elcar (as Pennigrath), Roy Engel (as Tibbet), Gene Evans (as Billy), Eddie Firestone (as Hap), Ron Hayes (as Floyed Coleman), Clifton James (as Same Wickes), Richard D. Kelton (as Bud), Doreen Lang (as Mae), Ken Lynch (as Lucas), John Milford (as Clay Foreman), Anne Seymour (as Sara), Loretta Swit (as Donna), Richard Lapp (as Running Fox), X Brands (as Red Willow), and (as The Hunters) Ronald A. Dan Sheridan plays Dobie, his last of three appearances. White (as Beckett), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Harold J. Victor French was there alongside Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City for 23 shows. Guest Cast: Denver Pyle (as Hank Shinn), Strother Martin (as Ed Davey), John Doucette (as Al Janes), Fred Graham (as cowboy), Howard Culver (as hotel clerk) and Bert Rumsey (as Sam). MORGAN WOODWARD. Matt investigates three con artists who defraud the bank, but they flee taking Doc hostage. Matt is given the unpleasant task of serving a warrant on an ex-member of Billy the Kid's gang in the small town of Tascosa, Texas but problems arise when three men living completely normal lives fit the limited description supplied to him. Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Dutch George), Tom Pittman (as Jimmy McQueen), Richard Warren (as Hack) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). He also had two credits in other parts. Cotter's Girl: Guest Star Mariette Hartley. Guest Cast: Dan Travanty (as Barker), Charles Haid (as Hargis), Ted Jordan, Roy Roberts, Tom Brown, Charles Wagenheim, Victor Izay, Robert Brubaker (as Bartender), Rhodie Cogan (as Mr. Hopewell), Hal Bokar (as Clay), and Richard Lundin (as Stage Driver). Guest Cast: Robert Karnes (as Chandler), John Baer (as Nichols), Lloyd Nelson (as Morris), Jerry Gatlin (as Toey), Elizabeth Harrower (as Mrs. O'Roarke), and Nick Ramus (as Lynit). Chester promises to keep a bigamist's secret, but the man doesn't believe him and makes plans to ensure his story stays hidden. Matt tracks a suspected murderer to Elkader, where he's lured into an alley and waylaid by three thugs, suffering a concussion and nearly blind he's rescued by the same man that he was chasing. Matt attempts to save a young girl from making some bad decisions but her boyfriend causes trouble for all of them. The only ones who believe Festus' girlfriend of witnessing a murder are the killers themselves. A drama-seeking woman manipulates her husband into a fight with their neighbor. . Notes: June Carter Cash was an American singer, songwriter, actress and author. Matt hunts down two drifters who dragged Chester behind their horses and left him for dead. 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. There were multiple famous guest stars Kirk, Spock, Bones, and Scotty from Star Trek all appeared on the show. Vinton Hayworth who played Ben Sissle, was the uncle of Hollywood's most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s, Rita Hayworth. He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. A Fort Leavenworth prison escapee and murderer makes his way to Dodge and finds himself involved in a family's drama. Festus bites off more than he wants to chew when he helps plow crops to make up for the injury. A dying father gives Matt Dillon a letter and money and asks him to find his daughter. Matt tracks down a desperate family who robbed a train and killed the baggage clerk in retaliation for the railroad inadvertently burning down their farm. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than 50 years. A well-known gunfighter comes to Dodge and wants to add to his reputation by killing Matt. Comanches attack Matt, his prisoner Charlie Noon (James Best), an Indian widow (Mriam Coln) and her white stepson Jamie (Ronny Howard). An outlaw husband and his gang rob Dodge's freight office and leaves the money with his wife, which creates even greater problems. Notes: Claude Akins plays Harry, his first of ten appearances. In real life, Amanda Blake did have a light reddish mole in the same spot which was covered with makeup in all previous episodes. Notes: Blue Horse was an Oglala Lakota chief. Guest Cast: Patricia Smith (as Abby), Jack Klugman (as Earl Ticks), John Anderson (as Ben Siple) and Abel Fernandez (as Indian), Notes: The fight scene near the end of this episode serves as the basis for an educational film produced by the American Cinema Editors, called Film Editing: Interpretation & Values, used by film students all around the world.[40][41]. 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He retired from performing with over 250 acting credits in a career that was perhaps overlooked by Hollywood historians. A woman who used to be rich takes a job at the Long Branch while she and her niece are on their way to San Francisco. Guest Cast: Lew Brown (as Sam Fraser), Helen Wallace (as Ma Fraser), Bill White Jr. (as Tad Fraser), Dorothy Schuyler (as Alice Fraser) and Dan Blocker (as Lieutenant). Sadly, Cactus would pass away four months after this episode aired on April 17, 1962, of a heart attack. Guest cast: In credits order. A pair of teenage thieves' hamper the rescue of their partner, who fell into a well, for fear that he'll give them up. A naive Civil War drummer boy is harassed and badgered by a couple of Dodge City locals and then jailed when one of the tormentors turns up dead. Matt jumps into the river and is dragged on to a raft by orphans Hannah Kincaid (Patti Cahoon) and Tuttle Kincaid (Clay O'Brien) who are runaways from a workhouse. The only similarities are they both robbed from the rich. Ted Post. Wily outlaw Yancy Tyce (Robert Lansing) is determined to free his younger brother Cody Tyce (Jonathan Lippe) from Matt's custody. Stone portrays the detestable gunman Joe Delk in this his first if seven Gunsmoke appearances. Matt has his hands full when a bank robber's girlfriend makes unwanted romantic overtures towards him. One died during the run of the show, in 1973, at the age of 74 Glenn Strange, a real . Two trail bosses driving their herds to Dodge threaten to kill each other over the use of a local farmer's special swimming cow. An overconfident Army deserter callously breaks the law and strongly believes there will be no repercussions, but soon his fate will be sealed. He received a second Gold Starr), Dick Rich (as Sam Butler), Mickey Simpson (as Stapp), Fintan Meyler (as Arie O'Dell), Joel Ashley (as Jake) and K.L. 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. Two box setsThe 50th Anniversary Collection and The Director's Collectionhave been released on DVD in Region 1. 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). Dehner's longest recurring role was his character, Cyril Bennett on the 19681973 CBS American sitcom, The Doris Day Show. Matt is surprised to see that the fleeing train robber he shot is a woman. 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). 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. Festus is mistaken for a hired gunman in the town of Bucklin. An outlaw gang offers Matt a bribe to leave town so they may rob the bank, and when he refuses, they threaten to kill a man a day until he leaves town. Whitney Blake Dolly Varden Guest Star. 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. A widowed rancher takes-in an Arapaho squaw which infuriates his son and divides the family. A trapper attempts to mete out justice to Army deserters who injured his adopted Indian son. He takes Doc and Anna's neighbor Mrs. Bronson (Claudia Bryar) as hostages. Notes: Peggie Castle who portrays Nita Tucker was an American film and television actress. Buddy Ebsen. Matt is duty-bound to protect a despised gunman from being hanged by a group of normally law-abiding ranchers for a crime he didn't commit. Donna Clayton (Melissa Newman) and Cory Soames (Sam Elliott) are determined to get married despite the objections of her father, Walt Clayton (Morgan Woodward). Notes: American actor Michael Hinn who plays Zel was a familiar face on many 1950s and 1960s television westerns including but not limited to this his first of ten Gunsmoke appearances, nine roles on the 19591960 CBS program Johnny Ringo and eleven acting credits from 1959 to 1969 on the syndicated series Death Valley Days. Former lawman Tom Lynott (Richard Kiley) fills in for Matt after he is badly wounded, but Lynott's easygoing approach to the law puts Dodge City at the mercy of Talley (Anthony Caruso) and his cohorts. Chief Joseph arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1879 and met with President Rutherford B. Hayes (not Ulysses S. Grant as depicted in program) and Congress. When Dodge is struck by a drought, Festus looks for water and Matt uses a rainmaker to give the townspeople hope. Matt and Chester ride out to a buffalo hunter's camp to investigate the death of a man Doc found earlier. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. 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. Guest Cast: Jeff Silver (as Yorky), Howard Petrie (as Brant), Dennis Cross (as Tom), Malcolm Atterbury (as Seldon) and Mary Gregory (as Mrs. Seldon). Gunsmoke TV Listings 1955 -2022 20 Seasons CBS Drama TVG Watchlist Where to Watch This landmark adult Western centered on Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City. The injury would require abdominal surgery. Mountain farmer Jed Hocket (Harry Morgan) sends his three sons Ike, Luke and Shep into town to find brides. So besides the impressive list of A-Type movie actors like Bette Davis, Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds (really a regular), Kurt Russell, Charles Bronson, Sam Elliott, Jodie Foster, etc. He passed away in 2018 from a heart attack. A drifter seeks revenge against a rancher and his men when they kill his brother and severely injure his father. Blade Runner Jumanji Planet of the Apes Here's a cherished country singer who memorably appeared on Gunsmoke. Guest Cast: Raymond Bailey (as General Parsley Smith), James O'Rear (as Drew Holt), John Alderson (as Nash) and Wilfred Knapp (as Mr. Botkin). Johnson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and was commissioned a second lieutenant, flying 44 combat missions in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a B-25 Mitchell navigator/bombardier. "I loved Darlene Conley's role as "Sally Spectra" in the "Bold and Beautiful." Guest Cast: Tom Brown, Mills Watson (as Curry), Lew Brown (as Smith), Read Morgan (as Brown), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Ted Jordan (as Burke). [5], Gunsmoke was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white. Guest Cast: Jack Lord (as Nat/Myles Brandel), Bruce Wendell (as Joe), Netta Packer (as 1st Lady), Jean Fenwick (as 2nd Lady) and Brick Sullivan (as Bartender). Matt and Chester's friend is mistaken for the Marshal and shot in the back by a coward. Matt attempts to protect wounded outlaw Johnny Drago from a pair of bounty hunters. Whatever Happened To Ed ONeill From Married With Children? A desperate widow of a military officer killed in battle arrives in Dodge to retrieve his body, but her motives prove controversial. (All two or three-parters counted as two or three individual hour-long episodes), Twenty-nine one-hour color episodesExecutive producer: Philip Leacock; producer: John Mantley Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing (Thad)Guest cast: In credits orderNote: CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. Bing is the father of American actor Kurt Russell. Dodge's rumor mill is running full overdrive when Kitty whisks a young boy off the stagecoach and hustles him out into the country, but much to Kitty's dismay, the gossip finds the wrong ears. The classic western premiered on CBS on September 10, 1955. He starred in his own series as Sam Logan in the 19591960 ABC western, The Man from Blackhawk. Matt must help rehabilitate his friend and former lawman Chauncey Demon (Cameron Mitchell), who has turned to the bottle to help forget the slaying of his wife and boy by Indians. He was a cast member in the radio version of Gunsmoke performing over the entire broadcast run from April 26, 1952, to June 18, 1961. Matt seeks shelter from a blizzard in a cabin and encounters two psychopathic criminals who murdered the owner and enslaved and abused his daughter. Smith (as Karl) and David Whorf (as Jack). Bonanza fans will remember him as Deputy Clem Foster (19631964) and (19661972). Gunsmoke . Even after returning from obscurity, other gunslingers like Kid Chama (Randolph Roberts) continue to seek him out, forcing Matt to decide if he will run Coltrane out of Dodge. Here's a list of five other vintage television shows to dig into if Gunsmokewas your jam. At trails-end in Dodge, they lose their complete earnings of $300 dollars after a fight with railroad men in the Bull's Head saloon, turning them into desperadoes, with Matt and Festus hot on their heels. A troublesome man suspected of murder proclaims his innocence but needs Doc, who's out of town to establish his alibi. Notes: This is the first episode in which it is acknowledge by the characters that the Long Branch bartender Sam Noonan (Glenn Strange) has died. Twenty-six one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)[56]. The poverty stricken daughter of a hopeless drunk believes the only way to save her brother and escape their forsaken lives is to get married. 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