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. His final role was General Winfield Schaeffer in the 19651970 NBC fantasy sitcom television series, I Dream of Jeannie. Notes: Robert J. Wilke plays the role of Wild Bill Hickok, but the producers misspell the name as "Hickock" in the credits. 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. 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. James Nusser is known for his recurring role as "Louie Pheeters" starting in season seven. The town drunk, Louie Pheeters (James Nusser), is accused of a murder he witnessed. A drifter refuses Matt's help and chooses to exact revenge his way, with no regards to who he hurts. Star Trek Bounty hunter Luke Frazer is drawn out of retirement to find the man who murdered a rich rancher's son. A stranger, Fred Garth (Tom Skerritt), bent on avenging his father's hanging captures Kitty, Festus, Doc, and Matt, and threatens to hang one of them. How else to explain that a core cast could work together for two decades? Sodbuster Clarabelle (Katherine Justice) fights cattle baron Lamoor Underwood (Morgan Woodward) for her water supply, with the help of gunfighter Pete Brown (Alex Cord). Amanda Blake reads a letter, perhaps a piece of fan mail. An odd whiskey salesman has valuable information for Matt, that he overheard a conversation between two men putting a $300 bounty on his head. Gunsmoke actors & actresses Gunsmoke actors & actresses Actors tagged as 'Gunsmoke' by the Listal community Sort by: Tag popularity - Top Rated - Top Rated Popular - Recently rated - Date Added 1. Guest Cast: Virginia Gregg (as Mrs. Tilman), Bartlett Robinson (as Jake Kaiser), Weston Gavin (credited James Kevin as Clabe Tilman), Michael Hinn (as Frank Tilman), Kevin Hagen (as Bill Jennings), Herbert Lytton (credited Herbert C. Lytton as Ton Benson) and Craig Duncan (as Jim Duval). Guest Cast: Harold J. Stone portrays the detestable gunman Joe Delk in this his first if seven Gunsmoke appearances. Viewers find out in this episode how Matt Dillon possibly acquires his horse "Buck". Johnny is injured, and when they get to Dodge, Doc Adams asks Newly to assist all of the injured coming in from surrounding areas; Patricia also volunteers her nursing skills. 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. Chester is appalled when his "uncivilized" country-bumpkin brother comes to Dodge for a Christmas visit. A "mad" dog is killing cattle and sheep, while vengeful gunman Howard Kane (Claude Akins) sets out to kill Cole Matson (George Murdock), the man who shot him in the back four years ago. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Wayne Russell), Judson Pratt (as Bill Pence) and Cyril Delevanti (as messenger). Val Dufour portrayed Day Barrett. When Norcross is shot in the back, the Milligan family are made pariahs, and John and his daughter Wendy Milligan (Patti Cohoon) are terrorized. He would play the part of "Sam" or "Bartender" a total of 75 times in the first five seasons from 19551959 with only nine being credited. 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. Director Harry Harris Writers Kathleen Hite Norman MacDonnell John Meston Stars James Arness Dennis Weaver Milburn Stone 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. Doc treats a woman and her son for scurvy. Faith healer Bohannan (Richard Kiley) is asked by Lydia Walden (Linda Marsh) to cure her terminally ill son, Heck Walden (Vincent Van Patten). A farmer who doesn't trust doctors blames Doc for the death of his wife. Her trouble escalates even further when her admirer Carl Pruitt (Lin McCarthy) tries to help. He may be best known as private detective Paul Drake in the 19571966 CBS television series Perry Mason. He was known for playing Admiral Reynolds in the 19621966 ABC American sitcom television series McHale's Navy. Patti's 3 other episodes were "The Iron Blood of Courage" (1974); "Milligan" (1972) and "Trafton" (1971). Radio western drama, Gunsmoke. Notes: The credits misidentify Edward Binns' character Bill Stapp as Bill Strapp. A charming ladies' man with a history of jilting women romances the young wife of an elderly rancher and convinces her to embrace a disturbing plan to alibi his killing and free her from her marriage. A overprotective father disapproves of his daughter courting Quint and calls his cousin, an unsavory fixer of family matters. Notes: This is the actual pilot episode of the television series, Gunsmoke. Matt and Chester transport a prisoner to Wichita by stagecoach and are forced to take a stand at the stage's stopover when they're set upon by bandits. Homesteader Ben Justin (Sam Groom) is falsely accused and convicted of stealing horses, and then further accused of murder after breaking out of jail to be with his wife Elizabeth (Pamela McMyler) and newborn son. 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. But Judge Kendall (Eduard Franz) has no such fear. Richard Dreyfuss Appeared in 'Gunsmoke' The actor didn't need a boat of any shape and size to appear on "Gunsmoke" in 1973. Chester and an attractive Mexican woman escape from a band of Comancheros, but when they're recaptured, he believes that she betrayed him. Notes: First of two appearances for John Carradine whose role was the elder rancher Ephraim Hunt. Another World would pay tribute to both actress and character alike. Festus' Aunt Thede comes to Dodge for a visit and in typical Haggen fashion becomes involved in a local family's drama. A convicted murderer's sibling concocts a unique plan to avenge his brother's hanging, by unofficially acting as town deputy with hopes of provoking Matt into a gunfight. Viewers learn through dialogue in this episode that Doc Adams served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry in the American Civil War. A cruel, merciless prairie family torments and maims a beloved Dodge citizen and when Matt doesn't arrest them, providence metes-out its own form of justice. Newly tries to take wanted killer Larkin (Richard Jaeckel) to Dodge with three bounty hunters hot on their trail, led by the ruthless Lon (Anthony Caruso). A local rancher grows tired of farming and comes to Dodge looking for the next get rich scheme, and stumbles upon boxing promoter to make his fortune. Matt goes after three bandits who robbed a stagecoach and killed the driver and guard. Inspired by the play Romeo and Juliet, the children of feuding family patriarchs fall in love. 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. 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. However, Doc is surprised and outraged when Dr. Samuel McTavish (so-named because her father wanted a boy) turns out to be a woman. A young woman comes to Dodge in search of her fianc who has become the town drunk after failing to prosper on his homestead. Where life imitates art, Gordon came by his toughness through his own early experiences. Jeanette starred in her own show, a lesser-known western spin-off of Gunsmoke called Dirty Sally which was broadcast on CBS in 1974. Matt captures a young criminal named Billy after a robbery goes wrong, who must endure Matt's moralizing while waiting to be broken out of jail by his outlaw brother and hero Ed. Matt enlists the help of a former outlaw to find two condemned killers who escaped from jail. 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. 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). 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. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. Matt helps a young gunman who is trying to go straight. Notes: Helen Kleeb portrays Mrs. Randolph in this her first of four appearances on Gunsmoke. Kitty prevents a distraught and frenzied man from killing his son-in-law, who he blames for the death of his daughter. 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. Guest Cast: Peggie Castle (credited Peggy Castle as Nita Tucker), Murray Hamilton (as Jake Buley), Gage Clarke (as Jim Dobie), Tom Greenway (as Ned Pickard), Tim Graham (as Jonas) and Charles J. Conrad (credited Charles Conrad as Man). Notes: Dialogue within the episode mentions Pat Garrett was pursuing Billy the Kid which may help to date the series from 1880-1881. Kitty travels alone to the rough mining town of Pickaxe to claim a gold mine, meeting the eccentric Gibbijohn family and a deaf-mute boy. An outlaw wrongly arrested by Matt wants payback and manipulates the farmer's wife he's having an affair with into his ambush plan. A brash ranch hand quits his job over disagreements with his boss and appropriates the horse he caught and broke, but the rancher claims ownership of the steed and accuses him of theft. This episode was her first credited acting role. Notes: Sadly, three of the guest actors in this episode would pass away at relatively young ages. Notes: This is the second of four episodes featuring the Merry Florene character story. Graves (1 Episode), Ellen Cade (1 Episode), Della (1 Episode), Jen (1 Episode), Major Evans (1 Episode), Rob Curtin (1 Episode), Killion (1 Episode), Sgt. Festus sets out to settle an $11 estate for Charity Spencer (Diane Shalet), but it becomes more of a chore after he meets Sarah Elkins (Susan Oliver) and her two boys, Chad (Josh Albee) and Clay (Ike Eisenmann). St. Louis newspaperman Summer Pendleton (L. Q. Jones) exploits teenage bank clerk Randy Gogan (Kevin Coughlin) who killed a notorious gunfighter. A love story ends tragically when a rancher attempts to drive squatting gypsies off his land. 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. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. Dodge settlers are leaving after a rash of Pawnee Indian raids and when Matt investigates, he concludes it's something more shocking. Matt seeks shelter from a blizzard in a cabin and encounters two psychopathic criminals who murdered the owner and enslaved and abused his daughter. Guest Cast: John Larch (as Rance), Strother Martin (as Dillard), Pitt Herbert (as Green), William Bryant (as 1st Cowboy), Joel Ashley (as 2nd Cowboy), Scott Peters (as Pete), Joseph Kearns (credited Joe Kearns as Botkin), Joseph Breen (as Mike), Robert DeCost (as Carl), Dan Sheridan (as Dobie), John Mitchum (as Joe), Lee J. Winters (credited Lee Winters as Bob) and Victor Lundin (credited Vic Lundin as Hank). Guest Cast: Bert Freed (as Al Clovis), Fay Roope (as Botkin), Joe Flynn (as Onie Becker), Steve Raines (as 1st Cowboy) and Edward Faulkner (credited Ed Faulkner as 2nd Cowboy). He was the first black performer to appear in Gunsmoke. Notes: The credits misidentify the two characters as Harry Spencer and Joe Sharpe. [10] Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine (196364) and was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshall Dillon. A desperate widow of a military officer killed in battle arrives in Dodge to retrieve his body, but her motives prove controversial. 'Gunsmoke': Famous Actors Who Got Their Start on the - Outsider He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. A sheep rancher is stalking Matt and his prisoner, who killed a few of his ranch hands. 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). Stone (as Gatluf), Garry Walberg (as Tobe), Lou Krugman (as Tom Mercer), William Meigs (as Agent), Sam Buffington (as Cook), Tom Holland (as Alvin), Brett King (as Duff) and Scott Stevens (as Pate). List of Gunsmoke (TV series) episodes - Wikipedia Alcoholic Judge Warfield (David Wayne) is forced by Matt to hold an inquest into the death of a female saloon-keeper that resulted in the lynching of innocent drifter, Jake Fielder (Ken Swofford). Guest Cast: Lucy Marlow (as Bella Grant), James Drury (as Jerry Cass), Ken Curtis (as Brisco) and Fay Roope (as Botkin). Newcomer Ben Stack makes a play for saloon girl Honey Dare. 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). Nobody believes a young boy's tales of nighttime robberies and assaults, including Matt and the boy's mother. 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. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. Guest Cast: June Dayton (as Mrs. Stafford), Val Benedict (as Cloud Marsh), Cyril Delevanti (as Old Man), Dean Harens (as Earl Stafford) and Jess Kirkpatrick (as Mr. Teeters). 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. Doc investigates the beginning of a typhoid epidemic that hits Dodge and panics the townspeople. A young boy comes looking for his father unaware that he's a wanted outlaw. Notes: John Newman is the first black actor to be listed in the closing credits on a Gunsmoke episode. Guest Cast: Cloris Leachman (as Flory Tibbs), Philip Bourneuf (as George Basset) and Robert Strong (as Clerk). Guest Cast: Peter Whitney (as Ira), Richard Rust (as Dal), John Crawford (as Hod) and Lew Brown (as Jim Bride). Notes: Herbert Lytton portrayed Jake Crowell, his first of seven appearances. 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". Dodge merchants are committing suicide but Matt suspects something more nefarious. 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: 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). 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. [8], Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. Something's amiss when an old farmer exhibiting odd behavior tells Matt and Chester that his wife left him. In a profession so vast Paul was best known for his role of Micah Torrance in the 19581963 ABC Western television series, The Rifleman. She may be best known for her starring role, the sultry singer Edie Hart in the American detective television series Peter Gunn which aired on NBC 19581960 and on ABC 19601961. Bohannan (18x3) The Drummer (18x5) Season . As the outlaws are gunning for him, he finds unlikely help from Lem Rawlins (Dennis Redfield), a conscientious objector army deserter. Salesman Daniel Shay (Victor French) is forced to face his past and his victims, Sara Morgan (Fionnuala Flanagan) and Jimmy Morgan (Brandon Cruz), when Enoch Brandt (Bruce Glover) exposes him as the "Butcher of Rockcreek". Matt, Festus and Newly pose as gunrunners hoping the outlaws will lead them to Colonel Lucius Shindro's compound, where they can formulate a plan to rescue Doc and Lyla. An Army major threatens to put Dodge under martial law after soldiers transporting the Fort's payroll are killed in a robbery. Guest Cast: Jack Diamond (as Peyt), Fredd Wayne (as Sam Kertcher), Clegg Hoyt (as Jack Rynning), Sidney Clute (credited Sid Clute as Spencer) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). Whitman would end up owning 190 lifetime film and television credits. It's the last straw for Kitty. 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