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. But their partner, gunman John Mophet (Stuart Margolin), facing the hangman's noose if he is found, is anxious to leave for Laredo. Here the protagonist kept and spend the money he stole and was not the "good guy". These 60 famous actors all appeared on Gunsmoke. He may be best remembered as Sheriff Clay Hollister in the 19571960 western television series, Tombstone Territory. Guest Cast: Ron Randell (as Portis), Walt Barnes (as Burke), Dan Blocker (as Keller) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). A politically ambitious Indian Agent falsely accuses Matt of participating in a murder committed on the reservation. 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. Land baron Amos Gentry (John Payne) considers his family above the law when his two sons Colt (Peter Jason) and Ben (Robert Pine) accidentally hang a squatter, Orly Grimes (Shug Fisher) who was caught butchering their stock. Notes: First of two appearances for John Carradine whose role was the elder rancher Ephraim Hunt. Brian majored in history, . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Matt intervenes when former lawman Grant Lyle (Morgan Woodward) plans to use his son Jeffery Lyle (Robert Pine) to settle a grudge against Hoxy who crippled Grant's hands (Joe De Santis). When a wealthy rancher comes to Dodge to buy horses, two rival stable owners agree to a high-stakes long-distance race to demonstrate the speed and durability of their breeds. 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. Guest Cast: Ed Kemmer (credited Edward Kemmer as Lou Paxon), Myrna Fahey (as Linda Bell), Aaron Saxon (as Joe Bassett), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck) and Joel Smith (as Cowboy). 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Matt's friend from Texas arrives in Dodge with interests to buy the stagecoach line, but eyebrows raise when he's seen colluding with a local hooligan. 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. A charming and debonair gambler comes to Dodge and puts himself smack in the middle of a torrid relationship. He was a prolific actor with numerous film and television roles. Festus tries to talk teenager Dink (Mitch Vogel) into leaving a gang of hide-cutters led by Karp (Ned Beatty), who have been stealing from farmers. A half-Indian named Quint Asper vows revenge on all white men when a pair of drifters kill his father and threaten his mother. 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 carefree minstrel faces the wrath of the vengeful Lukens clan. Guest Cast: Edgar Stehli (as Ira Pucket), Grant Withers (as Jed Larner), Richard Deacon (as Botkin), Rocky Shahan (as Jim) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). Guest Cast: Med Flory (as Sheriff Van Berkle), John Crawford (as Muller), Thad Hall (as Shields), Lloyd Nelson (as Welch), Neil Summers (as Townsman), Paul C. Thomas (as Mr. Burry), Francesca Jarvis (as Martha), Bernice Smith (as Helen), Mari Martin (as Dorothy) and Margaret L Kingman (as Mary). Martin would go on to play in many more features with Sam Peckinpah as writer and/or director. Notes: Peg Hillias who plays Jenny Gabriel was an American stage, film and television actress. Guest Cast: John Larch (as Serpa), Lalo Rios (as Little Fox), Allan Lane (as Capt. Matt comes to the aid of a Sheriff in a nearby town to help fend off a lynch mob. Guest Cast: Ed Nelson (as Tom), Shary Marshall (as Cora), Robert F. Simon (as Jesse), Anthony Caruso (as Sims), Edith Evanson (as Nell), Ben Wright (as Mr. Ross) and Hickman Hill (as Hank). An unsympathetic conman is given the silent treatment by the townspeople when he's found innocent in the murder of a beloved Dodge citizen. There are too many to list, but here are some of our favorite guest appearances. He won consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1968 and 1969. The prolific actor holds 351 film and television credits. This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. Bounty hunter Lewis Stark (Richard Kiley) blackmails his prisoner, Adam Bramley (Shelly Novack), whose father, John Bramley (Henry Wilcoxon), is a wealthy rancher. St. Louis newspaperman Summer Pendleton (L. Q. Jones) exploits teenage bank clerk Randy Gogan (Kevin Coughlin) who killed a notorious gunfighter. Guest Cast: Gary Lockwood (as Jim Stark), John Kellogg (as T.R. An irritating townsman is suspicious of a rancher when his second wife vanishes just like his first. 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). A dying drunk tasks Matt with finding his daughter, a free and carefree spirit who makes the Marshal as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. He was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than 50 years. 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). 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". A young man comes to Dodge claiming to be the long-lost son of a lonely widow, but Matt recognizes him from an old wanted poster and suspects a ruse. Mountain farmer Jed Hocket (Harry Morgan) finally arranges to have his three sons, Ike, Luke and Shep marry the brides they took from Dodge, but Jinx Tobin might very well jynx it for Fran and Ike. 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. This time she has a good job as an interim school teacher in Dodge. A vengeful rancher's wife puts a $1,000 bounty on Matt's head after he shoots down her husband. years active 19271943, 1955present born Not a photo grew up watching Gunsmoke parents put him on the Top Celebrity Crushes list to Long Beach California! Guest Cast: Jeanette Nolan (as Rose), Jack Elam (as Ben), Harry Dean Stanton (credited Dean Stanton as Harley), Ken Lynch (credited Kenneth Lynch as Leroy), Warren Oates (as Jep), Nora Marlowe (as Jennie), David Kent (as Peter), Cyril Delevanti (as Sy Tewksbury) and Wayne West (as Man). Add to Watchlist. 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. Matt is suspicious of the intentions of a gentleman gambler, especially after he proposes to a recently widowed woman. A journalist looking for a sensational story talks Matt into reopening a murder case, where the Marshal finds himself the prime suspect. Guest Cast: Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Hank Patterson (as Hank), Margaret Bacon (as Dressmaker), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Sutton (as Pete), Bill Hart (as Cowboy #1) and Bennie Dobbins (as Cowboy #2). Murry Christmas and The Predators).Leif GarrettThe teen idol is also in The Sodbusters along with Ford.Alan Hale, Jr. Matt is headed for a showdown with marshal-turned-outlaw Josh Stryker (Morgan Woodward). A priest, Father Hernando Cantrell, tries to save his murderous twin brother Heraclio's soul. 1 Bruce Dern Gunsmoke: Doyle Phelger / Judd Print / Lou Stone / Guerin (4 episodes) The Big Valley: Jack Follet / Harry Dixon / Clovis / Gabe Skeels / John Weaver (5 episodes) Few thespians booked as many guest spots on the westerns as this versatile character actor. Quint saves an Army officer's daughter from white renegades who're running rampant near Dodge. A dying father gives Matt Dillon a letter and money and asks him to find his daughter. Guest Cast: Phillip Pine (as Vint), Rebecca Welles (as Nan), Stafford Repp (as Brewer), Tom Palmer (as Jack Salter) and Jane Ray (as Vickie). He often played the town lawman or local bad guy in many popular westerns including a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in the 19571959 western Television series, Man Without a Gun. Guest Cast: Aaron Spelling (Weed Pindle), Jacques Aubuchon (as Short), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Tyler), Duane Grey (credited Duane Thorsen as Delmer), Bill Hale (as Tom) and Joseph Mell (as Pence). 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. He started in the profession with uncredited roles in cult classics, When Worlds Collide (1951) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and may be best known for his performances in The Comancheros (1961), The Longest Day (1962) and Night of the Lepus (1972). Still, the litany of stars that appeared on Gunsmoke often before they were famous is stunning. Guest Cast: Susan Gordon (as Charity), Wright King (as Hi Stevens), Bill McLean (as Rafe), Loyal T. Lucas (credited Doc Lucas as Albie) and Ann Morrison (as Mrs. Henry). Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. He was an American stage, radio, film and television actor with over 200 acting credits usually playing the strong, unsympathetic type or the inflexible father/husband. Over the years, many notable actors passed through Perry Mason both familiar veterans and rising thespians who would go on to become household names. S. John Launer who played "The Judge", and like the above-mentioned William Hopper, had a recurring role as a criminal court judge on Perry Mason. A lovestruck cowboy pursues a faro dealer but her feelings are not mutual since he was the gunman who shot and killed her card-cheating father. Notes: Joe Flynn who portrayed Onie Becker was an American character actor best known for his role of Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s television comedy McHale's Navy. With his large frame and steely looks, the role of the bad guy came easy. Guest Cast: Earle Hodgins (as Uncle Oliver) and Paul Wexler (as Viney). A group of nuns bring their injured protector to Dodge, without mentioning he is a former criminal. Guest Cast: Edward Binns (as Bill Strapp), George Brenlin (as Jesse Pruett), James Maloney (as Karl), Dabbs Greer (as Mr. Jonas) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). 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. Sgt. A family of former slaves gives Matt shelter when he is injured. Guest Cast: Jack Elam (as Jim Barrett), John McLiam (as Doherty), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Billy Halop (as Bartender), Scott Hale (as Gunman), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Teno Pollick (as David Barrett), Lee Van Cleef (as Ike Jeffords), Charles Kuenstle (as Bernie Jeffords), Del Monroe (as Will Jeffords), James Gammon (as Arnie Jeffords) and Zalman King (as Joey Jeffords). 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. First and only time Matt wears a black hat during an episode. Matt must then deal with Harker when he turns violent after being asked to resign by the town council. But wait, you say, that is only fifty. Having taken a shine to Cyrus while tending to his wounds, Sally tries to persuade him not to steal anymore. An attractive but manipulative young lady lies to her shiftless father and ruffian brother in a scheme to lure Chester into marriage. Working shotgun on a stage, Quint proves his point when they attack him. Matt shoots and kills the outlaw who wounded his old friend on the road to Dodge, but the assailant's dying words will alter the Marshal's friendship. Dan Sheridan plays Dobie, his last of three appearances. 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. (19691970), Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (19771980) and Spider-Man (19811982). 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). 65 Episodes 1966. Guest Cast: J. Pat O'Malley (as Print Asper), Lew Brown (as Will Asper), Ted Knight (as Jay Rabb) and Robert Ivers (as Johnny Asper). A merciless mother and her four demented sons' prey upon frontier families on their travels west. First of eleven appearances for Robert Karnes who portrays Roberts. 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. Marshal Bob Hargraves (Glenn Corbett) team up to hunt a family of particularly sadistic outlaws led by Elton Sutterfield (Anthony Caruso). Guest Cast: Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop). A gunslinger saves Matt's life and becomes well-liked in Dodge, but the love of a woman leads him down the wrong trail. [1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. Sally Fergus (Jeanette Nolan) helps Lucius face up to the problem. Guest Cast: Wendell Holmes (as Betchel), Bartlett Robinson (as Jake Wirth), Jack Younger (as Cullen), Fiona Hale (as Mrs. Crumley), Jack Grinnage (as Andy Wirth) and Bert Rumsey (as Sam). Dodge merchants are committing suicide but Matt suspects something more nefarious. 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). He was born in July 1938 in Bridgeport, CT, and attended Columbia University in New York City on a football scholarship. 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. 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). An immigrant's life improves when he kills an outlaw - at least for a while. Kitty is abducted by an outlaw who tries to turn his daughter against him to escape. Matt acquires information that puts him on the trail of an Army corporal and his civilian partner who stole a Fort Dodge payroll. DeForest KelleyDennis HopperFun fact: He was actually born in Dodge City, Kansas! 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). Duggan guest starred in numerous Westerns and finally captured the lead role of Murdoch Lancer in the 19681970 CBS series, Lancer. Marshal who interferes with their investigation. In the next show, the original cell is back in its place. Can the marshal and his deputies find out who is behind it before it is too late? A despicable two-faced father uses his children as pawns in a plan to acquire a peaceful man's farm. (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. 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. The Rocking Horse Winner Marxist Criticism, TV's Gunsmoke ran over twenty years, 635 episodes (1955-1975), and five television movies (1987-1994). Matt becomes quite ill suffering from fever and exhaustion when a cold-blooded killer comes to town and in his daze, he confronts the outlaw totally unaware that Chester has cleaned and unloaded his gun. Here's a list of five other vintage television shows to dig into if Gunsmokewas your jam. Dan Blocker's first appearance as the Lieutenant, in three years he will begin his iconic role of Hoss Cartwright in the 19591973 NBC American western television series Bonanza. Guest Cast: Keye Luke (as Chen), Sebastian Cabot (as Bailey), Robert Gist (as Rabb Briggs) and Devlin McCarthy (as Howard). Drifter Titus Spangler (Jack Elam) and seven orphans find a way to melt the cold heart of the orphanage headmistress Emma Grundy (Jeanette Nolan) at Christmastime. Guest Cast: Frank de Kova (as Tobeel), Amzie Strickland (as Mrs. Brant), Claude Akins (as Jed Butler) and Ray Bennett (as Hank). Watching the program, you will notice that the sets are totally different. Phillips had a recurring role as Sgt. A hired killer is distracted by his wife and a son that he never knew. An odd whiskey salesman has valuable information for Matt, that he overheard a conversation between two men putting a $300 bounty on his head. A stray bullet from a cattle baron ruins the hat of a frontiersman, setting off a chain reaction of violence and retribution. Bible-spouting, moonshine-swilling rancher, Noah Riker (Dub Taylor), threatens Matt after Matt's mountain-man friend Slocum (Will Geer) accuses Noah's son John (Steve Sandor) of cheating at poker, leading to John's death. Check out as guest. Guest Cast: Fay Spain (as Mavis McCloud), Max Showalter (credited Casey Adams as Barney Wales), Robert Cornthwaite (as Lou Staley), Kelly Thordsen (as Link), Howard Culver (as Hotel Clerk) and Dan Sheridan (as Stage Driver). Ben Payson's daughter Betsy falls in love with one of the Scottish homesteaders who have threatened to take her family's land. Festus takes it upon himself to help her along the way. A beautiful young lady fresh from the east comes to Dodge to get married but falls prey to frontier violence. A bitter old man learns nothing after 30 years in prison and comes home to wreak havoc on family and neighbors. A young man comes to town seeking his father's unknown killer so he can avenge his death. Victor French was there alongside Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City for 23 shows. Festus bites off more than he wants to chew when he helps plow crops to make up for the injury. He guest-starred in numerous television series from the 1950s through the 1980s and was a regular cast member in three short-lived programs which included the roles of John Kennedy in the 19591960 syndicated drama, Grand Jury, Hamilton Greeley in the 19691970 NBC comedy, My World and Welcome to It and Sam Steinberg in the 19721973 CBS sitcom, Bridget Loves Bernie. 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: Peter Whitney (as Jase Murdock), Richard Gilden (as Golden Calf), Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross) and Robert Keene (as Dude). Kitty warns Matt that the new girl in town is nothing but trouble, and her intuition proves correct when the flirtatious young lady manipulates her ardent admirers into facing off against each other in gunfights. Barry had a couple of appealing television roles, Star Trek fans will remember him as Surak, Dr. Spock's father in S3E22, The Savage Curtain (1969). Of the hour-long episodes, 176 were in black-and-white and 226 were in color. Guest Cast: Barry Atwater (as Ed Eby), House Peters Jr. (as Nat Swan), James Beck (credited Jim Beck as Jack Massey), William Phipps (as Lou), Barney Phillips (as Pence), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), John Close (as Pete) and Sheldon Allman (as Bill). 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). A naive and wide-eyed young woman escapes the cruel conditions at an orphanage and receives life lessons in Dodge. Nora Marlowe was boardinghouse owner Flossie Brimmer from 1973 to 1977 in 27 episodes on the American historical drama television series The Waltons. Guest Cast: Florenz Ames (as John Peavy), Frank de Kova (as Mulligan Rives), Anne O'Neal (as Sabina Peavy) and Susan Morrow (as Melanie). Matt is surprised to see that the fleeing train robber he shot is a woman. Guest Cast: Nellie Burt (as Panacea), Dan Tobin (as Foote), Charles Watts (as Little), Charlie Briggs (as Driver), John Clarke (as Young Man), Jan Brooks (as Ethel), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Carl Prickett (as Agent), Charles Seel (credited Charles Seal as One), Robert Nash (as Two), John Lawrence (as Other), Lindsay Workman (as Agent) and Ollie O'Toole (as Telegrapher). Quint witnesses a murder and is held captive by a desperate father, who's trying to save his suspected son from the killing. Gunsmoke (TV Series 1955-1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Doc must choose between delivering the baby of Sara (Eunice Christopher) and Tom Butler (Joe Don Baker), or saving the life of a murderer, Garth (Jack Lambert). Starr), Dick Rich (as Sam Butler), Mickey Simpson (as Stapp), Fintan Meyler (as Arie O'Dell), Joel Ashley (as Jake) and K.L. Matt doubts the veracity of a Long Branch saloon girl who claims she saw a trail hand kill a man. Guest Cast: Herbert Rudley (as Capt. A girl engaged to be married refuses to testify against the stagecoach robber who kidnapped her. A former saloon girl's upcoming marriage is put in jeopardy by her old boyfriend when he frames the bridegroom for murder. 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. Now the dead man's father and his brothers are gunning for him. With this the series returned to being among the top ten highest rated programs, where it remained for the next six seasons.[53]. 'The Virginian' (1962-1971) After three years in prison, a brother returns home only to find out that his life has been turned upside down, which he blames on his younger sibling. 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