Dennis Weaver (Chester Goode) leans on a lamppost with Blake on set. Alright, let's get the Hell into Dodge! 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). Guest Cast: Gene Nelson (as Hob Cannon), Michael Pate (as Blue Horse), William Murphy (credited Bill Murphy as Lt. Eldridge) and Monte Hale (as Sgt.). A farmer is charged with murder after the card shark who won his money dies from the blow he delivered. 226 one hour color episodes 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). She may be best remembered for her role as Eunice Hubbell in the 1951 film, A Streetcar Named Desire. The mule's name was Ruth. Guest Cast: Margaret Hamilton (as Edsel Pry), John Fiedler (as Odem Ballou), Helen Page Camp (as Seva Ballou), J. Pat O'Malley (as Drummer), Walker Edmiston (as Ludlow), Herb Vigran (as Judge Brooker), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Nathan Burke), Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop), Charles Wagenheim, Henry Wise (as Hank) and Michelle Breeze (as Sadie). Guest Cast: George Macready (as Charlie Drain), Bing Russell (as Ed Shelby), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Bob Gringle), O.Z. 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 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. Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. 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. Patti Cohoon and Clay O'Brien in "The River" (Gunsmoke) In 1972, Patti Cohoon played Hannah Kincaid in a 2-parter called "The River". Kitty is abandoned on the open prairie by an Eastern suitor. He would become a series regular starting in season nine. Notes: Four years separate the age of actors Booth Colman and Dolores Sutton, who play the father and daughter. This is the fourth and final appearance of Scott Marlowe, all different characters. As great as the Gunsmoke cast was, surprisingly few of the show's actors were ever recognized for their work on the show. 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. In real life, Amanda Blake did have a light reddish mole in the same spot which was covered with makeup in all previous episodes. After Ben, the son of ex-Confederate Colonel Lucius Shindro (Harold Gould), is wounded by fellow outlaw Evans, Major Coltrane (Richard Anderson) orders his band to hunt down Evans. Guest Cast: Jon Voight (as Cory), Lou Antonio (as Rich), Kelly Jean Peters (as Adele), Charles McGraw (as Dolen), I. Stanford Jolley (as Grandpa), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke) and Matt Emery (as Trail Boss). First television screenplay written by Les Crutchfield. 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. When Matt and Chester track a killer to the small town of Elkader, they come upon a fraudulent U.S. Guest Cast: Russell Johnson (as Stanger), Lawrence Dobkin (as Brand), Gloria Marshall (as Linda), Harvey Grant (as Billy) and David Saber (as Tom). A drifter seeks revenge against a rancher and his men when they kill his brother and severely injure his father. Guest Cast: Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop). Notes: Clegg Hoyt was an American film and television character actor appearing in many Westerns, dramas and sitcoms during his 11-year career. She plays Mrs. Reeves in this episode. 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. Matt is forced to protect Irish troublemaker O'Quillian (John McLiam) against cattle drovers Clay Tynan (Victor French) and Chickenfoot (Anthony James). Paul Wexler was an American character actor who appeared in more than 30 feature films and over 40 different television series. A loud distasteful old man threatens to kill a cowpoke in front of witnesses, making him the perfect patsy for a horse thief's murder plan. Matt and an old mountain man, Luke Brazo (Morgan Woodward), face off against angry cattlemen and greedy bounty hunters. A family of outlaws led by their patriarch Emmet (David Huddleston) have always been one step ahead of the law by murdering and intimidation of loved-ones, witnesses, and judges. He plays the homesteader Zach Ritter in this segment. All two-parters counted as two individual hour-long episodes, Thirty-four one-hour black-and-white episodesProducer: Norman Macdonnell; associate producer: Frank Paris Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty)[45]Guest cast: In credits order. He also played the lead role earlier in the season in the fifth episode, "Obie Tater" (1955). This was her first of four roles on Gunsmoke playing Lennie Hinton. A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. 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. A group of bounty hunters lead by Guerin (Bruce Dern) hold Kitty, Doc & Louie hostage, intent on getting even with Matt for a 10-year jail term, and denying them a $10,000 bounty on Ben Miller (Robert Totten) who killed the son of Henry Wade (Robert Brubaker) in a fair gunfight. They must both be ready to face off against Carl Ryker (John Russell) and his hired guns. Guest Cast: Dianne Foster (as Cornelia), Jason Evers (as Ben), Tom Reese (as Wellman), Brad Trumbull (as Ives), George Lambert (as Orem), Grace Lee Whitney (as Pearl), Joe Di Reda (credited Joe deReda as Blake), Billy Hughes (as Tommy), Harold Innocent (as teller), Harry Antrim (as Mr. Botkin), Gene Benton (as Green) and Joe Devlin (as Dan Binny). Matt finds himself marked for death as he looks for a killer, Jess Trevor (Leslie Nielsen). Difficult days lay ahead for Kitty when a conniving woman who had a hand in raising her, comes to Dodge for a visit. He died of a heart attack on May 21, 1970, five days before the last episode aired. Matt shoots and kills an arrogant gunfighter pursuing a reputation and now the gunman's inexperienced teen-aged brother comes to Dodge seeking revenge. 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). 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. Notes: Barney Phillips assumes the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch. The passengers of a railroad car are quarantined for a fever that could spread. Sally Fergus (Jeanette Nolan) helps Lucius face up to the problem. 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 newcomer in town craves respect and uses a pawn to pump-up his fake reputation as a gunman. Matt helps a trail boss fend off Jayhawkers by escorting his cattle herd to Dodge. 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. Miss Kitty was a fan-favorite on Gunsmoke, as the owner of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City. A conniving and abusive husband wants nothing more than to get his hands on his father-in-law's money and sets in motion one dark plan after another to acquire it, but his tormented wife will punctuate the ending of his crashing scheme. A drunk, Lucius Prince (Jack Albertson), escapes from his reproving daughter, Miss Elsie (Melissa Murphy), who wants to put her father in an institution. His castmates, including Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty), Ken Curtis (Festus) and Milburn Stone (Doc), would also play theirroles for years and years. 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. An ex-convict returns home to try to find the money he buried eight years ago but he's being hounded by his former partner and a Sheriff with knowledge of the crime. A sheep rancher is stalking Matt and his prisoner, who killed a few of his ranch hands. Matt leads a posse to find gold thieves, using Roy Stewart (Steve Carlson) to find the rest of the gang, including their leader Benson (Gregg Palmer), and their gold fencer, Sanders (Paul Stewart). She was an American actress and model who may be best remembered for her role as Ada Lucas Hobson in the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, which she played from 1967 to 1992. 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). Notes: This is the actual pilot episode of the television series, Gunsmoke. A powerful rancher exhausts every avenue to stop the hanging of his cowardly son, and when the prospects look bleak, concocts a plan to prove his bravery. Fans loved watching the relationship unfold between Marshal Matt Dillon. 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. A demanding mother pressures her son to live out her dreams by leaving the harsh life of farming behind and explore the far places. Notes: Robert Rockwell was an American stage, radio, film and television actor with over 350 TV credits in a career spanning more than 50 years. Festus takes it upon himself to help her along the way. A despicable two-faced father uses his children as pawns in a plan to acquire a peaceful man's farm. Doc is sworn to secrecy by three kidnappers who killed a rancher's son. Guest Cast: John Larch (as Serpa), Lalo Rios (as Little Fox), Allan Lane (as Capt. Matt hunts down two drifters who dragged Chester behind their horses and left him for dead. Though some of the famous actors on Gunsmoke, this long-running show, were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, there were a large amount of actors who were overlooked for their performance on one of the best western TV shows of all time. While Matt is unconscious, Kitty reveals her feelings towards Matt, summing up with "after 17 yearsit's the longest non-permanent relationship in history." An abusive and self-righteous rancher becomes the target of a hired gunman. Matt must determine how and when the partners of a murderer he has in custody will make their move. Guest Cast: Joseph Sargent (as Shomer), Susan Morrow (as Ann) and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams (credited Gwinn Williams as Groat). Hairston was regarded as a leading expert on Negro Black spirituals and choral music. Matt's life is changed during a bank robbery after his gun arm is seriously wounded. Guest Cast: William Schallert (as Alben Peavy), Anne Barton (as Liza Peavy), Hope Summers (as Ellen Cade) and Albert Linville (as Jack Cade). Smith (as Pete), William Bryant (as Joe), Roy Thinnes (as Harry) and Michael Mikler (as Bill). He was the patriarch of the Carradine family which included four sons and four grandchildren who were also actors. Drunken cavalry Sergeant Holly (Forrest Tucker) pursues Apache warrior/priest Gregorio (Richard Anderson) who took Kitty hostage. Guest Cast: Joe De Santis (as Mr. Hawtree), Gloria Talbott (as Holly Hawtree) and Wright King (as Ben Walling), Notes: "Home Surgery" was presented as a radio broadcast before it aired on television. Believing he killed the man that swindled him, a young rancher flees from the law with his wife and digs himself into a deeper hole. Festus cares for a young girl who saw her mother's murderer and when the killer learns there was a witness, he returns to finish the job. A young outlaw has wounded Matt, but he's unable to finish him off because of his affections for a saloon girl. Guest Cast: Paul Richards (as Dan Grat), Robert Anderson (as Jim Hill), Malcolm Atterbury (as Bird) and Howard Culver (as hotel clerk). 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. Notes: Robert J. Wilke plays the role of Wild Bill Hickok, but the producers misspell the name as "Hickock" in the credits. Doc takes a stand against bandits and an abusive husband at a stage stop. The lives of a Civil War veteran and a saloon girl converge when both cross paths with the same brutish buffalo hunter. Matt is certain that the man he's taking to the gallows, whose been convicted of murder, is innocent. Jack Albertson. Doc becomes enraged when he sees a man from his past and swears to Chester that he's going to kill him. Notes: Jeanette Nolan plays Ma Grilk in her first of eight Gunsmoke appearances. 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. Matt arrests an abusive rancher who killed two squatters on his land, and after he's jailed his guilt comes into question when a third nester is murdered. Guest Cast: Lyle Bettger (as Polk), Michael Higgins (as Cassidy), Allyson Ames (as Clara), Betsy Hale (as Letty), Sarah Selby (as Ma Smalley), Burt Douglas (as Bryan) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). 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). First of two Gunsmoke episodes titled "Prairie Wolfer". He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. Hailed a hero, a gun-shy cowboy earns an undeserved reputation, and falls hard for a young woman who's hiding her own secret. Matt sets out to clear a buffalo skinner, who was accused by his boss of murdering one of his hunting companions. A meddlesome gold prospector strikes it rich and settles down in Dodge, where he offers unfettered advice to improve local townspeople lives, but everything and everyone he touches doesn't turn to gold. 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). Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Wayne Russell), Judson Pratt (as Bill Pence) and Cyril Delevanti (as messenger). A former saloon girl's upcoming marriage is put in jeopardy by her old boyfriend when he frames the bridegroom for murder. Notes: Paul Newlan plays Jeremy Stoner in this episode. An old frontier plainsman is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who shot his dog. A journalist looking for a sensational story talks Matt into reopening a murder case, where the Marshal finds himself the prime suspect. Notes: John Newman is the first black actor to be listed in the closing credits on a Gunsmoke episode. In a profession so vast Paul was best known for his role of Micah Torrance in the 19581963 ABC Western television series, The Rifleman. Western A father's dying request is that Matt go to retrieve his daughter. [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. Amanda Blake's Kitty Russell was one of the main Gunsmoke characters on the show, who was also called Miss Kitty. A farmer's daughter raised in a convent refuses to identify a stagecoach robber, seeing only good in the outlaw, a decision she may soon regret. Matt travels to the small town of Friend, Kansas to investigate the strange death of a buddy who once saved his life. 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. Gunfighter William E. Talley is hired by Burdette to settle a disagreement over water rights between his homestead clients, and rancher Shaw Anderson. Dickinson made more than 50 movies and her first credited appearance came in Gun the Man Down (1956) with fellow Gunsmoke alum James Arness.

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