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The first episode of season 17 aired in the United States on September 13, 1971, and the final episode aired on March 13, 1972. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. [4] Season 17 of Gunsmoke was the sixth season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white.
This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. [1] The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring ...
Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. [1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas , in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West.
Stone's brother, Joe, was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes of Gunsmoke. [5] Stone was a cousin of the character actress Madge Blake. [6] In March 1971, [7] Stone had heart bypass surgery at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. In June 1980, Stone died of a heart attack [8] in La Jolla.
'Gunsmoke' Set in the 1870s in Dodge City, this popular western series aired for 20 seasons, from 1955 to 1975, on CBS-TV. The program focuses on Marshal Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, as he ...
Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942.
Ewing's performance impressed the producers, who offered him the role of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, and he joined the regular cast. [1] At the time, there was a contract dispute between star James Arness and CBS , and Ewing's character was created by CBS with a view to replacing Arness should they deem it necessary.