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Ewing's first screen appearance was in 1964, in the film Ensign Pulver. [4] In 1965, Ewing guest-starred in the western television series Gunsmoke, appearing in the episode "Song for Dying". [4] Ewing's performance impressed the producers, who offered him the role of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, and he joined the regular cast. [1]
While the radio series had relatively few recurring supporting characters, and those roles were often shared, the following actors played recurring roles with comparative consistency, in addition to a variety of one-time roles
In 1957, Blake guest-starred as Betty Lavon-Coate in the episode titled "Coate of Many Colors" on Rod Cameron's crime drama, State Trooper. Later, after a Gunsmoke reunion film, she made two feature-film appearances: in The Boost , a drug-addiction drama starring James Woods and Sean Young , and B.O.R.N , both in 1988.
It ran for half-hour episodes from 1955 to 1961, and one-hour episodes from 1961 to 1975. A total of 635 episodes were aired over its 20 year run. At the end of its run in 1975, Los Angeles Times columnist Cecil Smith wrote: " Gunsmoke was the dramatization of the American epic legend of the west.
A third film, The Facts of Life Reunion, brought together nearly the entire cast in 2001. ( Nancy McKeon , who played Jo, was unable to participate at the time due to scheduling.)
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[2] [3] The first episode of season 11 aired in the United States on September 18, 1965, and the final episode aired on May 7, 1966. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. [4] Season 11 of Gunsmoke was the fifth season of one hour episodes, and the last season filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 were half-hour episodes, and color ...
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