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Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine (1963–64) and was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshal Dillon. [11] In season 11 (1965–66), another deputy, Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood ( Roger Ewing ), was added to the cast. [ 12 ]
Season 3 consisted of 39 half-hour black-and-white episodes produced by Norman Macdonnell. The fight scene near the end of episode 18, "Buffalo Man", served as the basis for an educational film produced by the American Cinema Editors , called Film Editing: Interpretation & Values , used by film students all around the world.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked Gunsmoke as No. 40 in the 50 greatest television shows of all time. [50] In 2013, TV Guide ranked it as #27 on their list of the 60 Best Series. [51] In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked Gunsmoke – and The Defenders – #84 on their list of the 101 Best Written TV Series. [52]
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.
List of Gunsmoke episodes may refer to: List of Gunsmoke radio episodes; List of Gunsmoke television episodes This page was last edited on 18 ...
Ken Curtis appears in this season prior to his casting as Festus Haggen. He was cast in episode 21, "Jayhawkers" and episode 32, "Change of Heart". Eddie Little Sky, who played the warrior in episode 39, "Cheyennes", was a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. He was one of the first Native American actors to play Native American roles.
Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. [1] The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, [2] and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961. [3]
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 cast members. Radio cast