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James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made ...
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
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache is a 1990 American Western television film starring James Arness, based upon the TV series Gunsmoke (1955–1975). It was preceded by Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987). Subsequent TV movies are Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994).
The film received lukewarm reviews [2] but ranked sixth in its time-slot, with a 11.5/17 rating/share, and 35th out of 85 programs airing that week. It completed against five other shows which had higher Nielsen Ratings for its 8-10 PM time-slot: NBC's Seinfeld (4th at 22.0/32), Frasier (6th at 21.1/31), Wings (10th at 18.0/27), and Mad About You (17th at 15.4/23), and FOX's The Simpsons (25th ...
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge is a 1987 American Western television film based on the 20-year (1955–1975) series Gunsmoke starring James Arness.Subsequent TV movies are Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990), Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994), none of which are set in Dodge, nor do they share any cast members from the TV series ...
Arvo Oswald Ojala (February 21, 1920 – July 1, 2005) was a Hollywood technical advisor on the subject of quick-draw with a revolver. [1] He also worked as an actor; his most famous role was that of the unnamed man shot by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening sequences of the long-running television series Gunsmoke.
Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) [1] is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play Copenhagen on Broadway (for which she won a Tony Award in 2000), the leading actress in the films Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981) and Strapless (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama ...
He was then cast as George Taggart, "a former gunfighter who has become a U.S. marshal", in the 1963–1964 NBC/WB series Temple Houston. [ 19 ] In 1966 Jack Elam was cast in his first comedic role by Paramount Pictures , playing Hank in the Western film The Night of the Grizzly starring Clint Walker . [ 20 ]