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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. [2] [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
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]
The television series was the longest-running, primetime, live-action television series at 20 seasons, until September 2019 with the 21st-season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. [55] The original Law & Order , which was canceled in 2010 after tying Gunsmoke ' s longevity record for a live-action, primetime television series, began ...
Clockwise from top: Ken Curtis (Festus), Arness (Matt), Amanda Blake (Kitty) and Milburn Stone (Doc) in 1968. 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.
Hannah dies at Matt's ranch house. Her eldest boy Lucas (age 15) sneaks away in the middle of the night to seek revenge with his father's gun belt and deputy's badge. In the morning, Matt heads out after the boy to try to keep him from being killed. Healy, despite his wound, insists on joining the pursuit, causing Matt to question Healy's motives.
In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen ; [5] Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon. [6] Deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor) was added to the cast in season 13. [7]
[8]: 413–414 He replaced deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing, after Ewing left the show. [8] The character came to Dodge City as a gunsmith, and later became a deputy marshal. He reprised his role in the 1987 television movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, [9] where he played the city's marshal.