NEWS BRIEFS Gunsmoke's James Arness Dies at 88. Plus: Childrens Hospital is planning a Party Down reunion, Smallville's Lois finds a new role, and Love Bites bites. Josh Stryker, a former U. Marshal, returns to Dodge City after fifteen years in prison for murder. His former deputy, Matt Dillon was the main witness who. Gunsmoke was often a somber program, particularly in its early years. Dunning writes that Dillon "played his hand and often lost. He arrived too late to prevent a. FR-EE My Father Die Full Movie. Gunsmoke /10/1955 – 9/1/1975 CBS (Marshal Dillon – First Season US) (Gun Law – First Season UK) Black and White – 1955-1965 Color 1965-1975 30 minutes.

Episode Recap Gunsmoke on TV.com. Watch Gunsmoke episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Amazon.com: Gunsmoke - 50th Anniversary Collection, Volumes 1 & 2: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Dennis Weaver, Glenn Strange, Jimmy Noel. Gunsmoke is an American western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons.

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Oct. 1. 96. 1- Sept. Tuesday 7: 3. 0- 8: 0. Sept. 1. 96. 7- Sept. Monday 7: 3. 0- 8: 3. Sept. 1. 96. 1- Sept. Monday 8: 0. 0- 9: 0. Gunsmoke Cast. James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon (1.

Milburn Stone as Dr. Galen “Doc” Adams (1. Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell (1. Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode (1. Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen (1. Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper (1.

Horse: Buck. Mule (Festus): Ruth. Also: Roy Barcroft as Roy, townsman (1.

Tom Brown as Ed O’Connor, rancher (1. Robert Brubaker as Jim Buck, stagecoach driver (1. Floyd, bartender (1. Budd Buster as Moss Grimmick, stableman (1. Woody Chambliss as Mr. Lathrop, storekeeper (1. Howard Culver as Howie Uzzell, hotel clerk (1.

Roger Ewing as Thad Greenwood, deputy (1. Watch Fury Of The Dragon Online Forbes. Clem Fuller as Clem, bartender (1. Kelton Garwood as Percy Crump, undertaker (1. Dabbs Greer as Wilbur Jonas, storekeeper (1.

Pat Hingle as Dr. John Chapman (1. 97.

Ted Jordan as Nathan Burke, freight agent (1. James Nusser as Louie Pheeters, town drunk (1. Hank Patterson as Hank Miller, stableman (1. Roy Roberts as Mr. Bodkin, banker (1. Fran Ryan as Miss Hannah, saloon owner (1.

Charles Seel as Barney Danches, telegraph agent (1. Sarah Selby as Ma Smalley, boardinghouse owner (1. Rudy Sooter as Rudy, bartender (1.

Glenn Strange as Sam, bartender (1. Buck Taylor as Newly O’Brien, gunsmith (1. Herb Vigran as Judge Brooker (1.

Charles Wagenheim as Halligan, rancher (1. Gunsmoke Theme Song“Gunsmoke” by Rex Koury and George Spencer. Gunsmoke Tidbits. Not only was Gunsmoke (1. TV’s longest running Western, it was also television’s longest running prime- time series with continuing characters. In total, 2. 33 half- hour episodes and 4.

Gunsmoke took the #1 rating in the 1. Although it had some slump years, by the 1. Nielson Top Ten which it held for another 6 years. Color broadcasts began in 1. Gunsmoke began on radio in 1. William Conrad reading the part of Matt Dillon.

For the rare person unfamiliar with Gunsmoke: The story takes place in Dodge City. Matt Dillon (James Arness) is the Marshal; Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) runs the Longbranch Saloon where Sam (Glenn Strange) is the bartender; Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver) and Festus Hagen (Ken Curtis) were the deputies.

The Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad stops in town. The cemetery is Boot Hill.