GUNSMOKE

September 10, 1955 - March 31, 1975
CBS Western - 633 Episodes

Cast:
Marshal Matt Dillon:   James Arness
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams:   Milburn Stone
Kitty Russell, saloon owner:   Amanda Blake
Chester Goode, deputy:   Dennis Weaver
Festus Haggen, deputy:   Ken Curtis
Sam, bartender:   Glenn Strange
Newly O'Brien, gunsmith:   Buck Taylor
Moss Grimmick, stableman:   Budd Buster
Howie Uzzell, hotel clerk:   Howard Culver
Wilbur Jonas, storekeeper:   Dabbs Greer
Nathan Burke, freight agent:   Ted Jordan
Hank Miller, stableman:   Hank Patterson
Mr. Bodkin, banker:   Roy Roberts
Barney Danches, telegraph agent:   Charles Seel
Ma Smalley, boardinghouse owner:   Sarah Selby
Halligan, rancher:   Charles Wagenheim
Roy, townsman:   Roy Barcroft
Ed O'Connor, rancher:   Tom Brown
Jim Buck, stagecoach driver:   Robert Brubaker
Mr. Lathrop, storekeeper:   Woody Chambliss
Thad Greenwood, deputy:   Roger Ewing
Clem, bartender:   Clem Fuller
Percy Crump, undertaker:   Kelton Garwood
Dr. John Chapman:   Pat Hingle
Louie Pheeters, town drunk:   James Nusser
Quint Asper, blacksmith:   Burt Reynolds
Miss Hannah, saloon owner:   Fran Ryan
Rudy, bartender:   Rudy Sooter
Judge Brooker:   Herb Vigran
Floyd, bartender:   Robert Brubaker
Announcer:   George Walsh

Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City, Kansas; the year,
arbitrarily, was 1873. Crusty old Doc Adams, the only
cast member besides Arness to stay with the show
for its entire twenty year run, was the town's kindly,
sympathetic physician. Doc spent most of his spare time,
as did many of Dodge City's residents, at the Longbranch
Saloon, which was owned and operated by Kitty Russell.
Kitty was extremely softhearted, beneath what could be a
very businesslike exterior. Kitty had eyes for Matt Dillon,
a dauntless and fearless United States Marshal.

Matt's loyal, well-meaning deputy was Chester goode,
who walked with a pronounced limp, talked with a twang,
and brewed a mean pot of coffee. Chester left the
series in 1964 and was replaced by Festus Haggen, the
scruffy hillbilly deputy who remained for the rest of
the run. Matt Dillon set the tone of the show throughout
its long life, standing for justice, sincerity, and truth.
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making it's way to television.
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