list of guest stars on gunsmoke

11 Guest Roles : Denver Pyle: John Crawford . He was Sergeant Bullock in the little known 19571958 syndicated western television series, Boots and Saddles. You also get to see Peter, Jan, and Cindy from The Brady Bunch.. 2. Notes: John Dehner's second of twelve appearances, this one in heavy makeup which makes him appear 20 plus years older than his actual age of 40 at the time. Notes: Herbert Lytton portrayed Jake Crowell, his first of seven appearances. Doc suspects the wife of knifing her husband after he treats his badly infected leg and urges Matt to investigate when the man brandishes a gun. A farmer is charged with murder after the card shark who won his money dies from the blow he delivered. A dying old prospector has everyone curious when he wills Kitty all of his worldly possessions, much to the dismay of his niece and her husband. Matt deputizes Drago to join a posse under Newly, but Drago is out for vigilante vengeance and sets out ahead of the posse to hunt down and kill Hannon. Guest Cast: Harry Townes (as Tobe), Mary LaRoche (as Mae), Philip Abbott (as Frank), L. Q. Jones (as Skinner), Sarah Selby (as Ma Smalley), Harry Dean Stanton (credited Dean Stanton as Young Man), Bud Osborne (as Man), John Newton (as Cowman) and S. John Launer (as Townsman). Sugarfoot. Guest Cast: Keye Luke (as Chen), Sebastian Cabot (as Bailey), Robert Gist (as Rabb Briggs) and Devlin McCarthy (as Howard). Sinclair's gang delay Doc's and Matt's journey to Denver while they offload the army gold from the train to a wagon. Notes: The credits misidentify the two characters as Harry Spencer and Joe Sharpe. Members of the Star Trek and Star Wars universe passed through Dodge City. Salesman Daniel Shay (Victor French) is forced to face his past and his victims, Sara Morgan (Fionnuala Flanagan) and Jimmy Morgan (Brandon Cruz), when Enoch Brandt (Bruce Glover) exposes him as the "Butcher of Rockcreek". He was an American stage, film and television actor possibly best known for his co-starring role of Max Fields in the 19591961 NBC crime drama television series, The Lawless Years. Guest Cast: Nehemiah Persoff (as Alex Skouras), Anthony Zerbe (as Nick Skouras), Donna Baccala (as Elenya Skouras), Buck Taylor (as Newly), James Anderson (as Jesse Hill), Hank Brandt (as Hank), Mills Watson (as Brent), Kelton Garwood (credited Jonathan Harper as Percy Crump), Howard Culver (as Howie), Michelle Breeze (as Saloon Girl), Glenn Strange (as Sam), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Troy Melton (as Jake Walker) and Lee de Broux (as Stu Radford). Guest Cast: Richard Mulligan (as Jud Pryor), Norman Alden (as Deke Franklin), Warren Berlinger (as Ed Franklin), Jackie Russell (as Annie Franklin), Fay Spain (as Willy), Ken Swofford (as Bo Warrick) and Tony Davis (as Wonder). Guest Cast: Richard Ely (as Bill Higgins), Todd Lookinland (as Corporal Jimmy Clancy), Randolph Roberts (as Obie), Roy Jensen (as Jeff Higgins), Robert Brubaker, Pete Kellett (as Biggs) and Dan Travanty (as Carl). Guest Cast: Susan Gordon (as Charity), Wright King (as Hi Stevens), Bill McLean (as Rafe), Loyal T. Lucas (credited Doc Lucas as Albie) and Ann Morrison (as Mrs. Henry). Free shipping for many products! Fix had over 300 film and television credits over a seven-decade career and appeared in 26 movies with his friend, celebrated legend John Wayne. Matt refuses Dodge City merchant's request to hire more deputies to protect their interests during a round-up which lead to threats and danger for the Marshal. Guest Cast: Claude Akins (as Hack), Patricia Barry (as Belle) and Harry Dean Stanton (credited Dean Stanton as Alvy). Matt and U.S. Notes: Blue Horse was an Oglala Lakota chief. Bad blood runs through a family's veins and a brute of a man promises his dying wife that he will raise their two sons "hard and strict". John Walking Fox's $50 gold piece starts gold fever in Dodge City and makes the man a target of robbers. The injury would require abdominal surgery. Starr), Dick Rich (as Sam Butler), Mickey Simpson (as Stapp), Fintan Meyler (as Arie O'Dell), Joel Ashley (as Jake) and K.L. Now the dead man's father and his brothers are gunning for him. A just released convict, who as a boy hated Matt while growing up together on a Texas ranch, has an urgent need to size him up, but becomes torn between loyalty for the Marshal and his old gang of thieves. Chester becomes infatuated with a runaway girl from Ohio who exploits his position as Marshal's assistant to hide her secret. An unpleasant and rather ugly elderly rancher up and decides that he is going to marry Kitty. Ailing confidence man Danny Wilson (Jack Albertson) plans one last con, involving a "hit" on Matt, in order to ensure his very short-lived financial future. The town turns on Quint, who's accused of horse theft, a story perpetuated by two scheming saddle tramps. Festus is mistaken for a hired gunman in the town of Bucklin. Notes: First of thirteen guest appearances by Royal Dano, who played the lead character Obie Tater. He was a cast member in the radio version of Gunsmoke performing over the entire broadcast run from April 26, 1952, to June 18, 1961. A Colorado Sheriff is insistent in arresting the wounded man Matt and Chester found out on the open prairie, but without an arrest warrant, the Marshal suspects that he's being untruthful. A backwoods community led by Kermit (Billy Green Bush) wants to hang Newly for a failed emergency operation he performed on Grandpa (Rusty Lane) to try and save his life. Notes: Frank de Kova who portrays Tobeel in his first of five Gunsmoke appearances was an American character actor who convincingly played Native Americans in many films and television series, even though his actual ethnicity was Italian. 39 episodes for each of the first five seasons, with 38 episodes in the 6th season, Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodes A ruthless gang conspire to steal a prized Hereford breeding bull worth its weight in gold from a shrewd old Texas cattleman and his grandson. Kitty prevents a distraught and frenzied man from killing his son-in-law, who he blames for the death of his daughter. He was an American radio, film and television actor with over 170 acting credits. Matt may finally have the crucial evidence he needs to arrest an infamous horse thief, who makes a big mistake when he steals a young man's horse for himself. A spoiled overindulged young woman grows tired of the way her boyfriend treats her and proceeds to make him jealous by entertaining other suitors. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Cope Borden), James Westerfield (as Rance Bradley) and Marvin Bryan (as Jason Bradley). A preacher disgusted by all the violence surrounding him has lost faith and is tormented by a bully, who despises his timid nature. Faith healer Bohannan (Richard Kiley) is asked by Lydia Walden (Linda Marsh) to cure her terminally ill son, Heck Walden (Vincent Van Patten). A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. Guest Cast: Tom Reese (as Charlie Dent), Morgan Paull (as Brinker), William Campbell (as Striker), Harry Middlebrooks (as Dobie) and X Brands (as Chief). He plays the homesteader Zach Ritter in this segment. Notes: Events within this episode help to date the series. Fate seems to have other plans for Matt as he takes a prisoner, Waco Thompson (Victor French), back to Dodge. Matt investigates an Indian raid that wiped out a family. A gang hires a drifter to mix nitroglycerin for them. Chester helps a widow and her daughter establish a dressmaking business in Dodge and when he begins to have feelings for her, he discovers that her husband is very much alive. Whitney Blake Dolly Varden Guest Star. Matt investigates three con artists who defraud the bank, but they flee taking Doc hostage. This is the first appearance of Wilbur Jonas, the shopkeeper character, played by John Patrick. A headstrong young drifter is determined to make things right when he's wrongly suspected of being the accomplice to horse thief. Guest Cast: Paul Richards (as Joe Phy), Morey Amsterdam (as Cicero Grimes), William Kendis (as Carey Post), Jack Reitzen (as Bartender) and Ken Becker (as Cowboy). Notes: Keye Luke who played Chen, was a Chinese-born American film and television actor. First and only time Matt wears a black hat during an episode. An old frontier plainsman is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who shot his dog. Reformed gunfighter Will Stambridge (Richard Kiley) begins a courtship with Kitty, but he has a $1,000 price on his head from the mother of one of his victims. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow (episodes 516528), Leonard Katzman (episodes 529539) Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)Note: "Pike", the two-part episode that ended the season, was later developed into a spin-off series entitled Dirty Sally.[57][58]. Matt must help rehabilitate his friend and former lawman Chauncey Demon (Cameron Mitchell), who has turned to the bottle to help forget the slaying of his wife and boy by Indians. Matt informs a woman that he had to kill her carousing husband, and even though she didn't love him, demands an eye for an eye from the Marshal. Matt must determine how and when the partners of a murderer he has in custody will make their move. Matt becomes quite ill suffering from fever and exhaustion when a cold-blooded killer comes to town and in his daze, he confronts the outlaw totally unaware that Chester has cleaned and unloaded his gun. When Will Asper is eavesdropping at the lawyer's window you can see an electrical outlet on the wall, next to the tree. Matt sets out to clear a buffalo skinner, who was accused by his boss of murdering one of his hunting companions. Guest Cast: Ed Nelson (as Tom), Shary Marshall (as Cora), Robert F. Simon (as Jesse), Anthony Caruso (as Sims), Edith Evanson (as Nell), Ben Wright (as Mr. Ross) and Hickman Hill (as Hank). TV Shows. Matt leads a posse to find gold thieves, using Roy Stewart (Steve Carlson) to find the rest of the gang, including their leader Benson (Gregg Palmer), and their gold fencer, Sanders (Paul Stewart). He guest stars in consecutive episodes and in this story, he plays Jack Rynning, his first of five Gunsmoke appearances. He switches roles and plays the banker Botkin in episode 37. A young man suspects his recently arrived uncle of murder when his father dies in a freak accident. Guest Cast: Charles McGraw (as Calvin), June Dayton (as Emily), Gene Lyons (as Fletcher), Bill Erwin (as Ned) and Jan Clayton (as Clara Wright). Guest Cast: Peter Whitney (as Jase Murdock), Richard Gilden (as Golden Calf), Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross) and Robert Keene (as Dude). Bank teller Albert Schiller (Milton Selzer), loyal after 15 years, foils a robbery, but keeps some money for himself, only to wind up helping the robbers with their next attempt while they hold hostage his wife Kate Schiller (Patricia Barry) as leverage. Chester promises to keep a bigamist's secret, but the man doesn't believe him and makes plans to ensure his story stays hidden. Festus tries to talk teenager Dink (Mitch Vogel) into leaving a gang of hide-cutters led by Karp (Ned Beatty), who have been stealing from farmers. Merry pesters Newly while the boys scam Dodge City with a salted gold mine. Drifter Titus Spangler (Jack Elam) and seven orphans find a way to melt the cold heart of the orphanage headmistress Emma Grundy (Jeanette Nolan) at Christmastime. Matt captures a young criminal named Billy after a robbery goes wrong, who must endure Matt's moralizing while waiting to be broken out of jail by his outlaw brother and hero Ed. An ex-criminal fears that a conflict involving his girlfriend, brother and old partner will reveal his past. Interestingly, he was the original USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Chief Medical Officer on the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" in the 19661969 science-fiction television series, Star Trek and was replaced by DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. With his prisoner finally secured, Matt faces more obstacles reaching the Texas border. High in the snow-capped mountains, the Sioux take a trainload of passengers hostage, demanding two white men who sold them poisonous whisky. A farmer's daughter raised in a convent refuses to identify a stagecoach robber, seeing only good in the outlaw, a decision she may soon regret. Guest Cast: Katherine Justice (as Beth Tilton), Robert Hogan (as Capt. Outlaws led by Mando (Alfonso Arau) shoot Matt and leave him to die in the desert of Chihuahua where he is found by a Mexican boy, Lucho (Fabian Gregory), the son of Agustin Hildago (Thomas Gomez), who helps Matt recover. Guest Cast: Eduard Franz (as Amos Cartwright), DeForest Kelley (credited DeForrest Kelley as Will Bailey), William Vaughn (as Twitchell), Tommy Hart (as Clay) and Pat Hogan (as Buffalo Tongue). Here's a list of five other vintage television shows to dig into if Gunsmokewas your jam. Against the wishes of his wife, Bess Frye (Collin Wilcox-Horne), a poor farmer, Tuck Frye (Tom Skerritt) risks his farm and all his money to race his prized quarter horse, Jubilee. With his large frame and steely looks, the role of the bad guy came easy. Sure, stars like Steve McQueen, Dennis Weaver and Clint Eastwood made for cool cowboys, but TV Westerns would be nothing without a cast of character actors. St. Louis newspaperman Summer Pendleton (L. Q. Jones) exploits teenage bank clerk Randy Gogan (Kevin Coughlin) who killed a notorious gunfighter. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. A mentally challenged young man, Billy (Russell Wiggins), struggles to live as an adult. Matt comes to the aid of a Sheriff in a nearby town to help fend off a lynch mob. Notes: Harold J. Half-crazed desert hermit Ben Snow (Strother Martin) rescues Festus after being shot by outlaw Gard Dixon (William C. Watson). Nichols), Tom Brown (as Major), Ralph Moody (as Long Robe), Chuck Roberson (as Sgt. Matt helps a trail boss fend off Jayhawkers by escorting his cattle herd to Dodge. In 1964 she guest starred on Gunsmoke, playing the title character "Aunt Thede" (S10E13). He was an American character actor best known for his role as Sheriff Lobo in the 19791981 NBC action comedy television series, B. J. and the Bear and its spin-off, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He signed the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, along with his brothers Chief American Horse the Elder and Chief Red Cloud. Sadly, she would pass relatively early in her career from undisclosed causes at the age of 45 on March 18, 1960. Ben Payson's daughter Betsy falls in love with one of the Scottish homesteaders who have threatened to take her family's land. Guest Cast: Vinton Hayworth (as Harry Speener), James Dobson (as Joe Harpe), Lawrence Green (as Smith), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Robert Nash (as Grant) and Allan Nixon (as Adams). Festus runs into his friend Jesse Dillard (Brock Peters) who has escaped from prison and is being tracked by Marshal Halstead (Regis J. Cordic). First of five appearances for veteran performer Paul Fix who portrays the vile rancher, McCready. Guest Cast: Ron Randell (as Portis), Walt Barnes (as Burke), Dan Blocker (as Keller) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Matt's friend, an old mountain man suffers a psychotic break and goes on a murder spree when civilization closes in on him. A journalist looking for a sensational story talks Matt into reopening a murder case, where the Marshal finds himself the prime suspect. Matt, Chester and Doc try to unravel a mystery involving the missing Lady Gay Saloon owner and the brash, larger-than-life female proprietress whose taken over the establishment. Guest Cast: Harry Bartell (as Cain Vestal), Mark Roberts (as Adams), Paul Dubov (as Pritchard), Dan Riss (as Mike), Howard Ledig (as Pete) and Gorday Clifton (as Cowboy). A pair of Army deserters wait for the perfect opportunity to murder their Sergeant, whose been riding roughshod over them. Matt and Chester's friend is mistaken for the Marshal and shot in the back by a coward. Guest Cast: Jay C. Flippen (as Owney), Noreen Corcoran (as Ellen), Andrea Darvi (as Amity), James Seay (as Jay), Howard Wendell (as Judge), Orville Sherman (as Wib Smith), Hank Patterson (as Hank Miller), Dolores Quinton (as Clara), Vernon Rich (as Art), Berkeley Harris (as Mal) and Steve Gaynor (as Clay). He was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in two situational comedies as Fred Rutherford in the 19571963 program, Leave it to Beaver and Mel Cooley in the 19611966 [CBS] series, The Dick Van Dyke Show. Festus goes to Pratt County with his clumsy cousin "Hard-Luck" Henry, to determine how a chest of gold should be divided among the Haggen clan. 31 Episodes 1975. Matt continues his pursuit of white-slave traders. Guest Cast: Herb Vigran (as Judge Brooker), Glen Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Dorothea Neumann (credited Dorothy Neumann as Old Woman) and Jack Perkins (as Bouncer). Phil appeared in one showing of Gunsmoke, S1E24 "The Pest Hole" that aired seven weeks after his death. Arthur Hiller. With $5,000 in stolen Wells Fargo money, outlaw Gristy Calhoun (John Saxon) is on the run from both the law and his double-crossing cohorts. After shooting a priest who forgave him before dying, hardened outlaw Trafton (Victor French) finds compassion for his victims, which leads to his downfall. Festus frantically tries to save his friend from hanging for a murder that occurred while both of them were in a drunken stupor. A despicable two-faced father uses his children as pawns in a plan to acquire a peaceful man's farm. Guest cast: In credits order. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Nate Springer), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Mr. Teeters), Howard Culver (as Jim Uzzell), Preston Hanson (as Jess) and Brick Sullivan (as Bartender). A convicted murderer's sibling concocts a unique plan to avenge his brother's hanging, by unofficially acting as town deputy with hopes of provoking Matt into a gunfight. Sally Fergus (Jeanette Nolan) helps Lucius face up to the problem. Matt tracks murder suspect Pete Murphy (Gerald McRaney) to another town and is forced to defend himself against him. Guest Cast: Florenz Ames (as John Peavy), Frank de Kova (as Mulligan Rives), Anne O'Neal (as Sabina Peavy) and Susan Morrow (as Melanie). Guest Cast: Jack Elam (as Dolph Quince), Ken Curtis (as Phil Jacks), Lane Bradford (as Jay), Chuck Hayward (as Studer), Earl Parker (as Snyder), Cliff Ketchum (as Cowboy) and Bradley Payne (credited Brad Payne as Cook). Guest Cast: Mike Connors (credited Touch Connors as Bostick), Gene O'Donnell (as Haney), Cyril Delevanti (as Driver), Robert Hinkle (as Rider) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). A vicious gunfighter brazenly kills an over-matched rancher, now the rancher's grief-stricken brother formulates a life-threatening plan to force Matt to settle the score. Dano had an uncanny resemblance to Abraham Lincoln and even provided his voice in Walt Disney's Audio-Animatronic Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln attraction at the 1964 World's Fair which was brought to Disneyland in 1965. An orphaned girl, Bessie (Eileen McDonough), is turned away by her only relative, her aunt Rachel (Carol Vogel). [2][3] All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Guest Cast: Warren Stevens (as Rackmil), Gage Clarke (as Dobie), Brett King (as Pete), Stephen Ellsworth (as Pence) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Festus seeks help for his prisoner Riley Sharp (Charles Aidman) at the home of Ellie (Gail Kobe) and Henry Decker (John Kellogg). Notes: First of two appearances for John Carradine whose role was the elder rancher Ephraim Hunt. Movies. Matt searches for a man who faked his own death after his coffin is found full of rocks. Chester is appalled when his "uncivilized" country-bumpkin brother comes to Dodge for a Christmas visit. Their patriarch Moshe Gorofsky (Paul Stevens) must decide whether to tell Matt what Ruxton (Victor French) did, even while Moshe's son Gearshon (Richard Dreyfuss) is pressuring for justice. Difficult days lay ahead for Kitty when a conniving woman who had a hand in raising her, comes to Dodge for a visit. Two trail bosses driving their herds to Dodge threaten to kill each other over the use of a local farmer's special swimming cow. Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Dutch George), Tom Pittman (as Jimmy McQueen), Richard Warren (as Hack) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Bank robbers led by Charlie Utter (Slim Pickens) chase Matt down Oregon's Rogue River to retrieve $24,000 that they robbed. Matt travels to the small town of Friend, Kansas to investigate the strange death of a buddy who once saved his life. Festus cares for a young girl who saw her mother's murderer and when the killer learns there was a witness, he returns to finish the job. Dennis Weaver Rated - Custom 7.4 27 Rated 5. Holly (Forrest Tucker) sets out to find Willis Jeeter (Albert Salmi) who framed him for stealing an Army payroll. Paul Wexler was an American character actor who appeared in more than 30 feature films and over 40 different television series. A farmer who doesn't trust doctors blames Doc for the death of his wife. 226 one hour color episodes Ramrod Will Parmalee (Gene Evans) and two of his drovers Doak (Nicholas Hammond) and Quincy (Van Williams) find their way of life jeopardized by the railroad. Outlaw Luke Dangerfield's (Morgan Woodward) dying wish is to see his daughter. A cowardly horse thief spreads a vengeful rumor against the cowboy who roughed him up. Notes: This is the first episode to feature Festus as a character, who's played by Ken Curtis. Notes: Florenz Ames started his profession in vaudeville as a song and dance man performing with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop, as "Ames and Winthrop." Guest Cast: Andrew Duggan (as Fos Capper), Peggy Webber (as Flora Stancil), Robert F. Simon (as Ben Stancil), Susan Morrow (as Melanie), James Nusser (as Bum) and Charles King (as Passerby, uncredited). Matt encounters numerous hurdles when he crosses the prairie unarmed and without a mount in an attempt to save a paralyzed young stable hand who was thrown from his horse. A gang of outlaws kidnap Newly and Kitty based on their assumption that he's a doctor. First of two Gunsmoke episodes titled "Prairie Wolfer". A pair of outlaws with plans to rob the bank, need the Marshal out of the way and hire a somewhat stoic drifter to kill Matt. A young boy comes looking for his father unaware that he's a wanted outlaw. Sebastian Cabot, who portrayed Bailey, may be best remembered as the manservant, Mister (Giles) French in the 1966-1971 [CBS] television sitcom Family Affair. An unlikely friendship develops between two hotheaded men who end-up becoming business partners, but when one suffers a blow to the head, his personality reverts back to the mean and loathsome buffalo hunter he once was. Kitty is injured when her horse throws her, and Matt must seek assistance from a poor prairie family whose son has distorted plans of his own. The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring cast members. Matt saves a runaway teenage girl from her abusive father, but she creates further difficulties for the Marshal. Fearing that his son Adam (Kevin Burchett) was the one who was killed, Lemuel (John Anderson) and his remaining children, Tom (Gary Wood) and Elsie (Mary Rings) take Festus hostage until they can find Adam's remains. Guest Cast: Gene Nelson (as Hob Cannon), Michael Pate (as Blue Horse), William Murphy (credited Bill Murphy as Lt. Eldridge) and Monte Hale (as Sgt.). Matt defends a local boy, wanted for murder in a nearby town run by a corrupt sheriff. In the next show, the original cell is back in its place. Guest Cast: Nancy Wickwire (as Nell), James Broderick (as Pete), Jennifer Billingsley (as Leah), Gage Clarke (as Mr. Botkin), Fred Coby (as Barkeep), Lisa Seagram (Saloon Girl) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). A gang of outlaws lead by former lawman Dan Whelan (Robert Burr), who is out for revenge against Matt, take over Dodge while Matt is away, but a poker game with Kitty proves to be their undoing. But it wasnt until The Wedding in 1972 that he hitGunsmoke. Doc is sworn to secrecy by three kidnappers who killed a rancher's son. Notes: Joseph Kearns may be best remembered as George Wilson on the CBS television series Dennis the Menace. 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