Matt intervenes when former lawman Grant Lyle (Morgan Woodward) plans to use his son Jeffery Lyle (Robert Pine) to settle a grudge against Hoxy who crippled Grant's hands (Joe De Santis). 176 one-hour black-and-white episodes (OK I will save a bunch for others to see) there are many TV shows that had multiple regular members of their cast that were once guest stars on Gunsmoke. Guest Cast: Bruce Gordon (as Jed Gunther), Pat Conway (as Billy Gunther), John Compton (as Blain), William Keene (as Mr. Botkin) and Charles Tannen (as Cashier). A recently widowed woman becomes infatuated with Quint and when he spurns her advances, she accuses him of a heinous crime. Guest Cast: Lieux Dressler (as Susie), Robert Totten (as Walker), Gregg Palmer (as Guthrie), William Bryant (as Bennett), Rayford Barnes (as Grebbs), Herb Vigran, Jon Lormer (as Judge Clayborne), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Bill Erwin (as Bailiff), Tom McFadden (as Luke), Rusty Lane (as Sheriff Buckley), Ed McCready (as Scotty), Louie Elias (as Cowboy) and Lloyd Nelson (as Shorty). Despite his illiteracy, Festus becomes a reporter for Dodge's newspaper, The Dodge City Clarion. Gloria Talbott who played Holly Hawtree, became the first guest star to appear in both of the 1955 season's new adult westerns. He may be best known as private detective Paul Drake in the 19571966 CBS television series Perry Mason. He also had two credits in other parts. A demanding mother pressures her son to live out her dreams by leaving the harsh life of farming behind and explore the far places. A belligerent man who made unwanted advancements on Kitty is found beaten to death and an eyewitness comes forward claiming Matt did it. Notes: Mike Connors who plays Bostick was an American actor best remembered for his role of private detective Joe Mannix in the 19671975 CBS television series Mannix. Matt must find a home for Lettie's (Kay Lenz) unwanted baby girl, offering her to Maylee (Bonnie Bartlett) after killing her husband Eli Baines (Don Collier). Don . High in the snow-capped mountains, the Sioux take a trainload of passengers hostage, demanding two white men who sold them poisonous whisky. Chester becomes engaged, and in his eagerness to please the girl, buys a run-down abandoned homestead where he experiences many hardships and, in the end, betrayal. Matt hunts down a vicious killer and is assisted by an unlikely source, the outlaw's nephew, who has his own score to settle with his uncle. Louie is a witness to murder but believes it's only a dream, until he recognizes the culprit in the Long Branch and mindlessly informs him on what he saw. An overbearing sister is extremely obsessed in controlling her younger sibling's life. An old frontier plainsman is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who shot his dog. An overbearing brother badgers and mistreats his sister, dominating her life and regarding her only as hired help which creates animosity when a new stranger in town shows her interest. A married farmer is attracted to a widowed temptress who steadily lures him in, but his strong-willed wife ends up teaching both a lesson. An aging lawman comes to Dodge in hopes to rekindle an old romance and is stalked by a young man who has a warped view on earning a reputation. 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". Nolan was an American radio, film and television actress with over 200 acting credits in a career that spanned seven decades. Johnson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and was commissioned a second lieutenant, flying 44 combat missions in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a B-25 Mitchell navigator/bombardier. Chester is appalled when his "uncivilized" country-bumpkin brother comes to Dodge for a Christmas visit. A preacher disgusted by all the violence surrounding him has lost faith and is tormented by a bully, who despises his timid nature. Raymond Bailey was an American stage, film and television actor who was best known for his role as the wealthy banker, Milburn Drysdale on the 19621971 CBS sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies. 1. Hairston was regarded as a leading expert on Negro Black spirituals and choral music. He was an American film, television and radio actor. Kitty prevents a distraught and frenzied man from killing his son-in-law, who he blames for the death of his daughter. (19691970), Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (19771980) and Spider-Man (19811982). Festus and Buck Henry's gal, Joanie Brodie (Janet Baldwin) also get involved in the hunt. Doc is taken aback when he's approached by a man, who earlier was involved with a gang that kidnapped him, with an unusual request, teach me your profession. A dishonest gambler and coward in his own right, uses a mentally challenged man as a puppet in a plot against Matt. Russell broke both ankles in the crash and received the Purple Heart for his injuries. Chester protects Doc from an escaped convict who mistakes him for the Wyoming Territory judge that sentenced him to seven years. Anne and Lance Warren (who played White Fawn and Maggie) are the daughters of Director/Producer/Writer Charles Marquis Warren. Kim Winona who played the daughter, was an enrolled member of the Santee Sioux people. While tracking renegade Les Dean (Victor French), Matt takes a grazing bullet to the skull causing amnesia. Here in this episode, he makes his third Gunsmoke appearance as "Bum", the belligerent bar patron challenging the lead guest star to a fight. Guest Cast: Keye Luke (as Chen), Sebastian Cabot (as Bailey), Robert Gist (as Rabb Briggs) and Devlin McCarthy (as Howard). This episode was her first credited acting role. First of six appearances for Joseph Mell in the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch saloon. 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). Sam the bartender (Glenn Strange) takes an interest in trying to reform a juvenile delinquent on probation, Eric Tabray (Michael Burns). Notes: American photographer Holly Wright was born Holly McIntire, the daughter of two well-known actors, John McIntire (Wagon Train) fame and Jeanette Nolan (eight Gunsmoke appearances). Thirty-nine half-hour black-and-white episodes Cattle Rustler Rick Wilson (Richard Kelton) and younger brother Raymond (Robert Pratt) return to Dodge and, finding that their mother Anna (Lurene Tuttle) is dying, want to stay until the end. A wandering farm boy finds an abandoned horse and sells it to his newfound friend, events that lead to deadly consequences. Matt and Chester ride out to arrest a shrewd farmer for robbing the general store, but the silver-tongued fellow completely pulls the wool over their eyes. Guest Cast: Walter Brooke (as Capt. Her trouble escalates even further when her admirer Carl Pruitt (Lin McCarthy) tries to help. He was an Australian actor, writer and director who was perhaps best known for portraying Native American Indians in numerous films and television series. Usually, it is a blank wall, on the other side of which is Matt's cot. Thad Greenwood trails the four tough guys who caused his father to suffer a fatal heart attack. A loathsome gunslinger shoots and kills two of Dodge's beloved brothers and Matt's immediate emotional backlash sends the gunman reeling into despair. An old codger brings his simpleton nephew to town and decides that he would be a good fit for Matt's assistant but when Chester gets ambushed, the big galoot can't be found, making him a questionable suspect. Arthur Hiller. Guest Cast: Jacqueline Scott (credited Jacquline Scott as Abbie), Kevin Hagen (as Coney), Hampton Fancher (as Gunman) and Cactus Mack (as Stage Driver). A meddlesome gold prospector strikes it rich and settles down in Dodge, where he offers unfettered advice to improve local townspeople lives, but everything and everyone he touches doesn't turn to gold. Masked gunmen hold up a stagecoach carrying Matt and Chester, and later back in Dodge, the Marshal recognizes one of the robber's voices. Dreyfuss played a character called Gearshon Gorofsky in the episode "This Golden Land." This was two years before the actor would go on to play his most iconic role, Matt Hooper, in the classic thriller "Jaws." Notes: Joe Flynn who portrayed Onie Becker was an American character actor best known for his role of Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s television comedy McHale's Navy. This episode, his first of six appearances he played August Brake and would later play another bushwhacking deputy who comes to Dodge chasing a fugitive in season 4, Gunsmoke episode 31, "Murder Warrant.". He was an American film and television actor known for his role as Detective Paul La Guardia on the 1982 - 1988 CBS police crime drama Cagney & Lacey . But it wasnt until The Wedding in 1972 that he hitGunsmoke. Krag is haunted by his past, and now he, his family, his victims, the townsfolk, Matt, and the U.S. Attorney General must decide his ultimate fate. A cowardly horse thief spreads a vengeful rumor against the cowboy who roughed him up. Hailed a hero, a gun-shy cowboy earns an undeserved reputation, and falls hard for a young woman who's hiding her own secret. An outlaw wrongly arrested by Matt wants payback and manipulates the farmer's wife he's having an affair with into his ambush plan. 7 episodes of GUNSMOKE from 1963 to 1972 Wonderful contribution to the GUEST STARS PANEL MORGAN WOODWARD Morgan has appeared in more episodes of GUNSMOKE than any actor living today, and celebrated his 90th birthday that night! A young outlaw has wounded Matt, but he's unable to finish him off because of his affections for a saloon girl. Gunsmoke actors & actresses Actors tagged as 'Gunsmoke' by the Listal community Sort by: Tag popularity - Top Rated - Top Rated Popular - Recently rated - Date Added 1. A vengeful rancher's wife puts a $1,000 bounty on Matt's head after he shoots down her husband. He plays the homesteader Zach Ritter in this segment. . Matt's life is changed during a bank robbery after his gun arm is seriously wounded. While Matt is unconscious, Kitty reveals her feelings towards Matt, summing up with "after 17 yearsit's the longest non-permanent relationship in history." A buffalo hunter is sentenced to be hanged for a murder he did not commit, the real culprits being the sons of Matt's old friend Adam Benteen. Hrabosky) 6 Blythe Danner (Carlye Breslin Walton) 7 Brian Dennehy (M.P. Festus takes it upon himself to help her along the way. Guest Cast: Helen Wallace (as Mrs. Stoner), Paul Newlan (as Mr. Stoner), Val Dufour (credited Val DuFour as Day Barrett), Jean Inness (as Mrs. Reeves) and John G. 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