Gunsmoke
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| Gunsmoke | |
 | |
| Premiere | September 10, 1955 |
| Finale | March 31, 1975 |
| Airs | TV Land |
| Creator | John Meston |
| Network | CBS |
| Style | western drama
30-minute (seasons 1-6), 60-minute (seasons 7-20) B&W: seasons 1-11 Color: seasons 12-20 |
| Company | Filmaster Productions, Inc., Arness Productions |
| Episodes | 635 |
| Seasons | 20 |
| Origin | USA |
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Gunsmoke is a western drama that aired on CBS.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Arness | Marshal Matt Dillon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Dennis Weaver | Chester Goode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Milburn Stone | Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Amanda Blake | Kitty Russell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| Ken Curtis | Festus Haggen | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| Roger Ewing | Thad Greenwood | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buck Taylor | Newly O'Brien | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Culver | Howie Uzzell | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Dabbs Greer | Wilbur Jonas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
| George Selk | Moss Grimmick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Robert Brubaker | Jim Buck | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Floyd | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clem Fuller | Clem | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Nusser | Louie Pheeters | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Sarah Selby | Ma Smalley | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||
| Glenn Strange | Sam Noonan | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||
| Hank Patterson | Hank Miller | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Burt Reynolds | Quint Asper | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Roberts | Harry Bodkin | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||
| Charles Seel | Barney Danches | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Rudy Sooter | Rudy | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Woody Chambliss | Woody Lathrop | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Ted Jordan | Nathan Burke | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Charles Wagenheim | Joshua Halligan | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Tom Brown | Ed O'Connor | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Jonathan Harper | Percy Crump | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Herb Vigran | Judge Brooker | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Pat Hingle | Dr. John Chapman | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fran Ryan | Hannah Cobb | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | |||
| Season One | September 10, 1955 | August 25, 1956 | 39 |
| Season Two | September 8, 1956 | July 6, 1957 | 39 |
| Season Three | September 14, 1957 | June 7, 1958 | 39 |
| Season Four | September 13, 1958 | June 13, 1959 | 39 |
| Season Five | September 5, 1959 | June 11, 1960 | 39 |
| Season Six | September 3, 1960 | June 17, 1961 | 38 |
| Season Seven | September 30, 1961 | May 26, 1962 | 34 |
| Season Eight | September 15, 1962 | June 1, 1963 | 38 |
| Season Nine | September 28, 1963 | June 6, 1964 | 36 |
| Season Ten | September 26, 1964 | May 29, 1965 | 36 |
| Season Eleven | September 18, 1965 | May 7, 1966 | 32 |
| Season Twelve | September 17, 1966 | April 15, 1967 | 29 |
| Season Thirteen | September 11, 1967 | March 4, 1968 | 25 |
| Season Fourteen | September 23, 1968 | March 24, 1969 | 26 |
| Season Fifteen | September 22, 1969 | March 23, 1970 | 26 |
| Season Sixteen | September 14, 1970 | March 8, 1971 | 24 |
| Season Seventeen | September 13, 1971 | March 13, 1972 | 24 |
| Season Eighteen | September 11, 1972 | March 5, 1973 | 24 |
| Season Nineteen | September 10, 1973 | April 1, 1974 | 24 |
| Season Twenty | September 9, 1974 | March 31, 1975 | 24 |
[edit] In-Depth
At a Glance: Additional information about the series
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| The First Season | July 17, 2007 | 6 | purchase |
| The Second Season, Volume 1 | January 8, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| The Second Season, Volume 2 | May 27, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| The Third Season, Volume 1 | December 9, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| The Third Season, Volume 2 | May 26, 2009 | 3 | purchase |
| Episode Collections | |||
| 50th Anniversary Collection, Volume 1 | January 3, 2006 | 3 | |
| 50th Anniversary Collection, Volume 2 | January 3, 2006 | 3 | |
| The Directors Collection | November 14, 2006 | 3 | |
[edit] External Sites
- Gunsmoke Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
- Gunsmoke at the Internet Movie Database
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