Will Hutchins. Notes: Clegg Hoyt was an American film and television character actor appearing in many Westerns, dramas and sitcoms during his 11-year career. A troublesome man suspected of murder proclaims his innocence but needs Doc, who's out of town to establish his alibi. Dorsey) 9 Teri Garr (Lt. Suzanne Marquette) 10 Guest Cast: Strother Martin (as Cooter), Vinton Hayworth (as Sissle), Brett King (as Pate) and Robert Vaughn (as Kid). Guest Cast: Peggie Castle (credited Peggy Castle as Nita Tucker), Murray Hamilton (as Jake Buley), Gage Clarke (as Jim Dobie), Tom Greenway (as Ned Pickard), Tim Graham (as Jonas) and Charles J. Conrad (credited Charles Conrad as Man). Guest Cast: Barry Atwater (as Jesse Daggett), Pernell Roberts (as Nat Pilcher), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck), John Parrish (as Elderly Rancher), Jolene Brand (as Young Bride) and George Cisar (as Whiskey Drummer). The series expanded to an hour in length with season seven and began filming in color in season 12. Menu. Matt has his hands full investigating two separate crimes, a Kiowa Indian boy found nearly beaten to death and cattle rustling at a nearby ranch. William Katt Matt and the runaways acquire two more passengers, Pierre Audubon and Paulette Duvalier, and must make it passed the rapids, and foil an ambush set up at "The Narrows" by Charlie Utter's gang, further on down Oregon's Rogue River, in order to reach the town of Piety. Victor French was there alongside Marshal Matt Dillon in Dodge City for 23 shows. Ted Post. Matt must find out why a gunman is stalking a temperance preacher. Guest Cast: Adam Kennedy (as Andy Travis), James Griffith (as Joe Kite), Herbert Lytton (as Jake Crowell), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Jon Locke (credited Joe Locke as Beecher) and Chris Alcaide (as Barnes). DeForest KelleyDennis HopperFun fact: He was actually born in Dodge City, Kansas! 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 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. He will make seven guest appearances (five credited) before being cast as the town drunk "Louie Pheeters" in season seven. Guest Cast: Sebastian Cabot (as Professor Jacoby), Dean Fredericks (credited Norman Frederic as Gart), Ned Glass (as Grubby), Charles Horvath (as Left Hand), Howard Culver (as Citizen) and Dorothy Schuyler (as Kate). The only similarities are they both robbed from the rich. Guest Cast: Bing Russell (as Tabor), Anne Whitfield (as Trudy), Lawrence Dobkin (as Esteban Garcia), Barney Phillips (as Bill Pence), Ben Wright (as Calmers) and Roy Engel (as Grimes). Now the dead man's father and his brothers are gunning for him. All five television movies have been released on DVD, as well. Brian Dennehy Actor | First Blood Imposing, barrel-chested and often silver-haired Brian Dennehy was a prolific US actor, well respected on both screen and stage over many decades. Two trail bosses driving their herds to Dodge threaten to kill each other over the use of a local farmer's special swimming cow. First of six appearances for Joseph Mell in the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch saloon. Matt must act fast when he begins a long trek to capture a woman killer, before his friend whose been convicted of the crime, is hanged. A young man comes to Dodge claiming to be the long-lost son of a lonely widow, but Matt recognizes him from an old wanted poster and suspects a ruse. A judge and his two sons plot their revenge when they suspect Festus and Kitty of murdering a member of their family. This time she has a good job as an interim school teacher in Dodge. Out of water and with no horse, he must rely on the Cherokee squaw Quanah (Arlene Martel), who has been cast out from the Comanche, if he is to survive in the badlands. A rancher's younger wife conspires with two men to kidnap her elderly husband and stake him out in the open prairie in an elaborate plan to steal his ranch. Where life imitates art, Gordon came by his toughness through his own early experiences. Notes: This is the first episode to feature Festus as a character, who's played by Ken Curtis. Guest Cast: Bette Davis (credited Miss Bette Davis as Etta Stone), Bruce Dern (as Lou Stone), Robert Sorrells (as Mike Stone), Zalman King (as Jack Stone), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Skerritt (as Ben Stone) and Julie Sommars (as Sara Stone). Guest Cast: Karen Sharpe (as Rena Decker), John Alderson (as Ab Laster), Walter Reed (as Joe Garrett), John Mitchum (as Joe), Ken Mayer (as Hank) and George Archambeault (as Agent). Festus' nephew Eliab comes gunning for his right ear lobe. Bette Davis on 'Gunsmoke' In the episode on "Gunsmoke," her character is the matriarch of a family of outlaws. Russell broke both ankles in the crash and received the Purple Heart for his injuries. He co-starred with Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode in this episode and would replace him in season 10. Quint witnesses a murder and is held captive by a desperate father, who's trying to save his suspected son from the killing. Nov 20, 2022 - Explore Christy Michaelson's board "Gunsmoke Guest Stars" on Pinterest. Val Dufour portrayed Day Barrett. The Dano brothers return home from prison to a dying mother and a bitter father. On the way to Mexicao, he rescues an orphaned girl Marcy McCloud (Dawn Lyn), and saloon gal Stella Silks (Shani Wallis). John Two-Bears is sentenced to death by the Osage Council for a murder he did not commit. Matt reunites with his old friend Sheriff Bo Harker (Victor French) who rules Ludlow Kansas with an iron fist, with the help and respect of his deputy Barney Austin (Nick Nolte). 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." A Sheriff enjoys his new-found glory when he puts Festus in jail on a trumped-up murder charge. Two feuding women, Agatha Corey (Nina Foch) and Flo Watson (Ruth Roman), refuse to reveal the identity of the killer Matt is looking for. Notes: The first of two appearances for Raymond Bailey playing the titled character, General Parsley Smith. [13] Amanda Blake left the series at the end of season 19 (197374) and was replaced in the final season by a new character, Miss Hannah, portrayed by Fran Ryan.[14]. 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! Ex-gunslinger Jake McGraw (J. D. Cannon) has returned to Dodge after twenty years in prison and for some reason has taken an interest in a saloon hostess, Ella Horton (Diana Ewing), and a young cowboy, Dave Wilson (Michael Larrain). 1 box office attraction at the height of his fame in the early 1970s.[37]. [34] He also recommended his friend, James Arness for the role of Matt Dillon. A water-witcher offers hope to ranchers and farmers when Dodge is struck by a drought. Notes: The credits misidentify Edward Binns' character Bill Stapp as Bill Strapp. Guest Cast: Beverly Garland (as Leah), Peter Breck (as Jubal), Denver Pyle (as Aaron), Kevin Hagen (as Hobie), Gregg Palmer (as Fletcher), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick) and Hal Needham (as Cowboy). A lawyer from the east questions Matt's every move. Guest Cast: Werner Klemperer (as Clifton Bunker), Jack Weston (as Samuel Sprig), Theodore Newton (as Major), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Eddie Little Sky (credited Eddie Little as Chief Little Hawk), K.L. 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. Free shipping for many products! Guest Cast: Nicholas Hammond (as Britt), Sally Kemp (as Rachel), Lieux Dressler (as Liz), Dan Ferrone (as Dan Ross), Larry D. Mann (as Pritchard), Charles Seel (as Josiah), Gilbert Escandon (as Ten Bears), Ronald Manning (as Hoxie) and Francesca Jarvis (as Mother). A despicable two-faced father uses his children as pawns in a plan to acquire a peaceful man's farm. He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. 11 Guest Roles : Denver Pyle: John Crawford . Guest Cast: Florenz Ames (as John Peavy), Frank de Kova (as Mulligan Rives), Anne O'Neal (as Sabina Peavy) and Susan Morrow (as Melanie). Working shotgun on a stage, Quint proves his point when they attack him. Matt tries to keep the peace between two old bickering curmudgeons who share a homestead. A wealthy obnoxious miner passing through Dodge becomes infatuated with Kitty, and when she rebukes his advances, he sets aside his dreams and chooses to run her out of business. A retired Army officer who has been approved for the job of marshal by the War Department, approaches Matt with an unusual request, "Quit, I want to be Marshal". A pretty Southern belle uses her beauty and native wit to charm the pants off all the single men of Dodge. Guest Cast: Richard Jaeckel (as O'Ryan), Michael Higgins (as Finnegan), Kent Smith (as Bealton), Earle Hodgins (as Judge), Ben Wright (as Harris), Garry Walberg (as Anson), John Mitchum (as Wills), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Bee Tompkins (as Girl). Guest Cast: Lew Brown (as Sam Fraser), Helen Wallace (as Ma Fraser), Bill White Jr. (as Tad Fraser), Dorothy Schuyler (as Alice Fraser) and Dan Blocker (as Lieutenant). 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. Dave Rope (Jonathan Goldsmith Lippe), promising his gal Sally (Nellie Bellflower) that he will "hit it big", convinces Darby that he will be back on top if they partner-up and hustle his skill in Dodge against Willie Tomsen (John Davis Chandler). Guest Cast: Joe Silver (as Beal Brown), Richard O'Brien (as Carter), Regis J. Cordic (as Sheriff Crane), Eddie Ryder (as The Undertaker), Edward Faulkner (as Drummer), Reid Cruickshanks (as Mr. Denton), Terry Wilson (as Liveryman), Danil Torpe (as Alf), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Howard Culver (as Howie), John Harper (as Percy Crump), Nancy Fisher (as Flow), Jon Kowal (as Barfly Joe), Al Berry (as Barfly Bob), Daniel M. White (as Oltimer) and Phil Chambers (as Shotgun). In this Gunsmoke episode, his first of two, he appears as Snyder. He was born in July 1938 in Bridgeport, CT, and attended Columbia University in New York City on a football scholarship. Second of eleven appearances for Strother Martin, cast in the title role as Cooter. 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). Doc treats a woman and her son for scurvy. wore cowboy hats. Notes: For this show only, to more easily film the jailhouse break-in/shoot-out, the back door of Matt's office is now directly on the back wall of the jail cell area. Over the years, many notable actors passed through Perry Mason both familiar veterans and rising thespians who would go on to become household names. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. LA Lakers All-Stars Clockwise from top left: Flynn Robinson; LeRoy Ellis; Keith Erickson; Jim McMillan; 'Happy' Hairston; and Pat Riley Not one, not two, not three, etc but SIX LA Lakers sensations appeared briefly in T he Most Crucial Game from Columbo 's second season in 1972. Wild Bill Hickok was Marshall of Abilene, Kansas from April to December of 1871. 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. Dan Blocker's first appearance as the Lieutenant, in three years he will begin his iconic role of Hoss Cartwright in the 19591973 NBC American western television series Bonanza. A loud distasteful old man threatens to kill a cowpoke in front of witnesses, making him the perfect patsy for a horse thief's murder plan. Chief Joseph arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1879 and met with President Rutherford B. Hayes (not Ulysses S. Grant as depicted in program) and Congress. Without more evidence, Matt is reluctant to arrest his friend who had an ongoing feud with a man found shot in the back. Denver Pyle was an American film and television actor and director. 1 Ned Beatty (Col. Hollister) 2 Ed Begley Jr. (Pvt. It will still be five more years before he is cast as the town drunk, "Louie Pheeters". Chester doubts a man's deathbed murder confession and sets out to find the real killer but stirs-up serious trouble asking too many questions. Notes: Richard Deacon plays the banker Botkin in this episode. Guest Cast: Philip Abbott (as Ben Corder), Pat Conway (as Toque Morlan), James Westerfield (as Harry Duggan), Gregg Palmer (as Jim) and Charles Devin (as Pete). Matt devises a plan to capture a charismatic outlaw who has a reputation for only robbing the rich. Notes: First of seven appearances for John Larch, who played Clay Young. After five years, a jealous gunman carrying a personal grudge has finally found the man who married the girl he once courted. Kung Fu masters and Men from U.N.C.L.E. Guest Cast: Simon Oakland (as Jim Nation), Peter Mamakos (as Art Carp), Clem Bevans (as Fly), James Gavin (as Wells), Forrest Stanley (as Griffin), Jan Arvan (as Station Man), Jimmy Cross (as Hank) and Al Hopson (as Bill). Chester's crooked uncle comes to town with a pretty young lady on his arm with plans to rob the bank, but when a third offender enters the picture, all plans go sideways. She may be best remembered for her role as Eunice Hubbell in the 1951 film, A Streetcar Named Desire. But Judge Kendall (Eduard Franz) has no such fear. First of five appearances for American character actor Barry Atwater who portrayed Mr. Bowen in this episode. Stark), Percy Helton (as Mr. was dustin hoffman on gunsmoke. 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. Guest Cast: June Lockhart (as Beulah), Wayne Morris (as Nat), Ian MacDonald (as Mr. Troyman), Gail Kobe (as Polly Troyman) and Barry McGuire (as Henry Troyman). Judge Flood (John Colicos) convicts Matt of murder and sentences him to life doing hard labor in the judge's silver mine. Guest Cast: William Hopper (as John Henry Jordan), Barry Atwater (as Mr. Bowen), Nora Marlowe (Mrs. Bowen), James McCallion (as Vince Butler), Wilfred Knapp (as Mr. Botkin) and S. John Launer (as Judge). He spent much of his early career taking minor roles in films and television shows. Pardoned convict Carl Jaekel (Eric Braeden) returns after eight years in prison to the woman, Beth Wilson (Julie Gregg), for whom he killed a romantic rival, despite that she is now married to another man, Norman Wilson (John Crawford), and has a daughter, Penny Wilson (Mia Bendixsen). This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. Festus and Buck Henry's gal, Joanie Brodie (Janet Baldwin) also get involved in the hunt. Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music - YouTube 0:00 / 11:03 Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music 3,041 views Nov 17, 2020 26. 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. Martin would go on to play in many more features with Sam Peckinpah as writer and/or director. A charming and debonair gambler comes to Dodge and puts himself smack in the middle of a torrid relationship. 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. 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. A Long Branch saloon girl witnesses a killing in self-defense involving a man from her past, but she refuses to testify which jeopardizes his innocence. He passed away in 2018 from a heart attack. Newly tries to help care for the sick baby of wanted man Lew Harrod (Sam Groom) and his untrusting Comanche wife Makesha (Alexandra Morgan), who distrusts the medicine of the white man, even to the point of endangering her own tribe. The classic western premiered on CBS on September 10, 1955. Notes: John Newman is the first black actor to be listed in the closing credits on a Gunsmoke episode. Guest Cast: Abraham Sofaer (as Harvey Easter), Strother Martin (as Gene Bunch), Adam Williams (as Slim Trent), Warren Oates (as Chris Kelly), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), H.M. Wynant (as Sam Smith), Harry Bartell (as Charlie Fess), Mercedes Shirley (as Mary Pickett), James Anderson (as Bert Case), Roy Engel (as Ed Greeley), Shug Fisher (as Harry Obie), Richard Reeves (as Red), Craig Duncan (as Pete) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). 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. An immigrant must decide whether to pay off a blackmailer who claims to have seen the immigrant's son commit murder. The powerful matriarch of the Stone family plots her revenge on Matt for having her husband hanged six years ago. Phoebe Clifford (Louise Latham) refuses to acknowledge that an Apache half-breed named Hawk (Brendon Boone) is her son. 1. Guest Cast: Lyle Bettger (as Polk), Michael Higgins (as Cassidy), Allyson Ames (as Clara), Betsy Hale (as Letty), Sarah Selby (as Ma Smalley), Burt Douglas (as Bryan) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). Guest Cast: Robert Foulk (as Edward Hinton), Amzie Strickland (as Lennie Hinton), Peter Votrian (as Timmy Wyatt), Anne Warren (as White Fawn), Lance Warren (as Maggie Wyatt), Jeanne Bates (as Mrs. Wyatt) and Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross). Its no surprise that hundreds of actors passed in front of the camera over the shows two decade run. He is found by a young widow, Mike Yardner (Michael Learned), and they fall in love. Guest Cast: Warren Stevens (as Rackmil), Gage Clarke (as Dobie), Brett King (as Pete), Stephen Ellsworth (as Pence) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Farmer John Milligan (Harry Morgan) joins a posse to track down bank robbers led by Jack Norcross (Joseph Campanella). While tracking renegade Les Dean (Victor French), Matt takes a grazing bullet to the skull causing amnesia. Mack appeared in 61 episodes, mostly uncredited parts as barfly or townsman. Guest Cast: Don Dubbins (as Orkey), Warren Oates (as Sweet Billy), Cactus Mack (credited Taylor McPeters as Pa) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). Notes: Events within this episode help to date the series. Watching the program, you will notice that the sets are totally different. Homesteader Ben Justin (Sam Groom) is falsely accused and convicted of stealing horses, and then further accused of murder after breaking out of jail to be with his wife Elizabeth (Pamela McMyler) and newborn son. Guest Cast: Barbara Lord (as Sarah Drew), Mabel Albertson (as Gody Baines), Alan Baxter (as Lou Hacker), Peggy Stewart (as Fan Hacker) and Robert Dix (as Jamie). James Nusser is known for his recurring role as "Louie Pheeters" starting in season seven. Marcuse served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant on the famed submarine USS Tirante and was awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal and a Presidential Unit Citation for heroism. The second was season 13, episode 10. Brian majored in history, . Still, the litany of stars that appeared on Gunsmoke often before they were famous is stunning. Guest Cast: George Macready (as Charlie Drain), Bing Russell (as Ed Shelby), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Bob Gringle), O.Z. A recent outbreak of cholera is used as a weapon of revenge when a rancher terrorizes homesteaders off their land. Dabbs Greer assumes the character of shopkeeper "Wilbur Jonas", making his first of 40 appearances in the role. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Tom Cassidy), Peggy McCay (as Flora), Ross Martin (as Dan Clell), Barney Phillips (as Bill Pence) and Roxane Berard (as Dorey). 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. Lee (as Young Farmer). Kitty is caught in the crossfire during a bar room brawl and Matt trails the shooter out on the open range, but little does he know, a mysterious rider is tracking him. He was often cast as the heavy playing brutish bad guys in more than 40 years in film and television. Nora Marlowe was boardinghouse owner Flossie Brimmer from 1973 to 1977 in 27 episodes on the American historical drama television series The Waltons. There are no witnesses when a man's twin brother is murdered while working late, leaving Matt with little evidence to go on. An outlaw gang offers Matt a bribe to leave town so they may rob the bank, and when he refuses, they threaten to kill a man a day until he leaves town. Guest Cast: James Drury (as Tom), Jan Shepard (as Tilda), George Keymas (as Ivers), Ron Hayes (as Varden) and Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck). "I loved Darlene Conley's role as "Sally Spectra" in the "Bold and Beautiful." A bitter old woman comes to Dodge to die and tells Matt, "You're going to kill me". Sadly, he would pass away from cancer in 1966 at 50 years old. Kitty's old boyfriend, Cole Yankton comes to town to rob the bank. To celebrate, weve gathered 60 actors and actresses who were guests on the series. Matt searches for a man who faked his own death after his coffin is found full of rocks. After he attacks Barnett (Charles Dierkop) for cruelty to animals, Billy's fate must be decided by the authorities, with the help of his friend, Festus. Bing is the father of American actor Kurt Russell. Barry had a couple of appealing television roles, Star Trek fans will remember him as Surak, Dr. Spock's father in S3E22, The Savage Curtain (1969). Crazed mass murder Abraham Wakefield (Morgan Woodward), motivated by the violent death of his precious Annabel (Elaine Fulkerson), is bent on avenging his son's death after Matt tracks him down and is forced to kill him. Kitty travels alone to the rough mining town of Pickaxe to claim a gold mine, meeting the eccentric Gibbijohn family and a deaf-mute boy. Early), Preston Pierce (as Jeff Fraley), Ted Jordan (as Shiloh), Glenn Strange (as Sam), William Fawcett (as 1st Stage Man), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Leonard P. Geer (credited Leonard Geer as 1st Posse Man), Phil Chambers (as 2nd Stage Man), Fred Coby (as 3rd Stage Man), Jeremy Slate (as Web Fraley), Jim Davis (as Clell Williams), Richard Jaeckel (as Pence Fraley), Michael Conrad (as Cash McLean) and John Anderson (as Les McConnell). Twenty-four one-hour episodes, color Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner.Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Ken Curtis (Festus), Buck Taylor (Newly)[60]. Guest Cast: Norma Crane (as Ida), Ed Nelson (as Perce), Ken Lynch (credited Kenneth Lynch as Seeber), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), John Mitchum (as Norm), Chuck Hayward (as Kemp), Baynes Barron (as Vicks) and Alex Sharp (as Nickols). MORGAN WOODWARD. Guest Cast: Jeff Silver (as Yorky), Howard Petrie (as Brant), Dennis Cross (as Tom), Malcolm Atterbury (as Seldon) and Mary Gregory (as Mrs. Seldon). Comanches attack Matt, his prisoner Charlie Noon (James Best), an Indian widow (Mriam Coln) and her white stepson Jamie (Ronny Howard). Edward G. Robinson Jr. who played Brown, was the son of Edward G. Robinson, best remembered for his tough-guy and gangster roles. A freight line owner has an accident with a down-and-out young couple and offers the husband a job, but it's his wife that he's more interested in. However, her fianc Tom Rickaby (Victor Holchak) wants a quick and final solution. A drifter seeks revenge against a rancher and his men when they kill his brother and severely injure his father. Guest Cast: Jack Lord (as Nat/Myles Brandel), Bruce Wendell (as Joe), Netta Packer (as 1st Lady), Jean Fenwick (as 2nd Lady) and Brick Sullivan (as Bartender). Something's amiss when an old farmer exhibiting odd behavior tells Matt and Chester that his wife left him. Newly is captured, while farmer Ben Hurley (Tom Drake) faces a moral dilemma, stealing horses for a gang of outlaws to help his blind daughter, Susan (Pamela Dunlap). 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. A self-described religious prophet makes life miserable for his sister and her husband. Perrin also did extensive work in animation, providing voices in numerous cartoons including but not limited to Jonny Quest (19641965), Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! A Texas trail herder swears to avenge his brother's death, who Matt shot and killed in self-defense. Doc investigates the beginning of a typhoid epidemic that hits Dodge and panics the townspeople. 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). An impoverished and desperate prairie family lure Matt and Chester out of town with a tale of murder. 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. Guest Cast: Walter Brooke (as Capt. Hypnotist Dr. Herman Schultz (Benny Rubin) bamboozles Dodge residents by using his skill to steal money that is destined for the freight office. 1955/56 through 1960/61 Gunsmoke put actors such as Milburn Stone and James Arness in the spotlight. Notes: The premiere episode was introduced by John Wayne. Blade Runner Jumanji Planet of the Apes Here's a cherished country singer who memorably appeared on Gunsmoke. Matt's friend, an old mountain man suffers a psychotic break and goes on a murder spree when civilization closes in on him. She will again play Gypsy in episode 28 "The Killer" but will not receive credit. Notes: Claude Akins plays Harry, his first of ten appearances. Guest Cast: Diana Millay (as Melinda), Burt Douglas (as Tom), Walter Sande (as Miles), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Tayloe), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas), Rand Brooks (as Rand), George Selk (as Moss) and Glenn Strange (as Man). Guest Cast: John Carradine (as Ephraim Hunt), Lola Albright (as Lucy Hunt), James Drury (as Booth Rider) and Virginia Chapman (credited Virginia Arness as Gypsy) (credit only). Merry pesters Newly while the boys scam Dodge City with a salted gold mine. A wanted, on-the-run cowboy comes across a precocious, runaway boy and accompanies him to Dodge to find his impoverished mother. With his prisoner finally secured, Matt faces more obstacles reaching the Texas border. A group of bounty hunters lead by Guerin (Bruce Dern) hold Kitty, Doc & Louie hostage, intent on getting even with Matt for a 10-year jail term, and denying them a $10,000 bounty on Ben Miller (Robert Totten) who killed the son of Henry Wade (Robert Brubaker) in a fair gunfight. A state official uses Matt's friendship with an outlaw for personal gain. 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