An attention-seeking man claims he was an eyewitness to murder and then proceeds to finger an innocent cowboy. A lawyer from the east questions Matt's every move. Guest Cast: Charles McGraw (as Calvin), June Dayton (as Emily), Gene Lyons (as Fletcher), Bill Erwin (as Ned) and Jan Clayton (as Clara Wright). Bounty hunter Luke Frazer is drawn out of retirement to find the man who murdered a rich rancher's son. Notes: The Boot Hill introduction clearly shows grave markers with dates of 1882 and 1883, but this episode is set in 1876, the year of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. (19691970), Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (19771980) and Spider-Man (19811982). Matt comes to the aid of a Sheriff in a nearby town to help fend off a lynch mob. An odd whiskey salesman has valuable information for Matt, that he overheard a conversation between two men putting a $300 bounty on his head. 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 farmer is charged with murder after the card shark who won his money dies from the blow he delivered. 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. Bette Davis on 'Gunsmoke' In the episode on "Gunsmoke," her character is the matriarch of a family of outlaws. 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 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: 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). Matt's old girlfriend asks him to find her abusive husband, who she claims beat her and ran off with all her money, but Kitty suspects she has ulterior motives. 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 . Matt travels to the small town of Friend, Kansas to investigate the strange death of a buddy who once saved his life. Where life imitates art, Gordon came by his toughness through his own early experiences. A love-struck rancher marries a beautiful ex-saloon girl, but the groom's depraved uncle also desires her, and attempts to frame his nephew for murder. Guest Cast: Michael Pate (as Wild Hog), Barney Phillips (as Ord Spicer), Robert Brubaker (as Jim Buck), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas) and Hank Patterson (as Jake). Gunsmoke was on the air for two decades. First of six appearances for Joseph Mell in the role of Bill Pence, owner of the Long Branch saloon. A vile domineering man holds a lie over his young ward's head and they both come to odds concerning the ownership of an attractive Indian girl. Matt and U.S. Guest Cast: Val Dufour (as Jerry Shand), Marion Brasch (credited Marion Brash as Belle), Maurice Manson (as Andy Culley), Joseph V. Perry (credited Joe Perry as Witness) and Mason Curry (as Marty). Matt attempts to help a quarrelsome young man turn his life around, after a group of ranch hands try to hang him for cattle rustling. Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. Will Hutchins. When Norcross is shot in the back, the Milligan family are made pariahs, and John and his daughter Wendy Milligan (Patti Cohoon) are terrorized. This suggests that it was never permanent, just merely Kitty's own fashion statement which first appeared in "Cooter", episode 27. Guest Cast: Warren Stevens (as Rackmil), Gage Clarke (as Dobie), Brett King (as Pete), Stephen Ellsworth (as Pence) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Guest Cast: Tom Brown, Mills Watson (as Curry), Lew Brown (as Smith), Read Morgan (as Brown), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Ted Jordan (as Burke). 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. It remained at number one until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. 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). 19 Guest Roles . Doc kills a stubborn man who blocks his way and then shoots his horse, and when the man's brother finds out, he comes to Dodge hell-bent on revenge. He is best known for playing many roles which include; Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 19391941 The Green Hornet film serials, Brak in the 1960s Space Ghost cartoons, Master Po in the 19721975 television series Kung Fu and Mr. Wing in the Gremlins films. Matt attempts to save a rancher's life by amputating his gangrenous leg. However, Kitty has already become attached to the baby. They must both be ready to face off against Carl Ryker (John Russell) and his hired guns. Unmarried schoolteacher Sara Merkle (Charlotte Stewart) is told by Doc that she is pregnant, after being raped by Jack Stokes (Scott Walker). Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. Notes: George Sowards last of 32 uncredited appearances, mostly as a townsman. Badger and Ivers take them hostage and return to their desert stronghold so that Doc can treat Ben, and Ivers can take Lyla for his own purposes. He was an American stage, radio, film and television actor who played Mr. Bradley in this episode. Guest Cast: Gary Lockwood (as Jim Stark), John Kellogg (as T.R. 18 Guest Roles: 17 Guest Roles : 15 Guest Roles : 15 Guest Roles : Victor French: Shug Fisher: Morgan Woodward: Jack Elam: Gregg Palmer . Matt saves a runaway teenage girl from her abusive father, but she creates further difficulties for the Marshal. Howard will forever be best remembered for portraying Floyd Lawson, Mayberry, North Carolina's loveable barber in the CBS 19601968 American situation comedy television series, The Andy Griffith Show. A bounty is placed on Indians for allegedly massacring a group of pioneers, based on the story of a man, Piney Briggs (Yaphet Kotto), who stumbled upon their camp site. White (as Beckett), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Harold J. Stone (as Jeff Sutro), Len Wayland (as Jim Donner), Larry Ward (as Sid Perce) and Stanley Adams (as Charlie Rath), Thirty-two one-hour episodes, black-and-whiteProducer: Philip Leacock; associate producer: John MantleyRegular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing (Thad)[49]Guest Cast: In credits order. But his dreamer-guitarist son Abel is swindled, and then shot in the leg by Festus while trying to make off with his mule Ruth. When Merry Florene's (Lane Bradbury) half-brothers, Roland (Victor French) and Elbert (Anthony James), return to Dodge to turn in their 103-year-old Uncle Finney (Burt Mustin) for fifty dollars, you know some shenanigans are afoot. Richard Dreyfuss Appeared in 'Gunsmoke' The actor didn't need a boat of any shape and size to appear on "Gunsmoke" in 1973. She had a brief acting career before gaining wide-spread recognition as a fine art photographer. Five different characters in five different episodes, from 1965 to 1972. Familiar faces from Star Trek, Batman, Gunsmoke, Happy Days, The Love Boat and more went toe-to-toe with . He was often cast as the heavy playing brutish bad guys in more than 40 years in film and television. Scheming mother Mrs. Shepherd (Louise Latham) will stop at nothing to fulfill her own dreams for her daughter Anna May (Kathleen Cody) and son Chester (Thomas Leopold), even to the point of provoking a dangerous confrontation between Anna's admirer Newly, and the ranch hand Orlo. 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. Smith (as Pete), William Bryant (as Joe), Roy Thinnes (as Harry) and Michael Mikler (as Bill). Chester recognizes a man that just rode into town as someone he knew back in Missouri and tells Matt that he's really here to kill him. Professor Bone and his traveling medicine show come to Dodge pedaling an elixir with potentially deadly side effects. Divine intervention intercedes when a timid homesteader and his wife are bullied off their land and refuse Matt's help. Guest Cast: Ron Hagerthy (as Blackie), Helen Kleeb (as Mrs. Randolph), William Hopper (as Tasker), Than Wyenn (as Darcy), Joe Scudero (as Munro) and Boyd Stockman (as Stage Driver). 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). He may be best known as private detective Paul Drake in the 19571966 CBS television series Perry Mason. Guest Cast: Eddie Applegate (as Al), Tim Considine (as Scott Coleman), Pamela Dunlap (as Ada Coleman), Dana Elcar (as Pennigrath), Roy Engel (as Tibbet), Gene Evans (as Billy), Eddie Firestone (as Hap), Ron Hayes (as Floyed Coleman), Clifton James (as Same Wickes), Richard D. Kelton (as Bud), Doreen Lang (as Mae), Ken Lynch (as Lucas), John Milford (as Clay Foreman), Anne Seymour (as Sara), Loretta Swit (as Donna), Richard Lapp (as Running Fox), X Brands (as Red Willow), and (as The Hunters) Ronald A. Pyle was well known for numerous TV roles including Brisco Darling Jr. in The Andy Griffith Show, Buck Webb in the first three seasons (19681970) of the CBS American sitcom, The Doris Day Show and Uncle Jesse Duke in the 19791985 CBS action-comedy television series The Dukes of Hazzard. Notes: This is the first of four episodes featuring the Merry Florene character story. When Will Asper is eavesdropping at the lawyer's window you can see an electrical outlet on the wall, next to the tree. Guest Cast: Buck Taylor, John Pickard (as Forbes), James Nusser, Dennis Cross (as Jinks), I. Stanford Jolley (as Jeb), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan, Charles Wagenheim, and Woodrow Chambliss. A cowboy admires a buffalo hunter too much to admit that the buffalo hunter is also a thief. One of the few episodes where Kitty is seen without her beauty mark. 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." 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. Guest Cast: Robert H. Harris (as Ben Pitcher), Dorothy Adams (as Mrs. Pitcher) and Tommy Kirk (as Jerry Pitcher). Mountain man Lijah (Denny Miller) is accused of massacring farmers. Note: William Conrad, who was cast as the voice of Matt Dillon in the original Gunsmoke Radio series, provides narration at the beginning of both parts of Women for Sale, helping to set the stage for the drama to follow. The passengers of a railroad car are quarantined for a fever that could spread. Brian majored in history, . Now the dead man's father and his brothers are gunning for him. Vincent McEveety. This was actor Phil Rich's final role, passing away at the age of 57 on February 22, 1956. Matt comes up with a risky plan to stop the killing spree of a psychopathic murderer, who only provokes gunfights with individuals he knows have no chance in defending themselves against him. Guest Cast: Mary Carver (as Lucy), William Schallert (as Jess), Morgan Brittany (credited Suzanne Cupito as Jessica) and Dabbs Greer (as Mr. Jonas). Two bushwhackers, Charlie Clavin (George Lindsey) and Hank McCall (Charles Kuenstle), shoot and rob a man, causing him to lose his memory. 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). Guest Cast: Gloria McGehee (as Laura), Michael Pate (as Locke), Judson Pratt (as Bill Pence) and Gerald Milton (as Doolin). 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). Guest Cast: Grant Williams (as Joe Plummer), Norma Crane (as Tilda), Denver Pyle (as Mike Blocker), Russell Johnson (as Harry Weeb) and Guy Wilkerson (as Pete Wilkins). Guest Cast: Paul Richards (as Neal Amber), Ainslie Pryor (as Peak Fletcher), Gloria McGehee (credited Gloria McGhee as Mrs. Amber), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas) and Bing Russell (as Simon Fletcher). Gunsmoke and Wagon Train both found their rhythm with a collection of popular guest stars to keep it fresh and interesting. Guest Cast: Andrew Duggan (as Nick Search), Simon Oakland (as Enoch Mills), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Mr. Teeters) and Joseph Mell (as Bill Pence). Twenty-four one-hour episodes, color Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)[59]. So the beloved western relied on a bevy of guest stars. A headstrong young drifter is determined to make things right when he's wrongly suspected of being the accomplice to horse thief. Of the hour-long episodes, 176 were in black-and-white and 226 were in color. Notes: First of two appearances for John Carradine whose role was the elder rancher Ephraim Hunt. Sidney Clute portrays Spencer in this episode. An unscrupulous Eastern businessman is purchasing all the local freight lines. The Rifleman. Guest Cast: Dianne Foster (as Cornelia), Jason Evers (as Ben), Tom Reese (as Wellman), Brad Trumbull (as Ives), George Lambert (as Orem), Grace Lee Whitney (as Pearl), Joe Di Reda (credited Joe deReda as Blake), Billy Hughes (as Tommy), Harold Innocent (as teller), Harry Antrim (as Mr. Botkin), Gene Benton (as Green) and Joe Devlin (as Dan Binny). Guest Cast: Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop). 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." 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. Guest cast: In credits order. [1] Guest Cast: Carl Betz (as Nate Timble), Marianne Stewart (as Mrs. Timble), Joe De Santis (credited Joe de Santis as Gunter), Tige Andrews (as Mike Postil), Ward Wood (as Parker) and John Dierkes (as Ace). Required fields are marked *. The Rocking Horse Winner Marxist Criticism, TV's Gunsmoke ran over twenty years, 635 episodes (1955-1975), and five television movies (1987-1994). [1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. Jack Albertson. Chester fights for his life when he's held captive by an irrational off-balanced horse thief and his abused common-law wife. Guest Cast: Tom Reese (as Judd), Jan Shepard (as Marge), Ben Wright (as Father Tom), Butch Patrick (as Runt), George Keymas (as Gore), Ralph Moody (as Finley), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Frank Kreig (as Barkeep). Guest Cast: Karen Grassle (as Fran), John Reilly (as Ike), Linda Sublette (as Emily), Herman Poppe (as Luke), Michele Marsh (as Sara), Dennis Redfield (as Shep), Fran Ryan (as Hannah), Robert Brubaker, Rod McGaughy (as Cowboy #1) and Bobby E. Clark (as Cowboy #2). A pompous well-to-do gentleman from Philadelphia comes to Dodge in search of his runaway fianc whose family dismissed for being a ship captain's daughter. Festus is mistaken for a hired gunman in the town of Bucklin. Guest Cast: Herbert Rudley (as Emmett Egan), Alex Sharp (as Jeff Willoughby), Kelly Thordsen (as Wilson Willoughby), Walt Barnes (as O'Dell), Kirby Smith (as Sam Botkin), Clancy Cooper (as Bozeman), June Carter Cash (credited June Carter as Clarise), Ned Glass (as Mr. Phipps) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). A politically ambitious Indian Agent falsely accuses Matt of participating in a murder committed on the reservation. Three episodes written by him were aired after his death. 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. Guest Cast: Jimmy Van Patten (as Tim), Jessamine Milner (as Grandma), Jan Burrell (as Anna), Glenn Strange as (Sam Noonan), Ted Jordan, Deborah Dozier (as Ronda), Walter Scott (as John), Bobby Hall (as Adrian), Donald Elson (as Farmer Buey), Billie Bird (as Old Woman), Arthur Malet (as Oldtimer) and Erica Hunton (as Little Girl). Matt relives Tascosa's Sheriff of duty after a complaint of corruption, and in return he sends his henchmen to intercept the Marshal while making a veiled threat, "there's a lot of prairie between here and Dodge". Matt's superior, a government official from Washington comes to Dodge to observe the Marshal's job performance and doesn't like what he sees. . Believing he killed the man that swindled him, a young rancher flees from the law with his wife and digs himself into a deeper hole. Notes: Peggie Castle who portrays Nita Tucker was an American film and television actress. Matt tracks murder suspect Pete Murphy (Gerald McRaney) to another town and is forced to defend himself against him. James Arness . Matt realizes that an old girlfriend is working on the opposite side of the law and is planning on robbing the bank with her new boyfriend. Michael also had a recurring role as the Scout, Luke Cummings on the 19571958 American Western, Boots and Saddles. Add to cart. 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. Guest Cast: Andy Clyde (as Poney Thompson), Warren Oates (as Jed Hakes) and Charles Maxwell (as Walt Moorman). Sara (Anne Francis), an old flame of Matt's gets him involved with stage robbers led by outlaw Pappy Quinn (Anthony Caruso). Notes: Robert J. Wilke plays the role of Wild Bill Hickok, but the producers misspell the name as "Hickock" in the credits. The town turns on Quint, who's accused of horse theft, a story perpetuated by two scheming saddle tramps. A recently widowed woman becomes infatuated with Quint and when he spurns her advances, she accuses him of a heinous crime. While on their way back to Dodge, Matt and Chester come to the aid of a homesteader family who're attacked by a small band of marauding Kiowa Indians. The Virginian. A dying father gives Matt Dillon a letter and money and asks him to find his daughter. Matt finds himself marked for death as he looks for a killer, Jess Trevor (Leslie Nielsen). Guest Cast: Buck Taylor, Roy Roberts, Steve Raines (as Wagon Driver), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), John Dolan (as Frank), Monte Hale (as Bank Teller), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan, Pete Kellett (as Joe) and Margaret Bacon (as Woman in Bank). Matt suspects one man for two different murders, an old prospector and well-to-do rancher, his only clue is an unusual boot imprint. years active 19271943, 1955present born Not a photo grew up watching Gunsmoke parents put him on the Top Celebrity Crushes list to Long Beach California! Matt and fellow marshal Luke Rumbaugh (Jim Davis) attempt to bring justice to the frontier town of Hint, but Badger's (Leo Gordon) bunch plan to ambush Luke to get him out of the way permanently. She will again play Gypsy in episode 28 "The Killer" but will not receive credit. Matt helps a trail boss fend off Jayhawkers by escorting his cattle herd to Dodge. Guest Cast: Louise Latham (as Louise), Robert DoQui (as Sadler), Buck Taylor, Kevin Coughlin (as Tom), Stanley Clements (as McInnery), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan, James Nusser, Roy Barcroft and Olan Soule (as Waiter). A crude buffalo hunter and his bullied lackey come to Dodge to sell their hides and encounter ridicule and discrimination. He's seen wearing a black hat in nine of the first season's Boot Hill introductions. Arthur Hiller. 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. This episode was her first credited acting role. 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She may be best remembered for her role as Miss Mamie Baldwin in the 19721981 CBS historical drama television series, The Waltons. Notes: John Newman is the first black actor to be listed in the closing credits on a Gunsmoke episode. Notes: Ted Knight who played the lawyer Jay Rabb, was the vain and shallow newscaster Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show which may be his greatest success, winning him two Emmy's in 1973 and 1976. Matt comes upon a wagon train full of young ladies answering an ad for women wanted to marry rich Colorado gold miners, but the underhanded wagon master has formed his own immoral plans. But it wasnt until The Wedding in 1972 that he hitGunsmoke. So I'll call them almost two fists' worth of the most memorable tales, and, please, challenge me in the comments with your Ted Post. A recent outbreak of cholera is used as a weapon of revenge when a rancher terrorizes homesteaders off their land. A homesteader believes Indians are harassing him at night, and after Matt tells him to get a rifle, he mistakenly shoots and kills a cowhand. A wounded female buffalo skinner seeking medical attention flaunts all her womanly charms when she becomes enamored with Doc. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. First of two Gunsmoke episodes titled "Prairie Wolfer". Good and evil fight over a young man's soul when two brothers realize that they're traveling with a sociopath. A self-described religious prophet makes life miserable for his sister and her husband. Guest Cast: Leo Gordon (as Hack Prine), George D. Wallace (credited George Wallace as Dolph Timble), Hal Baylor (as Lee Timble) and Wally Cassell (as Oley). Outlaw Will "Smith" (Earl Holliman) arrives at the home of widow Abelia (Jacqueline Scott) to get her to help him launder $10,000 in stolen gold coins. In this Gunsmoke episode, his first of two, he appears as Snyder. A naive Civil War drummer boy is harassed and badgered by a couple of Dodge City locals and then jailed when one of the tormentors turns up dead. Its the 62nd anniversary of Gunsmoke. She played Abby Crandall in the second episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, (Mr. Earp Meets a Lady) which aired on September 13, 1955, three weeks before this episode. The injury would require abdominal surgery. He would play the part of "Sam" or "Bartender" a total of 75 times in the first five seasons from 19551959 with only nine being credited. Whitehead (as Hank Blenis), Chuck Hayward (as Jake), Michael Hinn (as Gil Mather), Robert Montgomery Jr. (as Billy Drico), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick) and Don Lloyd (as Barfly). Guest Cast: Peter Whitney (as Jase Murdock), Richard Gilden (as Golden Calf), Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross) and Robert Keene (as Dude). Gunfighter Mannon (Steve Forrest), a former Quantrill Raider, comes to Dodge to terrorize the townsfolk before facing Matt in a gunfight. Star Trek Guest cast: In credits order. Guest Cast: Howard McNear (as Mr. Bradley), Patrick O'Moore (as Mr. Matthews), Norbert Schiller (as Franz Beltzer), Evelyn Scott (as Olive), Phil Rich (as Townsman), Gordon Mills (as Burkleman), Lisa Golm (as Mrs. Saur) and Howard Culver (as Mr. Hannah). Matt is reluctant in evicting a man and his expectant wife from their ranch. Anne and Lance Warren (who played White Fawn and Maggie) are the daughters of Director/Producer/Writer Charles Marquis Warren. 0 . 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. Matt tracks a suspected murderer to Elkader, where he's lured into an alley and waylaid by three thugs, suffering a concussion and nearly blind he's rescued by the same man that he was chasing. Woods introduction to the small screen came late in life when he guest starred in 14 television series with one small recurring role as Dr. Cunningham in the 19581960 western, Tombstone Territory. Two writers from New York come to Dodge looking for fascinating western stories and when they don't find anything worth reporting, they create their own, one of which unwittingly causes an Indian uprising. In season 11 (196566), another deputy, Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing), was added to the cast. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. Guest Cast: Allan Lane (as Kin Talley), Clarke Gordon (credited Clark Gordon as Gil Choate), Ned Glass (as Sam Peeples), Stafford Repp (as Mr. Hightower) and John Mitchum (as Bob). 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. And yet, memories of one who rode a yellow horse still haunts Mrs. Shepherd's mind. Guest Cast: Denver Pyle (as Caleb), James Anderson (as Hewitt), Michael Pate (as Buffalo Calf), Amzie Strickland (as Mrs. Hewitt), Garry Walberg (as Scroggs), Lee Phillip Bell (credited Lee Phillip as Mrs. Bell), Douglas Kennedy (as Talbot), Martin Blaine (as Colonel) and Arthur Batanides (as Harv Foster). He often played the town lawman or local bad guy in many popular westerns including a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in the 19571959 western Television series, Man Without a Gun. A young outlaw has wounded Matt, but he's unable to finish him off because of his affections for a saloon girl. Guest Cast: Vic Perrin (as Huckaby), Allen Case (as Lieutenant), Robert Fortier (as Sergeant), Don Collier (as Price), Larry J. Blake (credited Larry Blake as Shell), Peggy Stewart (as Daisy), Gregg Palmer (as Jake), Wilhelm von Homburg (as Otto), John Newman (as Towers), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Shug Fisher (as Obie) and Hank Patterson (as Hank). Matt joins a cattle drive to prevent violence between trail boss Amos McKee (Joseph Campanella) and a band of thieving hide-cutters. Growing up during the Great Depression, a two-year stint in the Army ending with an undesirable discharge and a five-year sentence in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery when he was shot by arresting officers for pulling a gun.[36]. Members of the Star Trek and Star Wars universe passed through Dodge City. 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