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This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. [1] The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring cast members. Radio cast
Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Ewing's performance impressed the producers, who offered him the role of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, and he joined the regular cast. [1] At the time, there was a contract dispute between star James Arness and CBS , and Ewing's character was created by CBS with a view to replacing Arness should they deem it necessary.
Sommars is best known for her work on television. She made her television debut in 1960, at the age of 18, in an episode of The Loretta Young Show. [4] She later appeared in Gunsmoke; Shirley Temple's Storybook; The Great Adventure; Bonanza; Run, Buddy, Run; Perry Mason; Ben Casey; Death Valley Days; The Fugitive; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; Get Smart; and Love, American Style.
Reynolds as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke, 1962. In 1962, Dennis Weaver wanted to quit the cast of Gunsmoke, one of the top-rated shows in the country. The producers developed a new character, "half-breed" blacksmith Quint Asper. Reynolds was cast, chosen over 300 other contenders. He announced that he would stay on the show "until it ends.
He was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, Gunsmoke, [4] portraying both a bartender named Floyd and a stagecoach driver named Jim Buck (often uncredited). [2] Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, Seconds , and television crime dramas The Walter Winchell File and Perry Mason , and the ...
Despite his stoic character, according to Ben Bates, his Gunsmoke stunt double, Arness laughed "from his toes to the top of his head". Shooting on the Gunsmoke set was sometimes suspended because Arness got a case of the uncontrollable giggles. [24] James Arness disdained publicity and banned reporters from the Gunsmoke set. He was said to be a ...