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While the radio series had relatively few recurring supporting characters, and those roles were often shared, the following actors played recurring roles with comparative consistency, in addition to a variety of one-time roles Harry Bartell played Mr. Hightower; James Nusser played Moss Grimmick
James Nusser (May 3, 1905 – June 8, 1979) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of town drunk Louis Pheeters in the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1961 to 1970. [1] [2] Nusser was born in Ohio. [3]
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.
The old Bent County jail in Las Animas in southeastern Colorado, where Ken Curtis lived as a boy. Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; [1] July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) [2] was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke.
Rudy Sooter [1] (June 17, 1905 – June 9, 1991) was a Canadian-American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of bartender Rudy in the American western television series Gunsmoke .
Buck Taylor (born Walter Clarence Taylor III, [1] [2] May 13, 1938) [3] is an American actor and artist, best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in the CBS television series Gunsmoke.
The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. [2] [3] The first episode of season 6 aired in the United States on September 3, 1960, and the final episode aired on June 17, 1961. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. [4]
George Selk (May 15, 1893 – January 22, 1967) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of stableman Moss Grimmick in the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1963. [1] [2] [3] Selk portrayed Geppetto in Pinocchio's Christmas in La Canada, California. [4]