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Roger Lawrence Ewing (born January 12, 1942) [1] is an American film and television actor. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is perhaps best known for playing Thad Greenwood in the American western television series Gunsmoke .
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
Chester and Festus Haggen are Dillon's sidekicks, though others became acting deputies for 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 - to 7 + 1 ⁄ 2-year stints: Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds) (1962–65), Thad Greenwood (Roger Ewing) (1965–67), and Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor) (1967–75), who served as both back-up deputy and doctor-in-training, having some studies in ...
From 1967 to 1975, Taylor played Newly O'Brian in the television series Gunsmoke. [8]: 413–414 He replaced deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing, after Ewing left the show. [8] The character came to Dodge City as a gunsmith, and later became a deputy marshal.
Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. [1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history.
Season twelve aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. [4]CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. However, letters of protest and pressure from his wife persuaded William S. Paley, the network's chief executive, to reinstate Gunsmoke for a thirteenth season, [8] [9] whereupon its ratings rebounded and it again became one of the top ten highest rated programs for the next six seasons.
In 1966, Quinn played the female lead as "Cora Ellis", a Quaker who falls in love with Thad (Roger Ewing) in “Quaker Girl” (S12E12) on the TV Western Gunsmoke (credited as Ariane Quinn). Quinn played the title role of Alice Brock in the 1969 film Alice's Restaurant, [2] which the real Alice Brock disowned after its release.
[3] During Gunsmoke's sixth season, Strange played a Long Branch customer in "Old Faces" and a cowboy in "Melinda Miles". [ 9 ] Strange began playing Sam Noonan during the seventh season, and continued on in the role for 222 episodes.