Gunsmoke

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Roger Ewing left Gunsmoke after playing deputy Thad Greenwood during season six because the producers chose not to renew his contract at the end of the 1967 season. Ewing joined...

television-history

Chester Goode, the loyal assistant to Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke , dies offscreen between the show’s regular run and its later revival movies. The series never depicts hi...

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Miss Kitty, the television character from Gunsmoke , was approximately 60 years old at the time of her death as written in the series. In real-world context, the actress Amanda...

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James Arness was an American actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running television series Gunsmoke . Born on May 26, 1923, in Minneapolis, Minnesota...

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The character of Mannon on Gunsmoke appears in select episodes and is most closely associated with a particular actor whose portrayal helped define the Western’s moral complex...

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Muley on Gunsmoke was played by actor Robert F. Simon , who appeared in multiple early season-one episodes as a recurring homesteader character. This evergreen profile explains...

Celebrity Profiles

James Arness, best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke , maintained a solid, actor-appropriate television weight that supported his tall frame. While studio record...

Television

The Gunsmoke series cast is most widely recognized for the long-running television adaptation that aired from 1955 to 1975, but the show originated as a radio drama in 1952. Acr...

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April, the compassionate teacher who becomes the Cartwrights’ adopted daughter on Gunsmoke , was played by two actresses across the show’s run. In the 1966–1967 season, ch...

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Ken Curtis, best known for playing Festus Haggen on the television series Gunsmoke, died on April 28, 1991. His death was publicly reported as a result of heart failure. This st...