Gunsmoke
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| Created by | Norman MacDonnell John Meston |
|---|---|
| Starring | James Arness Milburn Stone Amanda Blake (Seasons 1-19) Dennis Weaver (Seasons 1-9) Ken Curtis (Seasons 9-20) Burt Reynolds (Seasons 8-10) Buck Taylor (Seasons 13-20) Glenn Strange (Seasons 7-18) Roger Ewing (Seasons 11-12) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 233 ('Marshal Dillon', syndication re-titling of half-hour episodes), 402 ('Gunsmoke') 635 (total episodes) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 minutes (1955–1961), 50 minutes (1961–1975) |
| Distributor | CBS Films (before 1971) Viacom Enterprises (1971–95) Paramount Domestic Television (1995–2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–07) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) |
| Release | |
| Picture format | Black and white (1955–1966) Color (1966–1975) |
| Original release | September 10, 1955 – March 31, 1975 |
| Other websites | |
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Gunsmoke was a western drama television series. John Meston created the series. It ran for twenty years from 1955 to 1975. Each episode ran for 1 hour. In 1955, CBS television network tried to hire John Wayne. They finally decided on James Arness to play the role of Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke series. The main cast was Arness, Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode, Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, and Amanda Blake as saloon keeper Miss Kitty Russell. Ken Curtis played Festus Haggen and Burt Reynolds played a blacksmith.
Between 1955 - 1961, the episodes were 30 minutes long. After that, they were one hour long. 635 episodes were made between 1955 to 1975. Many well known actors have been on the series. These include John Wayne (presenter of the pilot), Bette Davis, Harrison Ford, Jon Voight, Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. In 1987, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge was made. Arness returned in the role of Dillon. Later television movies included Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990), Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994).
Gunsmoke Media
William Conrad in 1952, when Matt Dillon was created on radio
The interior of the real Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, photographed between 1870 and 1885
1963 cast with Burt Reynolds
Ken Curtis as Festus and Arness as Dillon, 1968
Clockwise from top: Ken Curtis (Festus), James Arness (Matt), Amanda Blake (Kitty), and Milburn Stone (Doc) in 1968
Dennis Weaver and Mariette Hartley, 1962
Amanda Blake and Jack Albertson, 1969.
Guest star Bette Davis, 1966.
Guest stars Anne Helm and John Drew Barrymore, 1964.
Publicity photo of James Arness as Sheriff Matt Dillon from the television program Gunsmoke.
References
- Information on Gunsmoke Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Gunsmoke episodes at the Internet Movie Database
