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20 unusual facts about Gunsmoke


Alberto Giolitti

After three years of stay in that country, he was able to move to his originary destination, the United States: here he became a mainstay of Western/Dell Publishing, for which he pencilled numerous characters, including Indian Chief, Tonto, Cisco Kid, Turok, Gunsmoke.

Behold, Eck!

It was then passed to John Mantley, later the producer of western TV series Gunsmoke (from 1965-1967/Exec.Prod:1968-1975), to write the final teleplay.

Bernard McEveety

His Western directing credits include such television series as Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Big Valley,Young Maverick and the miniseries How the West Was Won.

Brandon Cruz

Cruz continued as a child actor for several years following the demise of The Courtship of Eddie's Father with a number of guest appearances in television shows like Kung Fu, Gunsmoke, and The Incredible Hulk—which once again reunited him on-screen with Bixby.

Fintan Meyler

She portrayed memorable characters in shows, such as Perry Mason, Bonanza, Have Gun - Will Travel and Gunsmoke.

Frank Q. Dobbs

After graduating in 1961, he collaborated with Ray Miller on Eyes of Texas, a TV magazine series for Houston's KPRC, and he soon headed for Hollywood, entering the film industry by scripting two episodes of Gunsmoke in 1965-66.

Gordon Gebert

It got him spots on radio programmes and in television work, such as Cavalcade of America, Gunsmoke and Pursuit.

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge is the first TV-movie based on the 20-year (1955-1975) television version of Gunsmoke starring James Arness.

Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby

Unlike many of his other albums, on which his youth provided the source of his routines, Cosby's material here centers mostly on contemporary incidents with his family, notably the tracks "Bedroom Slippers" (involving back-yard play by his youngest daughter and their dogs) and "Froofie The Dog" (involving his oldest daughter wanting to watch the television while Bill himself is watching Gunsmoke).

Kate Barry

Kate Barry was an ancestor of the actress Amanda Blake (1929-1989), remembered for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke.

Kathie Browne

Browne appeared in many other television series such as Sheriff of Cochise, Laramie, Whispering Smith, Redigo, Star Trek, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Man from Blackhawk, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide.

Lalo Ríos

Since 1966, Ríos was focused in his work in TV, where he already had started to work since 1958 (participating in some TV series episodes as Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (his first appearance in an American TV series, in 1958), The Untouchables (1961) or Gunsmoke (1961)).

Nate Barragar

His credits as a motion picture and television director, production manager, and producer include Gunga Din, Hondo, and Sands of Iwo Jima, and on such television series as The Gene Autry Show, The Roy Rogers Show, Adventures of Superman, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke, and Julia.

Paula Raymond

She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty Russell in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke, and the role went instead to Amanda Blake.

Richard A. Colla

His directorial credits include The Virginian, Battlestar Galactica, McCloud, Miami Vice, MacGyver, Hunter, Murder, She Wrote, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Trapper John, M.D. and other series.

The Lastest Gun in the West

The episode features American actor Dennis Weaver, famous for his role in the television show Gunsmoke, in a guest role as the Western actor Buck McCoy.

To the Last Man

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, a 1992 TV movie based on the TV series Gunsmoke

True West Magazine

The magazine benefited from an era featuring popular television western series such as Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, and Gunsmoke.

W. W. Greener

Wilbur Jonas, the general store owner, offers to sell Matt Dillon four Greener shotguns at an attractive price, in "Renegade White", episode 4.30 of Gunsmoke.

WRPO-LP

"The Best of Old Time Radio" featuring vintage episodes of Fibber McGee and Molly, The Green Hornet, Lum and Abner, The Great Gildersleeve, Gunsmoke among others were also aired to coincide with its earlier formats.


2Tuff

Other artists featured at these early events included DJ Rap, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, DB, Dieselboy, Gunsmoke, Dieselboy, Karl K, and others.

Alexandra Morgan

She is a founding member of LA's avant-garde theatre troupe, "The Company Theatre." Her first television appearance was in an episode of Gunsmoke, and she has performed in an acting capacity in other television shows such as The Young and The Restless, The Twilight Zone, Baywatch and Lost.

Anjanette Comer

Born in Dawson, Texas, to Rufus Franklin and Nola (Dell) Comer, her first major television credit was a guest appearance in a 1963 episode of Gunsmoke, followed by roles in several other dramatic series of the 1960s, such as Dr. Kildare and Bonanza.

Crescent Park Amusement Park

Free shows on Sundays included such entertainers as Amos 'n' Andy, Bobby Vinton, and characters from TV's Gunsmoke and the Munsters.

Del Monroe

Monroe also appeared in other television shows including Gunsmoke, Emergency!, Mannix, Wonder Woman, Dukes of Hazzard, The Incredible Hulk and more.

Donald R. Bensen

He also wrote a number of media related novels, including works based on the Gunsmoke television series, and novelizations of William Goldman's screenplays for the 1979 films Mr. Horn and Butch and Sundance: The Early Days.

Double-barreled cannon

In 2012 a slightly modernized version was built, at customer request, by the Gunsmoke gun shop on the reality television series American Guns (Season 2, Ep 8).

Fred J. Scollay

He made numerous appearances in such programs as Studio One, Kraft Television Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Naked City, The Defenders, Dr. Kildare, and Gunsmoke, among many others.

George Eckstein

Eckstein was a producer of many popular television programs such as The Invaders and The Name of the Game, in addition to penning the scripts of many others, including Gunsmoke and Cannon.

Gloria Talbott

She guest starred in three episodes of Gunsmoke: "Home Surgery", "Cody's Code", and "The Cousin" as well as an episode of the Adventures of Superman, in which she played an heiress who works as a Daily Planet copy assistant.

Gregory Sierra

He also guest starred on many television series during his career, including appearances on Mod Squad, Alias Smith and Jones, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, The Greatest American Hero, Soap, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote and Hill Street Blues.

Gun the Man Down

Andrew V. McLaglen, the movie's director, was the son of actor and former boxer Victor McLaglen, and went on to direct ninety-six episodes of Gunsmoke starring James Arness as well as five movies starring Gun the Man Down producer John Wayne, among many others.

Jennifer Billingsley

Billingsley's guest spots on TV included Naked City, Gunsmoke, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mannix, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Alice, Baretta, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Kevin Hagen

Hagen guest starred seven times on Gunsmoke, six times on The Big Valley, five times each on Bonanza, Laramie, and Have Gun - Will Travel, four appearances on Mannix and The Time Tunnel, and three appearances on Perry Mason, two of them in 1965: as murderer Jacob Leonard in "The Case of the Gambling Lady," and Samuel Carleton in "The Case of the Fugitive Fraulein."

Leif Erickson

He guest-starred in several TV series' including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon and The Rockford Files.

Marshal Dillon

Marshal Matt Dillon, the lead male character on the U.S. radio and television series Gunsmoke

Morgan Woodward

He also played the silent, sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", Boss Godfrey (the Walking Boss) in Cool Hand Luke, and has third-most guest appearances on Gunsmoke, with 19, behind only Victor French (23 times), and Gregg Palmer (20 times).

Patrick McVey

Manhunt was canceled in 1961, and McVey continued his career with guest roles on various television series including General Electric Theater, Cheyenne, The Rifleman, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Virginian, Gunsmoke and three appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of District Attorney Covington in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom."

Paul Newlan

Newlan portrayed General Prichard on the ABC war series Twelve O'Clock High and appearances on series such as Gunsmoke, The Deputy, Thriller (4 episodes), Wagon Train and most notable the 1964 Twilight Zone episode "The Brain Center at Whipple's".

Robert DoQui

Robert made guest appearances on many television series, including I Dream of Jeannie, The Jeffersons, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, The Parkers, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season 4 episode "Sons of Mogh" as a Klingon named Noggra.

Shimon Wincelberg

Born in Kiel, Germany, he wrote for many 1960s and 1970s television shows including Naked City, Mannix, The Time Tunnel, Police Woman, Star Trek ("The Galileo Seven" and "Dagger of the Mind"), Gunsmoke, Have Gun — Will Travel, The Paper Chase and Lost in Space.

Tales of the Texas Rangers

Irving J. Moore, later with Gunsmoke, began his career as a director on two episodes of Tales of the Texas Rangers.

Ted Post

Post directed episodes of many series including Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Wagon Train, Rawhide, The Twilight Zone, Columbo and 178 episodes of Peyton Place.

Val Avery

Other TV appearances include Gunsmoke, Daniel Boone, The Twilight Zone, The Munsters, The Odd Couple, Kojak, Quincy, M.E. and Law & Order.

Willie Aames

Aames began acting in the late 1960s as a child actor and appeared in shows such as Gunsmoke, The Wonderful World of Disney, Adam 12, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father. In 1971, he originated the role of Leonard Unger, the son of Felix Unger (Tony Randall), on the ABC-TV series The Odd Couple, a part that was later played by Leif Garrett.