A man from Matt's past seeks revenge for the hanging of his partner and has hired a gunman to kill him, but the shooter makes a grave mistake. A wandering guitarist believes his father's guitar is more valuable than a person's life. Guest Cast: Harry Davis (as Shorty), Chubby Johnson (as Oldtimer), Buck Tayler, Paul Wexler (as Stone), Jack Searl (as Hale), Kathryn Minner (as Grandma), James Nusser, Pete Kellett (as 1st Spectator), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan and Eve Plumb (as Sue). Guest Cast: Bert Freed (as Al Clovis), Fay Roope (as Botkin), Joe Flynn (as Onie Becker), Steve Raines (as 1st Cowboy) and Edward Faulkner (credited Ed Faulkner as 2nd Cowboy). Guest Cast: Royal Dano (as Seth Tandy), Chuck Connors (as Sam Keeler), Paul Dubov (as Humbert), Jim Hyland (as Stage Driver) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). Matt attempts to protect wounded outlaw Johnny Drago from a pair of bounty hunters. The town is abuzz when the circus comes to town promising many thrilling performances, but Matt suspects all the action will happen behind the scenes. A young boy comes looking for his father unaware that he's a wanted outlaw. He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. Alcoholic Judge Warfield (David Wayne) is forced by Matt to hold an inquest into the death of a female saloon-keeper that resulted in the lynching of innocent drifter, Jake Fielder (Ken Swofford). Young Kyle Stoner is a fast gun involved with a pair of thieves who beat up Festus. Dirt farmer Amos Sadler (John Anderson) and his kin plot to break into the bank when it's closed due to a panic. Add to cart. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: John Mantley; producer: Joseph Dackow (episodes 516528), Leonard Katzman (episodes 529539) Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)Note: "Pike", the two-part episode that ended the season, was later developed into a spin-off series entitled Dirty Sally.[57][58]. Chief Joseph arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1879 and met with President Rutherford B. Hayes (not Ulysses S. Grant as depicted in program) and Congress. Seasons 16 Alice in Wonderland. 0 . Matt suspects one man for two different murders, an old prospector and well-to-do rancher, his only clue is an unusual boot imprint. A group of nuns bring their injured protector to Dodge, without mentioning he is a former criminal. A young married couple come to Dodge to settle down, but the bride's past quickly catches up to both of them. Guest Cast: Richard Jaeckel (as O'Ryan), Michael Higgins (as Finnegan), Kent Smith (as Bealton), Earle Hodgins (as Judge), Ben Wright (as Harris), Garry Walberg (as Anson), John Mitchum (as Wills), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Bee Tompkins (as Girl). A wanted, on-the-run cowboy comes across a precocious, runaway boy and accompanies him to Dodge to find his impoverished mother. Notes: The Boot Hill introduction clearly shows grave markers with dates of 1882 and 1883, but this episode is set in 1876, the year of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He passed away in 2018 from a heart attack. Guest Cast: Peggy Stewart (as Mrs. Philips), Robert Karnes (as Jep Hunter), Robert Rockwell (as Mr. Philips), Charles Fredericks (as Jack Band), Phil Harvey (as Henry), Joseph Kearns (credited Joe Kearns as Dobie), Raymond Guth (as Lou), Michael Gibson (credited Mike Gibson as Bert) and Wendy Stuart (as Fawn). This was actor Phil Rich's final role, passing away at the age of 57 on February 22, 1956. Johnson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and was commissioned a second lieutenant, flying 44 combat missions in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a B-25 Mitchell navigator/bombardier. Who guest starred the most times on Gunsmoke? Guest Cast: Scott Marlowe (as Ed), Robert L. Crawford Jr. (credited Bobby Crawford as Billy), Eddie Firestone (as Carl Wilkins), Kathryn Harrow (as Ellen Crandall), Roy Roberts (as Mr. Bodkin), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Sailor Vincent (credited William Sailor Vincent as Peter Sommars), Tom Reese (as Okie), Warren Vanders (as Wat), Edmund Hashim (as Durgen), Joseph Hoover (as Dave Crandall) and Solomon Sturges (credited Mark Sturges as Will Taylor). Matt goes after three bandits who robbed a stagecoach and killed the driver and guard. Well, we should also mention sitcom kidWillie Aames(P.S. The Dano brothers return home from prison to a dying mother and a bitter father. Notes: Keye Luke who played Chen, was a Chinese-born American film and television actor. Notes: Theodore Marcuse was an American character actor who portrayed mostly villains in many 1950s and 1960s television series. Matt is reluctant in evicting a man and his expectant wife from their ranch. Check out as guest. His final role was General Winfield Schaeffer in the 19651970 NBC fantasy sitcom television series, I Dream of Jeannie. Gloria Talbott who played Holly Hawtree, became the first guest star to appear in both of the 1955 season's new adult westerns. A young thief, Sancho (Manuel Padilla Jr.), gets caught by Matt while the marshal is transporting a prisoner, Sam Danton (William C. Watson), to Fort Union. Notes: First of seven appearances for John Larch, who played Clay Young. Matt investigates a robbery and murder at Jonas' general store and what results is an unexpected family tragedy. The good folks of Dodge bend over backwards to help a charming and loveable old drunk change his ways. You also get to see Peter, Jan, and Cindy from The Brady Bunch.. 2. A Colorado Sheriff is insistent in arresting the wounded man Matt and Chester found out on the open prairie, but without an arrest warrant, the Marshal suspects that he's being untruthful. Matt attempts to save a young girl from making some bad decisions but her boyfriend causes trouble for all of them. An ex-prize fighter and a con artist conspire to persuade Kitty into selling the Long Branch. A backwoods community led by Kermit (Billy Green Bush) wants to hang Newly for a failed emergency operation he performed on Grandpa (Rusty Lane) to try and save his life. Here, with his very familiar face played Turnkey, his first of eight appearances. Guest Cast: Jorja Curtright (as Cara), Douglas Odney (as Tolliver), Charles Webster (as Sheriff Benson), Wilfred Knapp (as Mr. Botkin) and Howard Culver (as Mr. Uzzel). And yet, memories of one who rode a yellow horse still haunts Mrs. Shepherd's mind. Drunken cavalry Sergeant Holly (Forrest Tucker) pursues Apache warrior/priest Gregorio (Richard Anderson) who took Kitty hostage. Marcuse served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant on the famed submarine USS Tirante and was awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal and a Presidential Unit Citation for heroism. Abe captures Matt, and for sport, he and his remaining sons chase Matt in a manhunt through snow-capped mountain forests, intent on prolonging his suffering. Matt's life is changed during a bank robbery after his gun arm is seriously wounded. The Rifleman. Paul Wexler was an American character actor who appeared in more than 30 feature films and over 40 different television series. Nichols), Tom Brown (as Major), Ralph Moody (as Long Robe), Chuck Roberson (as Sgt. Matt continues his pursuit of white-slave traders. and Lee in the 1960 film, The Magnificent Seven. Judge Flood (John Colicos) convicts Matt of murder and sentences him to life doing hard labor in the judge's silver mine. He is best known for playing many roles which include; Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 19391941 The Green Hornet film serials, Brak in the 1960s Space Ghost cartoons, Master Po in the 19721975 television series Kung Fu and Mr. Wing in the Gremlins films. Interestingly, he was the "Control Voice" in the 19631965 science fiction television series The Outer Limits and narrator of the action adventure television show, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (19551958). An ex-gunman known as The Widowmaker, Scott Coltrane (Steve Forrest), is unable to put his reputation behind him and settle down with is wife Teresa (Barra Grant). Barnaby Jones. No good deed goes unpunished when a middle-aged man hides a wounded fugitive in the house that he's building for his young and pretty fianc. The Virginian. With his large frame and steely looks, the role of the bad guy came easy. A Texas trail boss is determined to prevent Matt from learning which one of his men is responsible for murder. An ex-criminal fears that a conflict involving his girlfriend, brother and old partner will reveal his past. Sodbuster Clarabelle (Katherine Justice) fights cattle baron Lamoor Underwood (Morgan Woodward) for her water supply, with the help of gunfighter Pete Brown (Alex Cord). A naive Civil War drummer boy is harassed and badgered by a couple of Dodge City locals and then jailed when one of the tormentors turns up dead. Write by: . Harry Woods was an American movie and television actor who started his profession in the early days of the film industry playing the perennial villain. His daughter Cora Sanderson (Donna Mills), and Matt, eventually convince "back-east" lawyer Cicero Wolfe (Paul Stevens) to defend the alleged renegades when no one else in Kansas will. Second of eleven appearances for Strother Martin, cast in the title role as Cooter. A miserable and cowardly homesteader mistakes a passer-by for a wanted outlaw and shoots him in the back to claim the $1,000 reward, but when he's told that he shot the wrong man he feverishly coerces his abused wife to verify his alibi. Notes: Harry Bartell was an American radio, film and television actor. Guest Cast: Darryl Hickman (as Andy Hill), Robert Brubaker (Jim Buck), Charles Maxwell (as Kerrick) and Dick Rich (as Tough). A recent outbreak of cholera is used as a weapon of revenge when a rancher terrorizes homesteaders off their land. A gunfighter's father despises his son's profession and purposely disables his shooting hand, and now he must defend himself from three avenging gunman. He may be best remembered for his recurring roles as Frank Stephens (Darrin's Father) on Bewitched (19641971), as Uncle Everett McPherson on Nancy (19701971), as Captain Rudy Olsen on The Streets of San Francisco (19721976), as General Maynard M. Mitchell on M*A*S*H (1973) and as J. Jonah Jameson on The Amazing Spider-Man (19781979). Guest Cast: Margaret Hamilton (as Edsel Pry), John Fiedler (as Odem Ballou), Helen Page Camp (as Seva Ballou), J. Pat O'Malley (as Drummer), Walker Edmiston (as Ludlow), Herb Vigran (as Judge Brooker), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Nathan Burke), Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop), Charles Wagenheim, Henry Wise (as Hank) and Michelle Breeze (as Sadie). Guest Cast: Barbara Lord (as Sarah Drew), Mabel Albertson (as Gody Baines), Alan Baxter (as Lou Hacker), Peggy Stewart (as Fan Hacker) and Robert Dix (as Jamie). Guest Cast: Russell Johnson (as Stanger), Lawrence Dobkin (as Brand), Gloria Marshall (as Linda), Harvey Grant (as Billy) and David Saber (as Tom). His latest book is Wyatt Earp: Showdown at Tombstone. Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music - YouTube 0:00 / 11:03 Some Gunsmoke History, Guest Stars, Trivia, And Gunsmoke music 3,041 views Nov 17, 2020 26. Matt gets caught in the middle of an Ozark-mountain family feud when the two remaining survivors come to Dodge City. Matt seeks shelter from a blizzard in a cabin and encounters two psychopathic criminals who murdered the owner and enslaved and abused his daughter. Matt's search for outlaw Ben Rodman (Jeremy Slate) is interrupted by a search for the boy Willie Hubbard's (Johnnie Whitaker) mother Sarah, which leads them to a group of saloon girls crossing the badlands in Maggie Blaisedell's (Ruth Roman) wagon. Matt hunts down a vicious killer and is assisted by an unlikely source, the outlaw's nephew, who has his own score to settle with his uncle. Kitty is injured when her horse throws her, and Matt must seek assistance from a poor prairie family whose son has distorted plans of his own. Doc is called out to a farm for a medical emergency under false pretenses and becomes involved in an altercation. Notes: In his second of thirteen appearances, Royal Dano plays the title character, "The Preacher". James Drury makes his first of four appearances. A farmer's daughter raised in a convent refuses to identify a stagecoach robber, seeing only good in the outlaw, a decision she may soon regret. Dr. John Chapman (Pat Hingle) finds it hard to be accepted as he tries to fill in for Doc Adams, who felt the need to return to medical school after losing a patient. Matt inadvertently gives away a young woman's daring cat-and-mouse plan of revenge against the two men that murdered her father. First of four appearances by Pat Conway who played Quade. Festus bites off more than he wants to chew when he helps plow crops to make up for the injury. [5], Gunsmoke was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white. In a profession so vast Paul was best known for his role of Micah Torrance in the 19581963 ABC Western television series, The Rifleman. Bronson was argumentatively the first major guest star on Gunsmoke, commanding $1 million per film and earning the title of world's No. She may be best remembered for her role as Eunice Hubbell in the 1951 film, A Streetcar Named Desire. Guest Cast: Lane Bradbury (as Merry Florene), Victor French (as Roland), Anthony James (as Elbert), Buck Taylor (as Newly), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Ted Jordan (as Burke). He was an American film and television actor with over 125 acting credits. Matt heads to New Mexico to track down the wily killer Chato (Ricardo Montalbn) who has a knack for murdering lawmen. Festus' nephew Eliab comes gunning for his right ear lobe. A midget, Arizona (Billy Curtis), rides into Dodge on a giant horse claiming he is a were-elephant who will turn into an elephant at midnight. A bounty is placed on Indians for allegedly massacring a group of pioneers, based on the story of a man, Piney Briggs (Yaphet Kotto), who stumbled upon their camp site. Notes: Jayhawkers were militant gangs who often clashed with pro-slavery factions. Guest Cast: Edward Binns (as Bill Strapp), George Brenlin (as Jesse Pruett), James Maloney (as Karl), Dabbs Greer (as Mr. Jonas) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). A love story ends tragically when a rancher attempts to drive squatting gypsies off his land. A priest, Father Hernando Cantrell, tries to save his murderous twin brother Heraclio's soul. Good and evil fight over a young man's soul when two brothers realize that they're traveling with a sociopath. Now the dead man's father and his brothers are gunning for him. Notes: Peg Hillias who plays Jenny Gabriel was an American stage, film and television actress. A failed farmer comes to Dodge in search of a meaningful life but finds himself on the wrong side of an avenging brother. In the next show, the original cell is back in its place. Ernie Connors) 8 Laurence Fishburne (Cpl. Notes: James Nusser makes his first Gunsmoke appearance in an uncredited role as "Wilkins", the wounded clerk. Dodge settlers are leaving after a rash of Pawnee Indian raids and when Matt investigates, he concludes it's something more shocking. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. He appeared in more than 50 television shows and movies during his 40-year career. Two Irishmen, who absolutely hate each other are involved in a dangerous feud, and when a villainous land-grabber maneuvers to acquire their properties, they must somehow join forces. Two feuding women, Agatha Corey (Nina Foch) and Flo Watson (Ruth Roman), refuse to reveal the identity of the killer Matt is looking for. He was often cast as the heavy playing brutish bad guys in more than 40 years in film and television. A sheep rancher is stalking Matt and his prisoner, who killed a few of his ranch hands. Guest Cast: Andrew Duggan (as Nick Search), Simon Oakland (as Enoch Mills), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Mr. Teeters) and Joseph Mell (as Bill Pence). It's the last straw for Kitty. After he attacks Barnett (Charles Dierkop) for cruelty to animals, Billy's fate must be decided by the authorities, with the help of his friend, Festus. He was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than 50 years. The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring cast members. One of the few episodes where Kitty is seen without her beauty mark. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, color Executive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman; associate producer: Ron Honthaner Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Buck Taylor (Newly)[61]. Lay about sharecropper Dibble Pugh (Victor French) threatened with eviction is given money by his daughter Av Marie Pugh (Susanne Benton) to buy a plow mule. The injury would require abdominal surgery. Bing is the father of American actor Kurt Russell. This episode aired on April 14, 1956, seven weeks after his death. The ranch has been used in several past episodes; the giveaway is the large tree next to the corral. Pick his most famous TV series: Lost in Space Magnum, P.I. He guest stars in consecutive episodes and in this story, he plays Jack Rynning, his first of five Gunsmoke appearances. An orphaned Indian boy latches onto an unemployed cattle drover and both suffer bigotry when they come to Dodge. Guest Cast: Gary Lockwood (as Jim Stark), John Kellogg (as T.R. Vic did off-camera work on TV commercials and narrated dozens of science and educational short films. Gunsmoke and Wagon Train both found their rhythm with a collection of popular guest stars to keep it fresh and interesting. Matt travels to the small town of Friend, Kansas to investigate the strange death of a buddy who once saved his life. Hailed a hero, a gun-shy cowboy earns an undeserved reputation, and falls hard for a young woman who's hiding her own secret. A mad sniper has marked six citizens of Dodge City for summary execution, one per night, and it seems both Matt and Doc might be next. He also played the same character in the radio version. John Wayne turned down the lead,. Bert Rumsey is credited as 'Bartender' but for the first time in an episode Chester references him by his last name, 'Sam Noonan'. First of eleven appearances for Robert Karnes who portrays Roberts. Guest Cast: Lyle Bettger (as Polk), Michael Higgins (as Cassidy), Allyson Ames (as Clara), Betsy Hale (as Letty), Sarah Selby (as Ma Smalley), Burt Douglas (as Bryan) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). Guest Cast: Angie Dickinson (Rose Daggitt), Peter Whitney (as Big Dan Daggitt), Gage Clarke (as Dobie) and Paul Wexler (as Rodin). Guest Cast: Robert F. Simon (as Pa Grilk), Tom Pittman (as Budge Grilk), Jeanette Nolan (as Ma Grilk) and Morgan Woodward (as Calhoun). As of May 5, 2020, all episodes of Gunsmoke have been released on DVD, while two other collections contain selected episodes from all 20 seasons. Guest Cast: Jack Diamond (as Peyt), Fredd Wayne (as Sam Kertcher), Clegg Hoyt (as Jack Rynning), Sidney Clute (credited Sid Clute as Spencer) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). A "mad" dog is killing cattle and sheep, while vengeful gunman Howard Kane (Claude Akins) sets out to kill Cole Matson (George Murdock), the man who shot him in the back four years ago. Newly tries to help care for the sick baby of wanted man Lew Harrod (Sam Groom) and his untrusting Comanche wife Makesha (Alexandra Morgan), who distrusts the medicine of the white man, even to the point of endangering her own tribe. After three years in prison, a brother returns home only to find out that his life has been turned upside down, which he blames on his younger sibling. Guest Cast: Richard Ely (as Bill Higgins), Todd Lookinland (as Corporal Jimmy Clancy), Randolph Roberts (as Obie), Roy Jensen (as Jeff Higgins), Robert Brubaker, Pete Kellett (as Biggs) and Dan Travanty (as Carl). Ex-gunslinger Jake McGraw (J. D. Cannon) has returned to Dodge after twenty years in prison and for some reason has taken an interest in a saloon hostess, Ella Horton (Diana Ewing), and a young cowboy, Dave Wilson (Michael Larrain). Matt tracks murder suspect Pete Murphy (Gerald McRaney) to another town and is forced to defend himself against him. Still, the litany of stars that appeared on Gunsmoke often before they were famous is stunning. Matt and U.S. "Dr. Sam" (portrayed by Special Guest Vera Miles) answers Dr. Galen Adam's ad for a temporary replacement so that Doc can leave Dodge to attend a special honorary event for his benefactor from medical school. Fearing that his son Adam (Kevin Burchett) was the one who was killed, Lemuel (John Anderson) and his remaining children, Tom (Gary Wood) and Elsie (Mary Rings) take Festus hostage until they can find Adam's remains. Guest Cast: Herbert Rudley (as Capt. A Jewish family's faith is tested by the senseless death of Semel (Scott Selles). The outlaws take Doc hostage after they rob the bank and set Dodge on fire. A snake-oil salesman, and his three miscreant sons commit multiple crimes and Matt starts a rumor with one of the boys in hopes of exposing all of them. A just released convict, who as a boy hated Matt while growing up together on a Texas ranch, has an urgent need to size him up, but becomes torn between loyalty for the Marshal and his old gang of thieves. Matt attempts to save a rancher's life by amputating his gangrenous leg. A woman who used to be rich takes a job at the Long Branch while she and her niece are on their way to San Francisco. However for Susan, Boswells arrival ruins her plan to escape to the big city. Guest Cast: Mariette Hartley (as Fiona Gideon), Katherine Helmond (as Ena Spratt), Richard Kelton (as Ab Craddock), Jon Locke (as Orvale), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Charles Wagenheim (as Halligan), and Melissa Gilbert (as Spratt's Child). Matt and the runaways acquire two more passengers, Pierre Audubon and Paulette Duvalier, and must make it passed the rapids, and foil an ambush set up at "The Narrows" by Charlie Utter's gang, further on down Oregon's Rogue River, in order to reach the town of Piety. The Skipper was cast (away) on Gunsmoke three times (Minnie, Champion of the World, Jubilee). Matt is suspicious of an opportunistic sheriff and his deputy who caught a stagecoach robber with a saddlebag full of money. A scoundrel, Pack Landers (Jack Elam), tries to con three nuns by using his own children as leverage. Townspeople and outlaws want to know where an old prospector has hidden his gold. The lonely widow Phoebe Preston (Anne Jackson) finds and takes care of the wounded amnesiac, calling him Jed Frazer (Victor French), her newlywed husband. While tracking renegade Les Dean (Victor French), Matt takes a grazing bullet to the skull causing amnesia. Guest Cast: Don Beddoe (as Halligan), Shug Fisher (as Emery), Bill Zuckert (as Mr. Jacobsen), Michael Petit (as Glen), Royal Dano (as Lambert), Carl Reindel (as Dave Carson), Denver Pyle (as Claudius), Ken Mayer (as Tiplett), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Harold Ensley (as Waiter). The episode P.S. Matt guns down three bank robbers in a fierce gunfight, and when the surviving member of the gang calls him a "butcher" it sends him into an emotional tailspin. A man suspected of horse theft is hanged, but within minutes the perpetrators find out that he was innocent. Matt and Chester ride out to a buffalo hunter's camp to investigate the death of a man Doc found earlier. There are too many to list, but here are some of our favorite guest appearances. Bert Clum plots to rob pilgrim families in nearby camps. [4] In the United Kingdom, Gunsmoke was originally broadcast under the title Gun Law. omaha steaks hot dogs expiration; jani lane daughter died; emmaline henry cause of death; top chef 2021 replay; molina mychoice card balance; texas country reporter bob phillips first wife List of Gunsmoke cast members - Wikiwand This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. Twilight Zone fans will recognize him from his role as Citizen Gregori in the famous To Serve Man installment, considered one of the best episodes of the series which aired on March 2, 1962, on CBS. Ted Post. Sidney Clute portrays Spencer in this episode. Smith (as Cran). Kung Fu masters and Men from U.N.C.L.E. Nobody believes a young boy's tales of nighttime robberies and assaults, including Matt and the boy's mother. Crazed mass murder Abraham Wakefield (Morgan Woodward), motivated by the violent death of his precious Annabel (Elaine Fulkerson), is bent on avenging his son's death after Matt tracks him down and is forced to kill him. Matt must find the culprits before the passengers freeze to death. Sugarfoot. A family of outlaws led by their patriarch Emmet (David Huddleston) have always been one step ahead of the law by murdering and intimidation of loved-ones, witnesses, and judges. A drama-seeking woman manipulates her husband into a fight with their neighbor. His B-25 was shot down during a low-level bombing and strafing run against Japanese military targets in the Philippine Islands on March 4, 1945. A young conniving rancher's wife orchestrates a clever plan to murder her older husband by seducing a recently hired drifter. Kioga, a young and wounded Pawnee Indian, comes to Dodge City to hunt down the fur trader who killed his father and attacked his sister. Now Festus and Newly must decide whether they'll allow trail boss Dave Carpenter (Jim Davis) to take Jesse back as their cook or take him back to jail to finish his 10-year sentence. Festus faces a group of renegades led by Judge Proctor (Jeff Corey) bent on regaining land they lost during the Civil War. Reformed safecracker Ben Rando (Nehemiah Persoff) tries to start his life over with his gal Carrie (Gloria DeHaven) after serving a 12-year prison term, only to be tempted yet again to do one last job. I Love Lucy. Inspired by the play Romeo and Juliet, the children of feuding family patriarchs fall in love. Let's look at some notable names with roles on both The Big Valley and Gunsmoke. Merry pesters Newly while the boys scam Dodge City with a salted gold mine. Guest Cast: Brett Halsey (as Elser), Ken L. Smith (as Pence), Russell Thorson (credited Russ Thorson as Bowers), Michael Granger (as Hander) and James Nusser (uncredited). Wily outlaw Yancy Tyce (Robert Lansing) is determined to free his younger brother Cody Tyce (Jonathan Lippe) from Matt's custody. Quint believes that a string of recent raids are the result of a white renegade group and not the Comanches. Early), Preston Pierce (as Jeff Fraley), Ted Jordan (as Shiloh), Glenn Strange (as Sam), William Fawcett (as 1st Stage Man), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Leonard P. Geer (credited Leonard Geer as 1st Posse Man), Phil Chambers (as 2nd Stage Man), Fred Coby (as 3rd Stage Man), Jeremy Slate (as Web Fraley), Jim Davis (as Clell Williams), Richard Jaeckel (as Pence Fraley), Michael Conrad (as Cash McLean) and John Anderson (as Les McConnell). Notes: Robert Foulk portrayed Edward Hinton in this episode and may be best remembered for his role as Sheriff H. Miller in the 19581962 CBS television series Lassie. Matt is duty-bound to protect a despised gunman from being hanged by a group of normally law-abiding ranchers for a crime he didn't commit. Krag is haunted by his past, and now he, his family, his victims, the townsfolk, Matt, and the U.S. Attorney General must decide his ultimate fate. LA Lakers All-Stars Clockwise from top left: Flynn Robinson; LeRoy Ellis; Keith Erickson; Jim McMillan; 'Happy' Hairston; and Pat Riley Not one, not two, not three, etc but SIX LA Lakers sensations appeared briefly in T he Most Crucial Game from Columbo 's second season in 1972. Guest Cast: Howard McNear (as Mr. Bradley), Patrick O'Moore (as Mr. Matthews), Norbert Schiller (as Franz Beltzer), Evelyn Scott (as Olive), Phil Rich (as Townsman), Gordon Mills (as Burkleman), Lisa Golm (as Mrs. Saur) and Howard Culver (as Mr. Hannah). George Selk makes his first credited appearance as Moss Grimmick, the owner of the livery stables. Matt, Chester and Doc try to unravel a mystery involving the missing Lady Gay Saloon owner and the brash, larger-than-life female proprietress whose taken over the establishment. She may be best remembered as Holly Grainger on the 19621971 NBC Western, The Virginian. Notes: The last of Ed Nelson's six appearances in the series. Guest Cast: Simon Oakland (as Jim Nation), Peter Mamakos (as Art Carp), Clem Bevans (as Fly), James Gavin (as Wells), Forrest Stanley (as Griffin), Jan Arvan (as Station Man), Jimmy Cross (as Hank) and Al Hopson (as Bill). Kitty clashes with the tyrannical mother, Jessie Copperton (Virginia Gregg), of rancher Blaine Copperton (John Ericson) who Kitty rescued from a stagecoach robbery. He was one of the first Native American actors to play Native American roles, appearing in 36 films and over 60 television shows. A state official uses Matt's friendship with an outlaw for personal gain. When Matt and Chester track a killer to the small town of Elkader, they come upon a fraudulent U.S. Matt's superior, a government official from Washington comes to Dodge to observe the Marshal's job performance and doesn't like what he sees. 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