1955/56 through 1960/61 Newly meets Patricia Colby (Jess Walton), governess to Johnny (Ike Eisenmann) on the stage to Dodge, just as a Kansas twister approaches a stage relay station. A young man comes to town seeking his father's unknown killer so he can avenge his death. Guest Cast: Harold J. (All two or three-parters counted as two or three individual hour-long episodes), Twenty-nine one-hour color episodesExecutive producer: Philip Leacock; producer: John Mantley Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Amanda Blake (Kitty), Roger Ewing (Thad)Guest cast: In credits orderNote: CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. Red Skies of Montana. Guest Cast: Vic Perrin (as Wilbur Hawkins), Robert Burton (as Sheriff), Robert Karnes (as Roberts) and Bert Rumsey (as Sam). Guest Cast: Helen Wallace (as Mrs. Stoner), Paul Newlan (as Mr. Stoner), Val Dufour (credited Val DuFour as Day Barrett), Jean Inness (as Mrs. Reeves) and John G. Lee (as Young Farmer). Two bushwhackers, Charlie Clavin (George Lindsey) and Hank McCall (Charles Kuenstle), shoot and rob a man, causing him to lose his memory. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. It's not as easy as it is in the movies. [7] Carradine lived with his maternal uncle, Peter Richmond, in New York City for a while, working in the film archives of the public library. A pompous well-to-do gentleman from Philadelphia comes to Dodge in search of his runaway fianc whose family dismissed for being a ship captain's daughter. A former saloon girl's upcoming marriage is put in jeopardy by her old boyfriend when he frames the bridegroom for murder. Notes: First of seven appearances for John Larch, who played Clay Young. Guest Cast: Diana Millay (as Melinda), Burt Douglas (as Tom), Walter Sande (as Miles), Charles H. Gray (credited Charles Gray as Tayloe), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas), Rand Brooks (as Rand), George Selk (as Moss) and Glenn Strange (as Man). Marshal from Oklahoma territory is shot in the back and his murder may go unsolved, but when a $500 information reward is offered, greed and betrayal take over. Guest Cast: Jon Voight (as Cory), Lou Antonio (as Rich), Kelly Jean Peters (as Adele), Charles McGraw (as Dolen), I. Stanford Jolley (as Grandpa), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke) and Matt Emery (as Trail Boss). Guest Cast: Robert Foulk (as Edward Hinton), Amzie Strickland (as Lennie Hinton), Peter Votrian (as Timmy Wyatt), Anne Warren (as White Fawn), Lance Warren (as Maggie Wyatt), Jeanne Bates (as Mrs. Wyatt) and Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross). Notes: This is the actual pilot episode of the television series, Gunsmoke. An elderly widower must overcome several costly hurdles and change his once complacent lifestyle in order to gain back custody of his young daughter. Doc suspects the wife of knifing her husband after he treats his badly infected leg and urges Matt to investigate when the man brandishes a gun. However, Doc is surprised and outraged when Dr. Samuel McTavish (so-named because her father wanted a boy) turns out to be a woman. Bank robber Phoenix (Glenn Corbett), set to be released from Leavenworth after serving his time, must decide whether or not he will kill ex-lawman Jess Hume (Gene Evans) for the $2,000 in gold double eagles that his cell-mate John Sontag (Ramon Bieri) offers, and Hume's beautiful young wife Kate (Mariette Hartley) only adds more incentive. Matt arrests an abusive rancher who killed two squatters on his land, and after he's jailed his guilt comes into question when a third nester is murdered. George D. Wallace playing Dolph Timble, was an American stage and screen actor with over 230 credits. Kitty's old boyfriend, Cole Yankton comes to town to rob the bank. John Carradine had an estimated net worth of $2 million at death. Notes: Dialogue within the episode mentions Pat Garrett was pursuing Billy the Kid which may help to date the series from 1880-1881. 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. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license, "James Arness, Marshal on 'Gunsmoke,' Dies at 88". She was a frequent guest in numerous TV Westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in this episode she's almost unrecognizable wearing dark makeup playing the character Rose Daggitt. Guest Cast: David Renard (as Gorio), Edward Colmans (as Cuero), Stella Garcia (as Chona) and Julio Medina (as Fermin). "It cost him nothing if he thought it was a turkey. John Carradine ( / krdin / KARR--deen; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. Directed by Cecile B DeMille, the film starred Charlton Heston in the lead role as the Biblical prophet Moses, along with Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne de Carlo and John Carradine. Matt helps search for a group of Kiowa raiders, led by Quichero (Richard Angarola), who abducted rancher Ed Vail's (Victor French) daughter, Melissa Vail (Joyce Ames). Globo de Ouro de melhor ator coadjuvante em televiso. Matt turns in his badge after being forced to kill a horse thief who was once his friend. After years of searching, an ex-Confederate cavalryman has finally found the former Union officer he thinks was responsible for the death of his wife, during Sherman's March to the Sea. [2][3] All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Matt captures a young criminal named Billy after a robbery goes wrong, who must endure Matt's moralizing while waiting to be broken out of jail by his outlaw brother and hero Ed. Clay denies it. Matt escorts three cowboys back to Dodge with hopes that a wounded Pawnee Indian girl can identify the one that shot her. Carradine was active in the entertainment industry from 1965 to 2009, when he passed away. 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). A Chinese immigrant faces dishonor when two brothers cut off his pigtail. Guest Cast: John Larkin (as Murph), Gloria McGehee (as Clara), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Woodrow Parfrey (as Tom), Larry Ward (as Bart) and Ted Jordan (as Gus Thompson). Le nom de scne John Carradine a t adopt en 1933. Sonia, who had adopted the stage name of Sorel, was the daughter of San Francisco brewer Henry Henius, granddaughter of biochemist Max Henius, and a great-niece of the historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg. Note: William Conrad, who was cast as the voice of Matt Dillon in the original Gunsmoke Radio series, provides narration at the beginning of both parts of Women for Sale, helping to set the stage for the drama to follow. David, Keith, and Robert appeared together in a humorous cameo on The Fall Guy, on an episode titled "October the 31st", in which their father co-starred. A newcomer in town craves respect and uses a pawn to pump-up his fake reputation as a gunman. Mitch Hansen (John Beck), with the help of saloon girl Zoe (Lynn Benesch), is determined to be there for his friend until the very end. Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling After Ben, the son of ex-Confederate Colonel Lucius Shindro (Harold Gould), is wounded by fellow outlaw Evans, Major Coltrane (Richard Anderson) orders his band to hunt down Evans. John Meston (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited) All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Storyline Edit Booth Rider is being played for a sucker by the wife of the ranch owner he works for, in the hopes that he will have to kill her husband in self defense. 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. A vile domineering man holds a lie over his young ward's head and they both come to odds concerning the ownership of an attractive Indian girl. A religious zealot passes judgment and delves out his own brand of justice, and now Chester has drawn his ire. John Carradine Original Name Richmond Reed Carradine Birth 5 Feb 1906 Greenwich Village, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA Death 27 Nov 1988 (aged 82) Milan, Citt Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardia, Italy Burial Buried or Lost at Sea. But Judge Kendall (Eduard Franz) has no such fear. He was an American film and television character actor with over 185 screen credits. Masked gunmen hold up a stagecoach carrying Matt and Chester, and later back in Dodge, the Marshal recognizes one of the robber's voices. Matt is ambushed and held hostage by two bank robbers who desperately need a horse, but it's his badge that proves pivotal. Notes: Ted Knight who played the lawyer Jay Rabb, was the vain and shallow newscaster Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show which may be his greatest success, winning him two Emmy's in 1973 and 1976. Notes: James Nusser makes his first Gunsmoke appearance in an uncredited role as "Wilkins", the wounded clerk. Festus comes back from a desert shootout with no memory of what exactly took place. Barry had a couple of appealing television roles, Star Trek fans will remember him as Surak, Dr. Spock's father in S3E22, The Savage Curtain (1969). His final role was General Winfield Schaeffer in the 19651970 NBC fantasy sitcom television series, I Dream of Jeannie. Guest cast: In credits order. 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). Specifically: Naval Sea Burial, between the California coast and Catalina Island Memorial ID Chester's crooked uncle comes to town with a pretty young lady on his arm with plans to rob the bank, but when a third offender enters the picture, all plans go sideways. In total, he made 11 pictures with Ford, including his first important role, as Preacher Casy in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). "If the sitter was satisfied, the price was $2.50," he once said. He may be best remembered as Commando Cody in the 1952 Republic Pictures serial, Radar Men from the Moon. Guest Cast: Leo Gordon (as Hack Prine), George D. Wallace (credited George Wallace as Dolph Timble), Hal Baylor (as Lee Timble) and Wally Cassell (as Oley). Matt goes after three bandits who robbed a stagecoach and killed the driver and guard. John Carradine (1906 - 1988) a.k.a. Matt uses a bounty hunter's guilty conscience to find the men responsible for lynching a suspected rustler. Joseph Kearns was an American radio, film and television actor who may be best remembered as the grouchy neighbor George Wilson on the CBS television series Dennis the Menace. Gunfighter Mannon (Steve Forrest), a former Quantrill Raider, comes to Dodge to terrorize the townsfolk before facing Matt in a gunfight. A Georgia couple traveling by wagon share a camp outside of Dodge with a trapper and the next morning the husband begs Doc to come out and treat his ailing wife, but what he finds is far more distressing. First of eight appearances for Wright King portraying Ben Walling, who in three years will play Jason Nichols on the 19581961 CBS American western television series, Wanted Dead or Alive. Matt has his hands full when a bank robber's girlfriend makes unwanted romantic overtures towards him. He was an American stage, film and television actor possibly best known for his co-starring role of Max Fields in the 19591961 NBC crime drama television series, The Lawless Years. Festus takes it upon himself to help her along the way. When Norcross is shot in the back, the Milligan family are made pariahs, and John and his daughter Wendy Milligan (Patti Cohoon) are terrorized. [12] Ewing's character was replaced in season 13 (196768) by Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Guest Cast: Harry Bartell (as Cain Vestal), Mark Roberts (as Adams), Paul Dubov (as Pritchard), Dan Riss (as Mike), Howard Ledig (as Pete) and Gorday Clifton (as Cowboy). A young boy comes looking for his father unaware that he's a wanted outlaw. Matt doubts the veracity of a Long Branch saloon girl who claims she saw a trail hand kill a man. Born Richmond Reed Carradine, February 5, 1906, in New York, NY; changed hisname in 1935; died November 27, 1988, in Milan, Italy; son of William Reed (an Associated Press correspondent) and Genevieve Winifred (a surgeon; maiden name, Richmond) Carradine; married Ardanelle McCool, 1935 (divorced, 1944); married Sonia Sorel (an actress), 1945 . However, Jack Sinclair (Eric Braeden) and his gang complicate matters by stopping the train to rob an army gold shipment. [11] Both Chester and Festus appear together in the season nine episode "The Prairie Wolfer", and Festus had initially appeared the previous season, playing the same character as a quasi-outlaw helping Dillon track a killer in "Us Haggens". She was an American actress and model who may be best remembered for her role as Ada Lucas Hobson in the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, which she played from 1967 to 1992. [6] During season two, Gunsmoke became one of the 10 most popular programs on American television and moved to number one in the third season. A woman tries to raise her son in Dodge after her husband is killed in a gunfight. Guest Cast: Amanda McBroom (as Fran), David Soul (as Ike), Linda Sublette (as Emily), Herman Poppe (as Luke), Michele Marsh (as Sara), Dennis Redfield (as Shep), Spencer Milligan (as Jinx Tobin), Ray Girardin (as Cluff Tobin), Fran Ryan (as Hannah), Jim Backus (as Reverend Sims), Jerry Hoffmann (as Dub) and Bobby E. Clark (as Farmboy). In the radio version, the daughter's name was "Tara Hantree.". Guest Cast: Joe Silver (as Beal Brown), Richard O'Brien (as Carter), Regis J. Cordic (as Sheriff Crane), Eddie Ryder (as The Undertaker), Edward Faulkner (as Drummer), Reid Cruickshanks (as Mr. Denton), Terry Wilson (as Liveryman), Danil Torpe (as Alf), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Howard Culver (as Howie), John Harper (as Percy Crump), Nancy Fisher (as Flow), Jon Kowal (as Barfly Joe), Al Berry (as Barfly Bob), Daniel M. White (as Oltimer) and Phil Chambers (as Shotgun). John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. This is the first appearance of Wilbur Jonas, the shopkeeper character, played by John Patrick. Notes: Peggie Castle who portrays Nita Tucker was an American film and television actress. Dickinson made more than 50 movies and her first credited appearance came in Gun the Man Down (1956) with fellow Gunsmoke alum James Arness. A desperately ill chief causes tension when he lodges in the Dodge House. They must then deal with neighboring rancher, Starcourt (Keith Andes), who will stop at nothing to take Mike's land. Guest Cast: Tom Reese (as Judd), Jan Shepard (as Marge), Ben Wright (as Father Tom), Butch Patrick (as Runt), George Keymas (as Gore), Ralph Moody (as Finley), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Frank Kreig (as Barkeep). A farmer is charged with murder after the card shark who won his money dies from the blow he delivered. Today, a Jayhawker is a nickname for anybody born in Kansas. Charlie: Harry Carey. This was actor Phil Rich's final role, passing away at the age of 57 on February 22, 1956. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Nate Springer), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Mr. Teeters), Howard Culver (as Jim Uzzell), Preston Hanson (as Jess) and Brick Sullivan (as Bartender). Target is the first episode of the fifth season of Gunsmoke, and the one hundred fifty-seven Matt finds himself marked for death as he looks for a killer, Jess Trevor (Leslie Nielsen). Bounty hunter Luke Frazer is drawn out of retirement to find the man who murdered a rich rancher's son. He told a journalist "I said, 'How do you do?' Robert appeared with his father in an episode of the first Twilight Zone revival television series in 1986. Fast gunman Jim Barrett kills a man in self-defense. Matt's friend, a retired U.S. Matt searches for a womanizer who left his wife and six kids and ends-up finding a seductive black widow. 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. Guest Cast: Woodrow Chambliss (as Lathrop), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Hank Patterson (as Hank), Margaret Bacon (as Dressmaker), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Sutton (as Pete), Bill Hart (as Cowboy #1) and Bennie Dobbins (as Cowboy #2). Ruthless outlaw Cord Wrecken (Steve Forrest) seeks revenge on Kitty for shooting his brother, Jay Wrecken (Angus Duncan). With this the series returned to being among the top ten highest rated programs, where it remained for the next six seasons.[53]. Gunsmoke camera men or make-up artist knew how to make a woman look absolutely stunning. Notes: The Yorky character is assumed to be about 14 years old. A wagon master leading immigrants to property outside of Dodge believes there will be trouble, and has an unorthodox request of Matt, assign him a deputy's badge. He had a successful career on Broadway as a stage actor and was a relative newcomer to television when he passed away at the age of 75 on February 11, 1958. Matt heads down into Mexico to capture a man who plotted the murder of his old friend and mentor. 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. He also had seven uncredited roles in the series. Guest Cast: Herbert Rudley (as Capt. Guest Cast: J. Pat O'Malley (as Print Asper), Lew Brown (as Will Asper), Ted Knight (as Jay Rabb) and Robert Ivers (as Johnny Asper). Festus takes the charming, unethical petty thief J.J. Honegger (James Stacy) back to Dodge, but must rely on him to protect the widow Martha Cunningham (Beth Brickell) and her son Caleb (Clay O'Brien). Guest Cast: Pippa Scott (as Mary Tabor), R.G. Guest Cast: Ed Nelson (as Tom), Shary Marshall (as Cora), Robert F. Simon (as Jesse), Anthony Caruso (as Sims), Edith Evanson (as Nell), Ben Wright (as Mr. Ross) and Hickman Hill (as Hank). Notes: Theodore Marcuse was an American character actor who portrayed mostly villains in many 1950s and 1960s television series. Sodbuster Clarabelle (Katherine Justice) fights cattle baron Lamoor Underwood (Morgan Woodward) for her water supply, with the help of gunfighter Pete Brown (Alex Cord). It was very sad. Matt has his hands full investigating two separate crimes, a Kiowa Indian boy found nearly beaten to death and cattle rustling at a nearby ranch. An overconfident Army deserter callously breaks the law and strongly believes there will be no repercussions, but soon his fate will be sealed. Danny & Nayomi try to get away from both their families. 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. Dodge's rumor mill is running full overdrive when Kitty whisks a young boy off the stagecoach and hustles him out into the country, but much to Kitty's dismay, the gossip finds the wrong ears. Fredericks served as a private in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart medal. Doc treats a woman and her son for scurvy. 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). A beautiful young lady fresh from the east comes to Dodge to get married but falls prey to frontier violence. Notes: Vic Perrin plays the whiskey drummer, Wilbur Hawkins. Kitty is at wit's end when Matt once more breaks a date with her, and in her haste to fill the void, finds a man who's more responsive to her needs. La carrire d'acteur de Carradine a commenc sur les scnes de thtre, en tant qu'acteur Shakespeare. He would play the part of "Sam" or "Bartender" a total of 75 times in the first five seasons from 19551959 with only nine being credited. Festus cares for a young girl who saw her mother's murderer and when the killer learns there was a witness, he returns to finish the job. Don't Bother to Knock. The Cup of Trembling (Apr 20, 1948 - May 15, 1948) Performer: John Carradine [Walter Fowler] [8] After only three years of marriage, Ardanelle Carradine filed for divorce, but the couple remained married for another five years. Badger and Ivers take them hostage and return to their desert stronghold so that Doc can treat Ben, and Ivers can take Lyla for his own purposes. He was famous as the lead in a 1970s tv series Kung Fu . Matt devises a plan to capture a charismatic outlaw who has a reputation for only robbing the rich. Notes: This is the first episode to feature Festus as a character, who's played by Ken Curtis. Growing up during the Great Depression, a two-year stint in the Army ending with an undesirable discharge and a five-year sentence in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery when he was shot by arresting officers for pulling a gun.[36]. A young married couple come to Dodge to settle down, but the bride's past quickly catches up to both of them. . A Texas trail boss is determined to prevent Matt from learning which one of his men is responsible for murder. 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. Kitty and her new business partner Claire Hollis (Beverly Garland) must then deal with the town's "Papa" Steiffer (Henry Jones).