James Arness, right, who starred as Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," had a daughter who would later get screen time in the 1990 made-for-TV movie . [22][23][24], In 1975, CBS made the decision not to renew Gunsmoke for a 21st season, without making any public announcement or informing the producers or cast members ahead of time. Mr. Warren told Mr. Wayne about the transition of the show from radio to TV, and Mr. Wayne readily agreed that James Arness would be a terrific choice for the part of Matt Dillon. She was 60. Charles Warren, television Gunsmoke's first director, said, "His voice was fine, but he was too big. John Dunning wrote, "The listener heard extraneous dialogue in the background, just above the muted shouts of kids playing in an alley. Then Chester wants 12 candy sticks, but as usual, he doesn't have the 12 cents to buy them. Makeup Department Doc Adams and Festus Haggen were not featured in the film. We finished the 20th year, we all expected to go on for another season, or two or three. [citation needed], James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, a feat later matched by Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). Two versions of the same pilot episode titled "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" were produced with Rye Billsbury and Howard Culver playing Marshal Mark Dillon as the lead, not yet played by Conrad. Wherever she stands, the gambler close by wins. The program lasted 14 weeks and aired in the first half of 1974, a year before Gunsmoke ended. I have no reason to doubt the story, because Jimmy absolutely knew everybody.". Three other popular shows, Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, and The Incredible Hulk, met the same abrupt fate. A complete series box set was released on May 5, 2020. See production, box office & company info, (teleplay by) (based on the radio series created by), (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited), Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA. 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Steckey (1 Episode), Sheriff Van Werkle (1 Episode), Barkeep (1 Episode), Telegrapher (1 Episode), Agnes Benton (1 Episode), Maylee Baines (1 Episode), Frank Tilman (1 Episode), Townsman (uncredited) (1 Episode), Barney (1 Episode), Telegrapher (uncredited) (1 Episode), Cowboy in Bushes (uncredited) (1 Episode), Self - Host, Introduction to the Series (1 Episode), Associate Producer (9 Episodes), Producer (635 Episodes), Screenplay (1 Episode), Writer (4 Episodes), Screenplay (1 Episode), Story (3 Episodes), Writer (110 Episodes). She is best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons. Now "Gunsmoke" had its general store, a saloon run by Miss Kitty played by Amanda Blake, and . Additionally, Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS DVD have released the series in its entirety on DVD for 13 years between 2007 and 2020 in Region 1 (all of the seasons except for season one and seasons sixteen through twenty were split into two volumes). [13] The television show first portrayed Kitty as a saloon dance hall employee, then from season two, episode 36 ("Daddy-O"), as half-owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Heraclio Cantrell and Father Hernando Cantrell. [17], Not long after the radio show began, talk began of adapting it to television. When he stood up, his chair stood with him. Macdonnell later claimed, "Much of Matt Dillon's character grew out of Bill Conrad."[10]. When aired in the United Kingdom, the television series was . Matt: James Arness. Conrad was one of the last actors to audition for the role of Marshal Dillon. Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp Western as romanticized by [Ned] Buntline, [Bret] Harte, and [Mark] Twain. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillons sidekick on the long-running television western Gunsmoke, has died at age 74. He then went on to Shep Fields Orchestra. Gunsmuggler. 11. 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Thirty TV westerns came and went during its 20-year tenure, and Gunsmoke was the sole survivor, with Alias Smith and Jones and Bonanza both leaving the airwaves 2+12 years earlier in January 1973. Jeanette Nolan played Sally Fergus and Dack Rambo . In 1967, the 12th season, CBS planned to cancel the series, but widespread viewer reaction (including a mention in Congress and the behind-the-scenes pressure from Babe Paley, the wife of CBS's longtime president William S. Paley) prevented its demise. That role, of course, was to play Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke. He was acerbic, somewhat mercenary, and borderline alcoholic, in the program's early years. Curtis, who played deputy Festus Haggin from 1963-75, died in his sleep Sunday at his home here, family members said Monday. The Gunsmoke brand was used to endorse numerous products, including cottage cheese[68] and cigarettes. It then went to an hour-long format. Twelve episodes, from 1955 to 1964, were selected for the Gunsmoke: Volume I box set, and another twelve episodes, from 1964 to 1975, were selected for the Gunsmoke: Volume II box set. Arthur Byrne (1 Episode), Lucero (1 Episode), Lydia Walden (1 Episode), Sister Ruth (1 Episode), Eleanor Starkey (1 Episode), Young Soldier (1 Episode), Miguel Samando (1 Episode), Colby Eaton (1 Episode), Heck Walden (1 Episode), Clara Remick (1 Episode), Polly (1 Episode), Baines (1 Episode), Charlie Boggs (1 Episode), Barn Bascomb (1 Episode), Sgt. In a July 2, 2002, Associated Press interview with Bob Thomas, Arness explained, "If they were man and wife, it would make a lot of difference. Apart from the doleful tone, Gunsmoke is distinct from other radio Westerns, as the dialogue is often slow and halting, and the outstanding sound effects give a palpable sense of the prairie setting. Miss Blake died Wednesday night at Mercy General Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Jerri Ewen. Kitty Russell: Let me tell you something, Matt. Chester's 1st line is "Underwear sure smells good when its fresh" as he's sniffing away. It didnt really ho anywhere. A gambler's lady, said to be good luck, tries to shoot Matt in the back. Good show. Marshal (actually a deputy marshal, because only the senior officer in the district holds the title "marshal") would not be based in Dodge City and would not be involved in local law enforcement. Melody Ranch actually was purchased by one of the greatest on-screen cowboys ever, Gene Autry, in 1952. Two versions were recorded. Starr (1 Episode), Blackie (1 Episode), Andy Tennis (1 Episode), Henry Troyman (1 Episode), Billy (1 Episode), Mrs. Pitcher (1 Episode), Mrs. Glick (1 Episode), General Parsley Smith (1 Episode), Shaneways (1 Episode), Andy Travis (1 Episode), Bert (1 Episode), Mrs. Nolan (1 Episode), Mrs. Wyatt (1 Episode), Mr. Stoner (1 Episode), Danch (1 Episode), Quick Knife (1 Episode), The Major (1 Episode), Jenny (1 Episode), Jennie Lane (1 Episode), Kelly (1 Episode), George Basset (1 Episode), Harvey Easter (1 Episode), Jeremiah Leech (1 Episode), Lizzie (1 Episode), Letty Rickers (1 Episode), Jimmy McQueen (1 Episode), Budge Grilk (1 Episode), Fred Myers (1 Episode), Ben Pitcher (1 Episode), Flory Tibbs (1 Episode), Boni (1 Episode), Harry Bent (1 Episode), Lou Shippen (1 Episode), Rose Ellen (1 Episode), Elsa Poe (1 Episode), Allie (1 Episode), Mayblossom (1 Episode), Trudy (1 Episode), Helena Dales (1 Episode), Liz Beaumont (1 Episode), Susan (1 Episode), Mary (1 Episode), Clara Wright (1 Episode), Pearl Bender (1 Episode), Florida (1 Episode), Finnegan (1 Episode), Cassidy (1 Episode), Chouteau (1 Episode), Frisbie (1 Episode), Anderson (1 Episode), Mace Gore (1 Episode), Ephraim Hunt (1 Episode), Kader (1 Episode), Curt Hansen (1 Episode), Judge (1 Episode), Colleen (1 Episode), Honey Dare (1 Episode), Chris Thornton (1 Episode), Al Clovis (1 Episode), Eddie (1 Episode), Professor Lute Bone (1 Episode), Aggie (1 Episode), Lacey Parcher (1 Episode), Drummer (1 Episode), Onie Becker (1 Episode), Tom Clegg (1 Episode), Benjamin Ellis (1 Episode), Jeff (1 Episode), Rex Propter (1 Episode), Hostage (1 Episode), Mrs. Davis (1 Episode), Keppert (1 Episode), Dan Clell (1 Episode), Poney Thompson (1 Episode), Henry (1 Episode), Major Vanscoy (1 Episode), Hootie Kyle (1 Episode), Jake Pierce (1 Episode), Wells (1 Episode), Nat Pilcher (1 Episode), Dave Reeves (1 Episode), Aaron Tigue (1 Episode), Will Hayes (1 Episode), Charles 'Buster' Rilla (1 Episode), Tiller Evans (1 Episode), Nate (1 Episode), John-Two-Bears (1 Episode), Sgt. Amanda Blake Kitty Strother Martin Dooley Ken Lynch Colpitt James Maloney Faber Ben Wright Mr. Ross George Selk Moss Grimmick James Nusser Nelson Director John Rich Writers John Meston (story by) (screenplay by) (based on the radio series created by) Norman MacDonnell (based on the radio series created by) (uncredited) In 1987, CBS commissioned a reunion movie titled Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. rschlueter@bnd.com. At the end of its run in 1975, Los Angeles Times columnist Cecil Smith wrote: "Gunsmoke was the dramatization of the American epic legend of the west. So what happens is that the cowboys pay Dolly to stand by them and the team of Dolly/Paris wins money either way. Jim Buck (stage driver; 19571962) and Floyd (bartender; 197475): Deputy Marshal Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood (19651967): Newly O'Brian (gunsmith/Deputy Marshal; 19671975): Bill Pence (Long Branch owner/co-owner 1955?56? The (network) never told anybody they were thinking of cancelling." A third unique DVD box set, known as Gunsmoke: The Directors Collection, was also released with 10 selected episodes from certain seasons throughout the series' 20-year history. Finney Cox (1 Episode), Luke Summers (1 Episode), Railroader (1 Episode), Grody (1 Episode), Toke (1 Episode), Lee Timble (1 Episode), Mike (1 Episode), Boomer (1 Episode), Elbert Moses (3 Episodes), Loyal Yewker (1 Episode), Elbert (1 Episode), Reb Dooley (1 Episode), Chickenfoot (1 Episode), Jay Procter (1 Episode), Tom Clark (1 Episode), Bishop (1 Episode), Scott Murdoch (1 Episode), Sweet Billy (1 Episode), Reb Jessup (1 Episode), Verlyn Print (1 Episode), Brady (1 Episode), Wally (1 Episode), Kittridge (1 Episode), Gecko Ridley (1 Episode), Sumner Pendleton (1 Episode), Nix (1 Episode), Skinner (1 Episode), Clay Foreman (2 Episodes), John Dawson (1 Episode), Blair Smith (1 Episode), Pinto (1 Episode), Joe Grisim (1 Episode), Hutchinson (1 Episode), Renegade (2 Episodes), Red Willow (2 Episodes), Chief (1 Episode), Singleton (1 Episode), Renegade Indian (1 Episode), Lucas (2 Episodes), Lolo Grimes (2 Episodes), Michael (1 Episode), Mike (1 Episode), Creel (1 Episode), Tom Benson (1 Episode), Hays (1 Episode), Jake Crowell (1 Episode), Hunter (1 Episode), Stranger (1 Episode), Judge (1 Episode), Townsman (uncredited) (1 Episode), Emmett Bowers (2 Episodes), Jake Kaiser (1 Episode), Lee Sprague (1 Episode), Jake Wirth (1 Episode), Krocker (1 Episode), Pence (2 Episodes), Smith (1 Episode), Summers (1 Episode), Ord Spicer (1 Episode), Bill Pence (1 Episode), Big Dan Daggitt (1 Episode), Cooley (1 Episode), Jase Murdock (1 Episode), Ira (1 Episode), Dan Braden (1 Episode), Jason Holt (1 Episode), Brake (1 Episode), Roble (1 Episode), Loren (1 Episode), Howard Bulow (1 Episode), Jake Harbin (1 Episode), Jack Marple (1 Episode), Howard (3 Episodes), Mr. Bradley (1 Episode), Pete (1 Episode), Joe (1 Episode), Capt. 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