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Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles (such as “Brisco” in S4E32’s “Change of Heart"). His first appearance as Festus was in season 8, episode 13, "Us Haggens", which debuted December 8, 1962. His next appearance was Season 9, episode 2, October 5, 1963, as Kyle Kelly, in "Lover Boy". Curtis joined the cast of Gunsmoke permanently as Festus in "Prairie Wolfer", season 9 episode 16, which debuted January 18, 1964. This episode features the same title as a 1969 episode (S13E10). Early years Born the youngest of three boys in Lamar in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, Curtis lived his first ten years on a ranch on Muddy Creek in eastern Bent County. In 1926, the family moved to Las Animas, the county seat of Bent County, so that his father, Dan Sullivan Gates, could run for sheriff. The campaign was successful, and Gates served from 1926 to 1931 as Bent County sheriff. Curtis was the quarterback of his Bent County High School football team and played clarinet in the school band. He graduated in 1935. During World War II, Curtis served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945. He attended Colorado College to study medicine, but left after a short time to pursue his musical career. Career Music Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942. Curtis may have served simply as insurance against Sinatra's likely defection, and it was Dorsey who suggested that Gates change his name to Ken Curtis. Curtis then joined Shep Fields and His New Music, an all-reeds band that dispensed with a brass section. Curtis met his first wife, Lorraine Page, who was also under contract at Universal Studios, and they were married in 1943. For much of 1948, Curtis was a featured singer and host of the long-running country music radio program WWVA Jamboree. Ken Curtis joined the Sons of the Pioneers as a lead singer from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1957. His big hits with the group included "Room Full of Roses" and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky". Film Columbia Pictures signed Curtis to a contract in 1945. He starred in a series of musical Westerns with the Hoosier Hot Shots, playing singing cowboy romantic leads. By virtue of his second marriage, Curtis was a son-in-law of film director John Ford. Curtis teamed with Ford and John Wayne in Rio Grande. He was a singer in the movie's fictional band The Regimental Singers that actually consisted of the Sons of the Pioneers; Curtis is not listed as a member of the principal cast. It is possible that he played a bit
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 9 aired in the United States on September 28, 1963, and the final episode aired on June 6, 1964. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 9 of Gunsmoke was the third season of one hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. In season eight, a fifth regular character was added to the cast: blacksmith Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds), who remained until the end of season ten. Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine and was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshal Dillon. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Dennis Weaver as Chester Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Ken Curtis as Festus Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper Production Season 9 consisted of 36 one hour black-and-white episodes produced by Norman Macdonnell and Frank Paris as associate producer. Casting Season 9 incorporated a number of casting changes. It introduced Burt Reynolds as regular character Quint Asper. Dennis Weaver left the series after episode 28, "Bently", and his role as Chester was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus, although Curtis also appears in early in the season as another character in episode 2. The last credits of recurring character Moss Grimmick (George Selk) was in episode 26, "Caleb".ix appearances in the series. Episode 10, "Extradition (part 1)" marks the first time a special guest star's name is included in the opening credits. John Newman is the first black actor to be listed in the closing credits on a Gunsmoke episode, in episode 30, "The Promoter". Writing Occasionally, titles were re-used. Season 9 included two such episodes: episode 16, "Prairie Wolfer" was also the title of season 13, episode 10; and episode 34, "Homecoming" was also the title of season 18, episode 16. Episodes Release Broadcast Season nine aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. The episode "Owney Tupper Had a Daughter", which aired April 4, 1964, as episode 27 had originally been scheduled to air on November 23, 1963, but was pre-empted due to the coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Home media The ninth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume
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Billy Eugene Hughes, Jr. (November 28, 1948 – December 20, 2005) was an American actor best known for various television and film roles he played during the 1960s. His Hollywood lineage included both his father (Bill Hughes) and uncle (Whitey Hughes), who were both stuntmen and film producers. While in Alma, Arkansas, in 2005, he apparently died in his sleep. Television roles Between 1960 and 1964 Hughes appeared in over a dozen television programs, beginning with Robert Taylor's Detectives, where he played the role of Bobby Marx in the episode "The Little Witness". Other TV work included The Shirley Temple Show, Leave It to Beaver, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, and Lassie. Hughes appeared in three different episodes of Gunsmoke between 1961 and '62, playing the roles of Joey Glover (in "Millie"), Timmy (in "Us Haggens"), which introduced Ken Curtis in the role of Festus, and Tommy. From 1961 to 1964 he also had three appearances on Wagon Train (playing Adam Bancroft as a Boy, Mark Basham, and Matt). Two of his three appearances on Lassie were in the role of Billy Joe (in the 1961 episodes "Cracker Jack" and "Yochim's Christmas"), while in 1964 he played Ricky Sutton in the episode "Climb the Mountain Slowly". Hughes also appeared in three episodes of The Rifleman: "Long Gun From Tucson", "Day of Reckoning", and "Sidewinder". In "Sidewinder", he had a lead role playing 13-year-old Gridley Maule Jr., a young gunman seeking vengeance for his father's death. Filmed while he was still only thirteen years old, Hughes displayed remarkable talent at handling a Colt revolver. According to a close friend of Hughes, this was one of his favorite roles. Television appearances Filmography Ole Rex (1961) - The runaway boy Posse from Hell (1961) - Jackie Hutchins (uncredited role) Stakeout! (1962) - Joey Dasco, Jr. My Six Loves (1963) - Leo Smoke in the Wind (1975) - Till Mondier (as Billy Hughes, Jr.) Billy Hughes also had an uncredited stunt role in the 1969 film The Wild Bunch. He is sometimes mistakenly credited with a role in Gone with the West (1975) but this was likely a token appearance by his father Billy Hughes Sr. References Bibliography External links Billy Hughes Memorial on A Minor Consideration Website American male child actors American male film actors 1948 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American male actors
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 4 aired in the United States on September 13, 1958, and the final episode aired on June 13, 1959. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 4 of Gunsmoke was a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white, as one hour episodes were not introduced until season 7, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Dennis Weaver as Chester Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Production Season 4 consisted of 39 half-hour black-and-white episodes produced by Norman Macdonnell. Casting Ken Curtis appears in this season prior to his casting as Festus Haggen. He was cast in episode 21, "Jayhawkers" and episode 32, "Change of Heart". Eddie Little Sky, who played the warrior in episode 39, "Cheyennes", was a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. He was one of the first Native American actors to play Native American roles. Kim Winona who played the daughter in the same episode, was an enrolled member of the Santee Sioux people. Writing As in previous seasons, scripts would occasionally use real-life characters in the storyline. In episode 38, "Blue Horse", the character Blue Horse was an Oglala Lakota chief who had signed the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, along with his brothers Chief American Horse the Elder and Chief Red Cloud. Production design Sets were often reused across multiple episodes. The ranch used in episode 36, "Print Asper", was also used in several prior episodes. The cabin with the wooden bridge across the ditch in the beginning scenes of episode 39, "Cheyennes", was also used in multiple episodes. Producers were not always careful about consistency with the time period. In the background of episode 24, "Doc Quits", there's a Pabst Blue Ribbon advertising sign on the wall behind Doc in the Long Branch when the new doctor approaches him. The sign may be out of place since the label wasn't created until 1893. In episode 36, "Print Asper", when Will Asper is eavesdropping at the lawyer's window you can see an electrical outlet on the wall, next to the tree. Episodes Release Broadcast Season four aired Saturdays at 10:00-10:30 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The fourth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 10 aired in the United States on September 26, 1964, and the final episode aired on June 29, 1965. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 10 of Gunsmoke was the fourth season of one hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Blacksmith Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds) was added to the cast in season eight and remained until the end of season ten. When Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine, he was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshal Dillon. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Milburn Stone as Doc Ken Curtis as Festus Amanda Blake as Kitty Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper Production Season 10 consisted of 36 one hour black-and-white episodes produced by Norman Macdonnell (episodes 342–348, 350, 352, 361, 367) and Philip Leacock (episodes 349, 351, 353–360, 362–366, 368–377). Frank Paris was associate producer. In this season, a new gunfight introduction is shown before the opening director/writer credits. Episode 4, "The Violators", is the first time Matt's gunfight scene is superimposed in the end credits. Writing Storylines would occasionally be taken from real-life events, but not always accurately. In episode 19, "Chief Joseph", it is mentioned that Chief Joseph met Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C., when in actuality, he arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1879 and met with President Rutherford B. Hayes and Congress. The real Chief Joseph was 38 years-old at the time of the visit and not the old man portrayed in the episode. The final episode of season 10, episode 36, "He Who Steals", was the last John Meston script for the series. Production design New sets were designed in season 10. Episode 3, "Old Man", is the first time a trial is shown in an actual courtroom and not the Long Branch or Dodge House. Episodes Release Broadcast Season ten aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The tenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on August 12, 2014. Reception Gunsmoke season 10 finished at number 27 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 10 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1964 American television seasons 1965 American
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 19 aired in the United States on September 10, 1973, and the final episode aired on April 1, 1974. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 19 of Gunsmoke was the eighth season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 19 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producer Leonard Katzman an associate producer Ron Honthaner. 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 episode 1 & 2, "Women for Sale" (parts 1 & 2). Episodes Release Broadcast Season nineteen aired Mondays at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The nineteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on February 4, 2020. Reception Gunsmoke season 19 dropped to #15 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 19 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1973 American television seasons 1974 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 20 aired in the United States on September 9, 1974, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 20 of Gunsmoke was the ninth season of color episodes, and the final season of the series. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Season 20 introduces a new character, Miss Hannah (Fran Ryan), to replace Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) who left the show at the end of season 19. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Buck Taylor as Newly Fran Ryan as Hannah Production Season 20 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producers Leonard Katzman (episodes 612-624, 635) and John G. Stephens (episodes 625-634), and associate producer Ron Honthaner. Occasionally, titles were re-used. Season 20, episode 14 was the second time "The Squaw" was used as an episode title, the first being season 7, episode 7. Episodes Release Broadcast Season twenty aired Mondays at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The final season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on May 5, 2020. Reception The final season of Gunsmoke finished at #28 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 20 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1974 American television seasons 1975 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 15 aired in the United States on September 22, 1969, and the final episode aired on March 23, 1970. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 15 of Gunsmoke was the fourth season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 15 consisted of 26 one-hour color episodes produced by John Mantley and associate producer Joseph Dackow. Episodes Release Broadcast Season fifteen aired Mondays at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The fifteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on October 1, 2019. Reception Gunsmoke season 15 reached #2 in the Nielsen ratings. Awards and nominations Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 15 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1969 American television seasons 1970 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 12 aired in the United States on September 17, 1966, and the final episode aired on April 15, 1967. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 12 of Gunsmoke was the first season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Deputy Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing) was added to the cast in season 11. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Roger Ewing as Thad Production Season 12 consisted of 29 one-hour color episodes produced by Philip Leacock and associate producer John Mantley. Episodes Release Broadcast Season twelve aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. CBS cancelled the series due to low ratings. However, letters of protest and pressure from his wife persuaded William S. Paley, the network's chief executive, to reinstate Gunsmoke for a thirteenth season. Home media The twelfth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on September 20, 2016. Response Gunsmoke season 12 failed to make the top 30 in the Nielsen ratings. In 1997, TV Guide ranked episode 3, "The Jailer", as number 28 on its "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" list. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 12 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1966 American television seasons 1967 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 16 aired in the United States on September 14, 1970, and the final episode aired on March 8, 1971. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 16 of Gunsmoke was the fifth season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 16 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producers Joseph Dackow (episodes 516–528) and Leonard Katzman (episodes 529–539). "Pike", the two-part episode that ended the season, was later developed into a spin-off series entitled Dirty Sally. Episodes Release Broadcast Season sixteen aired Mondays at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The sixteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on December 10, 2019. Reception Gunsmoke season 16 reached #5 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 16 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1970 American television seasons 1971 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 13 aired in the United States on September 11, 1967, and the final episode aired on March 4, 1968. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 13 of Gunsmoke was the second season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor) was added to the cast in season 13. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 13 consisted of 25 one-hour color episodes produced by John Mantley and associate producer Joseph Dackow. Writing This season included a rewrite of season 8, episode 28, "I Call Him Wonder" released as episode 14, "Wonder". The title for episode 19, "Blood Money", was also used in season 3, episode 3. Episodes Release Broadcast Gunsmoke began its thirteenth season in a new timeslot (Mondays at 7:30 PM eastern time). With this the series returned to being among the top ten highest rated programs, where it remained for the next six seasons. Home media The thirteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on May 22, 2018. Reception After failing to make the top 30 the previous season, Gunsmoke season 13 moved to a new timeslot and jumped to #4 in the Nielsen ratings. Awards and nominations Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 13 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1967 American television seasons 1968 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 17 aired in the United States on September 13, 1971, and the final episode aired on March 13, 1972. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 17 of Gunsmoke was the sixth season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 17 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producer Leonard Katzman an associate producer Ron Honthaner. Episode 1, "The Lost", was the last episode directed by Robert Totten. Episode 19, "One for the Road", was the third of three episodes that led to the spin-off series, Dirty Sally. Casting Pat Hingle was cast as the down doctor to replace Milburn Stone's character, Doc Adams. He appeared in six episodes, beginning with episode 5, "New Doctor in Town". Stone returned to the role of Doc Adams in episode 12, "The Bullet". Episodes Release Broadcast Due to the institution of the Prime Time Access Rule earlier in 1971, Gunsmoke moved back one half hour to 8:00-9:00 pm (EST) Mondays on CBS. Home media The seventeenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on December 10, 2019. Reception Gunsmoke season 17 reached #4 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 17 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1971 American television seasons 1972 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 18 aired in the United States on September 11, 1972, and the final episode aired on March 5, 1973. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 18 of Gunsmoke was the seventh season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 18 consisted of 24 one-hour color episodes produced by executive producer John Mantley along with producer Leonard Katzman an associate producer Ron Honthaner. Occasionally, titles were reused from previous seasons. This season included three such episodes: episode 12, "The Brothers (formerly 'Incident at Sayville Junction')", which was also a title used in season 11; episode 16, "Homecoming", which was also a title used in season 9, episode 34; and episode 22, "Jesse", which was a title used in season 3, episode 6. Episodes Release Broadcast Season eighteen aired Mondays at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The eighteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on February 4, 2020. Reception Gunsmoke season 18 reached #8 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 18 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1972 American television seasons 1973 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 8 aired in the United States on September 15, 1962, and the final episode aired on June 1, 1963. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 8 of Gunsmoke was the second season of one hour episodes filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. In season eight, a fifth regular character was added to the cast: blacksmith Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds), who remained until the end of season 10. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Dennis Weaver as Chester Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper Production Season 8 consisted of 38 one-hour black-and-white episodes produced by Norman Macdonnell and Frank Paris as associate producer. Season 8 included the first of two episodes directed by William Conrad, who played the role of Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke from 1952–1961. In this season, he directed episode 31, "Panacea Sykes". Casting Episode 13, "Us Haggens", is the first episode to feature Ken Curtis as Festus, who would become a regular character in later seasons. Episodes Release Broadcast Season eight aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The eighth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volumes set on May 7, 2013. Reception Gunsmoke season 8 dropped to number 10 in the Nielsen ratings Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 8 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1962 American television seasons 1963 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 14 aired in the United States on September 23, 1968, and the final episode aired on March 24, 1969. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 14 of Gunsmoke was the third season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Buck Taylor as Newly Production Season 14 consisted of 26 one-hour color episodes produced by John Mantley and associate producer Joseph Dackow. Casting Episode 19, "The Mark of Cain", cast Robert Totten as a guest character. Totten directed several episodes as well as writing at least one. Writing Occasionally, titles were re-used. This season had two titles that were used in previous seasons. The first was episode 20, "Reprisal", which was also a title in season 7, episode 23. The second was episode 25, "The Prisoner", which was also a title in season 7, episode 33. Episodes Release Broadcast Season fourteen aired Mondays at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The fourteenth season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on February 5, 2019. Reception After a move to a new timeslot the previous season, Gunsmoke season 14 was able to stay in the top 10, securing #6 in the Nielsen ratings. Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 14 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1968 American television seasons 1969 American television seasons
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 11 aired in the United States on September 18, 1965, and the final episode aired on May 7, 1966. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 11 of Gunsmoke was the fifth season of one hour episodes, and the last season filmed in black-and-white. Seasons 1-6 were half-hour episodes, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; and Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon. Deputy Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing) was added to the cast in season 11. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as Festus Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Roger Ewing as Thad Production Season 11 consisted of 32 one hour black-and-white episodes produced by Philip Leacock and associate producer John Mantley. Writing Occasionally, titles were re-used. Episode 25, "The Brothers" is the first of two episodes named "The Brothers" along with the second from season 18 (formerly "Incident at Sayville Junction"). Filming Filming would occasionally include B-roll footage, reused in other episodes. Episode 30, "My Father, My Son" is such an example. Just before the end scene in the Long Branch, there is a wet street scene showing the Dodge House with horses tied at railings and people crossing the street in both directions. This scene has been shown in several episodes as filler, or as a transitional scene. Episode 32, "Prime of Life" was the final black-and-white episode. Music Episodes 18 & 19, "The Raid" parts 1 & 2, was scored by Franz Waxman. Episodes Release Broadcast Season eleven aired Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on CBS. Home media The eleventh season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in a two volume set on December 2, 2014. Reception Gunsmoke season 11 finished at number 30 in the Nielsen ratings. Awards and nominations Footnotes References External links Gunsmoke season 11 at TV Guide Gunsmoke seasons 1965 American television seasons 1966 American television seasons
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Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin Jr. (December 23, 1921 – July 31, 2015) was an American television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking characters. He is best known for Ed Ryker on The Rookies (1972-1976). Overview After a stint with the United States Marine Corps, O'Loughlin used his GI Bill of Rights benefits to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Continuing to hone his skills at the Actors Studio, he would land a handful of TV and/or film roles throughout the 1950s. Early years O'Loughlin was a native of New York City. Before becoming an actor, he earned a college degree in mechanical engineering. Military service O'Loughlin served two tours of duty in the Marines, enlisting during World War II and being recalled to active duty for the Korean War. Television It was during the 1960s and 1970s, however, that O'Loughlin would become virtually ubiquitous on TV, his workload decreasing only slightly during the century's final two decades. One of his early guest-starring roles was on "A Man for Mary" episode of ABC's 1962 comedy-drama Going My Way. He appeared in the 1965 Gunsmoke episode "Twenty Miles from Dodge". O'Loughlin played a tough but not insensitive gang leader of stagecoach robbers holding the passengers as hostages for ransom. Among them was Kitty (Amanda Blake) who plays her usual tough-as-nails saloon-keeper, who comforts the freezing and hungry, while battling the desperadoes and a feisty, crafty fellow passenger played by Darren McGavin. O'Loughlin manages to get his hands on the loot, $62,000 & change, but is thwarted by the ingenious explosion of bullets collected round-about by McGavin. This is one of the more grueling and compelling episodes of this western, featuring a strong ensemble cast alongside James Arness, displaying the relentless Marshal Matt Dillon, and aided by the ever-jawin' Festus, Ken Curtis. Sixteen years later, O'Loughlin reunited with Arness in the made-for-TV film McClain's Law, structured as the pilot for Arness' 1981–82 police detective series. He played Adam Beale Chief of the Hijack Containment Unit in Quincy Season 3 Episode 7 who works to take down terrorists hi-jacking a plane with a fatal virus on board. O'Loughlin appeared in an episode of the 1961 television series The Asphalt Jungle. In 1966 he portrayed truck driver Carl Munger (S2:Ep7) and in 1972 he portrayed a robber named Kulhane (S7:Ep21) in the TV series, The F.B.I. He appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-O. The first was aired January 29, 1969 in the episode "The Box". O'Loughlin played the tough but sympathetic central figure of a group of prison inmates who take Hawaii Five-O chief Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) hostage. The second was called "Six Kilos" on March 12, 1969 (playing the same character as in "The Box"), and the third was called "A Time to Die" on September 16, 1970. He also appeared on Cannon on February 22, 1972, in the episode "Flight of the Hawks". He also appeared
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the final episode aired on March 31, 1975. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. In the United Kingdom, Gunsmoke was originally broadcast under the title Gun Law. It was originally a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white, then expanded to an hour with season seven and began filming in color in season 12. During its run, 635 episodes were broadcast, of which 233 were 30 minutes and 402 were an hour. Of the latter, 176 were in black-and-white and 226 were in color. During season two, Gunsmoke became one of the 10 most popular American television programs and moved to number one in the third season. It remained so until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. The series returned to prominence in 1967 following a shift in programming time from Saturday to Monday night. From there, Gunsmoke remained in the top 20 for the next seven years, dropping out only in its final season which ended March 1975; CBS canceled the series two months later, with then-vice president Alan Wagner saying, "It's better to get rid of a program one year too soon than one year too late." Between 1987 and 1994, five films based on the series were aired. Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. In season eight (1962–63), a fifth regular character was added to the cast: blacksmith Quint Asper (Burt Reynolds), who remained until the end of season 10 (1964–65). Dennis Weaver left the series during season nine (1963–64) and was replaced by Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, who became deputy to Marshal Dillon. In season 11 (1965–66), another deputy, Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (Roger Ewing), was added to the cast. Ewing's character was replaced in season 13 (1967–68) by Newly O'Brien (Buck Taylor). Amanda Blake left the series at the end of season 19 (1973–74) and was replaced in the final season by a new character, Miss Hannah, portrayed by Fran Ryan. Series overview Half-hour episodes (1955–1961) Season 1 (1955–56) Season 2 (1956–57) Season 3 (1957–58) Season 4 (1958–59) Season 5 (1959–60) Season 6 (1960–61) One-hour black-and-white episodes (1961–1966) Season 7 (1961–62) Season 8 (1962–63) Season 9 (1963–64) Season 10 (1964–65) Season 11 (1965–66) One-hour color episodes (1966–1975) Season 12 (1966–67) Season 13 (1967–68) Season 14 (1968–69) Season
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Once Upon a Texas Train (also known as Texas Guns) is a 1988 American comedy Western television film, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Willie Nelson and Richard Widmark. Plot The movie opens with a train robbery in Texas, but a group of Texas Rangers is waiting for the robbers, and stop them. Twenty years later, the head of the outlaw gang, John Henry Lee, is paroled on good behavior, but the same day he gets out, his brother Charlie Lee and he rob a bank of $20,000 in gold. Viewers then are introduced to his "gang", all of whom are well past their prime. Captain Oren Hayes, the Texas Ranger who arrested John and ensured his parole, goes after him once more, knowing that he will try to pull off the same robbery he bungled 20 years before. As John gathers his old gang to help him, Hayes does the same. Meanwhile, a group of young outlaws led by Cotton has their own plans for the gold the elderly outlaws have. Cast Willie Nelson as John Henry Lee Richard Widmark as Captain Oren Hayes Shaun Cassidy as Cotton (leader of the young outlaws) Chuck Connors as Nash Crawford Ken Curtis as Kelly Sutton (John Henry's gang) Royal Dano as Nitro Jones (John Henry's gang) Jack Elam as Jason Fitch Gene Evans as Fargo Parker (John Henry's gang) Kevin McCarthy as the Governor Dub Taylor as Charlie Lee (John Henry Lee's brother) Stuart Whitman as George Asque Angie Dickinson as Maggie Hayes Jeb Stuart Adams as Billy Bates (young outlaw) David Michael O'Neill as John Young (young outlaw) John Calkins as John Brown (young outlaw) Red West as Bates Boley Clare Carey as Meg Boley Don Collier as the Warden Dennis Fimple as the Telegrapher Harry Carey, Jr. as Herald Fitch (billed as Harry Carey) Hank Worden as the Old Man (in the rest home) Production Filming locations included Arizona's Old Tucson Studios and Mescal, Arizona. Scenes involving Willie Nelson were filmed inside a saloon in Mescal on September 21, 1987. Locomotive Number 40, located at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada, was used as the film's train. Director Burt Kennedy used several aging Western stars from years past as the group of aged Rangers, as well as the outlaw gang - former Rifleman actor Chuck Connors as Nash Crawford, past Cimarron Strip marshal Stuart Whitman as Gentleman George Asque, and former Dakotas deputy Jack Elam as Jason Fitch making up the retired rangers. John Henry Lee's aged gang consisted of former Gunsmoke deputy Festus Hagen (Ken Curtis) as Kelly Sutton and Western character actors Royal Dano as Nitro Jones, Gene Evans as Fargo Parker, and Dub Taylor as John Henry's brother Charlie Lee. Angie Dickinson had also appeared in several Western films and shows. Another veteran actor, Kevin McCarthy, made an appearance as the Governor. The Texas Rangers characters originally appeared almost 20 years before in the unsold television pilot and TV-movie broadcast in 1969 on ABC,
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Notable alumni Arts Film, theatre, and broadcasting Neal Baer, television producer/writer and pediatrician Dee Bradley Baker, voice actor Robert Bogue, actor Ken Curtis, singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke Jim Dziura, film director, cinematographer, and editor Daniel Junge, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker (Saving Face) Cynthia Lowen, documentary filmmaker (Bully) Peter Mortimer, Sports Emmy-winning filmmaker, co-founder of the REEL ROCK Film Tour Arden Myrin, comedian and actress Doug Pray, Emmy Award-winning film director (Art & Copy) Derek Richardson, actor Nick Rosen, filmmaker, co-creator of the Emmy-nominated National Geographic series, First Ascent Steve Sabol, film producer and former president of NFL Films, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Aaron Shure, Emmy Award-winning television writer, director, and producer (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office) Marc Webb, producer and director of music videos and films such as (500) Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man) Dean Winters, actor Writers, journalists and publishers William Brangham, American journalist currently a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour David Burnett, photojournalist recognized for the World Press Photo of the Year (1980), co-recipient of the Robert Capa Gold Medal, and named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association Michael Dahlie, novelist Gregg Easterbrook, writer and contributing editor of The New Republic and The Atlantic Monthly Frieda Ekotto, francophone African woman novelist and literary critic Thomas Hornsby Ferril, poet laureate of Colorado Mark Fiore, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Edward K. Gaylord, publisher of the Daily Oklahoman Kaui Hart Hemmings, novelist, author of The Descendants and House of Thieves Mabel Barbee Lee, writer Reginald McKnight, short story writer and novelist, recipient of the O. Henry Award, the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, and the Whiting Award Michael Nava, attorney and writer Artists and musicians Herbert Beattie, operatic bass and voice teacher Eric Bransby, muralist Cecil Effinger, composer, oboist, and inventor Jo Estill, singer, singing voice specialist and voice researcher Glenna Goodacre, sculptor Margaret Kilgallen, Mission School artist and printmaker Janet Maguire, composer Duard Marshall, painter Max Morath, ragtime pianist, composer, actor and author Ann Royer, painter, sculptor Abigail Washburn, Grammy Award-winning banjo player and singer Jeremy Zucker, singer-songwriter Economics and business Obadiah J. Barker, founder and president of Barker Brothers Charles Cicchetti, co-founder Madison Consulting Group, Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California Harold Thayer Davis, mathematician, statistician, and econometrician, known for the Davis distribution Alexander Ellis III, partner in the venture-capital firm Rockport Capital Partners Joe Ellis, President of the Denver Broncos Lori Garver, General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association James Heckman, winner of 2000 Nobel Prize for Economics, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Professor of Law at the Law School, and director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO of Virgin Australia, and Board President of Tennis Australia David Malpass, President of the World Bank Sebastian Suhl, former COO of Prada S.p.A.; CEO at Givenchy Amy Tucker, inventor of
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The Val De La O Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Valentino De La O. The series was produced by NBC-affiliate KOB. The show was nationally and internationally syndicated in the United States and Mexico, and several outlets referred to the host in the show being the "Spanish Equivalent of Johnny Carson". The show was among the first Spanish-language programs to seek national syndication, and was the first to actually become widely syndicated. This widespread syndication, to over 20 large national broadcast networks, was due to multiple syndication efforts. The host jokingly said, of the show, "we are the typical 20-year overnight success story." The show featured many celebrities, such as Anthony Quinn, Ricardo Montalbán, José Feliciano, Antonio Aguilar, Pedro Vargas, Lucha Villa, Lola Beltrán, Ken Curtis who played Festus in "Gunsmoke", Kirk Douglas, Muhammad Ali, Don Knotts, Johnny Weissmueller, and Freddy Fender. It also featured musicians such as Baby Gaby, Roberto Griego, Al Hurricane, Al Hurricane Jr., and René Ornelas (René y René); since the show contained performances by local New Mexico and Texas musicians, the show also brought national and international attention to Tejano and New Mexico music. History In 1960, the television show began as a half-hour variety/talk show format on KOAT-TV, an ABC affiliate. It was a short stint as it was terminated a year later. The show host, and the show itself, were then asked to join KGGM-TV (CBS affiliate), now KRQE. He was there approximately 4 years until 1964, when his show moved to NBC-affiliate KOB. This turned out to be the longest running station for him and the show. He stayed with the NBC affiliate until 1985, during this time, the Val De La O Show became a local favorite, due in part to the chemistry he developed between his co-stars, Juan Raigoza and Mario Leyba. The show went into national syndication and by 1980 it was seen from coast to coast, from New York to Los Angeles. His humor and guest line-up was among the most cited reasons his show became so popular. As his popularity grew, he was recognized by movie studios and record companies as an ideal venue to promote movies and music to the Hispanic audience. As a result, he interviewed and featured many internationally recognized celebrities, as well as several entertainers from Texas and New Mexico. Also appearing on the show were political figures, such as; New Mexico Governor Jerry Apodaca, NM Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragón and Reies Tijerina. Val was a pioneer in the Hispanic television market in the US. Because of Val’s flourishing career that began at a very young age, he became a role model for rising hopefuls in the music and TV industry. At this time, it was a difficult market to penetrate, but Val was credited for opening the doors for many Hispanic television personalities and gave many "up and coming" young talents their first television break by featuring them on his variety show. Ultimately, most of them went
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Ripcord was an American syndicated television series starring Larry Pennell, with Ken Curtis, which ran for a total of 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation of its namesake. Premise The premise was a variety of adventures surrounding the then-new, thrilling sport of skydiving. The two men and their private Cessna airplane were placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities were needed. This led them on exciting weekly adventures from chasing dangerous criminals to performing difficult and daring, if occasionally absurd, rescues. Cast Larry Pennell as Theodore "Ted" McKeever (skydiver) handsome, audacious, intrepid, clever, courageous, cunning, headstrong, brave. Ken Curtis as James "Jim" Buckley (skydiver) older, level-headed mentor and best buddy to Ted McKeever. Paul Comi as Chuck Lambert (airplane pilot) - this character was phased out midway through first season, replaced by... Shug Fisher as Charlie Kern (airplane pilot) - replaced the Chuck Lambert character played by Paul Comi midway through the first season. Fisher and Curtis were bandmates in the musical group Sons of the Pioneers. Curtis was later Marshall Dillon's bumbling deputy Festus Hagin in Gunsmoke. Pennell, on the other hand, guest starred as handsome movie star Dash Riprock in ten episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies between 1965 and 1969. Production The stuntmen performing the actual skydiving were Bob Fleming, an airline pilot, and Joe Mangione, both from Brooklyn, New York. Fleming also doubled as the pilot at the controls when not involved in the scene. Cameramen included Tom Ryan, whose previous experience included early parachute development, testing, and design. Ryan was a pioneer in capturing closeup film footage of free-falling skydivers. In 1962, the filming of the series involved the transfer of a stuntman between two airplanes, which was being filmed from a third aircraft. Due to air turbulence, the transfer failed and both aircraft touched and subsequently crashed. The pilots of both airplanes and the stuntman involved were able to parachute to safety. Later, the dramatic footage from this near tragic event was subsequently used in a Ripcord second season two-parter episode. Episodes Season 1 (1961–1962) The Sky Diver - Pilot (Thursday September 28, 1961 - guest starred Russell Johnson) Air Carnival Airborne Chuting Stars (guest starred John Agar) Colorado Jump The Condemned (guest starred Michael Pataki) Counter-Attack Crime Jump (Thursday October 5, 1961 - guest starred Burt Reynolds) Dangerous Night, a.k.a. DARB (Distressed Airman Rescue Beacon) - guest starred Harry Townes Death Camp Derelict Top Secret Radar Rescue (Thursday December 28, 1961 - guest starred John Considine and Jack Hogan) Sierra Jump The Silver Cord Thoroughbred Ransom Drop (guest starred Tracy Olsen) Escape Double Drop The Financier Sentence of Death Desperate Choice Diplomatic Mission (guest starred Richard Simmons) Hagen Charm (guest starred Arthur Franz) The Helicopter Race (Thursday March 15, 1962 - guest starred Dyan Cannon) Jungle Survivor High Jeopardy Hi-Jack The Human Kind Hurricane Charley Elegy for a Hero Cougar Mesa Last Chance Log Jam Mile High Triangle (Thursday May 31, 1962 - guest
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Roger Lawrence Ewing (born January 12, 1942) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood in the American western television series Gunsmoke. Early life Ewing was born in Los Angeles, California in 1942. Career Ewing began his career in 1964, appearing in the film Ensign Pulver, playing Jackson. He also guest-starred in television programs including Rawhide, The Farmer's Daughter, Bewitched, The Eleventh Hour and Room 222. In 1965, Ewing guest-starred in the western television series Gunsmoke, first appearing in the episode "Song for Dying". Ewing's performance in Gunsmoke impressed the producers. They offered him the role of Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, and he joined the regular cast. His character went by the name Thad Greenwood. Ewing was originally a Gunsmoke fan, whilst attending Los Angeles High School in Los Angeles, California. He watched the show every Saturday night. Ewing played the role of Marshal Matt Dillon's trusty partner, Clayton “Thad” Greenwood, in his senior year of high school. When Ewing joined the cast of Gunsmoke, there were serious disagreements between star James Arness and CBS about Arness' salary and part-ownership of the television series. Ewing's character was created by CBS with a view to replacing Arness should they deem it necessary. Ewing's first appearance as Greenwood was in the episode "Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood". He portrayed the son of a sheriff from Oklahoma, traveling to Dodge City, to find his father's killers. His final appearance on Gunsmoke was in the episode "The Prodigal". He enjoyed his time appearing in Gunsmoke. After leaving the show, Ewing was replaced by Buck Taylor who played as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brian. Ewing retired in 1972, last appearing in the film Play It as It Lays. Personal life After retiring from acting, Ewing became a photographer, for which he had a passion. Ewing resided in Morro Bay, California. Filmography Film Television References External links Rotten Tomatoes profile 1942 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American photographers Western (genre) television actors
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Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the Western series Gunsmoke. Early life Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield. There, he graduated from Burrton High School, where he was active in the drama club, played basketball, and sang in a barbershop quartet. Stone's brother, Joe Stone, says their uncle Fred Stone, was a versatile actor who appeared on Broadway and in circuses). Although Stone had a congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy, he turned it down, choosing instead to become an actor with a stock theater company headed by Helen Ross. Career In 1919, Stone debuted on stage in a Kansas tent show. He ventured into vaudeville in the late 1920s, and in 1930, he was half of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act. His Broadway credits include Around the Corner (1936) and Jayhawker (1934). In the 1930s, Stone came to Los Angeles, California, to launch his own screen career. He was featured in the Tailspin Tommy adventure serial for Monogram Pictures. In 1939 he played Stephen Douglass in the movie Young Mr. Lincoln with Henry Fonda and Ward Bond. In 1939 he appeared in When Tomorrow Comes as head busboy (uncredited). In 1940, he appeared with Marjorie Reynolds, Tristram Coffin, and I. Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage film Chasing Trouble. That same year, he co-starred with Roy Rogers in the film Colorado in the role of Rogers' brother-gone-wrong. Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 film Blackwell's Island. Stone played Dr. Blake in the 1943 film Gung Ho! and a liberal-minded warden in Monogram Pictures' Prison Mutiny also in 1943. Signed by Universal Pictures in 1943, in the films Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1943), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [Captain Pat Vickery], (1944), he became a familiar face in its features and serials, starring as hero Jim Hudson in The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944). In 1944, he portrayed a Ration Board representative in the Universal-produced public service film Prices Unlimited for the U.S. Office of Price Administration and the Office of War Information. One of his film roles was a radio columnist in the Gloria Jean-Kirby Grant musical I'll Remember April. He made such an impression in this film that Universal Studios gave him a starring role (and a similar characterization) in the 1945 serial The Master Key. The same year, he was featured in the Inner Sanctum murder mystery The Frozen Ghost. In 1953, Stone appeared as Charlton Heston's sidekick in Arrowhead, a Western also featuring Brian Keith and Katy Jurado. In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with different actors for various reasons (William Conrad was judged too obese to play Matt Dillon on camera, Georgia Ellis wasn't viewed as quite telegenic enough to portray Kitty on television, etc.). Howard McNear, the radio Doc Adams (who later played
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Bob Random (born January 29, 1945) is a Canadian character actor who appeared in both movies and television from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s. Television and film roles Random's television work tended to be in dramatic roles, in venerable programs like Dr. Kildare, Mr. Novak, Ben Casey, and Lassie, or Western series, such as Gunsmoke - playing the title character & Festus's nephew in "Sweet Billy, Singer of Songs" (S11E17 in 1966), The Virginian, Iron Horse, and The Legend of Jesse James. He also did occasional comedies, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and Gidget (in a recurring role as Gidget's friend Mark). He appeared in This Property Is Condemned (1966) and ...tick...tick...tick... (1970). Mosby's Marauders (1967), in which he played Private Lomax, was later repeated on The Wonderful World of Disney under the title Willie and the Yank. His last appearances were in an episode of Get Christie Love, and as the biker Reaper in the second and third The Danger Zone movies, taking over from Robert Canada, who played the character in the original. Random played John Dale in Orson Welles's long-unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind, which was finally released in 2018. Random appeared alongside John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich and Dennis Hopper. Personal life Random was divorced from Ida Random, who received an Academy Award nomination in 1988 for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration on Rain Man. Random currently resides near Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. References External links Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people People from Chilliwack Male actors from British Columbia 1940s births
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Robert Charles Totten (February 5, 1937 – January 27, 1995) was an American television director, writer, and actor, best known for directing many Gunsmoke episodes between 1966 and 1971. Career In addition to directing, Totten also co-starred in Gunsmoke playing the role of Corley, opposite of Nehemiah Persoff, in the 1969 episode "The Mark of Cain,". And among others, as the childhood friend of Festus, in self-titled episode, "Cleavus". As director, writer, and actor, Totten is a member all three guilds; the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. Awards Totten was nominated at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in Drama - Adaptation for his work on the 1973 television film, The Red Pony. Death Totten died at the age of 57 on January 27, 1995, from a heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. Filmography A partial filmography follows. Director Film The Quick and the Dead (1963) Death of a Gunfighter (credited as Alan Smithee) (1969) The Wild Country (1970) Pony Express Rider (1976) Television The Gallant Men (1962) - S1E13 "Advance and Be Recognized" Hawaiian Eye (1962-1963) "Lament for a Saturday Warrior" (S4E5) "To See, Perchance to Dream" (S4E9) "Two Too Many" (S4E16) "The Long Way Home" (S4E19) Temple Houston (1963) "Letter of the Law" (S1E3) "Gallows in Galilee" (S1E6) "Jubilee" (S1E8) "Seventy Times Seven" (S1E11) The Virginian (1964) - "The Secret of Brynmar Hall" (S2E26) Bonanza (1965) "Dead and Gone" (S6E27) "A Natural Wizard" (S7E13) The Legend of Jesse James (1965-1966) Daniel Boone (1966) - "The Gun" (S2E20) Gunsmoke (1966–71) "My Father's Guitar" (S11E21) "My Father, My Son" (S11E30) "Prime of Life" (S11E32) "The Good People" (S12E5) "The Wrong Man" (S12E7) "The Newcomers" (S12E11) "Saturday Night" (S12E16) "Mail Drop" (S12E19) "Mistaken Identity" (S12E26) "Nitro!" (S12E28 & S12E29) "The Wreckers" (S13E1) "A Hat" (S13E6) "Major Glory" (S13E8) "Blood Money" (S13E19) "Hill Girl" (S13E20) "The First People" (S13E23) "Waco" (S14E11) "Stryker" (S15E2) "A Matter of Honor" (S15E9) "Stark" (S16E3) "The Scavengers" (S16E10) "Jenny" (S16E15) "Murdoch" (S16E20) "The Lost" (S17E1) Iron Horse (1966) - "Cougar Man" (S1E7) The Monroes (1966) - "War Arrow" (S1E9) The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966) The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves (S1E16 & S1E17) Brother Love (S1E21) Mission: Impossible (1968) The Phoenix (S3E23) Recovery (S3E25) Dan August (1970) - "When the Shouting Dies" (S1E10) Bearcats! (1971) Kung Fu (1973) "The Tong" (S2E7) "The Hoots" (S2E10) The Red Pony (1973) Huckleberry Finn (1975) The Fitzpatricks (1977) - "Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers" (S1E10) The Sacketts (1979) Enos (1981) - "House Cleaners" (S1E7) Magnum, P.I. (1981) - "Double Jeopardy" (S2E19) The Young Riders (1990) - "The Man Behind the Badge" (S1E21) Writer Gunsmoke (1968) - "Nowhere to Run" (S13E18) The Red Pony (1973) Actor References External links 1937 births 1995 deaths People from Los Angeles Male actors from Los Angeles American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors American male screenwriters American television directors
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Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, Jaws and The Amityville Horror. Early life Born in Washington, North Carolina, Hamilton displayed an early interest in performing during his days at Washington High School just before America's entry into World War II. Bad hearing kept him from enlisting, so he moved to New York City as a 19-year-old to find a career on stage. Career In an early role, he performed on stage with Henry Fonda in the wartime story Mister Roberts as a replacement for David Wayne, playing Ensign Pulver. In 1960, he was onstage again with Fonda in Critic's Choice; Howard Taubman of The New York Times called him "properly obnoxious as the director". Hamilton was teamed once more with Fonda in 1968 for the drama film The Boston Strangler. Hamilton's best-known performance is as Larry Vaughn, the mayor of Amity, in the Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws (1975). Hamilton reprised the role in the sequel, Jaws 2 in 1978. He had agreed to reprise the role again in Jaws: The Revenge, but died in 1986, before production began. Other notable big-screen appearances include the critically acclaimed 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder with James Stewart, in which he played the bartender Al Pacquette, who gives testimony in the murder of Barney Quill. He also worked with Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) and The FBI Story (1959). The actor made dozens of TV guest appearances. In 1955, Hamilton guest-starred on the NBC legal drama Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York. Hamilton appeared in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Deadly Double" (1958) as murderer Johnny Hale the shadowy boyfriend of a woman with a split personality who is the sister of Perry Mason's client. In 1957 he played a conniving cowboy who sets up Chester for a murder charge as "Jake Buley" in the Gunsmoke episode "Chester’s Murder". In 1959, he appeared in a few episodes of the crime drama The Untouchables, as well as co-starring in the second episode of Rod Serling's television series The Twilight Zone, "One for the Angels", playing Mr. Death opposite Ed Wynn. Also, Hamilton portrayed Calhoun, on (S4E9) of Gunsmoke, which aired in April, 1959. His character is swindled in a land deal along with other members of a wagon train & his wife tries to leave Calhoun with the swindler. In the 1959-60 television season, Hamilton also co-starred with William Demarest, Jeanne Bal and Stubby Kaye in the NBC sitcom Love and Marriage. He played attorney Steve Baker, who resides in an apartment with his wife (played by Bal), two daughters and a father-in-law (portrayed by Demarest). He soon appeared as a guest star on another sitcom, The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan, on ABC. In 1961, he appeared in another science fiction series, 'Way Out,
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George Henry Bredlinger (October 10, 1927 – August 21, 1986) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his starring role of Weasel Martin in the 1957 film Young and Dangerous. Brenlin was born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. He appeared in episodes of the western television series The Deputy and the legal drama television series Perry Mason. In 1956, he played a lead role in the Broadway play Pictures in the Hallway. Brenlin guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, 12 O'Clock High, The Fugitive, Rawhide, Adam-12 (4 episodes), Columbo, Tales of Wells Fargo and The Californians. Partial filmography The Proud and Profane (1956) - Casualty (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 29: "Vicious Circle") - Georgie Gunsmoke (1957) (Season 3 Episode 6: “Jesse") - Jesse Pruett Young and Dangerous (1957) - Weasel Martin Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) - Matches (uncredited) Cimarron (1960) - Hoss Barry Bonanza (1963) (Season 4 Episode 30: "Saga of Whizzer McGee ") - Whizzer McGee Inside Moves (1980) - Gil References External links Rotten Tomatoes profile 1927 births 1986 deaths People from Pitcairn, Pennsylvania Male actors from Pennsylvania American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors
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Richard Charles Potter Coogan (April 4, 1914 – March 12, 2014) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Video in Captain Video and His Video Rangers from 1949 to 1950. Career Born in Madison, New Jersey, Coogan worked in radio for some time, including appearing as Abie Levy in Abie's Irish Rose. He appeared on Broadway in five different productions between 1945 and 1955, all of them short-lived except for Diamond Lil with Mae West, and The Rainmaker. He was still appearing on Broadway with West when he took the role of Captain Video and His Video Rangers on the DuMont Television Network on June 27, 1949. After the live telecast each day, ending at about 7:30 pm EST, he took a cab to the theatre where Diamond Lil was playing. As the popularity of Captain Video increased, Coogan grew less and less comfortable with both the role and the very, very low budget of the production. He left Captain Video in December 1950 and was replaced by Al Hodge, who played the part until the series ended on April 1, 1955. Coogan transferred to the soap opera Love of Life, where he played the heroic Paul Raven. Between 1954 and 1961, Coogan appeared in such films as Three Hours to Kill, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Vice Raid, and Girl on the Run. On the NBC Western television series, The Californians (1957–1959) set in the California Gold Rush in San Francisco during the 1850s, Coogan appeared as Marshal Matthew Wayne, a character who struck most viewers and critics as a deliberate clone of Gunsmoke'''s Marshal Matt Dillon. His co-stars included Carole Mathews in a romantic role as the young widow Wilma Fansler and later Jeopardy! host, Art Fleming. He also had a continuing role on the police procedural series Vice Raid (1960–1961), as Sergeant Whitey Brandon. During 1951–1963 he guest-starred on a number of other television series, mainly Westerns such Gunsmoke, Laramie, Bonanza, Maverick, Stagecoach West, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Bronco, and Wichita Town, as well as crime dramas, such as Perry Mason, Surfside 6, and 77 Sunset Strip. In 1960 Coogan appeared as Sheriff Charley Emmett on Cheyenne in the episode titled "Alabi for the Scalped Man". In 1960 he appeared as Hank Lawson on Maverick in the episode "Thunder from the North". Coogan retired from film and television in 1963 following an appearance on Perry Mason as Police Sgt. Gifford in "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe", and his final appearance as Luke Ryan in an episode of Gunsmoke''. In later life, he was best known as a professional golfer and golf instructor. Death Coogan died on March 12, 2014, in Los Angeles from natural causes a few weeks before his 100th birthday. Filmography References External links Richard Coogan as Captain Video 1914 births 2014 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American male radio actors American male stage actors Male actors from New Jersey People from Millburn, New Jersey
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Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American character actor. The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. Television series Maverick as well as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered middle son Nick in the 1960s ABC/Four Star Western The Big Valley. Breck also had the starring role in an earlier NBC/Four Star Western television series entitled Black Saddle. Early years Joseph Peter Breck was born in Rochester, New York. He grew up living with his grandparents in Haverhill, Massachusetts, because they felt they could provide a more stable home environment than his father, who often traveled as a jazz musician. He attended the University of Houston, where he studied English and drama. Family Breck was the son of bandleader Joe Breck, who was nicknamed "the Prince of Pep", and whose band once included trombone player Jerry Colonna. His parents divorced when Peter was eight. Peter went with Joe, while his younger brother George accompanied their mother, resulting in a decades-long separation. In 1959, an Associated Press photograph showed the brothers reunited after being out of touch for 22 years. The caption explained: "George told newsmen he saw Peter on television and recognized a resemblance. He went to the actor's studio and the relationship was confirmed." Career Early career After post-World War II United States Navy service in the 1940s on the aircraft carrier , Breck played professional basketball for the Rochester Royals during the 1948–49 season. He then worked as a ranch hand while studying drama at the University of Houston, and went on to make his on-screen debut in a 1958 film that was eventually released under the title The Beatniks. As well as performing in live theatre, Breck had several guest-starring roles on a number of popular series, such as Sea Hunt, several episodes of Wagon Train, Have Gun – Will Travel, Perry Mason, and Gunsmoke (a disturbed cowboy in the 1963 title role in "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner"). When Robert Mitchum saw Breck in George Bernard Shaw's play The Man of Destiny in Washington, DC, he offered Breck a role as a rival driver in Thunder Road (1958). Mitchum helped Breck to relocate to Los Angeles. As Breck then did not have his own car, Mitchum lent him his Jaguar. Mitchum introduced Breck to Dick Powell, who contracted him to Four Star Productions, where Breck appeared in the CBS Western anthology series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre. Breck appeared with fellow guest star Diane Brewster in the 1958 episode "The Lady Gambler" of the ABC Western series, Tombstone Territory, starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. That same year, Breck appeared in an episode of the syndicated Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford. He was also cast in an episode of NBC's The Restless Gun, starring John Payne. He appeared in a 1958 episode of Gunsmoke, playing the role of murder suspect, “Fly Hoyt”, a cowboy working on a Texas cattle drive. That same year, Breck
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Ronald G. Hayes (February 26, 1929 – October 1, 2004) was an American television actor, who as an activist in the environmental movement, worked for the establishment of the first Earth Day, observed on April 22, 1970. He was a member of the Sierra Club and a founder of the ecological interest group Wilderness World. On television, Hayes guest-starred in Bat Masterson, in a recurring role as Wyatt Earp (1959 to 1961) and again as Jeremy French (1960). Hayes played Owens in "Rawhide" S2 E8 "Incident of the Haunted Hills" which aired 11/5/1959. He played the doomed suitor Paul Bradley in "Wanted: Dead or Alive" S2 E10 "Reckless" which aired 11/6/1959. Hayes was a regularly seen face, in various characters showing a wide range of acting skill, on Gunsmoke. He also played a blinded U.S. Army captain in an episode of Don't Call Me Charlie! (1962), and he also co-starred in the ABC Western comedy The Rounders (1966) and portrayed Lincoln Vail in the syndicated adventure series The Everglades (1961). Hayes also guest-starred in one episode of The High Chaparral and two episodes of Death Valley Days as the editor of the newspaper reporting Custer's last stand and the Devil's Bar. Television roles Cheyenne as Durango Kid (1957) in "Town of Fear" Tombstone Territory as outlaw Chick Umbir (1959) in "The Day of Amnesty" The Rifleman as Bruce (1960) in "Six Years and a Day" Bat Masterson as Jeremy French (1960) and in a recurring role as Wyatt Earp (1959-1961) Rawhide (1961) – Owens in S2:E8, "Incident of the Haunted Hills" Rawhide (1962) – Frank Louden in S5:E6, "Incident of the Four Horsemen" The Virginian as Marshal Brett Cole (1963) Gunsmoke as Jud Bonanza as Jarred (1966) in "Bridesgroom" See also References External links 1929 births 2004 deaths American male television actors Male actors from San Francisco Male actors from Greater Los Angeles Stanford University alumni United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War United States Marines Activists from California Sierra Club people Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in California Western (genre) television actors 20th-century American male actors
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Wright Thornburgh King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018) was an American stage, film and television actor whose career lasted for over forty years. He is best known for playing Jason Nichols in the television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961). Early life and career King studied acting at the St Louis School of Theater, from which he graduated in 1941, before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II, in which he served in the South Pacific campaign from 1943 to 1945. King made his small screen debut in 1949 as Midshipman Bascomb in the television series Captain Video and His Video Rangers. Throughout his career, he worked in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. King was cast in numerous westerns and is particularly known for his role in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Vivien Leigh (whom his character kisses). Prior to that, he had appeared in the original stage production, a performance which was lauded by drama critic Harold Hobson. In 1958 King appeared as the Kiowa Kid/Nevada Jones on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode "Ghost of the Cimarron." In 1957 King starred as Joe Digger, a falsely accused horse thief who was hanged but saved, then hanged again after he killed one of his original executioners in the Gunsmoke episode "Born to Hang". King also appeared in eleven episodes of the television series Wanted Dead or Alive starring Steve McQueen, often playing a young sidekick named Jason Nichols. He also appeared in S2 E13 "No Trail Back" as Joe Hooker, the brother of a wanted man, who was bitten by a rabid dog. It aired 11/26/1959. Other noteworthy film credits included roles in Cast a Long Shadow (1959), King Rat (1965), Planet of the Apes (1968), Finian's Rainbow (1968) and Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973). In 1974, he played U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell Jr. of Georgia in the TV movie The Missiles of October, a dramatization of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. He appeared in the television series Johnny Jupiter, was in two episodes of the TV series The Silent Service (S01 E10 "The Pampanito" and S01 E20 "The Squailfish"). He appeared with Richard Boone in Have Gun – Will Travel in the episodes "Helen of Abajinan" and "A Knight to Remember". He also appeared with James Arness in Gunsmoke in the 1959 episode “False Witness” (S5Ep14), the 1961 episode "Colorado Sheriff" (S6E38), the 1964 episode “No Hands” (S9E19) and the 1965 episode "The Bounty Hunter" (S11E7). Personal life King married June Ellen Roth in 1948. The couple had three sons, Wright Jr., Michael, and actor Meegan King. He died in Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hill, California on November 25, 2018, at the age of 95. Filmography Selected television References External links 1923 births 2018 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Male actors from Oklahoma American male film actors American male stage actors American male
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James Wade Hampton (July 9, 1936 – April 7, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his TV roles such as Private Hannibal Shirley Dobbs on F Troop (1965–1967), Leroy B. Simpson on The Doris Day Show (1968–1969), Love, American Style (1969–1974), and his movie roles such as "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard (1974), a role which garnered him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, as Howard Clemmons in Hawmps! (1976), Harold Howard in Teen Wolf (1985), and its sequel, Teen Wolf Too (1987), and as Jerry Woolridge in Sling Blade (1996). Early life Hampton was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Edna (Gately), who worked at a millinery, and Ivan Hampton, who ran a dry cleaning business. He was raised in Dallas, Texas, and majored in theatre arts at the University of North Texas in Denton. While attending UNT, he was a member of the Gamma Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. After a series of failed jobs including bodyguard, bartender, and photojournalist, he was inducted into the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany and performed with the USO, for which he won awards. Career Following his service, he performed in summer stock in Texas and then moved to New York City, where he was given his first film role, in the Academy Award-nominated short subject The Cliffdwellers. His next role was as the lead character in a May 1963 Gunsmoke episode entitled "Jeb", featuring his friend and series regular Burt Reynolds. Hampton returned to Gunsmoke later that year in "Pa Hack’s Brood" (S9E13), again as a character named Jeb, although Marshal Dillon makes no reference in this episode to the previous appearance. Hampton returned to Gunsmoke one more time as the title character (and hilarious cousin to Festus) in the 1965 episode ' "Eliab’s Aim". In 1964, he was cast as publisher William Randolph Hearst in the episode "The Paper Dynasty" of the television series Death Valley Days. Hampton is known for his roles in CBS's The Doris Day Show (as Leroy, the handyman); ABC's F Troop (as Hannibal Dobbs, the incompetent bugler); Robert Aldrich's The Longest Yard (1974); Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975); Teen Wolf (1985); the Teen Wolf television series (1986 to 1989); Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988); and Sling Blade (1996). Hampton guest-starred as Jim Rockford's childhood friend Aaron Ironwood in a 1975 episode of NBC's The Rockford Files. He received a HALO Award for Hawmps!, and a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Most Promising Newcomer" for the part of "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard. In 1980, he starred alongside Gary Collins in the low-budget movie Hangar 18. In 2012, Hampton appeared in an advertisement on MeTV touting some of the shows in which he had guest-starred, including Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and The Rockford Files. Personal life Hampton married actress Mary Deese in 2002. He was the father of
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Paul Richards (born Paul Richard Levitt; November 23, 1924 – December 10, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in films and on television in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early years A native of Hollywood, Richards earned a psychology degree at University of California, Los Angeles and a master's degree in drama, also from UCLA. He gained additional acting experience at the Theatre Wing in New York. Career He guest-starred in television western series such as The Rifleman as Sam Morley in S1 E24 "The Trade" (1959), Have Gun–Will Travel, Highway Patrol (1956), Zorro, Johnny Ringo, The Rebel, Zane Grey Theatre, Black Saddle, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Untouchables,Trackdown, Rawhide, The Virginian, The Loner, and The Guns of Will Sonnett. Richards guest-starred in four episodes of Gunsmoke. In 1955, in the series' first episode, "Matt Gets It", he portrays a near-sighted gunfighter who outdraws and nearly kills Matt Dillon. The next year, in "Mr. and Mrs. Amber", he portrayed a poor, desperate homesteader beleaguered by his rich, self-righteous brother-in-law. In 1958, Richards mascarades as a U.S. Marshal in the episode "Joe Phy". He makes his last appearance as Mel Deevers in the 1968 episode "The Jackals". He also appeared in the syndicated series Sheriff of Cochise and The Silent Service. He was a guest star on Kenneth Tobey's Whirlybirds, a syndicated aviation adventure series. He appeared on The Brothers Brannagan, with Stephen Dunne and Mark Roberts. He made guest appearances on Straightaway and on Dragnet. In the 1955 episode "The Big Bird," Richards played Phil Baurch, who stole from people's homes after being hired out to do yard work. In 1959, he appeared in a five-part episode "Louie K" in the role of Louis "Louie" Kassoff in The Lawless Years with James Gregory. In the March 3, 1961 episode “An Absence of Tears” on the popular TV show “Route 66”, he did a turn as a mob connected bad boy and ex-love to a blind girl looking for revenge against mobsters who murdered her Honeymoon Husband. “He also appeared in Dan Raven, a crime drama, and the anthology series The Lloyd Bridges Show in the 1962 episode "Testing Ground". On Perry Mason, in 1959, he played actor and make-up artist Earl Mauldin in "The Case of the Startled Stallion", then played defendant Ted Chase in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Melancholy Marksman" (in 1973 Richards played Jules Barron in The New Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Cagey Cager"). In summer 1960, he appeared on Tate. In 1962, he portrayed Vance Caldwell in "The Boss's Daughters" on Rawhide. Also in 1962, he played the part of Dr. Max Richter on the Death Valley Days episode "Bloodline". He starred as Dr. McKinley Thompson in the 1963-1964 medical drama Breaking Point. He appeared in the 1964 episode "Murder by Scandal" of the drama The Reporter. He appeared in a 1964 episode of The Fugitive titled "A.P.B.". He later appeared as a villainous lawyer in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O,
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Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, writer and film director. Life and acting career Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts to Harry and Sarah (née Lee) Whorf. His older brother was linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf. Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager, then moved to Broadway at age 21, debuting there in The Banshee (1927). He played a famous painter who had resorted to drinking in the 1960 episode "The Illustrator" of The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Directing career He began his film directing career with the 1942 short subject March On, America and the 1944 feature film Blonde Fever. He directed a number of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including early episodes of Gunsmoke, the entire second season of My Three Sons and 67 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. He directed the short-lived series Border Patrol and the 1964–1965 ABC sitcom Mickey, starring Mickey Rooney. In the summer of 1960, he guest-starred in one episode and directed other segments of the short-lived western series Tate, and he directed episodes of the 1961–1962 CBS sitcom Father of the Bride, starring Leon Ames. . Whorf directed the unsuccessful 1961 stage comedy Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe. Personal life In 1929, Whorf married Margaret H. Smith. He was a brother of John Whorf ((1903–1959), an artist. Partial filmography As actor Midnight (1934) - Arthur Weldon Blues in the Night (1941) - Jigger Pine Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Sam Harris Juke Girl (1942) - Danny Frazier Keeper of the Flame (1943) - Clive Kerndon Assignment in Brittany (1943) - Jean Kerenor The Cross of Lorraine (1943) - François The Impostor (1944, aka Strange Confession) - Lt. Varenne Christmas Holiday (1944) - Simon Fenimore Blonde Fever (1944) - Chef (uncredited) Chain Lightning (1950) - Carl Troxell The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) - Film Director Richard Whorf (uncredited) As director Blonde Fever (1944) The Hidden Eye (1945) The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) Love from a Stranger (1947) Luxury Liner (1948) Champagne for Caesar (1950) The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) Gunsmoke (1958) As producer The Burning Hills (1956) Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) Bombers B-52 (1957) References External links 1906 births 1966 deaths Male actors from Massachusetts American male film actors American male television actors American television directors Male actors from Los Angeles People from Winthrop, Massachusetts American costume designers Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) 20th-century American male actors American male stage actors Warner Bros. contract players Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players
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Buck Taylor (born Walter Clarence Taylor III, May 13, 1938) is an American actor and artist, best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brian in the CBS television series Gunsmoke. Early life and career Taylor is the son of character actor Dub Taylor, from whom Buck reportedly acquired his nickname simply because, having clocked in at a hefty nine pounds at birth, he "looked like a big buck." Taylor graduated from North Hollywood High School, where he became a talented gymnast. Actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams sponsored him to go to the U.S. Olympic Trials as a gymnast, but he failed to qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics. He served two years in the United States Navy. His first important acting role was as Trooper Shattuck in the 1961 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre episode "Image of a Drawn Sword". His other early roles were in a 1964 episode of The Outer Limits entitled "Don't Open Till Doomsday", and as John Bradford (Brad) in four episodes of the 1966 ABC Western series The Monroes. Gunsmoke From 1967 to 1975, Taylor played Newly O'Brian in the television series Gunsmoke. He replaced deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing, after Ewing left the show. The character came to Dodge City as a gunsmith, and later became a deputy marshal. He reprised his role in the 1987 television movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, where he played the city's marshal. In 1981, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum inducted Taylor into the Cowboy Hall of Fame, and awarded him the Trustee Award for his performance on Gunsmoke. Artwork Taylor attended the Chouinard Art Institute, and has been selling his watercolor and acrylic paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and horses since 1993. Many of his paintings are of characters and scenes from movies and television series in which he has appeared. These images are made into prints, which are sold in various sizes. He is the official artist for many rodeos and state fairs, and creates their promotional posters. Filmography Film 1966 - The Wild Angels as Dear John 1976 - Pony Express Rider as Bovey Kingman 1978 - Beartooth 1981 - The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Robert Edward Gattlin 1981 - Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Dyamite Dick 1983 - Triumphs of a Man Called Horse as Sgt. Bridger 1984 - No Man's Land as Feeny 1990 - Big Bad John as Bob Simmons 1991 - Conagher as Tile Coker 1993 - Gettysburg as Colonel William Gamble 1993 - Tombstone as “Turkey Creek” Jack Johnson 1998 - Hard Time as Capt. Adam Gunther 2003 - Gods and Generals as General Maxcy Gregg 2005 - Truce as Harry Dodds 2006 - Flicka as Wagner 2007 - The Mist as Ambrose Cornell 2011 - Cowboys & Aliens as Wes Claibourne 2017 - The Road to Valhalla as Union Veteran 2016 - Indiscretion as Abe 2016 - Hell or High Water as Old Man 2019 - Trading Paint'' as Ben
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Georgia Ellis (March 12, 1917 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who is best known for her recurring role of Kitty in the Western radio drama Gunsmoke. Career Ellis also used the name Georgia Hawkins, making her film debut under that name in The Light of Western Stars (1940). A news story at that time referred to her and another actress as "discoveries of Victor Jory." Ellis appeared in the films Dragnet (1954), Penny Serenade (1940), Doomed Caravan (1941), and Light of the Western Stars (1940). In addition to her work on Gunsmoke, Ellis was a member of the cast of Rogers of the Gazette. She also appeared on CBS Radio Workshop. Ellis played a number of small roles on the Dragnet TV series in the 1950s. Personal life She was the daughter of John R. Hawkins and Blanche E. Sparling. She married fellow actor Thomas M. Skinner on August 31, 1941, in Yuma, Arizona. In 1948, she married to Antony Ellis, a writer, producer, and director or radio and television shows; they met while appearing at the Pasadena Playhouse. She played Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke. They had a son, Jonathan. She married Karl E. Puttfarken in Los Angeles on June 30, 1961. The bride's name on the marriage record is listed as Georgia B. Hawkins. References External links 1917 births 1988 deaths Actresses from California American radio actresses American television actresses American film actresses 20th-century American actresses
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Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, and the final first-run episode aired on June 11, 1961. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including shows with re-used or adapted scripts. A television version of the series premiered in 1955. Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Wesley Proudfoot (Parley Baer), Dillon's deputy. Other roles were played by a group of supporting actors consisting of John Dehner, Sam Edwards, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, Lou Krugman, Lawrence Dobkin, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Moody, Ben Wright, James Nusser, Richard Crenna, Tom Tully, Joseph Kearns, Virginia Gregg, Jeanette Nolan, Virginia Christine, Helen Kleeb, Lillian Buyeff, Vivi Janiss, and Jeanne Bates. The entire nine-season run of Gunsmoke was produced by Norman Macdonnell. Episodes The original pilot episode of Gunsmoke was entitled "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" and was recorded twice. The first was on June 11, 1949, with Rye Billsbury as Dillon and the second on July 15, 1949, with Howard Culver in the lead. Neither pilot was aired and the hero's name was eventually changed from Mark Dillon to Matt Dillon. Season 1 (1952–1953) Season 2 (1953–1954) : In "The Cast", the 15th episode of this season, the role of Doc Adams was played by Paul Frees. Season 3 (1954–1955) Season 4 (1955–1956) Season 5 (1956–1957) Season 6 (1957–1958) Season 7 (1958–1959) Season 8 (1959–1960) Season 9 (1960–1961) See also List of Gunsmoke (TV series) episodes Footnotes References (runs to 480 episodes as it includes shows with re-used scripts) External links Episodes on Archive.org Lists of radio series episodes Western (genre) radio series Gunsmoke
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Festus may refer to: People Ancient world Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD Sextus Pompeius Festus (later 2nd century), Roman grammarian Festus (died 305), martyr along with Proculus of Pozzuoli Festus (historian), Roman historian and secretary of the Emperor Valens Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius, a poet from Etruria Modern world Festus Agu (born 1975), Nigerian retired footballer Festus Akinbusoye (born 1978), British politician Festus Arthur (born 2001), German footballer Festus Baise (born 1980), Hong Kong footballer Festus Ezeli (born 1989), Nigerian basketball player Festus Hommius (1576–1642), Dutch Calvinist theologian Festus Iyayi (1947–2013), Nigerian writer Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician Festus Mogae (born 1939), former president of Botswana Festus Okotie-Eboh (1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance Festus Olabode Ola (born 1956), Nigerian senator Festus Onigbinde (born 1942), Nigerian football manager Festus Perera (1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician Festus Walters (1849–1922), Ohio jurist and advocate for Gubernatorial judicial independence Festus Tierney (1899–1973), former guard in the National Football League Festus Ueitele, Namibian politician Loren D. Hagen (1946–1971), nicknamed "Festus", United States Army Special Forces officer awarded the Medal of Honor Drew Hankinson (born 1983), professional wrestler who used the name Festus Festus Njeru Njue (born 1982), a Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - Kenya. He is the co - author of the journal paper titled "The Legal, Practical and Policy Dilemmas in Enforcing the Sexual Offences Act of Kenya in Relation to Consensual Adolescent Sex." Places Festus, Missouri, a town in the United States Festus Memorial Airport Other uses Festus Haggen, a character in the American television program Gunsmoke "Festus", a poem by the English poet Philip James Bailey Festus, a bronze dragon from Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus fantasy novels
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Harry Alfred Bartell (November 29, 1913 – February 26, 2004) was an American actor and announcer in radio, television and film. With his rather youthful sounding voice, Bartell was one of the busiest West Coast character actors from the early 1940s until the end of network radio drama in the 1960s. Early years Bartell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1942, he joined the staff of KWKW radio as an announcer. Radio Upon moving to California, Bartell became a favorite of producer/director Norman MacDonnell, performing frequently on Escape (notably as Ronald Dawson in The Second Class Passenger, Peyton Farquar in Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, and Alcine in "Operation Fleur De Lys"), and was a leading member of the Gunsmoke repertory company. Bartell was with the latter series from the first broadcast on April 26, 1952, until the last show on June 18, 1961; his roles ranged from friendly townspeople to victims to heavies, from the occasional role of Dodge City printer Mr. Hightower to famed gunslinger Doc Holliday in a 1952 episode. With fellow actor Vic Perrin, he also co-wrote two episodes near the end of the radio run, and appeared many times on the TV version of Gunsmoke, sometimes reprising his radio roles. Bartell worked on other radio Westerns such as The Six Shooter, Frontier Gentleman, Have Gun Will Travel, and Fort Laramie (a regular as Lt. Seiberts). Other recurring radio parts included a stint as one of several actors to play Archie Goodwin in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, Tommy Brooks on the situation comedy The Charlotte Greenwood Show, and Officer Ed Miller on Rogers of the Gazette. As an announcer, he was heard on The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes for several years, interviewing Dr. Watson and segueing into commercials for Petri Wine (he also announced on Silver Theater in the 1940s and on the radio version of Dear Abby from 1960 until 1972). Other radio acting jobs included multiple roles in Norman Corwin's VE day special On a Note of Triumph, frequent appearances on Jack Webb's shows Dragnet and Pete Kelly's Blues, and episodic parts on The Modern Adventures of Casanova (starring Errol Flynn), My Favorite Husband, The Saint, Suspense, and Lux Radio Theater. He was a member of the stock company of the detective series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, playing characters on both sides of the law, as well as the recurring role of jittery insurance adjuster Harry Branson (and his equally fussy twin brother Peter Branson). His final radio appearance was on Seattle radio producer Jim French's series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, guest starring as a blustery American publisher in an August 2003 episode. Television In films and television, Bartell's youthful voice was revealed to come from a silver-haired figure. His TV appearances included guest roles on Get Smart, Gunsmoke (as S2E27’s title character “Cain Vestal” in 1957), I Love Lucy, The Wild Wild West, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, and The Twilight Zone,
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Sam Groom (born 1938) is an American film and television actor. Life and career Sam Groom was born in 1938. Groom portrayed Tom Eldridge in the CBS drama Our Private World (1965). Following the cancellation of that prime-time serial, he replaced Ronnie Welch as Lee Pollock on The Edge of Night before he replaced Joey Trent as Dr. Russ Matthews on Another World, and he played the title role in the syndicated television series Dr. Simon Locke (1971), and its spinoff, Police Surgeon. Groom appeared on Gunsmoke in 1972 and 1973 (episodes "No Tomorrow" and "The Child Between" respectively). He also played Hal Sterling, the father of a castaway family, on the 1980s science fiction television series Otherworld. During the 1980s, Groom also was a spokesperson for American Motors, appearing in many commercials for the popular American Motors' Concord and American Motors' Eagle model lineups. He later played Joseph Orsini in the soap opera All My Children in 1993. Groom made guest appearances in Law & Order; Murder, She Wrote; The Love Boat; Hill Street Blues; Quincy, M.E.; Gunsmoke; The Feather and Father Gang; The Bionic Woman; and The Time Tunnel as a young scientist named Jerry. In 1976, he appeared both in an episode of Sara and in Territorial Men, a television movie version of the series. His film career included roles in Act One (1963), The Baby Maker (1970), Time Travelers (1976), Run for the Roses (1977), Institute for Revenge (1979), Hanging by a Thread (1979), The Day the Loving Stopped (1981), Deadly Eyes (1982), and as John F. Kennedy in the television miniseries Blood Feud (1983). Groom is currently a part of the faculty at HB Studio in New York City. See also List of people with surname Groom References External links Sam Groom images on Bing 1938 births Living people American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors
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Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films. Biography Charles Wagenheim was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 21, 1896. On the small screen he played, among others, the role of Halligan in 29 episodes of the television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975 and numerous other secondary characters or guest star roles in many episodes of television series from the fifties to the late seventies. His cinema career consists of various participations; he took part in particular in many films of the western genre between the 1930s and 1950s. He was credited for the last time on television screens in an episode broadcast on 25 March 1979, entitled The Return of Stephanie's Father and part of the Arcibaldo series, in which he plays the role of Bum. As regards his film curriculum, his last performance dates back to the 1976 film Missouri. He died in Hollywood on March 6, 1979, killed by his wife's caretaker. He also appeared in 1966 as Halligan in season 12 episode 2 and episode 5 on the TV western series Gunsmoke. Filmography References External links 1896 births 1979 deaths Male actors from Newark, New Jersey American male film actors American male television actors American murder victims People murdered in California Deaths from head injury deaths by beating in the United States 1979 murders in the United States 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors
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Lauri Peters (born Patricia Peterson; ) is an American actress and dancer in theatre, film, and television. Early life Lauri Peters was born Patricia Peterson to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Peterson. She has three older brothers, Harold Jr., Victor, and Sidney. The Peterson family moved to Cleveland, Ohio when Peters was a year old. Having studied dance from a young age, Peters moved to New York City as a teenager to pursue ballet. She was known as Patti Peterson. Career Peters made her Broadway debut in 1958 as a replacement in the children's ensemble in Say, Darling. She was credited as Laurie Peterson (there was already a Patti Peterson registered with Actors Equity). Say, Darling closed in January 1959, and two months later she opened in her second Broadway show, First Impressions, this time billed as Lauri Peters. In the fall of 1959, Peters created the role of Liesl Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, which she shared with her sibling castmates. She was married to actor Jon Voight (1962–67), whom she met when he joined the cast as Nazi messenger boy Rolfe, with whom Liesl shares a song ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen") and an attraction. She can be heard on the show's cast album, which has sold more than three million copies in the US. In Britain, she is probably best known as Cliff Richard's romantic lead in the 1963 film Summer Holiday. On film, she also acted alongside Fabian, James Stewart, and Sidney Poitier. She appeared as Moll in the 1964 off-Broadway revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock directed by Howard Da Silva. Although she worked primarily in the theater, on and off Broadway, and in touring companies, she also appeared on popular television shows of the 1960s and '70s, including Gunsmoke, where she was featured as "Allie", an innocent girl stuck in a poor family of eight (with a father and brother who were future-less lazy, whiners), yet she somehow remained kind and caring, as well as falling hard for her heartthrob, Marshal Dillon in the episode "Take Her, She's Cheap" (S10E6). That was after her first starring role on Gunsmoke in 1964 (S9E20) as the title character "Mayblossom", portraying Festus's cousin (who was promised to him for marriage), but who also falls prey to being violated by a townsman. With acting teacher Sanford Meisner, Peters founded the Meisner Extension at New York University in 1993, where she was artistic director and master teacher. Teaching the technique away from Manhattan, she has written a book on Meisner. Theatre 1958 Say, Darling as Kid in the Show (replacement) 1959 First Impressions as Kitty Bennett 1959 Sound of Music as Liesl Von Trapp 1964 A Murderer Among Us as Louisette 1964 The Cradle Will Rock as Moll 1968 The House of Atreus as Handmaiden, Chorus, and Singer Film 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1963 Summer Holiday 1968
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Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. The radio series ran from 1952 to 1961. John Dunning wrote that, among radio drama enthusiasts, "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." It ran unsponsored for its first few years, with CBS funding its production. In 1955, the series was adapted for television and ran for 20 seasons. It ran in half-hour episodes from 1955 to 1961, and one-hour episodes from 1962 to 1975. A total of 635 episodes were aired over its 20 year run. 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. Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp Western as romanticized by Buntline, Harte, and Twain. It was ever the stuff of legend." Five made-for-tv movies were produced after its 20-year run. The show won 15 Primetime Emmy awards as well as other accolades. It was frequently well received, holding a top-10 spot in the Nielsen ratings for several seasons. The United Kingdom series was initially titled Gun Law. Radio series (1952–1961) In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of the Philip Marlowe radio series, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardcore Western series, about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West". Robinson delegated this to his West Coast CBS vice president, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" based on one of their Michael Shayne radio scripts, "The Case of the Crooked Wheel", from mid-1948. Two versions were recorded. The first, recorded in June 1949, was very much like a hardcore detective series and starred Michael Rye (credited as Rye Billsbury) as Dillon; the second, recorded in July 1949, starred Straight Arrow actor Howard Culver in a more Western, lighter version of the same script. CBS liked the Culver version better, and Ackerman was told to proceed. A complication arose when Culver's contract as the star of Straight Arrow would not allow him to do another Western series. The project was suspended for three years, when producer Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston discovered it while creating an adult Western series of their own. Macdonnell and Meston wanted to create a radio Western for adults, in contrast to the prevailing juvenile fare such as The Lone Ranger and The Cisco Kid. Gunsmoke was set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s. Dunning notes, "The show drew critical acclaim for unprecedented realism." Episodes
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Jesse Bertram Kirkpatrick (October 2, 1897 – August 9, 1976) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Kirkpatrick was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a halfback in football in the 1920s. Kirkpatrick was named in Walter Eckersall's All-American team and in football coach Robert Zuppke’s all-time backfield. Kirkpatrick supported himself at University by playing as a jazz dummer in a student band. He was also a singer, appearing with Earl Burtnett’s orchestra in 1931, and as a singer and master of ceremonies with Harold Stokes on the WGN radio show Melodies from the Sky. Kirkpatrick worked as an announcer for the radio broadcasting station WGN for ten years. Kirkpatrick moved to Hollywood, California, starting his screen career playing a broadcaster in the 1946 film My Dog Shep. He also played Patrick Riley in the 1949 film The Judge. Kirkpatrick played as a bartender for five episodes in the western television series Johnny Ringo. Kirkpatrick appeared in films such as D.O.A., The Captive City, Sweethearts on Parade, Star in the Dust, The Private War of Major Benson, Alaska Passage, Police Dog Story, Outside the Law, Somebody Up There Likes Me, The Moonlighter, The Mob, Man of a Thousand Faces, Day of the Badman, Ten North Frederick and A Millionaire for Christy. He also guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Petticoat Junction, Bachelor Father, Wagon Train, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, McHale's Navy, The Real McCoys, Leave It to Beaver, Tales of Wells Fargo, Death Valley Days, 77 Sunset Strip, Man with a Camera and The Beverly Hillbillies. His final credit was in the television series Mayberry R.F.D. in 1969. Death Kirkpatrick died in August 1976 of a heart attack while playing handball with three doctors in La Jolla, California, at the age of 78. Selected Television Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 2 Episode 9: "Crack of Doom") – Card Player Gunsmoke (1956) (Season 2 Episode 7: "How To Cure A Friend") – Town Barber Mr. Teeters The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 26: "Ten Minutes from Now") - Thomas Grindley References External links Rotten Tomatoes profile 1897 births 1976 deaths People from Champaign County, Illinois Male actors from Illinois American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors American male singers 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers Players of American football from Illinois American jazz drummers American radio personalities American football halfbacks University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
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Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of the first season aired in the United States on September 10, 1955, and the last episode aired on August 25, 1956. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. The first season was a half-hour program filmed in black-and-white. One-hour episodes of the program were not introduced until season 7, and color episodes were not filmed until season 12. Synopsis Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Goode (Dennis Weaver), Dillon's assistant. Cast and characters Main James Arness as Matt Dillon Dennis Weaver as Chester Milburn Stone as Doc Amanda Blake as Kitty Production Season one was produced by Charles Marquis Warren, with Norman Macdonnell acting as associate producer. Development The actual pilot episode of the television series was aired as episode 26 during the first season. The sets used were totally different. The jailhouse has no door on the back wall replaced by the gun rack which usually sits on the side wall, Matt's desk is a high rolltop positioned against the wall as opposed to the flat desk more situated out into the room, the pot-belly stove and bulletin board with the wanted posters is missing, the safe is where the stove was, and the front door is not the same. The Long Branch saloon has a longer bar with a high shelve on the wall above it, the huge brass adornment that sits center stage is missing, unfamiliar taxidermy and wall decor, and the most notable change is a bartender that we have never seen in past or future episodes. The beginning boot hill introduction is also different, revealing for the first time Marshal Dillon walking down the hill towards the fake backdrop of Dodge City in the background. Matt uses a six-shooter with a much shorter barrel in this episode, not the eight-inch barrel we normally see throughout the series. Casting Some of the guest cast included actors who had performed in the radio series. Episode 2 is the first of 12 appearances of John Dehner, who also performed in approximately half of the 480 radio episodes of Gunsmoke. Episode 12, "Magnus", used Robert Easton, who had also played Magnus in the radio broadcast of the episode. Lawrence Dobkin played the character "Jacklin", in both the radio and television versions of episode 31, "How to Die for Nothing". Jester Hairston, who appeared in episode 14, was
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Robert J. Stevenson (October 10, 1915 – March 4, 1975) was an American politician and former actor who served on the Los Angeles City Council for the District 13 from 1969 to 1975. As a film and television actor, Stevenson had approximately 133 credits. After his death in 1975, his wife, Peggy Stevenson, was elected to the seat. They were the second husband and wife to serve consecutive terms on the Los Angeles City Council—the first having been Ed J. Davenport and Harriett Davenport between 1945 and 1955. Personal life and acting career Stevenson was born on October 10, 1915, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Stevenson was news editor and commentator for WHN radio and newscaster for "Around the World News" on CBS Radio in New York City and also worked for CBS in Los Angeles, California. He was a staff announcer on The Jack Benny Program and a film and TV actor, with 119 credits between 1946 and 1971, including an episode of I Love Lucy. In 1957, Stevenson was cast as Dave Weller in the episode "Deep Fraud" of John Bromfield's syndicated crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, set in Arizona. In 1958, Stevenson had a recurring role as "Big Ed", the town bartender in the 26-episode NBC western television series, Jefferson Drum, starring Jeff Richards as a crusading Old West newspaper editor. After Jefferson Drum, Stevenson appeared in two episodes as a police lieutenant named "Ringer" in the short-lived ABC series, The Man from Blackhawk, starring Robert Rockwell as a roving insurance investigator. Stevenson subsequently appeared in other western series, including nine episodes of Richard Boone's Have Gun - Will Travel, six times on Bonanza, three times each on Gunsmoke and Rawhide, and twice each on Tales of Wells Fargo and The Virginian. He also had minor roles in two episodes of CBS's The Twilight Zone. In 1959, he played "Luke", a cowboy turned assassin out to kill General Sherman while the latter was visiting Dodge City in S1E11 "General Sherman’s March Through Dodge City" in the TV Western Bat Masterson. In 1962 Stevenson (credited as Robert J. Stevenson) appeared as Torson on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell." He was sometimes credited as Robert Forrest, Robert Stephenson, or Bob Stevenson. In 1962 Stevenson was credited as Robert J. Stevenson on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell." Also in 1962 he played drunken store owner Ax Parsons in the episode “The Gallows (S7E22) of the TV Western Gunsmoke. Stevenson served in the United States Army during World War II. His offices and memberships included president of the Nichols Canyon Association, trustee of the Buckley School, Greater Los Angeles Press Club, International Footprint Association, International Society for the Protection of Animals, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild. He and his wife Peggy had a son, Bruce, born in 1956. The family lived in the Hollywood Hills, just above Sunset Boulevard. Robert died in Northridge, California, on March 4, 1975,
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Sextus Pompeius Festus, usually known simply as Festus, was a Roman grammarian who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo (Narbonne) in Gaul. Work He made a 20-volume epitome of Verrius Flaccus's voluminous and encyclopedic treatise De verborum significatione. Flaccus had been a celebrated grammarian who flourished in the reign of Augustus. Festus gives the etymology as well as the meaning of many words, and his work throws considerable light on the language, mythology and antiquities of ancient Rome. He made a few alterations, and inserted some critical remarks of his own. He also omitted such ancient Latin words as had long been obsolete; these he apparently discussed in a separate work now lost, entitled Priscorum verborum cum exemplis. Even incomplete, Festus' lexicon reflects at second hand the enormous intellectual effort that had been made in the Augustan Age to put together information on the traditions of the Roman world, which was already in a state of flux and change. Of Flaccus' work only a few fragments remain; of Festus' epitome, only one damaged, fragmentary manuscript. The remainder, further abridged, survives in a summary made at the close of the 8th century by Paul the Deacon. The Festus Lexicon Project has summed up Paul's epitome of Festus' De Verborum Significatu as follows: Manuscript The 11th-century Codex Farnesianus at Naples is the sole surviving manuscript of Festus. It was rediscovered in 1436 at Speyer by the Venetian humanist and bishop Pietro Donato. When he found it, half of the manuscript was already missing, so that it only contains the alphabetized entries M-V, and not in perfect condition. During the 15th century it has been scorched by fire and then disassembled by the antiquarian humanist Julius Pomponius Laetus. Collating these fragmentary abridgments, and republishing them with translations, is a project being coordinated at University College London, with several objectives: to make this information available in usable form, to stimulate debate on Festus and on the Augustan antiquarian tradition upon which he drew, and to enrich and to renew studies on Roman life, about which Festus provides essential information. Editions Wallace Martin Lindsay (éd.): Sexti Pompei Festi De verborum significatu quae supersunt cum Pauli epitome. Teubner, Leipzig 1913 (online). Reprint Olms, Hildesheim 1965. References Citations Bibliography Further reading Acciarino, D. 2016. "The Renaissance Editions of Festus: Fulvio Orsini's Version." Acta Classica 59: 1-22. Cornell, Timothy J. 2014. "Festus." In The Fragments of the Roman Historians. Vol. 1, Introduction. Edited by Timothy J. Cornell, 67–68. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Dahm, Murray K. 1999. "A Hendiadys in the Breviarum of Festus: A Literary Festus?" Prudentia: A Journal Devoted to the Intellectual History of the Ancient World. 31.1: 15–22. Glinister, Fay, and Clare Woods, with John A. North and Michael H. Crawford. 2007. Verrius, Festus, and Paul: Lexicography, Scholarship, and Society. Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies of the University of London Supplement 93. London: Institute of Classical Studies. Lamers, Han. 2013. "Creating Room for Doubt: A Reexamination of the editorship
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Willard B. Koontz (August 28, 1917 – April 7, 1978), also known as Bill Foster, was an American actor and stuntman. Coontz was born in Iowa. His film career started in 1949, when he worked as a stuntman on the film Apache Chief, and he spent almost a quarter of a century working as a stunt double in films and television. Coontz played numerous roles in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Fugitive, Wagon Train, The Wild Wild West, The Big Valley, Johnny Ringo, The Californians, Tales of Wells Fargo, Mission: Impossible, Bat Masterson and Rawhide. Coontz appeared in numerous films such as Outlaw Gold (1950), starring Johnny Mack Brown; Gold Raiders (1951), starring George O'Brien and The Three Stooges; Night Stage to Galveston (1952), starring Gene Autry; The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), starring Scott Brady and Betta St. John; Hidden Guns (1956), starring Bruce Bennett, Richard Arlen and John Carradine; The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957), starring Jim Davis; Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958), starring Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker and Gale Robbins; Lone Texan (1959), starring Willard Parker; Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963), starring Audie Murphy and Heaven with a Gun (1969), starring Glenn Ford. His final credit was from the 1978 film Convoy, where he had played as the Old Iguana. Coontz starred in the 1973 film Guns of a Stranger, where he played as Ace Gorenum. He was credited as William Foster. Coontz died in April 1978 of cancer, at the age of 60. References External links Rotten Tomatoes profile 1917 births 1978 deaths People from Iowa Male actors from Iowa American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors Western (genre) television actors American stunt performers
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John Milford (September 7, 1927 - August 14, 2000) was an American actor in theater, television, and films, playing scores of roles, often as a western villain. He was estimated to have had about 500 appearances in TV roles. Early years Born in Johnstown, New York, Milford studied civil engineering at Union College but chose to pursue his first love, acting. He "worked for some years with Los Angeles' Bureau of Engineering, Department of Public Works." Career Milford first appeared on television in the 1940s on What's My Name? on KGRB in Albany, New York. After making his film debut in Marty in 1955, Milford went on to act in dozens of film and TV roles, especially in westerns such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Big Valley, The Rifleman(S3 E4, S5 E7), and The Virginian. From 1959 to 1960, Milford was cast in ten episodes as the historical Ike Clanton on the ABC/Desilu series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp. Milford's last episode was S5 E41 "Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy" which aired 6/7/1960. From 1959 to 1968, Milford appeared on three episodes of Bonanza: on "Vendetta" as Ned Morgan, "Half a Rogue" as Cal Stacy and "A World Full of Cannibals" as Rodgers. Milford guest-starred on four episodes of Mannix from 1969 to 1974: on "Deathrun" as Sheriff George Hale, "Portrait of a Hero" as Col. Edgar Ewing, "Cry Danger" as Stan Forrester and "The Survivor Who Wasn't" as Harry. In 1965 Milford had a recurring role as Cole Younger in the ABC series The Legend of Jesse James, starring Christopher Jones. In the same year, Milford appeared in the third season episode "Billy the Kid" as Sergeant Stoner on the World War II drama Combat!, as well as an episode of Gunsmoke titled “Winner Take All” (S10E22). Throughout his career Milford continued to work in the theater. He founded the Chamber Theater at 3759 Cahuenga Blvd, pioneering Equity Waiver productions in Los Angeles, and helped launch the careers of actors such as Richard Chamberlain and Vic Morrow. Milford's Los Angeles Times obituary credits him with using his engineering background to help create the original design for the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Milford played the part of Albert Einstein in 1996's Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Death Milford died of skin cancer in 2000. Filmography References LA Times biographical article External links John Hackney Milford at Find A Grave 1929 births 2000 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from skin cancer in the United States 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors Deaths from cancer in California People from Johnstown, New York Male actors from New York (state)
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