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Gunsmoke

  • TV-G
  • 1955–1975
  • 20 seasons
  • Western, Action & Adventure
  • 6.7

Get out of Dodge!

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, 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.

Episodes

10 episodes
  1. 1Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

    45 minSep 26, 1987

    Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge is the first TV-movie based on the 20-year television version of Gunsmoke starring James Arness. Although it is supposed to be set in the wilds of Kansas it was filmed in Alberta, Canada.

  2. 2Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

    45 minMar 18, 1990

    Gunsmoke: The Last Apache is a 1990 film directed by Charles Correll.

  3. 3Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

    45 minJan 10, 1992

    Gunsmoke: To the Last Man is a 1992 TV-movie starring James Arness as retired Marshal Matt Dillon and featuring Pat Hingle. Hapless rustlers make the fatal mistake of stealing Matt Dillon's cattle and Dillon blunders into the gory Pleasant Valley War during the process of hunting them down and killing two of them. The film, set in the 1880s, was directed by Jerry Jameson and based upon the long-running American television series Gunsmoke. The supporting cast includes Matt Mulhern as Will McCall, Joseph Bottoms as villainous Tommy Graham, and Morgan Woodward as Sheriff Abel Rose.

  4. 4Gunsmoke : The Long Ride

    45 minMay 8, 1993

    Gunsmoke: The Long Ride is a 1993 western TV series based on the popular series Gunsmoke, in which the main character, Matt Dillon is again played by James Arness.

  5. 5Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice

    45 minFeb 10, 1994

    After his mother is killed in a wagoncoach robbery a young man pursues the gang responsible. Matt Dillon goes after him hoping to stop him before the gang can kill him. Dillon is joined by Davis Healy, a businessman, who is hiding a few secrets of his own.

  6. 6Remembering James Arness

    2 minFeb 11, 1994

    A brief look at James Arness in the role of Matt Dillon through short excerpts and behind the scenes moments in the filming of Gunsmoke.

  7. 7Sponsor Spots, Part 1

    3 minFeb 12, 1994

    Early television sponsor spots

  8. 8Sponsor Spots, Part 2

    3 minFeb 13, 1994

    Early television sponsor spots

  9. 9Sponsor Spots, Part 3

    4 minFeb 17, 1994

    Early television sponsor spots

  10. 10Sponsor Spots, Part 4

    2 minFeb 18, 1994

    Early television sponsor spots

Where to watch Gunsmoke

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Series cast

James ArnessMarshal Matt Dillon635 episodes
Amanda BlakeKitty635 episodes
Milburn StoneDoc635 episodes
Ken CurtisFestus368 episodes
Dennis WeaverChester341 episodes
Glenn StrangeSam Noonan192 episodes
Ted JordanShiloh127 episodes
Rudy DoucetteDeputy (uncredited)53 episodes
Burt ReynoldsQuint50 episodes
Howard CulverHotel Clerk45 episodes
Dabbs GreerJonas36 episodes
Hank PattersonLivery Man30 episodes
John GeorgeBarfly (uncredited)28 episodes
Buck TaylorNewly27 episodes
Shug FisherMule Skinner (1)25 episodes
Woody ChamblissWoody Lathrop24 episodes
Charles SeelGorth20 episodes
George FordDiner Patron (uncredited)20 episodes

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