Created by | Norman MacDonnell John Meston |
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Starring | James Arness Milburn Stone Amanda Blake (Seasons 1-19) Dennis Weaver (Seasons 1-9) Ken Curtis (Seasons 9-20) Burt Reynolds (Seasons 8-10) Buck Taylor (Seasons 13-20) Glenn Strange (Seasons 7-18) Roger Ewing (Seasons 11-12) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 233 ('Marshal Dillon', syndication re-titling of half-hour episodes), 402 ('Gunsmoke') 635 (total episodes) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 26 minutes (1955–1961), 50 minutes (1961–1975) |
Distributor | CBS Films (before 1971) Viacom Enterprises (1971–95) Paramount Domestic Television (1995–2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–07) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) |
Release | |
Picture format | Black and white (1955–1966) Color (1966–1975) |
Original release | September 10, 1955 – March 31, 1975 |
Other websites | |
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Gunsmoke was a western drama television series. John Meston created the series. It ran for twenty years from 1955 to 1975. Each episode ran for 1 hour. In 1955, CBS television network tried to hire John Wayne. They finally decided on James Arness to play the role of Matt Dillon in the Gunsmoke series. The main cast was Arness, Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode, Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, and Amanda Blake as saloon keeper Miss Kitty Russell. Ken Curtis played Festus Haggen and Burt Reynolds played a blacksmith.