[62] This feat would be surpassed by Mariska Hargitay, who has portrayed the character Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for over 23 consecutive years to date. When Dillon isn't fighting for peace and justice, he's trying to win over the usually ambiguous affection of Kitty (Amanda . The first, recorded in June 1949, was very much like a hard core detective series and starred Michael Rye (credited as Rye Billsbury) as Dillon;[5][4] the second, recorded in July 1949, starred Straight Arrow actor Howard Culver in a more Western, lighter version of the same script. We finished the 20th year, we all expected to go on for another season, or two or three. The series remained in the top 10 until the 197374 television season. Mr. Warren told Mr. Wayne about the transition of the show from radio to TV, and Mr. Wayne readily agreed that James Arness would be a terrific choice for the part of Matt Dillon. Mr. Warren asked Wayne if he knew James Arness, and Mr. Wayne said yes. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Ken Curtis, a singer and actor who starred as Marshal Matt Dillon's sidekick on the long-running television western Gunsmoke, has died at age 74. He amputated a dying man's leg and lost the patient anyway. The entire cast was stunned by the cancellation, as they were unaware that CBS was considering it. As originally pitched to CBS executives, this was to be an adult Western, not a grown-up Hopalong Cassidy. Though Meston championed him, Macdonnell thought Conrad might be overexposed. Can't find a movie or TV show? She has appeared in dozens of television series and had featured roles in films such as A Guide for the Married Man and The Cheyenne Social Club, both directed by Gene Kelly, as well as The Rounders opposite Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford and two Elvis Presley movies, Roustabout and Frankie and Johnny.. She began her performing career singing at Radio City . After director John Ford hired the Pioneers for the western film, Wagon Master, Curtis began getting dozens of movie and TV roles. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. Sat, Sep 27, 1958 30 mins. Dillon, as portrayed by Conrad, was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. He saved a girl from brutal rapists, then found himself unable to offer her what she needed to stop her from moving into life as a prostitute. But Matt doesn't believe in luck like that and suspects something crooked is going on. [citation needed], James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, a feat later matched by Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). ): Ma Smalley (boardinghouse owner; 19611972): Barney Danches (telegraph agent; 19651974): Best Action or Adventure Series nominated (winner: Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series: James Arness nominated (winner: Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: James Arness nominated (winner: Robert Young for. I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne. Beau Bridges Played Jason. 10 out of 15 found this helpful. Conrad directed two television episodes, in 1963 and 1971, and McNear appeared on six, playing characters other than Doc, including three times as storekeeper Howard Rudd. Denver Pyle was also considered for the role, as was Raymond Burr, who was ultimately also seen as too heavy for the part. In a July 2, 2002, Associated Press interview with Bob Thomas, Arness explained, "If they were man and wife, it would make a lot of difference. A complication arose when Culver's contract as the star of Straight Arrow would not allow him to do another Western series. He was the son of a sheriff and worked on a jail farm as a boy. The sassy owner of Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City was played by actress Amanda Blake, a woman who would forever make her mark not only in the western genre of television but also in society. People like James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver, and Ken Curtis were the backbone of the show during its long run on television. The cast and crew read the news in the trade papers. Gunsmoke is the last fictional primetime show that debuted in the 1950s to leave the air and only three shows from the 1960s that lasted past its final season in 197475. Then Chester wants 12 candy sticks, but as usual, he doesn't have the 12 cents to buy them. [11] The magazine observed that she is "obviously not selling chocolate bars". The couple had a son, Matthew Michael Ansara, born August 29, 1965, who died of a drug overdose in 2001 . Her brother, Leif Garrett, is a singer and actor. Series producers said that if the show were sponsored, they would have to "clean the show up". The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. A complete series box set was released on May 5, 2020. 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However, it's his work in Gunsmoke that we'll always remember and love him for. How is Chester still in Dodge? Dawn Lyn Nervik (born January 11, 1963) [1] is an American former child actress who acted from age 4 to 15. Weaver worried he'd never get away from the character. One died during the run of the show, in 1973, at the age of 74 Glenn Strange, a real New Mexico cowboy who played Sam the bartender. Both sets are also available as a combined single "Gift Box Set". 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Stone (1 Episode), Bud Grant (1 Episode), Andy (1 Episode), John (1 Episode), Abihu Howell (1 Episode), Bill Lee (1 Episode), Malachi Harper (1 Episode), Tobe (1 Episode), Ivy (1 Episode), Hale Parker (1 Episode), Pezzy (1 Episode), Jess (1 Episode), Ezra Thorpe (1 Episode), Jake Spence (1 Episode), Eben Hakes (1 Episode), Judge Ray Cordelius (1 Episode), Alben Peavy (1 Episode), Capt. Macdonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. **SPOILERS** would this game, that looks like a sweet little racket actually work? Arness stars in all five made-for-television movies. [12] He came west and changed his name to escape a charge of murder. The Gunsmoke theme was composed by Rex Koury. Appearing in films like "Norma Rae," "Greased Lightning," and "Jerry Maguire," Bridges actually got his start in sitcoms and westerns. The people upstairs decided it was better to leave the show as it was, which I totally agreed with. 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If there's $100 that the guy winning ends up with, and Dolly gets 20%, that's $20. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. That the TV show was not a sham is due in no small part to the continued strength of Meston's scripts."[14]. [17], Not long after the radio show began, talk began of adapting it to television. 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