Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Premiere	September 10, 1955
Finale	March 31, 1975
Airs	Mondays to Saturdays at 1 PM on MeTV
Network/Provider	CBS
Style	western 30-minute (seasons 1–6), 60-minute (seasons 7–20) B&W: seasons 1–11 Color: seasons 12–20
Company	Filmaster Productions, Inc. (seasons 1-4), Arness and Company (5-6), Arness Productions (seasons 7-11), CBS
Distributor	CBS Films/Enterprises (until 1971) Viacom Enterprises (1971-1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995-2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006-2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007-2021) CBS Media Ventures (2021- )
Seasons	20
Episodes	635 + 5 TV movies
Origin	USA

Gunsmoke is a western produced by and aired on CBS.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
James Arness	Marshal Matt Dillon	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dennis Weaver	Chester Goode	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Milburn Stone	Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Amanda Blake	Kitty Russell	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Burt Reynolds	Quint Asper								*	*	*
Ken Curtis	Festus Haggen								o	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Roger Ewing	Thad Greenwood											*	*
Buck Taylor	Newly O'Brien													o	o	*	*	*	*	*	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Howard Culver	Howie Uzzell	*						*	*	*	*	*			*						*
Dabbs Greer	Wilbur Jonas	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
George Selk	Moss Grimmick	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Robert Brubaker	Jim Buck			*	*	*	*	*
	Floyd																			*	*
Clem Fuller	Clem					*	*
James Nusser	Louie Pheeters							*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sarah Selby	Ma Smalley							*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Glenn Strange	Sam Noonan							*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hank Patterson	Hank Miller								*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Roy Roberts	Harry Bodkin									*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Charles Seel	Barney Danches											*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Rudy Sooter	Rudy											*	*
Woody Chambliss	Woody Lathrop												*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ted Jordan	Nathan Burke												*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Charles Wagenheim	Joshua Halligan												*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tom Brown	Ed O'Connor														*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jonathan Harper	Percy Crump														*	*	*	*
Herb Vigran	Judge Brooker																*	*	*	*	*
Pat Hingle	Dr. John Chapman																	*
Fran Ryan	Hannah Cobb																				*

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 10, 1955	August 25, 1956	39
Season Two	September 8, 1956	July 6, 1957	39
Season Three	September 14, 1957	June 7, 1958	39
Season Four	September 13, 1958	June 13, 1959	39
Season Five	September 5, 1959	June 11, 1960	39
Season Six	September 3, 1960	June 17, 1961	38
Season Seven	September 30, 1961	May 26, 1962	34
Season Eight	September 15, 1962	June 1, 1963	38
Season Nine	September 28, 1963	June 6, 1964	36
Season Ten	September 26, 1964	May 29, 1965	36
Season Eleven	September 18, 1965	May 7, 1966	32
Season Twelve	September 17, 1966	April 15, 1967	29
Season Thirteen	September 11, 1967	March 4, 1968	25
Season Fourteen	September 23, 1968	March 24, 1969	26
Season Fifteen	September 22, 1969	March 23, 1970	26
Season Sixteen	September 14, 1970	March 8, 1971	24
Season Seventeen	September 13, 1971	March 13, 1972	24
Season Eighteen	September 11, 1972	March 5, 1973	24
Season Nineteen	September 10, 1973	April 1, 1974	24
Season Twenty	September 9, 1974	March 31, 1975	24

Title	Release		Discs
Season Sets (Region 1)
The First Season	July 17, 2007	purchase	6
Partial Season Sets (Region 1)
The Second Season, Volume 1	January 8, 2008	purchase	3
The Second Season, Volume 2	May 27, 2008	purchase	3
The Third Season, Volume 1	December 9, 2008	purchase	3
The Third Season, Volume 2	May 26, 2009	purchase	3
The Fourth Season, Volume 1	October 5, 2010	purchase	3
The Fourth Season, Volume 2	December 14, 2010	purchase	3
The Fifth Season, Volume 1	October 11, 2011	purchase	3
The Fifth Season, Volume 2	December 13, 2011	purchase	3
The Sixth Season, Volume 1	August 7, 2012		3
The Sixth Season, Volume 2	October 16, 2012		3
The Seventh Season, Volume 1	December 11, 2012		3
The Seventh Season, Volume 2	February 5, 2013		3
The Eighth Season, Volume 1	May 7, 2013		3
The Eighth Season, Volume 2	May 7, 2013		3
The Ninth Season, Volume 1	August 6, 2013		3
The Ninth Season, Volume 2	August 6, 2013		3
The Tenth Season, Volume 1	August 12, 2014		3
The Tenth Season, Volume 2	August 12, 2014		3
Episode Collections (Region 1)
50th Anniversary Collection, Volume 1	January 3, 2006		3
50th Anniversary Collection, Volume 2	January 3, 2006		3
The Directors Collection	November 14, 2006		3