Micheal Landon?

Chuck Connors?

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William Conrad (Cannon) played the radio Matt, and Howard McNear (Floyd the barber) played Doc. McNear also appeared on the TV version.

Thanks for catching that mistake.

On the TV show, Dennis Weaver played Chester Goode.

in Cool Hand Luke.

Also, John Anderson — 13 times.

as Marshall Dillon.

Just a guess, but he seems like someone who might have appeared on Gunsmoke.

My other guess would be Peter Falk.

Peter Falk did appear on the TV show

If I remember correctly they included Jodie Foster, Erin Moran & Willie Aames

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And also Col Potter, Harry Morgan...

Tons of others. Nearly everyone guested on Gunsmoke.

I have generic memories of the show from childhood, but nothing concrete.

She played the matriarch of an outlaw gang. She and her sons kidnapped Marshall Dillon and Miss Kitty, seeking revenge for the death of her husband for which she blamed Dillon.

Thanks for this, red dog 1!

...she slapped Miss Kitty. (Amanda Blake(
Audiences of that era weren't expecting that!
Blake said that in order to get the intensity, they were actually hitting one another!
I chimed in to your post, because Bette was the first one I thought of, too.

Big screen, little screen, it didn't matter. In 21 years, virtually every actor in Hollywood appeared in "Gunsmoke" at one time or another, some for multiple shows.

-- Mal

many when they were very young.

Gary Busey guest starred in the "Gunsmoke" episode "The Busters" (Season 20, Episode 22), playing the character Harve Daley. He was the last man killed on the show, dying from a head injury after being thrown from a horse.
Here's a more detailed look:
Character: Gary Busey's character, Harve Daley, was a bronco buster.
Death: He was thrown from a wild horse and sustained a fatal head injury, according to IMDb.
Episode: The episode, "The Busters," aired on March 10, 1975.
Significance: Harve Daley's death was the final male death on the long-running series.

I'll keep guessing til I whiff three times.

Steee-rike one.

what Western television series has Jack Elam not appeared in? Also, Dennis Hopper for the same reason.

try to name the various dust stars. Great fun.

Darren mcgavin

Looking for a comeback pick.

It was set during the Old West.

I normally don’t go to bars but on a recent Sunday afternoon I went to sign up for a charity fundraiser. The show was on and the place was quiet with a few other couples, startled, I said out loud; IS THAT HARRISON FORD ON GUNSMOKE? Just then the scene switched him out and folks were giving me the side eye like I was a crazy guy.
Then the scene switched back and there he was. It was a gambling scene.
Everyone at the bar started talking about it and the owner, whom I guess is a Gunsmoke fan, bought me a free beer.
I think as I left they were in fact googling all the famous actors who were on the show

that Bette Davis and Dame Judith Anderson appeared on "Wagon Train".

Dennis Hopper!

Played Kate McCoy on "The Real McCoys."