List of Gunsmoke cast members

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This list contains notable cast members of the Gunsmoke radio and TV series, and TV movies. [1] The listing includes regular cast members, guest stars, and recurring cast members.

Contents

Radio cast

Regulars

Recurring

While the radio series had relatively few recurring supporting characters, and those roles were often shared, the following actors played recurring roles with comparative consistency, in addition to a variety of one-time roles

Guest stars

Many actors appeared regularly on Gunsmoke, in the majority of episodes, but in a variety of one-shot roles; others were only heard once or twice

TV cast

Main cast

CharacterActress / ActorSeasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Matt Dillon James Arness Main
Kitty Russell Amanda Blake Main
Doc Galen Adams Milburn Stone Main
Chester Goode Dennis Weaver Main
Sam Noonan Glenn Strange Main
Quint Asper Burt Reynolds Main
Festus Haggen Ken Curtis Main
Thaddeus Greenwood Roger Ewing Main
Newly O'Brien Buck Taylor Main

Recurring characters

CharacterActress / ActorSeasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Howie (hotel clerk) Howard Culver Recurring Recurring
Mr. Jonas Dabbs Greer Recurring Recurring Guest Guest
Moss Grimmick (livery owner) George Selk Recurring
Jim Buck (townsman) [3] Robert Brubaker Recurring
Rudy (townsman) [4] Rudy Sooter Recurring
Louie Pheeters (town drunk) James Nusser Recurring Guest
Hank Miller (livery manager) Hank Patterson Recurring Recurring
Ma Smalley (boarding house owner) Sarah Selby Recurring Recurring Recurring
Mr. Bodkin (bank manager) Roy Roberts Recurring Recurring Recurring
Nathan Burke (freight office manager) Ted Jordan Recurring Recurring Recurring Recurring
Mr. Lathrop Woodrow Chambliss Recurring
Barney (telegrapher) Charles Seel Recurring
Ed Halligan (townsman) Charles Wagenheim Recurring Recurring
Percy Crump (undertaker) Kelton Garwood Recurring Recurring
Ed O'Connor Tom Brown Recurring Recurring
Bull (bartender) Victor Izay Recurring
Judge Brooker Herb Vigran Recurring
Dr. John Chapman Pat Hingle Recurring
Floyd (bartender) [3] Robert Brubaker Recurring
Hannah Fran Ryan Recurring

Guest stars

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References

  1. List of Gunsmoke episodes with complete cast at epguides.com
  2. 1953 publicity photograph of Gunsmoke radio cast in character, wearing western costumes
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