TV ShowEndedWesternAction & AdventureDrama

Gunsmoke

"Get out of Dodge!"

Rating6.7/10

First Air1955

Seasons20

Episodes635

Votes109

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.

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First Aired

September 10, 1955

Last Aired

March 31, 1975

Original Language

Popularity

Type

Scripted

Production Companies

Filmaster Productions

Arness Production Company

CBS

Seasons & Episodes

Episodes

This is a list of episodes from the first season of the television series version of Gunsmoke.

Cast

James Arness

Marshal Matt Dillon

Amanda Blake

Kitty

Milburn Stone

Doc

Ken Curtis

Festus

Dennis Weaver

Chester

Glenn Strange

Sam Noonan, Sam (uncredited), Man

Ted Jordan

Burke, Nathan Burke, Burke (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited), Shiloh, Hank Wheeler, Indian Policeman, Lounger, Leemer, Foreman, Bo, Cheater, Del, Jake Cooper (uncredited), Pete, Chad, Gus Thompson, Kearny, Policia Jailhouse Guard (uncredited), Outlaw (uncredited)

Rudy Doucette

Townsman (uncredited), Barfly (uncredited), Railroad Worker (uncredited), Conniston Rider (uncredited), Courtroom Spectator (uncredited), Deputy (uncredited)