Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
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Awards:
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
James Arness | ... |
Matt Dillon
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(635 episodes, 1955-1975)
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Milburn Stone | ... |
Doc
(605 episodes, 1955-1975)
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Amanda Blake | ... |
Kitty
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(569 episodes, 1955-1974)
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Ken Curtis | ... |
Festus
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(306 episodes, 1959-1975)
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Dennis Weaver | ... |
Chester
(290 episodes, 1955-1964)
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Glenn Strange | ... |
Sam
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(247 episodes, 1961-1973)
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Fred McDougall | ... |
Townsman
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(222 episodes, 1957-1975)
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Bert Madrid | ... |
Townsman
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(191 episodes, 1962-1973)
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Buck Taylor | ... |
Newly
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(174 episodes, 1967-1975)
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Ted Jordan | ... |
Burke
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(131 episodes, 1961-1975)
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John Breen | ... |
Townsman
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(121 episodes, 1958-1969)
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Rudy Sooter | ... |
Townsman
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(103 episodes, 1960-1968)
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Fred Dale | ... |
Townsman
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(83 episodes, 1961-1975)
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James Nusser | ... |
Louie Pheeters
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(81 episodes, 1956-1972)
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Bert Rumsey | ... |
Bartender
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(75 episodes, 1955-1959)
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Mathew McCue | ... |
Townsman
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(71 episodes, 1958-1966)
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Clem Fuller | ... |
Clem
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(66 episodes, 1957-1961)
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Pete Kellett | ... |
Townsman
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(63 episodes, 1960-1974)
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Cactus Mack | ... |
Townsman
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(63 episodes, 1957-1961)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Townsman
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(57 episodes, 1955-1975)
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Roger Ewing | ... |
Thad
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(52 episodes, 1965-1967)
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Burt Reynolds | ... |
Quint
(50 episodes, 1962-1965)
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Howard Culver | ... |
Howie
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(49 episodes, 1955-1974)
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Hank Wise | ... |
Townsman
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(47 episodes, 1961-1973)
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George Selk | ... |
Moss Grimmick
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(44 episodes, 1955-1964)
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Michelle Breeze | ... |
Saloon Girl
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(43 episodes, 1964-1975)
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Dabbs Greer | ... |
Jonas
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(42 episodes, 1956-1974)
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Rod McGaughy | ... |
Townsman
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(39 episodes, 1959-1975)
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Woodrow Chambliss | ... |
Lathrop
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(38 episodes, 1957-1975)
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Hank Patterson | ... |
Hank
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(35 episodes, 1959-1973)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Bartender
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(30 episodes, 1957-1959)
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Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Halligan
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(29 episodes, 1966-1975)
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Robert Brubaker | ... |
Jim Buck
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(29 episodes, 1957-1975)
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Bill Hart | ... |
Townsman
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(28 episodes, 1962-1974)
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Shug Fisher | ... |
Obie
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(27 episodes, 1962-1974)
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Earl Parker | ... |
Townsman
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(27 episodes, 1955-1959)
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Sailor Vincent | ... |
Townsman
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(24 episodes, 1963-1966)
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Gregg Palmer | ... |
Bartender
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(21 episodes, 1958-1975)
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Roy Roberts | ... |
Mr. Bodkin
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(21 episodes, 1961-1974)
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Lew Brown | ... |
1st Cowboy
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(21 episodes, 1956-1974)
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Charles Seel | ... |
Barney
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(20 episodes, 1961-1974)
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Alex Sharp | ... |
Cowboy
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(20 episodes, 1957-1974)
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Margaret Bacon | ... |
Townswoman
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(20 episodes, 1965-1974)
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Roy Barcroft | ... |
Roy
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(19 episodes, 1959-1969)
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Victor French | ... |
Eben Luken
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(18 episodes, 1966-1975)
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Morgan Woodward | ... |
Bear Sanderson
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(19 episodes, 1957-1974)
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Hal Needham | ... |
Cowboy
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(18 episodes, 1959-1970)
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Shirley Wilson | ... |
Townswoman
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(18 episodes, 1965-1968)
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Fred Coby | ... |
3rd Stage Man
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(17 episodes, 1962-1970)
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Rex Holman | ... |
Badger
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(16 episodes, 1960-1974)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1975) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1972) (West Germany) (tv)
- Sat.1 (1990) (West Germany) (tv)
- Sat.1 (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- First Draw Video (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc) (season 1: episodes 1 and 2)
- Fox Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Me-TV (2010) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (50th Anniversary Collection)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (season 2)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Television
- Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- Super Channel (2003) (Japan) (tv)
- TV Land (1996) (United States) (tv)
- Video Film Express (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 7)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Tobacco Company (sponsor)
- CBS Studio Center (filming location)
- Liggett & Myers (original sponsor)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals) (1961)
- Procter & Gamble (sponsor)
- Remington Rand (original sponsor)
- Roderick Sound (sound)
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting) (1961)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Marshal Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the wild west where people often have no respect for the law. He deals on a daily basis with the problems associated with frontier life: cattle rustling, gunfights, brawls, standover tactics, and land fraud. Such situations call for sound judgement and brave actions: of which Marshal Dillon has plenty.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The show was slated to be cancelled in 1967 due to low ratings, but CBS President William Paley, who was a big fan, reversed the decision. He moved the show from Saturdays to Mondays (cancelling Gilligan's Island (1964) in the process), placing it back in the Nielsen's Top Ten. See more » |
Goofs | The real Dodge City is located on green, rolling plains in SW Kansas. The setting of the series is instead in a semi-arid, hilly/mountainous area. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (1961). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Old Trail See more » |
Quotes |
[the teaser of the very first episode, "Matt Gets It."]
John Wayne: Good evening. My name's Wayne. Some of you may have seen me before. I hope so. I've been kicking around Hollywood a long time. I've made a lot of pictures out here. All kinds. Some of them have been westerns and that's what I'm here to tell you about tonight. A western. A new television show called "Gunsmoke". When I first heard about the show "Gunsmoke", I knew there was only one man to play in it. James Arness. He's a young fellow, and may be new to some of you. But I've worked with him and I predict he'll be a big star. And now, I'm proud to present "Gunsmoke". See more » |