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Jun 26, 2022 · While this didn't lead to a TV series revival, Arness did return for another four movies, including Gunsmoke: The Long Ride and 1994's Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice. The latter marked not only the end of Gunsmoke as a franchise - at least for now - it was also Arness' final acting credit.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s, 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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- April 26, 1952 –, June 18, 1961
- 480 (List of episodes)
Apr 25, 2024 · Updated Apr 25, 2024. The Emmy-winning Western starring James Arness, Milburn Stone, and Amanda Blake lasted for over 600 episodes. The Big Picture. Gunsmoke ended after 20 seasons with a...
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Feb 5, 2024 · Published Feb 5, 2024. After 20 seasons, the iconic Western television series Gunsmoke ended without a proper series finale. CBS. Summary. Gunsmoke was the longest-running live-action primetime...
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Jan 18, 2023 · The end of Gunsmoke was an episode featuring Ken Curtis’ Festus Haggen at the center. Director Leonard Katzman’s “The Sharecroppers” was season 20 episode 24, airing on March 31, 1975.
Sep 11, 2023 · A staple of the shoot-em-up TV craze, the roots of "Gunsmoke" go back to 1952 when the series first aired as a radio program. The TV show came a few years later in 1955, and both programs would ...
Mar 31, 2022 · "Gunsmoke" consisted of an eye-popping 635 episodes and won multiple Emmy Awards, per IMDb, before Arness' Matt Dillon character got an abrupt end in the unexpected final episode "The Sharecroppers."
