List of Gunsmoke cast members

A list of actors who appeared on the "Gunsmoke" radio program, TV series and the TV movies.

Radio Cast

Regulars

*William Conrad as Matt Dillon
*Parley Baer as Chester Wesley Proudfoot
*Howard McNear as Doc Charles Addams
*Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell

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
*Harry Bartell played Mr. Hightower
*Joe Duval usually played Mr. Botkin
*James Nusser usually played Moss Grimmick

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.

*Michael Ann Barrett
*Edgar Barrier
*Jeanne Bates
*Dick Beals
*Virginia Christine
*Richard Deacon
*John Dehner
*Don Diamond
*Lawrence Dobkin
*Sam Edwards
*Paul Frees
*Virginia Gregg
*Jerry Hausner
*Byron Kane
*Joseph Kearns
*Jack Kruschen
*John McIntire
*Junius Matthews
*Jeanette Nolan
*Vic Perrin
*Barney Phillips

TV Cast

Regulars

*James Arness as Matt Dillon
*Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode (1955-1964)
*Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell (1955-1974)
*Milburn Stone as Doc Galen Adams
*Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen (1964-1975)
*Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper (1962-1965)
*Roger Ewing as Thad Greenwood (1965-1967)
*Buck Taylor as Newly O'Brien (1967-1975)
*Glenn Strange as Sam Noonan (1961-1974)

Recurring

*George Selk as Moss Grimmick (1955-1963)
*James Nusser as Louie Pheeters
*Dabbs Greer as Mr. Jonas
*Roy Roberts as Mr. Bodkin (1965-1975)
*Herb Vigran as Judge Brooker
*Howard Culver as Howie the hotel clerk
*John Harper as Percy Crump
*Sarah Selby as Ma Smalley (1962-1975)
*Pat Hingle as Dr. John Chapman (1971)

Guest Stars

* John Abbott (actor)
* Stanley Adams (actor)
* Claude Akins
* Marc Alaimo
* Jack Albertson
* Mabel Albertson
* Norman Alden
* John Anderson (actor)
* Richard Anderson
* Keith Andes
* Edward Andrews
* Michael Ansara
* Lou Antonio
* R.G. Armstrong
* Ed Asner
* John Astin
* Barry Atwater
* Lew Ayres
* Jim Backus
* Raymond Bailey
* Michael Barrier
* Harry Basch
* Richard Basehart
* Ned Beatty
* Jim Beaver
* John Beck (actor)
* Noah Beery, Jr.
* Ed Begley
* Ralph Bellamy
* Warren Berlinger
* James Best
* Ramon Bieri
* Theodore Bikel
* Billie Bird
* Dan Blocker
* Lloyd Bochner
* Sorrell Booke
* Bruce Boxleitner
* William Boyett
* Eric Braeden
* Peter Breck
* David Brian
* Morgan Brittany
* Charles Bronson
* Joshua Bryant (actor)
* Edgar Buchanan
* Joyce Bulifant
* Brooke Bundy
* Michael Burns
* Norman Burton
* Gary Busey
* Billy Green Bush
* Sebastian Cabot (actor)
* Frank Cady
* Howard Caine
* Joseph Campanella
* William Campbell (film actor)
* J. D. Cannon
* Harry Carey, Jr.
* Paul Carr (actor)
* John Carradine
* Anthony Caruso
* Virginia Christine
* Lee J. Cobb
* John Colicos
* Miriam Colon
* Christopher Connelly
* Chuck Connors
* Mike Connors
* Tim Considine
* Elisha Cook Jr.
* Charles Cooper (actor)
* Glenn Corbett
* Gretchen Corbett
* Jeff Corey
* Robert O. Cornthwaite
* Aneta Corsaut
* Robert Culp
* James Daly (actor)
* Royal Dano
* Kim Darby
* Henry Darrow
* Bette Davis
* Richard Deacon (actor)
* Gloria DeHaven
* John Dehner
* Bruce Dern
* William Devane
* George DiCenzo
* Angie Dickinson
* Charles Dierkop
* Lawrence Dobkin
* James Doohan
* Jerry Douglas (actor)
* Andrew Duggan
* Liam Dunn
* Buddy Ebsen
* Barbara Eden
* Jack Elam
* Dana Elcar
* Robert Ellenstein
* Sam Elliott
* Bill Erwin
* Gene Evans
* Jason Evers
* Pamelyn Ferdin
* John Fiedler
* Paul Fix
* Jay C. Flippen
* Nina Foch
* Constance Ford
* Harrison Ford
* Michael Forest
* Steve Forrest
* Jodie Foster
* Anne Francis
* Bert Freed
* Joan Freeman
* Victor French
* Alan Fudge
* Beverly Garland
* Leif Garrett
* Melissa Gilbert
* Mark Goddard
* Thomas Gomez
* Harold Gould
* Dabbs Greer
* James Gregory (actor)
* Sam Groom
* Joan Hackett
* Kevin Hagen
* Sid Haig
* Alan Hale, Jr.
* Murray Hamilton
* Jerry Hardin
* Mariette Hartley
* Johnny Haymer
* Marianna Hill
* Robert J. Hogan
* Earl Holliman
* Dennis Hopper
* William Hopper
* Clint Howard
* Rance Howard
* Clegg Hoyt
* John Hoyt
* David Huddleston
* Marsha Hunt (actress)
* Josephine Hutchinson
* Craig Huxley
* Steve Ihnat
* John Ireland (actor)
* Sherry Jackson
* Richard Jaeckel
* Anthony James
* Brion James
* Clifton James
* Salome Jens
* Roy Jenson
* Ben Johnson (actor)
* Russell Johnson
* Henry Jones (actor)
* L. Q. Jones
* Mickey Jones
* Katherine Justice
* DeForest Kelley
* Jack Kelly (actor)
* George Kennedy
* Richard Kiley
* Werner Klemperer
* Jack Klugman
* Ted Knight
* Martin Kove
* Kay E. Kuter
* Diane Ladd
* Martin Landau
* Sue Ane Langdon
* Robert Lansing (actor)
* John Larch
* Cloris Leachman
* Anna Lee
* Lance LeGault
* Mark Lenard
* Kay Lenz
* Geoffrey Lewis (actor)
* George Lindsey
* June Lockhart
* Gary Lockwood
* Robert Loggia
* Jack Lord
* Jon Lormer
* William Lucking
* Barbara Luna
* Barton MacLane
* Arthur Malet
* Kenneth Mars
* Lynne Marta
* Arlene Martel
* Ross Martin
* Strother Martin
* Charles Maxwell
* Rose Marie
* Tom McFadden
* Darren McGavin
* Howard McNear
* Gerald McRaney
* Vera Miles
* Denny Miller
* Cameron Mitchell (actor)
* Ricardo Montalbán
* Harry Morgan
* Diana Muldaur
* Richard Mulligan
* Burt Mustin
* Gene Nelson
* Lois Nettleton
* Leonard Nimoy
* Nick Nolte
* France Nuyen
* J. Pat O'Malley
* Simon Oakland
* Warren Oates
* Tim O'Connor (actor)
* Arvo Ojala
* Ken Olandt
* Susan Oliver
* James Olson (actor)
* John Orchard
* Woodrow Parfrey
* Hank Patterson
* John Payne (actor)
* Leo Penn
* Vic Perrin
* Brock Peters
* George O. Petrie
* Slim Pickens
* Robert Pine
* Suzanne Pleshette
* Michael J. Pollard
* Andrew Prine
* Denver Pyle
* John Quade
* Ford Rainey
* Dack Rambo
* John Reilly (soap opera actor)
* Stafford Repp
* Alejandro Rey
* Madlyn Rhue
* Peter Mark Richman
* Pernell Roberts
* Elizabeth Rogers
* Wayne Rogers
* Ruth Roman
* Andy Romano
* Katharine Ross
* Al Ruscio
* Kurt Russell
* Fran Ryan
* Alfred Ryder
* Albert Salmi
* Steve Sandor
* Dick Sargent
* John Saxon (actor)
* William Schallert
* John Schuck
* W. Morgan Sheppard
* Gregory Sierra
* Tom Skerritt
* Hal Smith (actor)
* William Smith (actor)
* David Soul
* Olan Soule
* Aaron Spelling
* Harry Dean Stanton
* Craig Stevens (actor)
* Warren Stevens
* Paul Stewart (actor)
* Guy Stockwell
* Leonard Stone
* Milburn Stone
* Don Stroud
* Liam Sullivan
* Hope Summers
* Frank Sutton
* Gloria Talbott
* William Talman (actor)
* Russ Tamblyn
* Vic Tayback
* Dub Taylor
* Roy Thinnes
* Forrest Tucker
* Cicely Tyson
* Robert Urich
* Joan Van Ark
* Lee Van Cleef
* Joyce Van Patten
* Vince Van Patten
* Robert Vaughn
* John Vernon
* Jan-Michael Vincent
* Jon Voight
* Jess Walton
* Lesley Ann Warren
* Ruth Warrick
* Bruce Watson (actor)
* David Wayne
* Fritz Weaver
* Richard Webb (actor)
* Stuart Whitman
* James Whitmore
* Grace Lee Whitney
* Noble Willingham
* Chill Wills
* William Windom (actor)
* Jason Wingreen
* Michael Witney
* Morgan Woodward
* Meg Wyllie
* Dana Wynter
* Anthony Zerbe

References

*Dunning, John. "On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio".
*Closing credits of radio and TV episodes
*IMDb