Gunsmoke
American radio and television Western drama series (1952–1975)
Marshall Matt Dillon is responsible for keeping the law and respectability in Dodge City in this western action-drama. Gunsmoke captured the courage, character and spirit of the Western Frontier.
Cast ages at the series premiere (September 10, 1955)
- James Arness, as Marshall Matt Dillon: 32
- Milburn Stone, as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams: 51
- Amanda Blake, as Kitty Russell: 26
- Ken Curtis, as Festus Haggen: 39
- Dennis Weaver, as Deputy Chester Goode: 31
- Buck Taylor, as Newly O'Brien: 17
- Burt Reynolds, as Quint Asper: 19
- Roger Ewing, as Thad Greenwood: 13