Matt shoots and kills the outlaw who wounded his old friend on the road to Dodge, but the assailant's dying words will alter the Marshal's friendship. This is the first appearance of Wilbur Jonas, the shopkeeper character, played by John Patrick. A stagecoach special agent comes to Dodge searching for one-half of a hold-up team and falls in love with the wife of the other half, who he shot and killed. S. John Launer who played "The Judge", and like the above-mentioned William Hopper, had a recurring role as a criminal court judge on Perry Mason. Twenty-four one-hour episodes, colorExecutive producer: John Mantley; producer: Leonard Katzman (episodes 612-624, 635), John G. Stephens (episodes 625-634); associate producer: Ron Honthaner Regular cast: James Arness (Matt Dillon), Ken Curtis (Festus), Milburn Stone (Doc), Buck Taylor (Newly), Fran Ryan (Hannah)[62]. Guest Cast: Lane Bradbury (as Merry Florene), Victor French (as Roland), Anthony James (as Elbert), Buck Taylor (as Newly), Dabbs Greer (as Jonas), Glenn Strange (as Sam) and Ted Jordan (as Burke). Hrabosky) 6 Blythe Danner (Carlye Breslin Walton) 7 Brian Dennehy (M.P. 7 episodes of GUNSMOKE from 1963 to 1972 Wonderful contribution to the GUEST STARS PANEL MORGAN WOODWARD Morgan has appeared in more episodes of GUNSMOKE than any actor living today, and celebrated his 90th birthday that night! Denver Pyle was an American film and television actor and director. Festus sets out to settle an $11 estate for Charity Spencer (Diane Shalet), but it becomes more of a chore after he meets Sarah Elkins (Susan Oliver) and her two boys, Chad (Josh Albee) and Clay (Ike Eisenmann). He was an American film and television character actor with over 185 screen credits. Graves), Dawn Little Sky (as Squaw), Steve Warren (as Sergeant), Frank Sentry (as Crooked Knife) and Fred McDougall (as Tracker). Still, the litany of stars that appeared on Gunsmoke often before they were famous is stunning. I Love Lucy. Matt and Chester come upon a burnt homestead and are surprised by a ten-year-old girl emerging from the brush who attaches herself to the Marshal. A young thief, Sancho (Manuel Padilla Jr.), gets caught by Matt while the marshal is transporting a prisoner, Sam Danton (William C. Watson), to Fort Union. A drifter becomes extremely popular when he pays off his debt by cooking at Delmonico's, but an altercation with a customer leads to murder. A bitter old woman comes to Dodge to die and tells Matt, "You're going to kill me". Guest Cast: Med Flory (as Sheriff Van Berkle), John Crawford (as Muller), Thad Hall (as Shields), Lloyd Nelson (as Welch), Neil Summers (as Townsman), Paul C. Thomas (as Mr. Burry), Francesca Jarvis (as Martha), Bernice Smith (as Helen), Mari Martin (as Dorothy) and Margaret L Kingman (as Mary). An outlaw husband and his gang rob Dodge's freight office and leaves the money with his wife, which creates even greater problems. Here the protagonist kept and spend the money he stole and was not the "good guy". Basque sheepherder Manolo Etchahoun (Robert Urich), having sworn off violence after accidentally killing a boy, refuses to fight his father Alejo Etchahoun (Nehemiah Persoff) in order to prove his manhood. Gunnar Hellstrom. Matt doubts the veracity of a Long Branch saloon girl who claims she saw a trail hand kill a man. Having taken a shine to Cyrus while tending to his wounds, Sally tries to persuade him not to steal anymore. Guest Cast: Peter Whitney (as Jase Murdock), Richard Gilden (as Golden Calf), Lou Vernon (as Cal Ross) and Robert Keene (as Dude). Guest Cast: Harry Townes (as Bill Lee), Howard Culver (as Mr. Uzzell), Stanley Adams (as Bartender), Paul Newlan (as Danch), Ross Ford (as Dane Shaw), Clayton Post (as Citizen), Jack Kruschen (as Jed) and H. M. Wynant (as Barker). Gloria Talbott who played Holly Hawtree, became the first guest star to appear in both of the 1955 season's new adult westerns. A recently released convict breaks his parole when he comes to Dodge to kill Matt. Cotter's Girl: Guest Star Mariette Hartley. Doc, Kitty, Festus and Newly load Matt onto a train bound for Denver where there is a surgeon that Doc trusts to remove the bullet. Dodge merchants are committing suicide but Matt suspects something more nefarious. Matt informs a woman that he had to kill her carousing husband, and even though she didn't love him, demands an eye for an eye from the Marshal. A cattle drive drover plans to free Matt's prisoner. But wait, you say, that is only fifty. Harry Harris. A twelve-year-old white boy must make a life decision, stay with the woman who claims he's her son or return to the Cheyenne Indians that raised him. Dirt farmer Amos Sadler (John Anderson) and his kin plot to break into the bank when it's closed due to a panic. A pair of outlaws with plans to rob the bank, need the Marshal out of the way and hire a somewhat stoic drifter to kill Matt. The townspeople of Dodge suspect Chester of committing murder after he's knocked unconscious, and the belligerent drunkard he was escorting to jail is found shot to death lying next to him. No good deed goes unpunished when a middle-aged man hides a wounded fugitive in the house that he's building for his young and pretty fianc. After he attacks Barnett (Charles Dierkop) for cruelty to animals, Billy's fate must be decided by the authorities, with the help of his friend, Festus. This was his second credited and final Gunsmoke appearance. Notes: Joe Flynn who portrayed Onie Becker was an American character actor best known for his role of Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s television comedy McHale's Navy. Chico & the Man. Unmarried schoolteacher Sara Merkle (Charlotte Stewart) is told by Doc that she is pregnant, after being raped by Jack Stokes (Scott Walker). Notes: Howard McNear was the original voice of Doc Adams on the radio version of "Gunsmoke". His latest book is Wyatt Earp: Showdown at Tombstone. Guest Cast: Raymond Bailey (as General Parsley Smith), James O'Rear (as Drew Holt), John Alderson (as Nash) and Wilfred Knapp (as Mr. Botkin). In the next show, the original cell is back in its place. Abelia (Jacqueline Scott) tries to dissuade Kane, while her children Jonathan (Brian Morrison) and Marieanne (Jodie Foster) try to tame the dog. He was a cast member in the radio version of Gunsmoke performing over the entire broadcast run from April 26, 1952, to June 18, 1961. Murry Christmas and The Predators).Leif GarrettThe teen idol is also in The Sodbusters along with Ford.Alan Hale, Jr. Matt becomes quite ill suffering from fever and exhaustion when a cold-blooded killer comes to town and in his daze, he confronts the outlaw totally unaware that Chester has cleaned and unloaded his gun. When a wealthy rancher comes to Dodge to buy horses, two rival stable owners agree to a high-stakes long-distance race to demonstrate the speed and durability of their breeds. Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Dutch George), Tom Pittman (as Jimmy McQueen), Richard Warren (as Hack) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). However, Jack Sinclair (Eric Braeden) and his gang complicate matters by stopping the train to rob an army gold shipment. Fix had over 300 film and television credits over a seven-decade career and appeared in 26 movies with his friend, celebrated legend John Wayne. Guest Cast: Mariette Hartley (as Fiona Gideon), Katherine Helmond (as Ena Spratt), Richard Kelton (as Ab Craddock), Jon Locke (as Orvale), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Charles Wagenheim (as Halligan), and Melissa Gilbert (as Spratt's Child). 45 Episodes 1975. Notes: American actor Michael Hinn who plays Zel was a familiar face on many 1950s and 1960s television westerns including but not limited to this his first of ten Gunsmoke appearances, nine roles on the 19591960 CBS program Johnny Ringo and eleven acting credits from 1959 to 1969 on the syndicated series Death Valley Days. When Merry Florene's (Lane Bradbury) half-brothers, Roland (Victor French) and Elbert (Anthony James), return to Dodge to turn in their 103-year-old Uncle Finney (Burt Mustin) for fifty dollars, you know some shenanigans are afoot. Matt suspects one man for two different murders, an old prospector and well-to-do rancher, his only clue is an unusual boot imprint. Jenny (Lisa Gerritsen) arrives at Dodge to be with her father who she has not yet met, not realizing he is the outlaw, Lucas Pritchard (Steve Ihnat), worth a bounty of $2,000 for robbery and assault. An Indian squaw seeking medical attention is rebuffed by Dodge merchants and when Kitty steps in to help, three troublemakers incite an unruly mob to rid her from town, but one of the agitators initiates his own twisted plan. When Matt and Chester track a killer to the small town of Elkader, they come upon a fraudulent U.S. She is credited as Gypsy in this episode but is not seen. Benter), Roy Roberts (as Tabor), Anthony Caruso (as Lone Eagle), Robert Dix (as Spotted Wolf), John Newton (as Sgt. Guest Cast: Harry Davis (as Shorty), Chubby Johnson (as Oldtimer), Buck Tayler, Paul Wexler (as Stone), Jack Searl (as Hale), Kathryn Minner (as Grandma), James Nusser, Pete Kellett (as 1st Spectator), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan and Eve Plumb (as Sue). Ex-Army officer Colonel Josiah Johnson (Lee J. Cobb), feeling that he is a failure outside of military life, has become a town drunk, who must now deal with the upcoming marriage of his daughter Anne Ludley (Julie Cobb), and out-strategizing one last enemy. Another World would pay tribute to both actress and character alike. Guest Cast: Werner Klemperer (as Clifton Bunker), Jack Weston (as Samuel Sprig), Theodore Newton (as Major), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Eddie Little Sky (credited Eddie Little as Chief Little Hawk), K.L. Adam Kimbro (John Anderson), Matt's mentor in law enforcement, is now on the skids. A farmer's daughter raised in a convent refuses to identify a stagecoach robber, seeing only good in the outlaw, a decision she may soon regret. Guest Cast: Ron Randell (as Portis), Walt Barnes (as Burke), Dan Blocker (as Keller) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). But their partner, gunman John Mophet (Stuart Margolin), facing the hangman's noose if he is found, is anxious to leave for Laredo. Guest Cast: Grant Williams (as Joe Plummer), Norma Crane (as Tilda), Denver Pyle (as Mike Blocker), Russell Johnson (as Harry Weeb) and Guy Wilkerson (as Pete Wilkins). Troublemaker Keith Lavery (Anthony Costello), out on probation, reunites with his old gang, Clint (David Carradine) and Harry (Ken Swofford), but is torn between going with them or staying with his wife, April Lavery (Judi West). Guest Cast: Robert H. Harris (as Ben Pitcher), Dorothy Adams (as Mrs. Pitcher) and Tommy Kirk (as Jerry Pitcher). Guest Cast: June Lockhart (as Beulah), Wayne Morris (as Nat), Ian MacDonald (as Mr. Troyman), Gail Kobe (as Polly Troyman) and Barry McGuire (as Henry Troyman). The passengers of a railroad car are quarantined for a fever that could spread. Notes: This is the first episode in which it is acknowledge by the characters that the Long Branch bartender Sam Noonan (Glenn Strange) has died. Guest Cast: Katherine Justice (as Beth Tilton), Robert Hogan (as Capt. Check out as guest. Gunsmoke is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. For reasons only known to him, the town drunk attacks the new Faro dealer who just arrived in Dodge. Cromwell), Lane Chandler (as Trumbull) and Dawn Little Sky (as Indian woman). Notes: Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. In real life, Amanda Blake did have a light reddish mole in the same spot which was covered with makeup in all previous episodes. Matt and Chester rescue a white woman and her half-Indian daughter held captive for ten years. Pinocchio. She was an American actress and model who may be best remembered for her role as Ada Lucas Hobson in the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, which she played from 1967 to 1992. Guest Cast: Harry Townes (as Pezzy), Alice Backes (as Cora), Harry Swoger (as Burke) and Alan Reed Jr. (as Harlow). He guest stars in consecutive episodes and in this story, he plays Jack Rynning, his first of five Gunsmoke appearances. Matt joins a cattle drive to prevent violence between trail boss Amos McKee (Joseph Campanella) and a band of thieving hide-cutters. Guest Cast: Constance Ford (as Pearl Bender), Denver Pyle (as Willie Calhoun), Michael Emmet (as Webb Thorne), Jess Kirkpatrick (as Frank Teeters), Bert Rumsey (as Bartender), Big John Hamilton (credited John Hamilton as Big John) and Johnny McGough (as Jimmie). Hildago's help puts his family, including his daughter Lucero (Linda Marsh), in danger of retaliation from Mando. Guest Cast: Abraham Sofaer (as Harvey Easter), Strother Martin (as Gene Bunch), Adam Williams (as Slim Trent), Warren Oates (as Chris Kelly), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), H.M. Wynant (as Sam Smith), Harry Bartell (as Charlie Fess), Mercedes Shirley (as Mary Pickett), James Anderson (as Bert Case), Roy Engel (as Ed Greeley), Shug Fisher (as Harry Obie), Richard Reeves (as Red), Craig Duncan (as Pete) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). A Sheriff from Miami, Texas comes to Dodge looking for a bank robber and murderer, but Matt soon learns that he's not what he seems. Dodge townspeople are highly agitated when a notorious gunfighter comes to town, and no one knows who he's after. An abusive and self-righteous rancher becomes the target of a hired gunman. Guest Cast: Harry Bartell (as Cain Vestal), Mark Roberts (as Adams), Paul Dubov (as Pritchard), Dan Riss (as Mike), Howard Ledig (as Pete) and Gorday Clifton (as Cowboy). Memorable Gunsmoke character actors such as James Nusser, who played Louie, or George Selk, who played Moss, made it the kind of show that could last 20 seasons. James Drury. Quint escorts a desperate family by wagon to North Platte and uncovers their hurried reason in leaving Illinois. It remained at number one until 1961 and stayed in the top 20 until 1964. The versatile actor's career spanned six decades, and not counting his radio performances, had amassed nearly 300 acting credits. Notes: Doc tells Matt in this episode that he was a doctor on the Tennessee Belle, a Mississippi riverboat. Stone (as Gatluf), Garry Walberg (as Tobe), Lou Krugman (as Tom Mercer), William Meigs (as Agent), Sam Buffington (as Cook), Tom Holland (as Alvin), Brett King (as Duff) and Scott Stevens (as Pate). Matt uses a bounty hunter's guilty conscience to find the men responsible for lynching a suspected rustler. Jodie Foster The child star burst onto the screen in 1969 ("Roots of Fear"), and would twice more show up in Dodge ("P.S. This episode, his first of six appearances he played August Brake and would later play another bushwhacking deputy who comes to Dodge chasing a fugitive in season 4, Gunsmoke episode 31, "Murder Warrant.". Guest Cast: Will Hutchins (as Billy Poe), John Alderson (as Canby), Crahan Denton (as Walker), Judson Pratt (as Dano), Herbert Lytton (credited Herbert C. Lytton as Hays), Natalie Norwick (as Maid), Leonard Stone (as Davey), Michael Mikler (as Cowboy), John Rodney (as Barkeep), Gregg Palmer (as Wells), Darlene Fields (as Saloon Girl), I. Stanford Jolley (as Harry), Ted Jordan (as Pete) and Hank Ladd (as Dave). A sheep rancher is stalking Matt and his prisoner, who killed a few of his ranch hands. Notes: James Drury played the lead in the 19621971 NBC Western television series, The Virginian. While Festus is acting Marshal, a desperate pair of trappers steal $20,000 from a fur trader who refused to buy their worthless pelts. Olivia Benson, Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda. Guest Cast: Morris Ankrum (as Merle), Ralph Moody (as Harvey), Buck Young (as Bud Grant), Jean Howell (as Lavinia), John O'Malley (as Man), Charles McArthur (as Taylor), Richard Chamberlain (as Pete), Paul Hahn (as Les), Hank Patterson (as Carl) and Clem Fuller (as Clem). Festus runs into his friend Jesse Dillard (Brock Peters) who has escaped from prison and is being tracked by Marshal Halstead (Regis J. Cordic). Will Hutchins. A buffalo hunter is sentenced to be hanged for a murder he did not commit, the real culprits being the sons of Matt's old friend Adam Benteen. A desperate widow of a military officer killed in battle arrives in Dodge to retrieve his body, but her motives prove controversial. But Judge Kendall (Eduard Franz) has no such fear. Arthur Hiller. 1 Bruce Dern Gunsmoke: Doyle Phelger / Judd Print / Lou Stone / Guerin (4 episodes) The Big Valley: Jack Follet / Harry Dixon / Clovis / Gabe Skeels / John Weaver (5 episodes) Few thespians booked as many guest spots on the westerns as this versatile character actor. He also had two credits in other parts. Guest Cast: Ned Glass (as Old Man), Robert Hogan (as Danny), Ed Peck (as Silva), Rayford Barnes (as Litton), Howard Wendell (as Judge), Al Schottelkotte (as Bailiff), Gilman Rankin (as Waiter), Bryan O'Byrne (as Clerk), Harry Bartell (as Sheriff), Arthur Peterson (credited Arthur Peterson Jr. as Doctor), Robert Gravage (as Hangman) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). Viewers of The Twilight Zone may recognize him as the drunk man who turns into a jack-in-the-box in the November 3, 1961 episode, "It's a Good Life" (S3E8) starring Billy Mumy. A 12-year-old boy goes into hiding after witnessing his father's murder. Harry Woods was an American movie and television actor who started his profession in the early days of the film industry playing the perennial villain. After Ben, the son of ex-Confederate Colonel Lucius Shindro (Harold Gould), is wounded by fellow outlaw Evans, Major Coltrane (Richard Anderson) orders his band to hunt down Evans. Notes: The Boot Hill introduction clearly shows grave markers with dates of 1882 and 1883, but this episode is set in 1876, the year of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Matt comes up with a risky plan to stop the killing spree of a psychopathic murderer, who only provokes gunfights with individuals he knows have no chance in defending themselves against him. A backwoods community led by Kermit (Billy Green Bush) wants to hang Newly for a failed emergency operation he performed on Grandpa (Rusty Lane) to try and save his life. During its run, 635 episodes were broadcast, of which 233 were 30 minutes and 402 were 60 minutes in length. She was a frequent guest in numerous TV Westerns in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in this episode she's almost unrecognizable wearing dark makeup playing the character Rose Daggitt. He was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter who appeared in over 90 films and numerous television credits. Hired gunman Boy Avery (Ron Hayes) changes the balance of power in a family feud between Noah Haimes (Richard Slattery) and Clete Bolden (Sean McClory), threatening the happiness of their children, Cully Haimes (Peter Jason) and Janie Bolden (Laurie Mock). Two cowboys buy drinks and show a diminutive ex-soldier a good time, but when the fun ends they plan to hang him for fighting on the Union's side of the war. The title of this episode is not based on the legend, Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Sodbuster Clarabelle (Katherine Justice) fights cattle baron Lamoor Underwood (Morgan Woodward) for her water supply, with the help of gunfighter Pete Brown (Alex Cord). Matt crosses paths with an old friend who saved his life years ago and now believes he can take advantage of their friendship. Guest Cast: Jeff Silver (as Yorky), Howard Petrie (as Brant), Dennis Cross (as Tom), Malcolm Atterbury (as Seldon) and Mary Gregory (as Mrs. Seldon). Gunsmoke and Wagon Train both found their rhythm with a collection of popular guest stars to keep it fresh and interesting. Doc is resentful and feels sorry for himself when a new town doctor comes to town and makes off with his patients. A homesteader believes Indians are harassing him at night, and after Matt tells him to get a rifle, he mistakenly shoots and kills a cowhand. First of five appearances for veteran performer Paul Fix who portrays the vile rancher, McCready. wore cowboy hats. With his prisoner finally secured, Matt faces more obstacles reaching the Texas border. An immigrant must decide whether to pay off a blackmailer who claims to have seen the immigrant's son commit murder. Regulars, guest stars and supporting players are: Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake) Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis) Newly O'Brian (Buck Taylor) Trafton (Victor French) Tereese Farrell (Sharon Acker) Reverend English (Paul Stevens) Bannion (Philip Carey) Mary K. (Marie Windsor) Whale (Mike Mazurki) Guest Cast: Helen Wallace (as Mrs. Stoner), Paul Newlan (as Mr. Stoner), Val Dufour (credited Val DuFour as Day Barrett), Jean Inness (as Mrs. Reeves) and John G. Lee (as Young Farmer). Fearing that his son Adam (Kevin Burchett) was the one who was killed, Lemuel (John Anderson) and his remaining children, Tom (Gary Wood) and Elsie (Mary Rings) take Festus hostage until they can find Adam's remains. His mastery of the English dialect and unique range earn him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Ex-convict Hackett (Earl Holliman) seeks revenge on Quentin Sargent (Morgan Woodward) who ran out on him during a robbery years ago. He guest stars in consecutive episodes and in this story, he plays Jack Rynning, his first of five Gunsmoke appearances. Dick was the most prolific of the brothers with over 200 film credits. Bert Rumsey is credited as 'Bartender' but for the first time in an episode Chester references him by his last name, 'Sam Noonan'. Woods introduction to the small screen came late in life when he guest starred in 14 television series with one small recurring role as Dr. Cunningham in the 19581960 western, Tombstone Territory. Badger and Ivers take them hostage and return to their desert stronghold so that Doc can treat Ben, and Ivers can take Lyla for his own purposes. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 22:29. A pair of teenage thieves' hamper the rescue of their partner, who fell into a well, for fear that he'll give them up. Guest Cast: Bette Davis (credited Miss Bette Davis as Etta Stone), Bruce Dern (as Lou Stone), Robert Sorrells (as Mike Stone), Zalman King (as Jack Stone), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Tom Skerritt (as Ben Stone) and Julie Sommars (as Sara Stone). Matt must help rehabilitate his friend and former lawman Chauncey Demon (Cameron Mitchell), who has turned to the bottle to help forget the slaying of his wife and boy by Indians. Guest Cast: R.G. Matt tracks a wanted murderer into Mexico and is obliged to take a corrupt Mexican Army Lieutenant as his escort. Thomas Carney was an American film and television actor. This was her first of four roles on Gunsmoke playing Lennie Hinton. Two children, Annie Jarvis (Pamelyn Ferdin) and Mike Jarvis (Eric Shea), rob a bank. Guest Cast: Robert Middleton (as Jake Worth), Claude Akins (as Harry), Dick Paxton (as Rudy), Thom Carney (as Jack), Ray Boyle (as Jeff Worth) and Will J. A stray bullet from a cattle baron ruins the hat of a frontiersman, setting off a chain reaction of violence and retribution. When Will Asper is eavesdropping at the lawyer's window you can see an electrical outlet on the wall, next to the tree. He was so in love with the story and his character that he ordered a print for personal viewing. Guest Cast: Virginia Gregg (as Mrs. Tilman), Bartlett Robinson (as Jake Kaiser), Weston Gavin (credited James Kevin as Clabe Tilman), Michael Hinn (as Frank Tilman), Kevin Hagen (as Bill Jennings), Herbert Lytton (credited Herbert C. Lytton as Ton Benson) and Craig Duncan (as Jim Duval). Matt is suspicious of an opportunistic sheriff and his deputy who caught a stagecoach robber with a saddlebag full of money. Matt has his hands full investigating two separate crimes, a Kiowa Indian boy found nearly beaten to death and cattle rustling at a nearby ranch. Neighboring ranchers spar over cattle grazing rights which escalates into an all-out war where one elderly rancher must confront three lawless brothers alone. An odd whiskey salesman has valuable information for Matt, that he overheard a conversation between two men putting a $300 bounty on his head. Chester's uncle comes to Dodge and based on letters from Chester believes him to be the Marshal. Have fun with it. Matt is duty-bound to protect a despised gunman from being hanged by a group of normally law-abiding ranchers for a crime he didn't commit. Guest Cast: John Dehner (as Hardy Tate), Paul Carr (as Cully Tate), Vitina Marcus (as Natacea), Bob Hastings (as Bill Craig), Jet McDonald (credited Jet MacDonald as Sal), Bill Erwin (as Rev Tucker), Jack Orrison (as shopkeeper) and John Culwell (as bystander). His productions comprise the television series Family (19761980), Charlie's Angels (19761981), The Love Boat (19771986), Hart to Hart (19791984), Dynasty (19811989), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000), Melrose Place (19921999), 7th Heaven (1996-2007) and Charmed (1998-2006). Wild Bill Hickok was Marshall of Abilene, Kansas from April to December of 1871. Smith (as Cran). Divine intervention intercedes when a timid homesteader and his wife are bullied off their land and refuse Matt's help. [13] Amanda Blake left the series at the end of season 19 (197374) and was replaced in the final season by a new character, Miss Hannah, portrayed by Fran Ryan.[14]. Kitty is at wit's end when Matt once more breaks a date with her, and in her haste to fill the void, finds a man who's more responsive to her needs. They must then deal with neighboring rancher, Starcourt (Keith Andes), who will stop at nothing to take Mike's land. 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