Stark), Percy Helton (as Mr. Robert Carradine on A WORD ON WESTERNS A Word on Westerns 133K subscribers Subscribe 280K views 2 years ago Bruce Dern knew he would be hated by John Wayne fans if he accepted a "killer" part. Dodge's rumor mill is running full overdrive when Kitty whisks a young boy off the stagecoach and hustles him out into the country, but much to Kitty's dismay, the gossip finds the wrong ears. [8], Carradine's son David claimed his father ran away when he was 14 years old. Vinton Hayworth who played Ben Sissle, was the uncle of Hollywood's most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s, Rita Hayworth. 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. Beth Tilton (, Festus and Newly try to delay Sinclair from leaving with the gold to give the Conductor (Warren Kemmerling) time to get the train moving towards Denver again. 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. Guest Cast: Buck Taylor, Roy Roberts, Steve Raines (as Wagon Driver), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), John Dolan (as Frank), Monte Hale (as Bank Teller), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan, Pete Kellett (as Joe) and Margaret Bacon (as Woman in Bank). Chuck Connors was an American actor, best known for his role as "Lucas McCain" in the 19581963 ABC western television series, The Rifleman. A naive and wide-eyed young woman escapes the cruel conditions at an orphanage and receives life lessons in Dodge. But his dreamer-guitarist son Abel is swindled, and then shot in the leg by Festus while trying to make off with his mule Ruth. She plays Mrs. Reeves in this episode. The episode segment titled "Still Life" featured Robert as a photographer who discovers an unusual camera and his father as a college professor who helps him discover the camera's secret. (CNN) -- American actor David Carradine has been found dead, hanging by a nylon rope in a hotel room closet in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a Thai police official. Guest Cast: Nicholas Hammond (as Britt), Sally Kemp (as Rachel), Lieux Dressler (as Liz), Dan Ferrone (as Dan Ross), Larry D. Mann (as Pritchard), Charles Seel (as Josiah), Gilbert Escandon (as Ten Bears), Ronald Manning (as Hoxie) and Francesca Jarvis (as Mother). Guest Cast: Bruce Gordon (as Jed Gunther), Pat Conway (as Billy Gunther), John Compton (as Blain), William Keene (as Mr. Botkin) and Charles Tannen (as Cashier). Notes: William Hopper who portrayed John Henry Jordan was the only son of actor DeWolf Hopper and legendary Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper. An ex-convict returns home to try to find the money he buried eight years ago but he's being hounded by his former partner and a Sheriff with knowledge of the crime. 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). An elderly sheepherder who opposes violence refuses to tell Matt the identity of the two cattlemen who are tormenting him. I reached out and closed his eyes. Notes: The viewer learns the exact date of the series in this episode, May 8, 1875, written on a telegram sent by Matt. This episode aired on April 14, 1956, seven weeks after his death. Something's amiss when an old farmer exhibiting odd behavior tells Matt and Chester that his wife left him. Guest Cast: John Carradine (as Kader), Suzanne Lloyd (as Nayomi), Frank de Kova (as Leader) and Darryl Hickman (as Danny). Longtime viewers may know that Denver Pyle was one of the first actors considered for the role of Marshall Dillon but the part would eventually go to James Arness. Doc treats a woman and her son for scurvy. 10 Stars. Reformed safecracker Ben Rando (Nehemiah Persoff) tries to start his life over with his gal Carrie (Gloria DeHaven) after serving a 12-year prison term, only to be tempted yet again to do one last job. Matt tries to keep the peace between two old bickering curmudgeons who share a homestead. Bert Rumsey earns his first credit after 15 uncredited appearances. Matt must act fast when he begins a long trek to capture a woman killer, before his friend whose been convicted of the crime, is hanged. Doc Adams returns to dodge just as Matt is backshot by skinner Amos Potter (Norman Alden), but he is unable or unwilling to try to remove the bullet himself, as it is dangerously close to Matt's spine. Matt suspects one man for two different murders, an old prospector and well-to-do rancher, his only clue is an unusual boot imprint. A young man comes to town seeking his father's unknown killer so he can avenge his death. Townspeople tongues wag when they find out that Matt has vouched for his friend, a known gambler and gunman, to set-up shop in the Long Branch. Ainslie Pryor at 37 on May 27, 1958, from cancer, Gloria McGehee at 42 on May 4, 1964, from a heart attack and Paul Richards at 50 on December 10, 1974, also from cancer. Matt and Newly track a gang of bank robbers who are about to take over another town to do one last heist. Virginia Chapman is credited as a gypsy, but is not seen in this show. John Carradine (1906-) biography on Film Reference. Kitty is abandoned on the open prairie by an Eastern suitor. Usually, it is a blank wall, on the other side of which is Matt's cot. Guest Cast: Adam Kennedy (as Andy Travis), James Griffith (as Joe Kite), Herbert Lytton (as Jake Crowell), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Jon Locke (credited Joe Locke as Beecher) and Chris Alcaide (as Barnes). A Marshal from Arizona pursues the gang of outlaws who burned his town and ran off with his woman. Guest Cast: Edward Binns (as Bill Strapp), George Brenlin (as Jesse Pruett), James Maloney (as Karl), Dabbs Greer (as Mr. Jonas) and George Selk (as Moss Grimmick). The actor Jeff Silver was a week shy of 19 years old when this episode aired. Guest Cast: Claude Akins (as Hack), Patricia Barry (as Belle) and Harry Dean Stanton (credited Dean Stanton as Alvy). An unpleasant and rather ugly elderly rancher up and decides that he is going to marry Kitty. Oh well, still a good episode. A demanding mother pressures her son to live out her dreams by leaving the harsh life of farming behind and explore the far places. Guest Cast: Don Keefer (as Sam Rickers), Catherine McLeod (credited Catherine McCleod as Letty Rickers) and Robert Griffin (as Catlin). How rich was the actor? 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. Matt: James Arness. A wagon master leading immigrants to property outside of Dodge believes there will be trouble, and has an unorthodox request of Matt, assign him a deputy's badge. [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]. Guest Cast: Val Avery (as Bull), Susan Olsen (as Marieanne), Mike Durkin (as Jonathan), Roy Roberts, Sid Haig (as Buffalo Hunter), William Fawcett (as Old Prospector), Ted Jordan and Margarita Cordova (as Saloon Girl). Young Kyle Stoner is a fast gun involved with a pair of thieves who beat up Festus. The ranch has been used in several past episodes; the giveaway is the large tree next to the corral. A rancher's daughter alibi's her boyfriend, who's suspected of killing her father's right-hand man leaving Matt to solve the mystery. A Sheriff enjoys his new-found glory when he puts Festus in jail on a trumped-up murder charge. A dishonest gambler and coward in his own right, uses a mentally challenged man as a puppet in a plot against Matt. Matt crosses paths with an old friend who saved his life years ago and now believes he can take advantage of their friendship. Chester's crooked uncle comes to town with a pretty young lady on his arm with plans to rob the bank, but when a third offender enters the picture, all plans go sideways. A spoiled overindulged young woman grows tired of the way her boyfriend treats her and proceeds to make him jealous by entertaining other suitors. Matt and Chester keep close watch at a stage stop for a ruthless killer who is murdering stagecoach passengers in cold blood. Guest Cast: Lynn Marta (as Prudence), Ted Jordan (as Burke) and Ivy Jones (as Martha Beal). For reasons only known to him, the town drunk attacks the new Faro dealer who just arrived in Dodge. A Confederate Civil War General who's an incorrigible liar claims the new town banker is plotting to make off with the depositors' money. Guest Cast: Phyllis Coates (as Edna), Jack Elam (as Hector), Harold J. An ex-gunman whose life spiraled down into a bottle still has one redeemable attribute, a 12-year-old orphan that he cares deeply for. Born Richmond Reed Carradine, February 5, 1906, in New York, NY; changed hisname in 1935; died November 27, 1988, in Milan, Italy; son of William Reed (an Associated Press correspondent) and Genevieve Winifred (a surgeon; maiden name, Richmond) Carradine; married Ardanelle McCool, 1935 (divorced, 1944); married Sonia Sorel (an actress), 1945 . Hypnotist Dr. Herman Schultz (Benny Rubin) bamboozles Dodge residents by using his skill to steal money that is destined for the freight office. Kitty is injured when her horse throws her, and Matt must seek assistance from a poor prairie family whose son has distorted plans of his own. After three years in prison, a brother returns home only to find out that his life has been turned upside down, which he blames on his younger sibling. Kitty pins Matt's badge on an unconscious outlaw to protect the marshal from a holdup gang. 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. He and his older brothers Larry, Bernie and Phil came from a family that were very active in theatre. "Fred Berger, 94; Film, TV Editor for 5 Decades Won Emmy for 'MASH' (sic)", "Gunsmoke: The Thirteenth Season, Volume One", "Gunsmoke: The Thirteenth Season, Volume Two", "Gunsmoke: The Fourteenth Season, Volume One", "Gunsmoke: The Fourteenth Season, Volume Two", "Gunsmoke: The Fifteenth Season, Volume One", "Gunsmoke: The Fifteenth Season, Volume Two", "Gunsmoke: The Complete Sixteenth Season", "Gunsmoke: 50th Anniversary Collection (Volume 1)", "Gunsmoke: 50th Anniversary Collection (Volume 2)", "Gunsmoke: 50th Anniversary Collection (Volumes 1 & 2)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Gunsmoke_television_episodes&oldid=1134154324. There are no witnesses when a man's twin brother is murdered while working late, leaving Matt with little evidence to go on. Guest Cast: Don Dubbins (as Orkey), Warren Oates (as Sweet Billy), Cactus Mack (credited Taylor McPeters as Pa) and Glenn Strange (as Sam). Dan Blocker's first appearance as the Lieutenant, in three years he will begin his iconic role of Hoss Cartwright in the 19591973 NBC American western television series Bonanza. 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. This was his second credited and final Gunsmoke appearance. A conscientious woman's plan to adopt a baby are jeopardized when Matt discovers her shiftless husband is involved in cattle rustling. On April 11, 1934, Wilfred Talbot Smith and Regina Kahl of the O.T.O. David's daughter, Kansas, rides horses in rodeos. David's television series Kung Fu featured his father John and half-brother Robert in the episode "Dark Angel". Matt has a trying day. Notes: Dialogue within the episode has Matt telling Sara that they're eating son-of-a-gun stew, a real cowboy recipe which contained many of the cow's innards including sweetbreads and marrow gut. Full Cast and Crew . Matt helps an Indian boy reunite with a drifter whose being badgered by a pair of disgruntled brothers. 1961/62 through 1965/66 A bounty hunter talks Matt into protecting him and his prisoner from ambush. For the next eight years, Sonia was not permitted to see the children. 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. Notes: First of ten appearances for Don Keefer. Viewers learn through dialogue in this episode that Doc Adams served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry in the American Civil War. Guest Cast: Chris Alcaide (as Clem Maddow), Ainslie Pryor (as George Maddow), Harry Bartell (as Ben Bartlett) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). Anne and Lance Warren (who played White Fawn and Maggie) are the daughters of Director/Producer/Writer Charles Marquis Warren. Matt tracks murder suspect Pete Murphy (Gerald McRaney) to another town and is forced to defend himself against him. Notes: Herbert Lytton portrayed Jake Crowell, his first of seven appearances. In total, he made 11 pictures with Ford, including his first important role, as Preacher Casy in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). Bert Clum plots to rob pilgrim families in nearby camps. Special Guests: Lloyd Bochner (as Burdette), Eric Braeden (as Talley), Patti Cohoon (as Ronilou), Miriam Colon (as Mignon), Gene Evans (as Shaw Anderson), Mariette Hartley (as Ellie Talley), John Milford (as Hutchinson) and Bing Russell (as Rolfing). A desperately ill chief causes tension when he lodges in the Dodge House. Son premier vrai rle dans un film, Aprs quelques apparitions, il est Le signe de la croix (1932) de Cecil B. DeMille, l'ge de 26 ans. Quint escorts a desperate family by wagon to North Platte and uncovers their hurried reason in leaving Illinois. [22] Robert Carradine said that he was raised primarily by his stepmother, his father's third wife, Doris (Rich) Grimshaw, and believed her to be his mother until he was introduced to Sonia Sorel at a Christmas party when he was 14 years old. Matt devises a plan to capture a charismatic outlaw who has a reputation for only robbing the rich. Carradine's first film credit was Tol'able David (1930), but he claimed to have done 70 pictures before getting billing. Member. Notes: Constance Ford plays Pearl Bender in her first of two Gunsmoke appearances. She was the mother of Bruce and David. Newly is captured, while farmer Ben Hurley (Tom Drake) faces a moral dilemma, stealing horses for a gang of outlaws to help his blind daughter, Susan (Pamela Dunlap). With his large frame and steely looks, the role of the bad guy came easy. Festus is mistaken for a hired gunman in the town of Bucklin. Festus faces a group of renegades led by Judge Proctor (Jeff Corey) bent on regaining land they lost during the Civil War. Guest Cast: Joseph Sargent (as Shomer), Susan Morrow (as Ann) and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams (credited Gwinn Williams as Groat). Matt and Chester ride out to a buffalo hunter's camp to investigate the death of a man Doc found earlier. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston.The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, 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. Guest Cast: Charles McGraw (as Calvin), June Dayton (as Emily), Gene Lyons (as Fletcher), Bill Erwin (as Ned) and Jan Clayton (as Clara Wright). La carrire d'acteur de Carradine a commenc sur les scnes de thtre, en tant qu'acteur Shakespeare. Keller), Eddie Little Sky (as Warrior), Edward G. Robinson Jr. (credited Edward Robinson, Jr. as Brown), Dennis Cross (as Jim) and Kim Winona (credited Connie Buck as Daughter). Dr. John Chapman (Pat Hingle) finds it hard to be accepted as he tries to fill in for Doc Adams, who felt the need to return to medical school after losing a patient. By 1933, he was being credited as John Peter Richmond, perhaps in honor of his friend, John Barrymore. 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. Festus' nephew Billy comes to Dodge to find a wife. Notes: This is the first of four episodes featuring the Merry Florene character story. The first 90-minute Western television series. Krag is haunted by his past, and now he, his family, his victims, the townsfolk, Matt, and the U.S. Attorney General must decide his ultimate fate. A rancher is suspected of murder after an unscrupulous lawyer tries to con him out of his land. Find where to watch David Carradine's latest movies and tv shows Guest Cast: Sebastian Cabot (as Professor Jacoby), Dean Fredericks (credited Norman Frederic as Gart), Ned Glass (as Grubby), Charles Horvath (as Left Hand), Howard Culver (as Citizen) and Dorothy Schuyler (as Kate). Guest Cast: Edgar Stehli (as Ira Pucket), Grant Withers (as Jed Larner), Richard Deacon (as Botkin), Rocky Shahan (as Jim) and Bert Rumsey (as Bartender). Panoramica: Ironic tragedy results when Danny Kader stubbornly disregards his father's predispositions . Matt suspects the new saloon girl of being associated with a crooked gambler. He also was a regular guest and wrote or co-wrote five scripts for the radio version of Gunsmoke. Notes: Keye Luke who played Chen, was a Chinese-born American film and television actor. Notes: This is the last of four episodes for Lee Van Cleef. A state official uses Matt's friendship with an outlaw for personal gain. Dirt farmer Amos Sadler (John Anderson) and his kin plot to break into the bank when it's closed due to a panic. An orphaned girl, Bessie (Eileen McDonough), is turned away by her only relative, her aunt Rachel (Carol Vogel). Guest Cast: Dee J. Thompson (as Lena Wave), Joel Ashley (as Nate), Terry Becker (as Emmett), Howard Culver (as Hotel Clerk) and Heinie Brock (as Drummer). 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. Matt and an old mountain man, Luke Brazo (Morgan Woodward), face off against angry cattlemen and greedy bounty hunters. Notes: Robert J. Wilke plays the role of Wild Bill Hickok, but the producers misspell the name as "Hickock" in the credits. [26] Doris died in 1971 in a fire in her apartment in Oxnard, California. A pair of teenage thieves' hamper the rescue of their partner, who fell into a well, for fear that he'll give them up. Land baron Amos Gentry (John Payne) considers his family above the law when his two sons Colt (Peter Jason) and Ben (Robert Pine) accidentally hang a squatter, Orly Grimes (Shug Fisher) who was caught butchering their stock. A Long Branch saloon girl witnesses a killing in self-defense involving a man from her past, but she refuses to testify which jeopardizes his innocence. Matt investigates three con artists who defraud the bank, but they flee taking Doc hostage. Guest Cast: Nellie Burt (as Panacea), Dan Tobin (as Foote), Charles Watts (as Little), Charlie Briggs (as Driver), John Clarke (as Young Man), Jan Brooks (as Ethel), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Carl Prickett (as Agent), Charles Seel (credited Charles Seal as One), Robert Nash (as Two), John Lawrence (as Other), Lindsay Workman (as Agent) and Ollie O'Toole (as Telegrapher). A clan of amusing hill folk kidnap Kitty with the sole purpose of her marrying the eldest son. A group of nuns bring their injured protector to Dodge, without mentioning he is a former criminal. An abusive and self-righteous rancher becomes the target of a hired gunman. Guest Cast: Raymond Bailey (as Shaneways), Joseph Kearns (credited Joe Kearns as Mr. Papp), Alan Dexter (as Hook), Gordon Mills (as Varden) and Perry Ivins (as Mr. Hogg). Notes: Claude Akins plays Harry, his first of ten appearances. Merry Florene (Lane Bradbury) is back, along with her half-brother Elbert Moses (Anthony James) and cousin Smiley (Lou Antonio). A drama-seeking woman manipulates her husband into a fight with their neighbor. Condividi questo spettacolo con i tuoi amici. John Two-Bears is sentenced to death by the Osage Council for a murder he did not commit. Carradine also made more than 100 acting appearances on television over a period of 39 years. 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. Clay Young is trying to evict Josh Nolan. George Selk makes his first credited appearance as Moss Grimmick, the owner of the livery stables. Matt jumps into the river and is dragged on to a raft by orphans Hannah Kincaid (Patti Cahoon) and Tuttle Kincaid (Clay O'Brien) who are runaways from a workhouse. And yet, memories of one who rode a yellow horse still haunts Mrs. Shepherd's mind. Guest Cast: Jack Lord (as Nat/Myles Brandel), Bruce Wendell (as Joe), Netta Packer (as 1st Lady), Jean Fenwick (as 2nd Lady) and Brick Sullivan (as Bartender). An ex-criminal fears that a conflict involving his girlfriend, brother and old partner will reveal his past. An old ailing military General asks his best friend to locate his long-lost son, and what he finds is a likeable but illiterate and uncouth simpleton. Crutchfield created the character Festus Haggen. Martin Starr recounts that "It included a program of recitation of (Aleister) Crowley's poetry, rituals and sacred textsOne surprising name was among the participants: the stage and motion picture actor John Carradinewho read the Crowley poem, "O Madonna of the Golden Eyes."[9]. Matt tracks a suspected murderer to Elkader, where he's lured into an alley and waylaid by three thugs, suffering a concussion and nearly blind he's rescued by the same man that he was chasing. However, Jack Sinclair (Eric Braeden) and his gang complicate matters by stopping the train to rob an army gold shipment. Guest Cast: Philip Abbott (as Ben Corder), Pat Conway (as Toque Morlan), James Westerfield (as Harry Duggan), Gregg Palmer (as Jim) and Charles Devin (as Pete). Guest Cast: Lieux Dressler (as Susie), Robert Totten (as Walker), Gregg Palmer (as Guthrie), William Bryant (as Bennett), Rayford Barnes (as Grebbs), Herb Vigran, Jon Lormer (as Judge Clayborne), Glenn Strange (as Sam), Ted Jordan (as Burke), Bill Erwin (as Bailiff), Tom McFadden (as Luke), Rusty Lane (as Sheriff Buckley), Ed McCready (as Scotty), Louie Elias (as Cowboy) and Lloyd Nelson (as Shorty). Matt, Chester and Doc try to unravel a mystery involving the missing Lady Gay Saloon owner and the brash, larger-than-life female proprietress whose taken over the establishment. Guest Cast: Vic Perrin (as Wilbur Hawkins), Robert Burton (as Sheriff), Robert Karnes (as Roberts) and Bert Rumsey (as Sam). Carradine was active in the entertainment industry from 1965 to 2009, when he passed away. 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. He may be best known as private detective Paul Drake in the 19571966 CBS television series Perry Mason. She is credited as Gypsy in this episode but is not seen. Guest Cast: Mercedes McCambridge (as Mrs Mather), Royal Dano (as Henry Mather), Link Wyler (as Lamond Mather), Charles Kuenstle (as Valjean Mather), Dee Carroll (as Mrs. Grayson), Jerry Brown (as Abel Grayson), Peggy Rea (as Mrs. Roniger), Maria Mantley (as Maria), Jon Jason Mantley (as Jon) and Terri Lynn Wood (as Elsie). Gunsmoke: The Second Season Volume 1, DVD, Full Frame, Sensormatic, TV Western, Television, 097368528444 In 1960, he served in the US Army for two years, though at one point, he was court-martialed for shoplifting. "I was told that his last words were 'Milan: What a beautiful place to die.'" Matt must then deal with Harker when he turns violent after being asked to resign by the town council. A Mexican rancher, Matt's friend from his Texas border days, arrives in Dodge hunting the ill-tempered gunman that dishonored his family and the Marshal warns him to not take the law into his own hands. Specifically: Naval Sea Burial, between the California coast and Catalina Island Memorial ID John Alderson's first of three appearances. 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). All episodes are listed in order of airdate. A overprotective father disapproves of his daughter courting Quint and calls his cousin, an unsavory fixer of family matters. An overconfident Army deserter callously breaks the law and strongly believes there will be no repercussions, but soon his fate will be sealed. Brad McCain tries to take advantage of his friendship with Matt. Guest Cast: Buck Taylor, John Pickard (as Forbes), James Nusser, Dennis Cross (as Jinks), I. Stanford Jolley (as Jeb), Glenn Strange, Ted Jordan, Charles Wagenheim, and Woodrow Chambliss. He was the patriarch of the Carradine family which included four sons and four grandchildren who were also actors. Guest Cast: Fay Spain (as Bessie), Val Dufour (as Cooner), Roy Wright (as Carver), Leonard Nimoy (as Grice), Glenn Strange (as Sam), George Selk (as Moss Grimmick), Ann Morell (credited Anne Morrell as Ana), James Nusser (as Louie Pheeters), Garry Walberg (as Hatcher), Tom Fadden (as Enoch), Arthur Peterson (credited Arthur Peterson Jr. as Sam Frazer), Ben Wright (as Dan Binny) and James Drake (credited Jim Drake as Morgan). Panoramica: Matt is saved by a cowhand from an ambush. Matt is suspicious of a saloon girl who comes between two brothers that have inherited their father's ranch. David's daughter Calista, Robert's daughter Ever, and Keith's son Cade and daughters Martha Plimpton and Sorel are all actors. An elderly farmer's young wife plots to kill him in an "accident," but her lover becomes the pawn of the homicide. Judge Flood (John Colicos) convicts Matt of murder and sentences him to life doing hard labor in the judge's silver mine. Louie is a witness to murder but believes it's only a dream, until he recognizes the culprit in the Long Branch and mindlessly informs him on what he saw. A recently released convict breaks his parole when he comes to Dodge to kill Matt. A convicted gold-mine swindler gets out of prison to resume mining with the money he is accused of stealing. Notes: Four years separate the age of actors Booth Colman and Dolores Sutton, who play the father and daughter. He often played the town lawman or local bad guy in many popular westerns including a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in the 19571959 western Television series, Man Without a Gun. Matt is suspicious of the intentions of a gentleman gambler, especially after he proposes to a recently widowed woman. He appeared in dozens of low-budget horror films from the 1940s onwards, to finance a touring classical theater company. Guest Cast: Paul Richards (as Joe Phy), Morey Amsterdam (as Cicero Grimes), William Kendis (as Carey Post), Jack Reitzen (as Bartender) and Ken Becker (as Cowboy). He married five times. He specialized in macabre or off-beat roles and here he portrays the slow-witted Rodin, one of Rose's attackers. Virginia Chapman was the wife of James Arness. When Will Asper is eavesdropping at the lawyer's window you can see an electrical outlet on the wall, next to the tree. Birth Place:New York, New York, United States. 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). He steps in for a single scene as Park Cleatus, a greedy fort owner who spikes the price of his water to the drought-stricken wagon train. Special Guests: Ramon Bieri (as Big Thicket), Gretchen Corbett (as Arlene), Lance LeGault (as Oregon), Ron Soble (as Clatch), Don Stroud (as Foss) and Russell Wiggins (as Pryor). However, it wasn't one you see every day with an ending that you don't forget. Guest cast: John Hoyt (as Jeff), Leo Gordon (as Hutch), Rex Holman (as Pete), Mark Allen (as Grant) and Guy Stockwell (as Lee). Carradine's mother then married "a Philadelphia paper manufacturer named Peck, who thought the way to bring up someone else's boy was to beat him every day just on general principle. 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