Stalwart handsome man Burt Reynolds started out with small roles in television shows like "Gunsmoke" before moving on to his own detective show, "Dan August." He became a staple of 70s cinema, as women swooned for his blend of rugged good looks and effortless charm, with a dash of swaggering... Read More

Ken Curtis was the son of Las Animas Sheriff Dan Gates and his wife,Nelly. They lived on the second story of the jailhouse. Foreshadowing his role of Festus on Gunsmoke, Ken acted as deputy during his father's abscence. He attended college, where he studied medicine. However he gave up ideas of... Read More

Dennis Weaver was born on June 4th 1924. In 1945 he married Gerry Stowell and had 3 kids. Rick, Robby, and Rusty. He worked with the following people in movies and television: James Arness, James Coburn, James Garner, Raymond Burr, Robert Culp, Russell Johnson, Sidney Poitier. He died on... Read More

Buck Taylor is probably best known as playing gunsmith turned deputy Newly O'Brian on the hit western drama, Gunsmoke . Buck is currently a painter by trade, and he creates the posters for several Texas rodeo shows every year. He is currently married to Goldie Taylor, and he has 4 children from... Read More

Most remembered for his role as 'U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon' of Dodge City Kansas, James Arness was born on May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN. Growing up surrounded by lakes and woods, he learned to love the things the great outdoors had to offer. In 1943, James Arness joined the U.S. Army after... Read More

Milburn Stone was born in Burrton Kansas on July 5, 1904. He moved from Burrton, KS to Frizell at the age of three, where he attended grade school. Following the death of his fater, Milburn and his mother returned to his birth place of Burrton where he attended and graduated high school. Upon... Read More

An only child, Beverly Neill moved with her family from Buffalo to Claremont, California. There she got the acting bug and was signed with MGM. After a few movie roles, she landed the role that would make her a household name for the next 20 years, Miss Kathleen "Kitty" Russell on Gunsmoke .... Read More

Glenn Strange was born in Weed, New Mexico. His father was a bartender and later a rancher. Glenn started playing the fiddle at cowboy dances when he was 12. He began in radio in El Paso in 1928, and came to Hollywood and CBS-Radio in 1930 as a member of the Arizona Wranglers after appearing at... Read More