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Don Borchelt - Posted - 11/28/2008: 12:35:33
bigfeller wrote: " He played Quint Asper the blacksmith. You won't see those episodes on TV Land though, for some reason they don't show the early black and white episodes of Gunsmoke, they are the best ones I believe. "
I agree, the early black and white episodes were far superior, with Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode, who was a much more understated sidekick than the clownish Festus Haggen, played by Ken Curtis. I remember that Burt Reynolds blacksmith character was part native American, which allowed them to deal with issues of racial and ethnic prejudice.
Speaking of guest stars, one episode had a guest appearance form Leonard Nimoy, who played an inscrutable native American character who outwitted his badguy adversaries though sheer guile. Made some years before Star Trek, the character was basically Mr. Spock without ears. One of the bad guys in that episode played a five string banjo, and I remember that the banjo they used as a prop appeared to be a 19th century spun rim instrumen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXe428PSpfU
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Edited by - Don Borchelt on 11/28/2008 12:36:53
dat - Posted - 11/28/2008: 12:44:31
Looks like from 62 to 65 on the casting list
CAST
Marshal Matt Dillon................................... James Arness Dr. Galen (Doc) Adams............................. Milburn Stone Kitty Russell (1955-1974).......................... Amanda Blake Chester Goode (1955 1964)...................... Dennis Weaver Festus Haggen (1964-1975)............................ Ken Curtis Quint Asper (1962-1965)........................... Burt Reynolds Sam, the bartender (1962-1974)................ Glenn Strange Clayton Thaddeus (Thad) Greenwood (l965-l967)...........................................................Roger Ewing Newly O'Brien (1967-l975)............................. Buck Taylor Mr. Jones (1955-1960)................................. Dabbs Greer Louie Pheeters......................................... James Nusser Barney....................................................... Charles Seel Howie ......................................................Howard Culver Ed O'Connor..................................................Tom Brown Percy Crump............................................... John Harper Hank (1957-1975)................................... Hank Patterson Ma Smalley (1962-1975)............................... Sarah Selby Nathan Burke (1964-1975)............................. Ted Jordan Mr. Bodkin (1965-1975)............................... Roy Roberts Mr. Lathrop (1966-1975)........................ Woody Chamblis Halligan (1967-1975)................... .....Charles Wagenheim Miss Hannah (1974-1975)............................... Fran Ryan
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Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets.?
everybody needs at least one gun for every year old that they are, having a few extras don''t hurt
mike gregory - Posted - 11/28/2008: 13:26:46
I don't remember him as a bartender, but do remember him as the blacksmith.
Anyway, here's him & the Cross-Dressing Cowboy, Marcia Dillon.
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However, as I am old, my memory may be playing Trixie on me.
The big feather in his hatband reminds me that his character was supposed to be part Indian (which is what they were called back then.)
As for Spock portraying an Indian: With the wig on, how do we KNOW he doesn't REALLY have pointy ears? It would be highly illogical to assume that, just because we can't see them, they do not exist.
Let us not forget that Arness, himself, was ALSO from Outer Space.
Perhaps he helped Spock get the role, as a favor to a guy from the old neighborhood!
Live long and prespire.
Edited by - mike gregory on 11/28/2008 13:42:07
El Dobro - Posted - 11/28/2008: 13:44:11
quote:
Originally posted by mike gregory
I don't remember him as a bartender, but do remember him as the blacksmith.
Anyway, here's him & the Cross-Dressing Cowboy, Marcia Dillon.
However, as I am old, my memory may be playing Trixie on me.
The big feather in his hatband reminds me that his character was supposed to be part Indian (which is what they were called back then.)
As for Spock portraying an Indian: With the wig on, how do we KNOW he doesn't REALLY have pointy ears? It would be highly illogical to assume that, just because we can't see them, they do not exist.
Let us not forget that Arness, himself, was ALSO from Outer Space.
Perhaps he helped Spock get the role, as a favor to a guy from the old neighborhood!
Live long and prespire.
Don Borchelt - Posted - 11/28/2008: 14:54:52
bigfeller wrote: "for some reason they don't show the early black and white episodes of Gunsmoke, they are the best ones I believe."
I suspect that the videotapes from the early black and white episodes have deteriorated too much to be viable for commercial airplay.
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farley - Posted - 11/28/2008: 16:01:24
Maybe they erased them, and taped the old Flatt & Scruggs Martha White shows on them. 
Farley
Don Borchelt - Posted - 11/28/2008: 17:44:55
If you click the link below, you'll see Glenn Strange as the bartender in the cast photo, and say, oh, yeah, him.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1063622656/nm0833363
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