How Many Gunsmoke (1955) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Gunsmoke
Released: 1955
Cast: James Arness, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver, Ken Curtis, Milburn Stone

Gunsmoke (1955) featured a cast of 1283 tracked actors. Of these, 187 (15%) are still alive today and 1063 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is H.M. Wynant, age 99. This TV series starred James Arness and Amanda Blake.

15% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 27 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 15% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 76.4 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast1283 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1955 ▲▼
James Arness Marshal Matt Dillon	Marshal Matt Dillon	Deceased	26/05/1923	88	03/06/2011	32
Amanda Blake Kitty	Kitty	Deceased	20/02/1929	60	16/08/1989	26
Dennis Weaver Chester	Chester	Deceased	04/06/1924	81	24/02/2006	31
Ken Curtis Festus	Festus	Deceased	02/07/1916	74	28/04/1991	39
Milburn Stone Doc	Doc	Deceased	05/07/1904	75	12/06/1980	51
Woody Chambliss Woody Lathrop	Woody Lathrop	Deceased	14/10/1914	66	08/01/1981	41
Marian Seldes Mrs. Cullen	Mrs. Cullen	Deceased	23/08/1928	86	06/10/2014	27
Michael Witney Cavalry Captain	Cavalry Captain	Deceased	21/11/1931	52	30/11/1983	24
June Carter Cash Clarise	Clarise	Deceased	23/06/1929	73	15/05/2003	26
Don Beddoe Halligan	Halligan	Deceased	01/07/1903	87	19/01/1991	52
Ed Kemmer Lou Paxon	Lou Paxon	Deceased	29/10/1921	83	09/11/2004	34
Edward Andrews Ethan Harper	Ethan Harper	Deceased	09/10/1914	70	08/03/1985	41
Will Geer Slocum	Slocum	Deceased	09/03/1902	76	22/04/1978	53
Neville Brand Jayce McCaw	Jayce McCaw	Deceased	13/08/1920	71	16/04/1992	35
Howard Petrie Brant	Brant	Deceased	22/11/1906	61	24/03/1968	49
O.Z. Whitehead Hank Blenis	Hank Blenis	Deceased	01/03/1911	87	29/07/1998	44
Donald Randolph Reeves	Reeves	Deceased	05/01/1906	87	16/03/1993	49
Luis van Rooten Mel Tucker	Mel Tucker	Deceased	29/11/1906	66	17/06/1973	49
Peter Mark Richman Norm Trainer	Norm Trainer	Deceased	16/04/1927	93	14/01/2021	28
Barry Brown Jared Sprague	Jared Sprague	Deceased	19/04/1951	27	27/06/1978	4
Tommy Kirk Jerry Pitcher	Jerry Pitcher	Deceased	10/12/1941	79	28/09/2021	14
Mark Roberts Adams	Adams	Deceased	09/06/1921	85	05/12/2006	34
Al Schottelkotte Bailiff	Bailiff	Deceased	19/03/1927	68	01/01/1996	28
Lee Majors Dave Lukens	Dave Lukens	Living	23/04/1939	87	—	16
Ian Wolfe Old Man Wall	Old Man Wall	Deceased	04/11/1896	95	23/01/1992	59
Fred Graham Cowboy	Cowboy	Deceased	26/10/1908	70	10/10/1979	47
Anna Lee Amy Bassett	Amy Bassett	Deceased	02/01/1913	91	14/05/2004	42
Robert Ellenstein Tewksbury	Tewksbury	Deceased	18/06/1923	87	28/10/2010	32
John Marley Ben Pringle	Ben Pringle	Deceased	17/10/1907	76	22/05/1984	48
Argentina Brunetti Louise Danby	Louise Danby	Deceased	31/08/1907	98	20/12/2005	48
Frank Silvera John Drago	John Drago	Deceased	24/07/1914	55	11/06/1970	41
Lew Ayres Jonathan Cole	Jonathan Cole	Deceased	28/12/1908	88	30/12/1996	47
Angelo Rossitto Billy (uncredited)	Billy (uncredited)	Deceased	18/02/1908	83	21/09/1991	47
Bo Hopkins Harper Haggen	Harper Haggen	Deceased	02/02/1938	84	28/05/2022	17
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Grant Shay	Grant Shay	Deceased	23/12/1921	93	31/07/2015	34
Darlene Conley Leelah Case	Leelah Case	Deceased	18/07/1934	72	14/01/2007	21
Brett Halsey Elser	Elser	Living	20/06/1933	93	—	22
Ruth Warrick Clara Benteen	Clara Benteen	Deceased	29/06/1916	88	15/01/2005	39
Suzanne Pleshette Glory Bramley	Glory Bramley	Deceased	31/01/1937	70	19/01/2008	18
Edward Platt Mr. Burgess	Mr. Burgess	Deceased	14/02/1916	58	19/03/1974	39
Brian G. Hutton Joe Trimble	Joe Trimble	Deceased	02/05/1935	79	19/08/2014	20
Rose Hobart Melanie Karcher	Melanie Karcher	Deceased	01/05/1906	94	29/08/2000	49
Christopher Knight Boy	Boy	Living	07/11/1957	68	—	68
Terry Becker Emmett	Emmett	Deceased	05/08/1921	93	30/12/2014	34
Chuck Connors Sam Keeler	Sam Keeler	Deceased	10/04/1921	71	10/11/1992	34
Carl Benton Reid Gideon Seek	Gideon Seek	Deceased	13/08/1893	79	16/03/1973	62
Jack Kelly Cam Durbin	Cam Durbin	Deceased	16/09/1927	65	07/11/1992	28
David Ladd Brian Forbes	Brian Forbes	Living	05/02/1947	79	—	8
Jean Arthur Julie Blane	Julie Blane	Deceased	17/10/1900	90	19/06/1991	55
Patricia Morrow Stella Felton	Stella Felton	Living	17/02/1944	82	—	11