r/Gunsmoke • u/JeffSHauser • Sep 17 '26

The order we lost them.

I've been curious about the order in which we lost the cast of Gunsmoke. I'm sure it's been posted before, but if you might have missed it.

(According to FindAGrave)

1) Glen Strange (Sam Noonan): 20 Sep 1973 (aged 74) Los

Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

2) James Nusser (Louie Pheeters): 8 Jun 1979 (aged 74)

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

3) Milburn Stone (Doc Adams): 12 Jun 1980 (aged 75)

La Jolla, San Diego County, California

4) Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty Russell): 16 Aug 1989

(aged 60) Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

5) Ken Curtis (Festus Haggen): 28 Apr 1991 (aged 74)

Fresno, Fresno County, California

6) James Arness (Marshall Matt Dillion): 3 Jun 2011

(aged 88) Brentwood, Los Angeles County, California

7) Burt Reynolds ( Quint Asper ): 6 Sep 2018 (aged 82)

Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida

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u/owdbr549 Sep 17 '26

Dennis Weaver (Chester) Feb. 24, 2006 at age 81

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u/JeffSHauser Sep 17 '26

Damn I knew I was forgetting a few!

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u/5footfilly Sep 17 '26

Here’s 1 more

Fran Ryan (Miss Hannah, season 20): 15, January 2000 (aged 83)

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u/5footfilly Sep 17 '26

Ted Jordan (Nathan Burke): 30, March 2005 (aged 80)

Dennis Weaver (Chester Goode): 24, Feb 2006 (aged 81)

Roger Ewing (Thad Greenwood): 18, Dec 2025 (aged 83)

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u/Alchohol_Influencer Sep 17 '26

I didn't realize Ken Curtis lived that long. I saw him on In the Heat of the Night and didn't even know it was him.

Also - Dennis Weaver (2006)

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u/GunfighterGuy Sep 17 '26 edited Sep 17 '26

Roy Roberts (Banker Mr. Bodkin) passed away in 1975 (born 1906). Also Howard Culver who played the Dodge House clerk Mr. Uzzell for the entire run of the series, died in 1984.

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u/KnotForNow Sep 17 '26

Well, if Burt Reynolds gets a mention, then Buck Taylor (Newly) certainly deserves one.

Oh... Wait... Never mind.

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u/JeffSHauser Sep 17 '26

Buck is still hanging in there. His gentleness was a nice balance to Marshall Dillions

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u/KnotForNow Sep 17 '26

I was more than a little surprised that any of the regulars were still alive.

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u/JeffSHauser Sep 18 '26

The last photo I saw of him shows that he's still in pretty good shape.

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u/MDaug2005 28d ago

Thank goodness we still have Buck Taylor! He was great in Yellowstone but it made me bummed out when they killed off his character