Some might laugh

[Dakota Jim]

But lately I have been watching a few of the old gunsmoke shows. They had lot's of actors who are now big names and the staging and acting was amazingly good. They're on A&E if ya wanna watch one.

 

[AUFred]

A lot of good actors appeared on the series and it lasted a long time.

 

[Dakota Jim]

The one I just watched had Susanne Pleshette (s) in it.... Lot's of good scenes and great staging.

 

[AUFred]

Do you know who did the voice of Matt Dillon on the radio show?

 

[Dakota Jim]

Do you know who did the voice of Matt Dillon on the radio show?

I never listened to the radio version so No....

 

[AUFred]

William Conrad. Now you know why he wasn't cast in the TV show.

 

[Dakota Jim]

William Conrad. Now you know why he wasn't cast in the TV show.

James Arness was a good fit there 6'6" and looked the part.

 

[AUFred]

James Arness was a good fit there 6'6" and looked the part.

He was related to Chuck Connor "The Rifleman" another good western.

 

[Dakota Jim]

He was related to Chuck Connor "The Rifleman" another good western.

I knew of the Rifleman but didn't know they were related.

 

[AUFred]

I knew of the Rifleman but didn't know they were related.

They are like cousins if I remember right

 

[AUDRAA]

How about Big Valley? I wanna see that since I hear so much about my name being on there

 

[Margene]

They are like cousins if I remember right

I don't know about Chuck Connors and James Arness, but Peter Graves is James' brother. It's one of those weird things that stuck in my head. I am the queen of unuseable or annoying facts like that. :24:

I always thought it was funny since Arness was the king of Western TV heroes and Graves was so cooooooooool and modern in Mission Impossible.

 

[Margene]

How about Big Valley? I wanna see that since I hear so much about my name being on there

Oh!! Jim and I discovered that IMDb has full episodes of some TV shows. Here's a link to Big Valley.

Videos and Trailers: "The Big Valley" (1965)

That's specifically for Big Valley.

 

[Dakota Jim]

I don't know about Chuck Connors and James Arness, but Peter Graves is James' brother. It's one of those weird things that stuck in my head. I am the queen of unuseable or annoying facts like that. :24:

I always thought it was funny since Arness was the king of Western TV heroes and Graves was so cooooooooool and modern in Mission Impossible.

I just looked at "mission impossible" Graves and "Gunsmokes" Arness and I see great similarities in their faces.

 

[Margene]

I just looked at "mission impossible" Graves and "Gunsmokes" Arness and I see great similarities in their faces.

Yeah there are, but I would never have put them together before I read that factoid years ago. I think I have a mental block because of how different their roles were.

But yeah, they sure do have resemblance to each other. I don't remember, without looking them up, why their last names are different.

I loved both shows.

 

[Margene]

The one I just watched had Susanne Pleshette (s) in it.... Lot's of good scenes and great staging.

That's what I enjoy about watching old shows like that, spotting an actor or actress that went on to fame in their own right.

Sidenote: I always thought Susanne was a great actress and cool "broad". She was quite funny and outspoken out of character.

 

[AUFred]

I don't know about Chuck Connors and James Arness, but Peter Graves is James' brother. It's one of those weird things that stuck in my head. I am the queen of unuseable or annoying facts like that. :24:

I always thought it was funny since Arness was the king of Western TV heroes and Graves was so cooooooooool and modern in Mission Impossible.

I found that while ago too. I was trying to remember seems there was a relationship there but I can't remember.

 

[Margene]

I found that while ago too. I was trying to remember seems there was a relationship there but I can't remember.

I looked on google and IMDb, but couldn't find anything. Sorry I couldn't help Fred.