Upon learning that gunsmoke was on the chopping block, the wife of cbs chief william paley intervened in protest. Stone, known for his serious approach to. However, weaver ultimately thought that he took the character as far as he could.
James Arness Refused to Make 90Minute ‘Gunsmoke’ Episodes
However, what most people don't know is that milburn stone, who portrayed doc adams on the show, initially couldn't stand arness.
Find out how john wayne helped arness get.
At one point he was asked why he stuck around that long and never left the series to pursue a film career. Actor james arness became a big actor working on gunsmoke. The story moved from radio to television and immortalized the cast of actors in one of the greatest western. Stone was brought on as one of the original principal cast members along.
Unfortunately, that relationship was to be damaged very badly. You can't cancel gunsmoke, she said. When wayne was approached for the role of marshal matt dillon, the lead character of gunsmoke, he turned it down, then suggested arness for the role instead.
