| [ A-L | M-Z ] One
                    Degree of Separation From Gunsmoke:
                    A-L  HOME | Gunsmoke boasted
              numerous great and famous actors.  Many
              others did not play on Gunsmoke, but worked with others who did.  Here
              is an incomplete list. Listed first is the once removed actor.
              The actor who appeared on Gunsmoke is then listed along with the
              joint work. |  | 
      
        |  | Abbott
            and Costello Meet Frankenstein stars Glenn Strange as
            Frankenstein. |  | 
      
        |  | Alan
                Alda stared with Loretta Swit , Harry Morgan  and  Wayne
                Rogers in M*A*S*H.  |    | 
      
        |  | Woody
                Allen  wrote and directed the movie Crimes and Misdemeanors. Martin
                Landau  played the murderous eye doctor in the same movie. | 
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        |  | Gillian
                  Anderson  starred
                  in the X-Files movie with Martin Landau. | 
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        | Rowan Atki  n | Rowan
                  Atkinson   starred
                  in Bean. Burt Reynolds also appeared. |  | 
      
        |  | Richard Attenborough   and Charles
                Bronson  both tried to make The Great Escape. |  | 
      
        |  | Kim
                Basinger  played Vicki Vale in the first Batman movie
                where Pat Hingle played Police Commissioner Gordon.  Pat  Hingle replaced
                Doc on Gunsmoke when Milburn Stone had a heart attack.  |  | 
      
        |  |  Kevin Bacon  appeared
              in the movie Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard. |  | 
      
        |  | Alec
                Baldwin appeared in Working Girl with Harrison
                Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Halle
                Barry appeared in Executive Decision with Kurt
                Russell |  | 
      
        |  | Jason
                Bateman stars in Arrested Development, narrated
          by Ron Howard. |  | 
      
        |  | Marlon
                Brando starred in Sayonara. Dennis Hopper  and Ricardo
                Montalban  were also in the movie.  |   | 
      
        |  | Candice
                Bergen  starred in Miss Congeniality along
                with William Shatner  |  | 
      
        |  | Linda
                Blair starred in Repossessed, with Leslie
          Nielsen |  | 
      
        |  | Benjamin
                Bratt appeared in Clear and Present Danger  with Harrison
                Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Yul
                Brenner was the leader of the Magnificent Seven.  Charles
                Bronson was one of the seven. |  | 
      
        |  | Mel
                Brooks directed the The Twelve Chairs starring  Ron
                Moody. |  | 
      
        |  | James
                Brown  and Charles
                Bronson were both members of The Dirty Dozen.  |  | 
      
        |  | Sandra
                Bullock is the lady in Speed. Dennis Hopper  is
                the bad guy. |  | 
      
        |  | Tim
                Burton directed the first Batman movie where Pat
                Hingle played Police Commissioner Gordon.  Pat  Hingle replaced
                Doc on Gunsmoke when Milburn Stone had a heart attack.  |  | 
      
        |  | Steve
          Buscemi appeared in Escape from L.A. with          Kurt Russell |  | 
      
        |  | Red
                Buttons  starred with Bruce Dern  and Michael Conrad in
                the movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?  |  | 
      
        |  | Nicolas
              Cage is in Rumble Fish. So is Dennis Hopper |  | 
      
        |  | Michael
                Caine  starred in Miss Congeniality along with William
                Shatner  |  | 
      
        |  | John Carpenter directed
             Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. with  |  | 
      
        |  | James
                  Caviezel starred
                  in The Thin Red Line with Nick Nolte |  | 
      
        |  | George
                Clooney starred
                in The Thin Red Line with Nick Nolte |  | 
      
        |  | Glenn
                Close starred
                in Air Force One with Harrison Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Kurt
                Cobain  was leader of the Seattle grunge band, Nirvana.  Nirvana’s
                album, Bleach, contained a song called Floyd the Barber referring
                to a character on The Andy Griffith Show.   Floyd was played by actor Howard
                McNear who not only appeared on a number of television’s Gunsmokes,
                but also played Doc on radio’s version of Gunsmoke |  | 
      
        |  | James Coburn  and Charles
                Bronson  both tried to make The Great Escape. |  | 
      
        |  .. | Sean
                Connery  appeared in Meteor with Martin Landau . |  | 
      
        |  | Gary
                Cooper  was the star of High Noon.  Jack Elam was the town drunk.  |  | 
      
        |  | Richard
                Crenna appeared
                in Sabrina with Harrison Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Russell
                Crowe  had a Beautiful Mind and was directed by Ron
                Howard.   |  | 
      
        |  | Tom
                Cruise’s  boss in Mission Impossible was Jon Voight |  | 
      
        |  | John
                Cusack was
                in Stand by Me. So did Richard
                Dreyfus  |  | 
      
        |  | Matt
                Damon was one of the Rounders which also starred Martin
                Landau . |  | 
      
        |  | James
                Dean was in Giant with Dennis Hopper , Chill Wills
                , Paul Fix , Mercedes McCambridge and Earl Holliman .  |          | 
      
        |  | Dom
              DeLuise directed the The Twelve Chairs starring  Ron
              Moody. |  | 
      
        |  |  Angie
                  Dickinson appeared in Sabrina with Harrison
                  Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Kirk
                Douglas was 'Doc' Holliday in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
                Also appearing were John Ireland , Earl Holliman , Dennis
                Hopper as Billy Clanton, DeForest Kelley as Morgan
                Earp, Lee Van Cleef and Jack Elam.  |      | 
      
        |  | Ellen
                DeGeneres appeared in Ed TV with Martin Landau  and Dennis
                Hopper .  |   | 
      
        |  | Brian
                Dennehy appeared in Presumed Innocent with Harrison
                Ford .  |  | 
      
        |  | Johnny
                Depp  played the lead in the movie Ed Wood. Martin
                Landau won an academy award for a supporting actor in Ed
                Wood |  | 
      
        |  | Willem
                Defoe appeared in Clear and Present Danger  with Harrison
                Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Robert
                DeNiro  played Neil McCauley in the movie Heat,
                where Jon Voight  played Nate.  |  | 
      
        |  | Matt
                Dillon is in Rumble Fish. So is Dennis Hopper  |  | 
      
        |  | David
                Duchovny  starred
                in the X-Files movie with Martin Landau .  |  | 
      
        |  | Clint
                Eastwood  was good in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  Lee
                Van Cleef  was the bad. |  | 
      
        |  | Sam Elliot appeared
              in Tombstone with Kurt Russell  and Buck Taylor
              .  |   | 
      
        |  | Chris
                Farley starred in Black Sheep with Gary Busey. |  | 
      
        |  | Mia
                Farrow appeared in The Great Gadsby with Bruce
                Dern. |  | 
      
        |  | Sally
                  Field starred in the Smokey & the Bandit with Burt
                  Reynolds |  | 
      
        |  | Lawrence
                Fishburne  was the voice of Thrax in Osmosis Jones where
                the voice of Tom Colonic was supplied by Ron Howard. |  | 
      
        |  | Henry
                Fonda  appeared in Meteor with Martin Landau. |  | 
      
        |  | Peter
                Fonda was in Easy Rider with Dennis Hopper  |  | 
      
        |  | Jane
                Fonda  starred with Bruce Dern  and Michael Conrad in
                the movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?  |  | 
      
        |  | Mel
                  Gibson starred in the Lethal Weapon with unforgettable
                  villain Mr. Joshua played by Gary Busey |  | 
      
        |  | Jackie
                  Gleason starred in the Smokey & the Bandit with Burt
                  Reynolds |  | 
      
        |  | Danny
                  Glover starred in the Lethal Weapon with unforgettable
                  villain Mr. Joshua played by Gary Busey |  | 
      
        |  | Cuba
                  Gooding Junior starred
        in the Home on the Range in 2004 with Dennis Weaver. |  | 
      
        |  | Louis
                  Gosset Jr. starred in the movie Diggstown with Bruce
                  Dern |  | 
      
        |  | Kelsey
                Grammer  appeared with Bruce Dern in Down
                Periscope. |  | 
      
        |  | Hugh
                Grant  appeared with Richard Dreyfus in Notting
                Hill. |  | 
      
        |  | Melanie
                Griffith  appeared in Working Girl with Harrison
                Ford |  | 
      
        |  | Ann
                Heche appeared in Seven Days Seven Nights with Harrison
                Ford. |  | 
      
        |  | Trevor
                Howard appeared in Meteor with Martin Landau . |  | 
      
        |  | Brian
                Keith appeared in Meteor with Martin Landau .  |  | 
      
        |  | Clark
                Gable appeared in Run Silent Run Deep with Jack
                Warden . |  | 
      
        |  | James
                Garner   and Charles
                Bronson  both tried to make The Great Escape. |  | 
      
        |  | Richard
                Geer   starred in
                the movie Power with Michael Learned. |  | 
      
        |  | Andy
                Griffith’s  son on The Andy Griffith Show was Ron
                Howard . |  | 
      
        |  | Gene
                Hackman  was in Hoosiers with Dennis Hopper .  |  | 
      
        |  |  Tom Hanks  appeared
              in the movie Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard .    |  | 
      
        |  | Woody
                Harrelson appeared in Ed TV with Martin Landau  and Dennis
                Hopper .  |   | 
      
        |  |  Ed Harris  appeared
              in the movie Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard .  |  | 
      
        |  | Charlton
                Heston  appeared in Tombstone with Kurt Russell  and Buck
                Taylor  |   . | 
      
        |  | Dustin
                Hoffman costarred with Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy.  |  | 
      
        |  | Rock
                Hudson was in Giant with Dennis Hopper  . |  | 
      
        |  | David
                Jansen in television’s The Fugitive was narrated by William
                Conrad  who both directed Gunsmoke and starred as
                Matt Dillon on radio’s Gunsmoke. |  | 
      
        |  | Tommy
                Lee Jones  was the US Marshal in the movie The Fugitive.  Harrison
                Ford  was The Fugitive. |  | 
      
        |  | Ashley
                Judd  plays Charlene Shiherlis in the movie Heat,
                where Jon Voight  played Nate. |  | 
      
        |  | Michael
                Keaton  was the first Batman where Pat Hingle played
                Police Commissioner Gordon.  Pat  Hingle replaced
                Doc on Gunsmoke when Milburn Stone had a heart attack.  |  | 
      
        |  | Grace
                Kelly  was the blushing bride in High Noon.  Jack
                Elam  was the town drunk.  |  | 
      
        |  | Val
                Kilmer  played Chris Shiherlis in the movie Heat,
                where Jon Voight  played Nate.  |  | 
      
        |  | Don
                Knotts was Barney on The Andy Griffith show.  The gas station owner was George Lindsey  and
                Andy’s boy was Ron Howar |   | 
      
        |  | Burt Lancaster was
              Wyatt Earp in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Also appearing
              were John Ireland, Earl Holliman, Dennis Hopper as
              Billy Clanton, DeForest Kelley as Morgan Earp, Lee Van
              Cleef and Jack Elam  |      | 
      
        |  | Michael
                Landon  costarred with Victor French in television’s Little
        House on the Prairie. |  | 
      
        |  | The
                  1993 movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story starred Michael
                  Learned.  |  | 
      
        |  | John Leguizamo |  | 
      
        |  | George
                Lucas wrote and directed Star Wars, starring Harrison
                Ford |   |