Gunsmoke The Predators (Season 17, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Gunsmoke

The Predators (Season 17, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

A 'mad' dog in the countryside has been killing cattle and sheep. A vengeful gunman seeks to kill a man who shot him in the back four years ago, as a widow and her two children try to tame him.

Director

Bernard McEveety

Writer

Calvin Clements Sr. (written by) (as Calvin Clements)

Producer

Leonard Katzman

Editor

Howard A. Smith (as Howard Smith)

Casting Director

Pam Polifroni

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 31, 1972

Release date

Jan 31, 1972 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
James Arness Matt Dillon Matt Dillon See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Milburn Stone Doc Doc See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Amanda Blake Kitty Kitty See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ken Curtis Festus Festus See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Buck Taylor Newly Newly See fewer	Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Claude Akins Howard Kane Howard Kane See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Jacqueline Scott Abelia Abelia See fewer	Planet of the Apes (1974)
Jodie Foster Marieanne Marieanne See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Brian Morrison Jonathan Jonathan See fewer	Judge Dredd (1995)
George Murdock Cole Matson Cole Matson See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Tom Brown Ed O'Connor Ed O'Connor See fewer	Merrily We Live (1938)
Mills Watson Currie Currie See fewer	Cujo (1983)
Lew Brown Smith Smith See fewer	Airport (1970)
Read Morgan Brown Brown See fewer	Maverick (1994)
Glenn Strange Sam Sam See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Ted Jordan Burke Burke See fewer	Walking Tall (1973)
Bert Madrid Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Black Sunday (1977)
Rex Moore Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer