GUNSMOKE’s Morgan Woodward remembers Big Guns & Guest Stars! Plus Alex Cord & Bruce Boxleitner! AWOW

Morgan Woodward was in a lot of shows in the 60s and 70s. Gunsmoke, Star Trek, Kung Fu. His resume was just incredible, great actor.

❤Great Show!❤

Morgan Woodward is one of my favorite actors . He can act in anything and he just owns the roles. God bless you Morgan Woodward. RIP Sir.

It's an Honor to have the Same Birthday as Morgan. Tomorrow. Thanks for this Rob, Morgans always been a favorite.

He was a favorite of mine, too.

George Kennedy who later won an Oscar for "Cool Hand Luke" gave credit to a starring role in an episode of Gunsmoke (The Blacksmith, 1960) as the turning point in his acting career. And to director Andy V. McLaglen who thought of him for the part after seeing him in a small uncredited role on "Peter Gunn".
Up to that time he'd been doing bit parts playing "the fifth bad guy through the door" as he put it. Chosen mostly for his size rather than his acting ability. It was because McLaglen saw something in him that others missed that led to gradually getting better parts after that one lead and his eventual success as an actor. For which George was forever grateful for Andy's uncommon kindness in offering an unknown bit player likely to remain so, the lead in an episode of what was then the most popular show on the telly at that time.

What a. Classic!

What an amazing video! When Mr. Bruce read off the 18 character names he played on Gunsmoke, wow, so impressive!!
If he didn't play a bad guy, he could of had a career as a Singing Cowboy with his Opera background. For sure he is harmonizing with the other great cowboys up in the great beyond!!!
I'm so glad I didn't miss this episode today, Rob, it's fantastic!
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Morgan's brother was a weather announcer on a Tulsa TV station. He used puppets, I believe on his show.

When Morgan Woodward appeared on my TV or the MOVIE screen, I knew that I was NOT going to see "CASPER the FRIENDLY GHOST" or one of the "APPLE DUMPLING GANG." When he was cast as a "good guy" you knew that the "bad guy" would emerge if you pushed him a little. A great talent and missed by us couch riding Cowboys. Thanks, Rob.

Morgan Woodward, "good" characters, "bad" characters, always rememberable, always a favorite of mine.

I don't mean to be disrespectful to Morgan but he stood a good 6'3, like Dick Van Dyke who use to be 6'2, now is 5'10, it looks like he shrunk as we all do when we get older. How tall was he when he did this interview? You don't have to answer as this is a personal question, but I was curious. Weelll maybe just nosy. I'll always remember when he did another western, I guess you could call it a space western, and that was Star Trek.

Incredible artist. My favorite character was Shotgun Gibbs. He played a crass, tough Wyoming mountain man that pushed the limits of the law right to the edge but Marshal Earp (Hugh O'Brian) always called him Mr. Gibbs and always forgave his roughness after a scolding. He appeared in 81 episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.

Rob, a great tribute to a truly great Actor! Performers like Morgan truly fleshed out great shows like Gunsmoke! Thanks for all your hard work and sharing all these great interviews!💫

What an amazing character on and off the screen. An opera singer who ended up in Westerns. A genuine man.

All great stars, another great one, Thank you 👍👍👍👍

Morgen , was one hell of and actor, love him on gunsmoke. May he rest in peace.

Loved listening to Morgan Woodward. He was a fascinating actor and so good. I believe he was in a western where he had a line stating "My valley" but I can't remember which movie that might have been. I remember a fight scene and after the fight he was not willing to give up any land and he "my valley" or something similar to that. I remember the voice more than anything because it was so powerful. Love the tribute others
paid him. Thank you for sharing with us.

Morgan made every show he was in a better show.

Its hard to imagine the Man behind the sunglasses breaking into a song. Ha
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H

I definitely remember all those episodes from 1968 on with Morgan Woodward .i remember seeing him on an xfiles episode. I didnt know his name back then but sure knew the face and voice

Wow fire creek sounds great

Miss that Gentleman 😪

On my phone I have Gunsmoke as my ringtone. My profile, I am watching Gunsmoke. Forever a James Arness fan till I die. No one is more honest, more patriotic, more American. Well, John Wayne who got him the part. Westerns need to come back. We need a president who, like Regan. Loves or is a western movie type. We have had a bunch of sissy, non military, none western fake presidents. Trump is the worst in HISTORY. Has no idea what I am talking about.

Your interviews are greatly appreciated 😊

Let's not forget his recurring role of "Marvin "Punk" Anderson" on Dallas.

He did have one line in Cool Hand Luke. “Luke, fetch the rifle”. Just before he shot the turtle.

A million thanks Rob.

Morgan the best bad guy in the movies, thanks rob word of word on western thanks rob word laird of Word manor 😊😊😊thanks 😊😊😊😊

Thanks Rob for sharing this beautiful interview 👍👍.

I hope he just misspoke. However, if Bruce Boxleitner thinks it's more important to be an impressive actor than it is to be an impressive man, that just shows how screwed up Hollywood is.

Thank you so much for the awesome interview of Mr. Woodward. He elevated everything that he played in.❤🤠

Hey Mr Word!

Enjoyed this episode in particular, partly because in it Woodward, who I’ve enjoyed throughout the years, reveals that while in school he studied opera of all things. It was gratifying to know this because I always wanted to be a cowboy actor, but ended up studying and working in opera … who would have guessed that the man behind those sunglasses might have been humming Mozart’s, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO !

Happy trails
Tim

The characters he play were always so tough mean and ornery you you couldn't wait for Matt Dillion to get there and make things right again lol He really was one fine actor.

Shotgun Gibbs filled the void left by the departure of William Tannen, who played Wyatt Earp's first (fictional) chief deputy, Hal Norton, from '56 to '58. According to Morgan Woodward - as he pointed out in your interview with him - the Gibbs character was based on one of his two guest roles in the series, a captain in the Texas Rangers.

Star Trek, too.

He was fantastic on "Hill Street Blues" as Renko's Father too.

Never get enough of Morgan Woodward, whether on the screen or in an interview.

Morgan was a great actor.
His episodes of Gunsmoke are always my favorites.

OH! I was hoping Mr. Woodward was still alive😢 Is that Boxleitner's voice doing the voiceover for Mr. Woodward's review or someone else? Whomever it is, it's an amazing voice!

Men like Morgan Woodward made the 1950's and 60's the golden age of television.

A business associate and I were in LA a number of years ago and were going to dinner. He asked if he could invite an old friend he hadn't seen in a bit to join us. It was Morgan Woodward. A lovely man, he had us in stitches for hours. Very low key and not at all impressed with himself. His licence plate read: "BadGuy". 😂

A great actor.

A NICE SMALL ROLE ALSO in "The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie" (1976) by Cassavetes. A 4gotten mid 70s LA mini-masterpiece. He was a crime family boss.

Joanne Woodward is still here ...93

What a fine interview! Woodward was one of the greatest actors ever. He could draw a tear or make you shudder with revulsion. Loved how impeccably dressed he was, and his mind was sharp and reflective. He ranks up there with the greatest golden age actors, so thanks for sharing this four-star interview! And thanks to Bruce as well for sharing his memories!

I mainly remember Morgan Woodward as Shotgun Gibbs on Life and Times of Wyatt Earp.

Captain Ronald Tracey, of the USS Exeter of "Omega Glory" fame in Star Trek.

This is what the Walking Boss from Cool Hand Luke sounded like.

Punk Anderson from Dallas!!!