
“Then we could deal with the prejudice and all that kind of stuff that was going on at the time in those days.”

“ raised by one Indian parent and really thought of himself as more of an Indian than a white man,” Reynolds explained. He went on to look back fondly on playing Asper, who was part white and part Native American. “It was a great place for young actors to learn some manners and behave, because, number one, Jim Arness and Milburn wouldn’t put up with it.”

Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties. “Every actor in town loved doing the show, because it was a family and - now that I think back about it - I don’t think anybody in town, before or since, ever had the generosity of spirit that they had on that show in terms of being an ensemble group, where it was Kitty’s turn or Doc’s turn or Chester’s turn or whoever’s turn,” Reynolds said.īy opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow.

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In an interview for Gunsmoke: An American Institution, Celebrating 50 Years of Television’s Best Western, Reynolds explained that he initially thought he was just being brought on as a guest star, not as a series regular. Before he passed away in 2018 at the age of 82, Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds looked back on his life and fondly recalled his three years working on the television Western series “Gunsmoke” as his “happiest years.”įrom 1962-1965, Reynolds starred on “Gunsmoke” as the blacksmith Quint Asper. He was cast on the popular television show after series regular Dennis Weaver expressed his desire to leave it.īurt Reynold dead at 82.
