Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams in the television series Smoking Colts

Milburn Stone (born July 5, 1904 in Burrton , Harvey County , Kansas , † June 12, 1980 in La Jolla , San Diego , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

Stone toured the country with various theater groups before moving to Hollywood in 1935 to become a film actor. First as an extra , later in smaller supporting roles , Stone mainly worked in B-movies . In 1955, Stone was given the role of Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams on the television series Smoking Colts . Milburn Stone accepted and remained loyal to the series for the entire 20 seasons , in total he played the role in 604 episodes. Due to health concerns, Stone retired in 1975 when the series was discontinued.

Milburn Stone was married to Ellen Morrison from 1939 to 1940. In 1976 he married Jane Garrison, with whom he stayed until his death. Stone died of a heart attack at the age of 75 .

Filmography (selection)

• 1935: Ladies Crave Excitement
• 1939: Young Mr. Lincoln (Young Mr. Lincoln)
• 1942: Invisible Agent (Invisible Agent)
• 1943: Corvette K 225 (Corvette K-225) uncredited
• 1943: Ghosts in the Castle (Sherlock Holmes Faces Death)
• 1947: Michigan Kid (The Michigan Kid)
• 1949: Steppe Rebels (Calamity Jane and Sam Bass)
• 1952: The City of a Thousand Dangers (The Atomic City)
• 1953: Invasion from Mars (Invaders from Mars)
• 1953: Police intervene (Pickup on South Street)
• 1953: The White Son of the Sioux (The Savage)
• 1953: The Beast of the Wild (Arrowhead)
• 1953: For Whom the sun is shining (The Sun Shines Bright)
• 1954: The Siege at Red River
• 1954: Black Friday (Black Tuesday)
• 1955: The White Feather
• 1955: Smoke Signal
• 1955: The Private War of Major Benson
• 1955–1975: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 604 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Milburn Stone  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Milburn Stone in the Internet Movie Database (English)