Dr. Jay Burrage

                   

Doc Burrage was a regular character ~ how many different actors played Doc Burrage? Can you name them?

 

Edgar Buchanan - (1958-59)

The Rifleman - Grandpa Fogarty - The Long Goodbye (1961)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Angry Man (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Second Witness (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Deadly Wait (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Trade (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Pet (1959)

He went on to play Uncle Joe in the series "Petticoat Junction."  He was one of only three co-stars of "Petticoat Junction" who remained with the series for its entire seven-year run.  How many of you remember him as "Judge Roy Bean?" He was in "Shane" and he appeared as Judge Bryson in "Move over Darling" with Chuck. His friend and frequent co-star Glenn Ford brought him back to costar in his TV series "Cade's County" in the early 1970s.  He appeared in a total of 13 different productions with Glenn Ford.

Edgar also played Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick Red Connors in the short lived Hopalong Cassidy TV series. Thanks Jerry!

This picture was taken from 'The Angry Man'


Fay Roope - (1958-59)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Legacy (1959)
The Rifleman - Baynes Barton - The Spiked Rifle (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Panic (1959)
The Rifleman - Jeff Stacey - The Brother-in-Law (1958)

This picture was take from 'The Brother-in-law' - when he played Doc Burrage he had a moustache



Rhys Williams (1959-60)

The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Prodigal (1960)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Sins of the Father (1960)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - A Case of Identity (1960)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Letter of the Law (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Bloodlines (1959)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Blood Brothers (1959)

This picture was taken from 'Blood Brothers'


Jack Kruschen

The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Baranca (1960)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Trail of Hate (1960)
The Rifleman - Sammy - One Went to Denver (1959)
The Rifleman - Clyde Bailey - The Retired Gun (1959)


Robert Burton

 The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Princess (1962)



Ralph Moody - (1960-62)

The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - Quiet Night, Deadly Night (1962)
The Rifleman - Doc Burrage - The Man from Salinas (1962)
The Rifleman - Doc - Dark Day at North Fork (1961)
The Rifleman - Eban Muchen - The Hangman (1960)
The Rifleman - Roy Merrick - The Spoiler (1960)
The Rifleman - Jonathan Dodd - The Visitors (1960)
 

This picture was taken from 'The Man from Salinas'

Ralph Moody was the last one to play Doc Burrage


Who was the doctor with the little black bag in the saloon looking at Vernon's hand in the 'Sharpshooter'? No credit given - so maybe 6 - hmmm.....maybe 7.

         'The Sharpshooter' - Dr. Who?  (left)
 

Who was the Doc at the end of the episode of
'The Marshal?'
  

Although they never mention this Doc's name, he is played by Bert Stevens. Bert Stevens has done oodles of work, mostly uncredited. He is the brother of Barbara Stanwyck. (right)

In 'End of a Young Gun' Lucas told Hank he would go get Doc Sedley?
How many Doc's did North Fork have?
Anybody know of any Doc's I might have missed?

*Two of the Doc's—Jack Kruschen and Ralph Moody--were
regulars on the radio version of Gunsmoke

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