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Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the CBS Western series Gunsmoke.
Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield. There, he graduated from Burrton High School, where he was active in the drama club, played basketball, and sang in a barbershop quartet.
His brother, Joe, was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes of Gunsmoke.
In 1919, Stone debuted on stage in a Kansas tent show. He ventured into vaudeville in the late 1920s, and in 1930, he was half of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act. His Broadway credits include Around the Corner (1936) and Jayhawker (1934).
In the 1930s, Stone came to Los Angeles, California, to launch his own screen career. He was featured in the "Tailspin Tommy" adventure serial for Monogram Pictures. In 1940, he appeared with Marjorie Reynolds, Tristram Coffin, and I. Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage film Chasing Trouble. That same year, he co-starred with Roy Rogers in the film Colorado in the role of Rogers' brother-gone-wrong.
Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 film Blackwell's Island. Stone played Dr. Blake in the 1943 film Gung Ho! and a liberal-minded warden in Monogram Pictures' Prison Mutiny in 1943. Signed by Universal Pictures in 1943, in the film Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1943), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [Captain Pat Vickery], (1944), he became a familiar face in its features and serials.
In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with experienced screen actors. Howard McNear, the radio Doc Adams, was replaced by Stone, who gave the role a harder edge consistent with his screen portrayals. He stayed with Gunsmoke through its entire television run, with the exception of 7 episodes in 1971, when Stone required heart surgery and Pat Hingle replaced him as Dr. Chapman. Stone appeared in 604 episodes through 1975, often shown sparring in a friendly manner with co-stars Dennis Weaver and Ken Curtis, who played, respectively, Chester Goode and Festus Haggen.
In June 1980, Stone died of a heart attack in La Jolla. He was survived by his second wife, the former Jane Garrison, a native of Hutchinson, Kansas, who died in 2002. Stone had a surviving daughter, Shirley Stone Gleason (born circa 1926) of Costa Mesa, California, from his first marriage of 12 years to Ellen Morrison, formerly of Delphos, Kansas, who died in 1937. He was buried at the El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley, San Diego.
In 1968, Stone received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work on Gunsmoke.
For his contribution to the television industry, Milburn Stone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1981, Stone was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. After his death, he left a legacy for the performing arts in Cecil County in northeastern Maryland, by way of the Milburn Stone Theatre in North East, Maryland.
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Filmography (Movies)
Hollywood Classic Special
Character:
Release Date:28/01/2010
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1979
Drango
Character:Col. Bracken
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Private War of Major Benson
Character:Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey
Release Date:02/08/1955
Smoke Signal
Character:Sergeant Miles
Release Date:01/03/1955
White Feather
Character:Commissioner Trenton
Release Date:16/02/1955
The Long Gray Line
Character:Captain John J. Pershing
Release Date:04/01/1955
Black Tuesday
Character:Father Slocum
Release Date:31/12/1954
The Siege at Red River
Character:Sgt. Benjamin 'Benjy' Guderman
Release Date:01/05/1954
Arrowhead
Character:Sandy MacKinnon
Release Date:03/08/1953
Second Chance
Character:Edward Dawson (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/1953
Pickup on South Street
Character:Detective Winoki
Release Date:27/05/1953
The Sun Shines Bright
Character:Horace K. Maydew
Release Date:02/05/1953
Invaders from Mars
Character:Army Capt. Roth
Release Date:09/04/1953
Behind Southern Lines
Character:
Release Date:02/11/1952
The Savage
Character:Cpl. Martin
Release Date:01/09/1952
The Atomic City
Character:Insp. Harold Mann
Release Date:01/05/1952
The Racket
Character:Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1951
Roadblock
Character:Ray Egan
Release Date:17/09/1951
Flying Leathernecks
Character:Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1951
Operation Pacific
Character:Ground Control Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:27/01/1951
The Fireball
Character:Jeff Davis
Release Date:09/11/1950
Branded
Character:Dawson
Release Date:03/11/1950
Snow Dog
Character:Dr. F. J. McKenzie
Release Date:16/07/1950
No Man of Her Own
Character:Plainclothesman
Release Date:21/02/1950
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Character:Abe Jones
Release Date:20/09/1949
Sky Dragon
Character:Pilot Tim Norton
Release Date:27/04/1949
The Green Promise
Character:Rev. Benton
Release Date:22/03/1949
The Judge
Character:Martin Strang
Release Date:31/01/1949
Train to Alcatraz
Character:Bart Kanin
Release Date:28/06/1948
Heading for Heaven
Character:Elwood Harding
Release Date:06/12/1947
Killer McCoy
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1947
Michigan Kid
Character:Lanny Slade
Release Date:11/08/1947
Killer Dill
Character:Maboose
Release Date:02/08/1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Character:Announcer
Release Date:04/04/1947
Danger Woman
Character:Gerald King
Release Date:12/07/1946
Inside Job
Character:District Attorney Sutton
Release Date:14/06/1946
Her Adventurous Night
Character:Cop #1
Release Date:05/06/1946
Strange Conquest
Character:Bert Morrow
Release Date:01/04/1946
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Character:Mr. Moore
Release Date:22/03/1946
Little Giant
Character:Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice)
Release Date:22/02/1946
Smooth as Silk
Character:John Kimble (District Attorney)
Release Date:01/02/1946
The Scarlet Horseman
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/01/1946
Little Miss Big
Character:Father Lennergan
Release Date:01/01/1946
The Daltons Ride Again
Character:Parker W. Graham
Release Date:23/11/1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Character:Brad Taggart
Release Date:23/10/1945
Strange Confession
Character:Stevens
Release Date:05/10/1945
The Beautiful Cheat
Character:Lucius Haven
Release Date:20/07/1945
On Stage Everybody
Character:Fitzgerald
Release Date:13/07/1945
The Frozen Ghost
Character:George Keene
Release Date:01/06/1945
Swing Out, Sister
Character:Tim Colby
Release Date:18/05/1945
The Master Key
Character:Agent Tom Brant
Release Date:24/04/1945
I'll Remember April
Character:Willie Winchester
Release Date:01/04/1945
Enemy Bacteria
Character:Doctor
Release Date:29/01/1945
She Gets Her Man
Character:'Tommy Gun' Tucker
Release Date:12/01/1945
Jungle Woman
Character:Fred Mason
Release Date:01/06/1944
Twilight on the Prairie
Character:Gainsworth
Release Date:30/04/1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Character:Jim Hudson
Release Date:25/04/1944
Moon Over Las Vegas
Character:Jim Bradley
Release Date:01/04/1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Character:Gib Dickson
Release Date:22/03/1944
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Character:Bill Eaton
Release Date:22/03/1944
Prices Unlimited
Character:
Release Date:16/03/1944
Weird Woman
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1944
Phantom Lady
Character:District Attorney (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1944
Gung Ho!
Character:Cmdr. Blake
Release Date:20/12/1943
The Mad Ghoul
Character:Sgt. Macklin
Release Date:12/11/1943
Corvette K-225
Character:Canadian Captain
Release Date:29/09/1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Character:Capt. Pat Vickery
Release Date:17/09/1943
Destroyer
Character:Radioman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1943
Get Going
Character:Mr. Tuttle
Release Date:21/06/1943
Captive Wild Woman
Character:Fred Mason
Release Date:04/06/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Character:Duke Redman
Release Date:01/03/1943
You Can't Beat the Law
Character:Frank Sanders
Release Date:29/01/1943
Silent Witness
Character:Racketeer Joe Manson
Release Date:15/01/1943
Eyes in the Night
Character:Detective Pete (Uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1942
Invisible Agent
Character:German Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1942
Rubber Racketeers
Character:Angel
Release Date:26/06/1942
Pacific Rendezvous
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk
Release Date:21/05/1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Character:Lieutenant Farragut
Release Date:26/03/1942
Frisco Lil
Character:
Release Date:13/03/1942
No Hands on the Clock
Character:FBI Agent
Release Date:01/12/1941
Death Valley Outlaws
Character:Jeff
Release Date:26/09/1941
The Great Train Robbery
Character:Duke Logan
Release Date:28/02/1941
The Phantom Cowboy
Character:Stan Borden
Release Date:14/02/1941
Give Us Wings
Character:Tex Austin
Release Date:20/12/1940
The Great Plane Robbery
Character:Krebber
Release Date:09/12/1940
Colorado
Character:Don Burke - alias Capt. Donald Mason
Release Date:15/09/1940
Public Deb No. 1
Character:Reporter
Release Date:13/09/1940
Buyer Beware
Character:Fredericks (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1940
American Portrait
Character:George
Release Date:31/07/1940
Lillian Russell
Character:Jack - Reporter
Release Date:24/05/1940
An Angel from Texas
Character:'Pooch' Davis
Release Date:27/04/1940
Johnny Apollo
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1940
Enemy Agent
Character:Meeker
Release Date:18/04/1940
Framed
Character:Mathew Mattison
Release Date:23/02/1940
Chasing Trouble
Character:Pat Callahan
Release Date:30/01/1940
The Big Guy
Character:Publicity man (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Character:Joe Felton
Release Date:22/12/1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character:Krebs - 2d hurt worker
Release Date:13/12/1939
Crashing Thru
Character:Delos Harrington
Release Date:11/12/1939
Fighting Mad
Character:Cardigan
Release Date:05/11/1939
Danger Flight
Character:Skeeter
Release Date:01/11/1939
Sky Patrol
Character:Skeeter Milligan
Release Date:11/09/1939
Tropic Fury
Character:Thomas E. Snell
Release Date:01/09/1939
When Tomorrow Comes
Character:Head Busboy (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1939
Stunt Pilot
Character:'Skeeter' Milligan
Release Date:30/06/1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Character:Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1939
Blind Alley
Character:Nick
Release Date:11/05/1939
Mystery Plane
Character:Skeeter Milligan
Release Date:08/03/1939
Society Smugglers
Character:Peter Garfield
Release Date:01/03/1939
Tail Spin
Character:Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1939
King of the Turf
Character:Taylor
Release Date:17/02/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:Newark Official (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Blackwell's Island
Character:Max (uncredited)
Release Date:24/01/1939
California Frontier
Character:Mal Halstead
Release Date:15/12/1938
Paroled from the Big House
Character:Commissioner Downey
Release Date:29/07/1938
Wives Under Suspicion
Character:Kirk
Release Date:03/06/1938
Sinners in Paradise
Character:T.L. Honeyman
Release Date:19/05/1938
Port of Missing Girls
Character:Jim Benton
Release Date:24/02/1938
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Character:Burns
Release Date:18/02/1938
Federal Bullets
Character:Tommy Thompson, Federal Agent
Release Date:29/10/1937
Music for Madame
Character:Detective (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1937
Youth on Parole
Character:Ratty
Release Date:04/10/1937
Atlantic Flight
Character:Henry Wadsworth Schultz
Release Date:25/08/1937
The 13th Man
Character:Jimmy Moran
Release Date:29/06/1937
Blazing Barriers
Character:Joe Waters
Release Date:29/06/1937
The Wildcatter
Character:Ed
Release Date:06/06/1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Character:Telephone Operator
Release Date:16/05/1937
They Gave Him a Gun
Character:Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:07/05/1937
Swing It Professor
Character:Lou Morgan
Release Date:13/03/1937
A Doctor's Diary
Character:Fred Clark
Release Date:16/02/1937
The Accusing Finger
Character:Convict
Release Date:17/11/1936
Two in a Crowd
Character:Kennedy (uncredited)
Release Date:03/10/1936
Murder with Pictures
Character:Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1936
The Three Mesquiteers
Character:John
Release Date:22/09/1936
China Clipper
Character:Radio Operator
Release Date:11/08/1936
The Princess Comes Across
Character:American Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1936
Rendezvous
Character:Carter's Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1935
Cheers of the Crowd
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1935
Television Appearances
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