Sadly , no - Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 - February 24, 2006) passed away from cancer .
We never see it on screen, but there are hints that they did and also hints that they didn't - it's up to the interpretation of the viewer. Some of those who worked on the show have said that they "shared everything but the vow".
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) was filmed at:
Bonanza Creek Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cook Ranch, Galisteo, New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara, New Mexico
New Mexico
Pa- Michael Landon
Ma- Karen Grassle
Laura- Melissa Gilbert
Mary- Melissa Sue Anderson
Carrie- Lindsay & Sidney Greenbush
Albert- Matthew Labourtaex
Dr.Baker- Kevin Hagen
Almanzo- Dean Butler
Nellie- Alison Arngrim
Nancy- Allison Balson
Grace- Bonnie Bartlett
James- Jason Bateman
Adam- Linwood Boomer
Nels- Richard Bull
Jenny- Shannen Doherty
Eliza- Lucy Lee Flippin
Cassandra- Missy Francis
Isaiah-Victor French
Jason- David Friedman
Willie- Jonathan Gilbert
Reverend Alden- Dabbs Greer
Joe- Moses Gunn
John- Stan Ivar
Jeb- Lindsay Kennedy
Andy- styPatrick Laborteaux
Etta- Leslie Landon
Hester Sue- Ketty Lester
Harriet- Katherine MacGREGOR
Jonathan- Merlin Oleson
Alice- Hersha Parady
Carl- Brian Part
John Sanderson- Radames
Alicia- Kyle Richards
Sarah Carter- Pamela Roylance
Christy- Tracie Savage
Rose- Steffin, Jennifer & Michelle
Eva- Charlotte Stewart
Lars- Karl Swenson
Percival- Steve Tracy
Grace- Brenda & Wendi Turnbaugh
Roger Ewing played the role of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood .
They didn't - he just wasn't there one day
Sir Anthony Hopkins the actor was not in Bonanza, the cowboy series.
Best I can remember after watching Gunsmoke for years on end, I can't remember James Arness not appearing in a single episode, if only for just a opening or closing scene. There were episodes that were not focused on him, but he appeared in each episode.
Normally, James Arness' character, U.S. Marshal Matthew Dillon carried a Colt Single Action Army with a 7 1/2 inch barrel - a fairly unusual choice for the hero character in those days. Usually the good guys carried shorter barreled models and the baddies carried the long barrels.
The actual revolvers normally used in the TV show, however, were not genuine Colts. Instead they used a Colt replica made under the name Great Western, not to be confused with the currently manufactured Great Western II revolvers. The Great Westerns, also known as California Colts, were used in many movies and TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. They were pretty good replicas for the era, but they had a very distinctive and fake looking faux stag-horn grip option, seen here: http://www.sixguns.com/galleries/images/21.jpg, which may be clearly viewed during the closing credits of every Gunsmoke episode,
No middle name or initial was ever given for him - just Matthew Dillon.
Gunsmoke - 1955 The Raid Part 2 11-19 was released on:
USA: 29 January 1966
I can only recall one mention of his first name in the show, and it was Charles Adams... more commonly known as simply "Doc", or "Doc Adams". His real name was Milburn Stone.
He either acted in or directed 23 episodes:
As "Hobey" in episode: "Whelan's Men"
Originally aired 2/5/1973
As "Print" in episode: "The Sodbusters"
Originally aired 11/20/1972