Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1904-07-05
Deathday: 1980-06-12 (75 years old)

Biography

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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.

Filmography

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Movies 142

TV Shows 8

self 3

Voice 2

Narrator 2

Col. Bracken
Drango

Drango (1957)

Movie
Commissioner Trenton
White Feather

White Feather (1955)

Movie
Captain John J. Pershing
The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line (1955)

Movie
Sgt. Benjamin 'Benjy' Guderman
The Siege at Red River

The Siege at Red River (1954)

Movie
Sandy MacKinnon
Arrowhead

Arrowhead (1953)

Movie
Edward Dawson (uncredited)
Second Chance

Second Chance (1953)

Movie
1
Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
The Racket

The Racket (1951)

Movie
Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Movie
Ground Control Officer (uncredited)
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific (1951)

Movie
Dr. F. J. McKenzie
Snow Dog

Snow Dog (1950)

Movie
Capt. Tim Norton
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon (1949)

Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy (1947)

Movie
District Attorney Sutton
Inside Job

Inside Job (1946)

Movie
Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice)
Little Giant

Little Giant (1946)

Movie
District Attorney (voice) (uncredited)
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady (1944)

Movie
6
Radioman (uncredited)
Destroyer

Destroyer (1943)

Movie
Racketeer Joe Manson
Silent Witness

Silent Witness (1943)

Movie
Detective Pete (Uncredited)
Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night (1942)

Movie
German Sergeant (uncredited)
Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent (1942)

Movie
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Don Burke alias Captain Mason
Colorado

Colorado (1940)

Movie
Fredericks (uncredited)
Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware (1940)

Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Movie
Mathew Mattison
Framed

Framed (1940)

Movie
Publicity man (uncredited)
The Big Guy

The Big Guy (1939)

Movie
Skeeter Milligan
Sky Patrol

Sky Patrol (1939)

Movie
Thomas E. Snell (as Milburne Stone)
Tropic Fury

Tropic Fury (1939)

Movie
'Skeeter' Milligan
Stunt Pilot

Stunt Pilot (1939)

Movie
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Movie
6
'Skeeter' Milligan
Mystery Plane

Mystery Plane (1939)

Movie
Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
Tail Spin

Tail Spin (1939)

Movie
Newark Official (uncredited)
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other (1939)

Movie
Tommy Thompson - Federal Agent
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets (1937)

Movie
Detective (Uncredited)
Music for Madame

Music for Madame (1937)

Movie
Henry Wadsworth 'Pokey' Schultz
Atlantic Flight

Atlantic Flight (1937)

Movie
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

Movie
Kennedy (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd (1936)

Movie
American Reporter (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across (1936)

Movie
6
Carter's Aide (uncredited)
Rendezvous

Rendezvous (1935)

Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd

Cheers of the Crowd (1935)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-07-05

Deathday
1980-06-12 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Burrton, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Milburne Stone, Hugh Milburn Stone

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Emmy Award

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