Dr. Jay Burrage M. D.
"The Rifleman" North Fork's Doctor
 
 

 

 

 
 

 


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

Edgar Buchanan
(1958 - 1959)


'The Pet' - Doc Burrage
 
'The Second Witness' - Doc Burrage

'The Trade'
- Doc Burrage

'The Deadly Wait' - Doc Burrage
 
'The Angry Man' - Doc Burrage
 
'The Long Goodbye' - Grandpa Fogarty (1961)

This picture was taken from 'The Angry Man'





Fay Roope
(1958 - 1959)

'The Legacy' - Doc Burrage

'The Spiked Rifle' - Baynes Barton

'Panic'
- Doc Burrage
 
'The Brother-in-Law'
- Jeff Stacey


This picture was take from 'The Brother-in-law'




Rhys Williams
(1959-60)



'The Prodigal' - Doc Burrage
 
'Sins of the Father' - Doc Burrage

'A Case of Identity' - Doc Burrage

'Letter of the Law' - Doc Burrage

'Bloodlines' - Doc Burrage

'Blood Brothers' - Doc Burrage

This picture was taken from 'Blood Brothers'






Jack Kruschen

(1959 - 1961)

'Baranca' - Doc Burrage

'Trail of Hate' - Doc Burrage

'One Went to Denver' - Sammy

'The Retired Gun' - Clyde Bailey

This picture was taken from 'Baranca'




Robert Burton

'The Princess' - Doc Burrage (1962)




Ralph Moody
(1960-63)

'The Visitors' as Jonathan Dodd
'The Spoiler'
as Roy Merrick
'The Hangman'
as Eban Muchen
'Six Years and a Day'
as Doc Burrage
'The Actress'
as Doc Burrage
'Dark Day at North Fork'
as Doc Burrage
'The Mescalero Curse'
as Doc Burrage
'The Man from Salinas'
as Doc Burrage
'Quiet Night, Deadly Night'
as Doc Burrage
'Mark's Rifle'
as Doc Burrage
'Conflict'
as Doc Burrage
'Requiem at Mission Springs'
as Doc Burrage

This picture was taken from 'The Man from Salinas'

Ralph Moody was the last one to play Doc Burrage

Who holds the record for
"Who guest starred in the most episodes of 'The Rifleman'?"
Ralph Moody has been in 12 episodes.  John Anderson & John Milford are tie at 11 episodes.
Do you know who has appeared in "The Rifleman" 21 times?





 

Who was the doctor with the little black bag in the saloon looking at Vernon's hand in the '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' (right)
Although they never mention this Doc's name, he is played by Bert Stevens.
 He also appeared in 'The Babysitter' as a Barfly - 'Nora' as one of the townsmen and 'Panic' as Carl..
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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