Milburn Stone
Acting Born Jul 5, 1904 Died Jun 12, 1980 Burrton, Kansas, USA 147 credits
Biography
Hugh Milburn Stone was an American actor born on July 5, 1904, in Burrton, Kansas, to parents Herbert Stone and Laura Belfield. During his youth in Burrton, he was active in his high school drama club, played basketball, and performed in a barbershop quartet. Stone began his stage career in 1919 with a Kansas tent show. By the late 1920s, he entered vaudeville, and in 1930, he performed as part of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Galen Adams, known as Doc, on the CBS Western series Gunsmoke. His brother, Joe Stone, wrote scripts for three episodes of that same series. Milburn Stone died on June 12, 1980.
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Career timeline
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Drango
GunsmokeWhite FeatherThe Long Gray LineSmoke SignalThe Private War of Major Benson
Climax!The Siege at Red RiverBlack Tuesday
The Sun Shines BrightPickup on South StreetArrowheadInvaders from MarsSecond Chance
The SavageThe Atomic CityBehind Southern Lines
DragnetRacket SquadThe Adventures of Wild Bill HickokFlying LeathernecksOperation Pacific
Snow DogBrandedThe FireballNo Man of Her Own
The Green PromiseSky DragonCalamity Jane and Sam BassThe Judge
Train to Alcatraz
Heading for HeavenBuck Privates Come HomeKiller McCoyKiller DillMichigan Kid
Danger WomanThe Scarlet HorsemanSmooth as SilkHer Adventurous NightThe Spider Woman Strikes Back
The Frozen GhostThe Master KeyThe Daltons Ride AgainThe Royal Mounted Rides AgainOn Stage Everybody
Jungle WomanPrices UnlimitedThe Great Alaskan MysteryPhantom LadyWeird Woman
Captive Wild WomanSherlock Holmes Faces DeathDestroyerCorvette K-225Gung Ho!
Reap the Wild WindRubber RacketeersPolice BulletsEyes in the NightInvisible Agent
The Phantom CowboyDeath Valley OutlawsNo Hands on the ClockThe Great Train Robbery
Buyer BewareJohnny ApolloGive Us WingsLillian RussellColorado
Tropic FuryWhen Tomorrow ComesYoung Mr. LincolnCharlie McCarthy, DetectiveBlackwell's Island
Wives Under SuspicionSinners in ParadiseCalifornia FrontierMr. Boggs Steps OutPort of Missing Girls
They Gave Him a GunThe Man in BlueThe 13th ManMusic for MadameA Doctor's Diary
The Three MesquiteersThe Accusing FingerMurder with PicturesChina ClipperTwo in a Crowd
RendezvousCheers of the Crowd
Full filmography
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979) as Self
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self
- Drango (1957) as Col. Bracken
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Doc
- White Feather (1955) as Commissioner Trenton
- The Long Gray Line (1955) as Captain John J. Pershing
- Smoke Signal (1955) as Sergeant Miles
- The Private War of Major Benson (1955) as Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey
- Climax! (1954) as Mr. Dale
- The Siege at Red River (1954) as Sgt. Benjamin 'Benjy' Guderman
- Black Tuesday (1954) as Father Slocum
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953) as Horace K. Maydew
- Pickup on South Street (1953) as Detective Winoki
- Arrowhead (1953) as Sandy MacKinnon
- Invaders from Mars (1953) as Army Capt. Roth
- Second Chance (1953) as Edward Dawson (uncredited)
- The Savage (1952) as Cpl. Martin
- The Atomic City (1952) as Insp. Harold Mann
- Behind Southern Lines (1952)
- Dragnet (1951)
- Racket Squad (1951)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) as Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Operation Pacific (1951) as Ground Control Officer (uncredited)
- The Racket (1951) as Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
- Roadblock (1951) as Ray Egan
- Snow Dog (1950) as Dr. F. J. McKenzie
- Branded (1950) as Dawson
- The Fireball (1950) as Jeff Davis
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Plainclothesman
- The Green Promise (1949) as Rev. Benton
- Sky Dragon (1949) as Pilot Tim Norton
- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) as Abe Jones
- The Judge (1949) as Martin Strang
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) as Bart Kanin
- Heading for Heaven (1947) as Elwood Harding
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Announcer
- Killer McCoy (1947) as Henchman (uncredited)
- Killer Dill (1947) as Maboose
- Michigan Kid (1947) as Lanny Slade
- Danger Woman (1946) as Gerald King
- The Scarlet Horseman (1946) as Narrator
- Smooth as Silk (1946) as John Kimble (District Attorney)
- Her Adventurous Night (1946) as Cop #1
- The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946) as Mr. Moore
- Little Giant (1946) as Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice)
- Inside Job (1946) as District Attorney Sutton
- Little Miss Big (1946) as Father Lennergan
- Strange Conquest (1946) as Bert Morrow
- The Frozen Ghost (1945) as George Keene
- The Master Key (1945) as Agent Tom Brant
- The Daltons Ride Again (1945) as Parker W. Graham
- The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) as Brad Taggart
- On Stage Everybody (1945) as Fitzgerald
- I'll Remember April (1945) as Willie Winchester
- She Gets Her Man (1945) as 'Tommy Gun' Tucker
- The Beautiful Cheat (1945) as Lucius Haven
- Swing Out, Sister (1945) as Tim Colby
- Strange Confession (1945) as Stevens
- Enemy Bacteria (1945) as Doctor
- Jungle Woman (1944) as Fred Mason
- Prices Unlimited (1944)
- The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944) as Jim Hudson
- Phantom Lady (1944) as District Attorney (voice) (uncredited)
- Weird Woman (1944)
- Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) as Bill Eaton
- Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) as Gib Dickson
- Moon Over Las Vegas (1944) as Jim Bradley
- Twilight on the Prairie (1944) as Gainsworth
- Captive Wild Woman (1943) as Fred Mason
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) as Capt. Pat Vickery
- Destroyer (1943) as Radioman (uncredited)
- Corvette K-225 (1943) as Canadian Captain
- Gung Ho! (1943) as Cmdr. Blake
- The Mad Ghoul (1943) as Sgt. Macklin
- Get Going (1943) as Mr. Tuttle
- Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Duke Redman
- You Can't Beat the Law (1943) as Frank Sanders
- Silent Witness (1943) as Racketeer Joe Manson
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) as Lieutenant Farragut
- Rubber Racketeers (1942) as Angel
- Police Bullets (1942) as Johnny Reilly
- Eyes in the Night (1942) as Detective Pete (Uncredited)
- Invisible Agent (1942) as German Sergeant (uncredited)
- Frisco Lil (1942)
- Pacific Rendezvous (1942) as Hotel Desk Clerk
- The Phantom Cowboy (1941) as Stan Borden
- Death Valley Outlaws (1941) as Jeff
- No Hands on the Clock (1941) as FBI Agent
- The Great Train Robbery (1941) as Duke Logan
- Buyer Beware (1940) as Fredericks (uncredited)
- Johnny Apollo (1940) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Give Us Wings (1940) as Tex Austin
- Lillian Russell (1940) as Jack - Reporter
- Colorado (1940) as Don Burke - alias Capt. Donald Mason
- An Angel from Texas (1940) as 'Pooch' Davis
- Framed (1940) as Mathew Mattison
- The Great Plane Robbery (1940) as Krebber
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Reporter
- Enemy Agent (1940) as Meeker
- Chasing Trouble (1940) as Pat Callahan
- American Portrait (1940) as George
- Tropic Fury (1939) as Thomas E. Snell
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939) as Head Busboy (uncredited)
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) as Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939) as Joe Felton
- Blackwell's Island (1939) as Max (uncredited)
- Made for Each Other (1939) as Newark Official (uncredited)
- Danger Flight (1939) as Skeeter
- Mystery Plane (1939) as Skeeter Milligan
- Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) as Krebs - 2d hurt worker
- Blind Alley (1939) as Nick
- Society Smugglers (1939) as Peter Garfield
- Crashing Thru (1939) as Delos Harrington
- Tail Spin (1939) as Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited)
- Fighting Mad (1939) as Cardigan
- The Big Guy (1939) as Publicity man (uncredited)
- King of the Turf (1939) as Taylor
- Stunt Pilot (1939) as 'Skeeter' Milligan
- Sky Patrol (1939) as Skeeter Milligan
- Wives Under Suspicion (1938) as Kirk
- Sinners in Paradise (1938) as T.L. Honeyman
- California Frontier (1938) as Mal Halstead
- Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) as Burns
- Port of Missing Girls (1938) as Jim Benton
- Paroled from the Big House (1938) as Commissioner Downey
- They Gave Him a Gun (1937) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- The Man in Blue (1937) as Henchman 'Dutch'
- The 13th Man (1937) as Jimmy Moran
- Music for Madame (1937) as Detective (Uncredited)
- A Doctor's Diary (1937) as Fred Clark
- Youth on Parole (1937) as Ratty
- Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Telephone Operator
- Atlantic Flight (1937) as Henry Wadsworth Schultz
- Blazing Barriers (1937) as Joe Waters
- Swing It Professor (1937) as Lou Morgan
- The Wildcatter (1937) as Ed
- Federal Bullets (1937) as Tommy Thompson, Federal Agent
- The Three Mesquiteers (1936) as John
- The Accusing Finger (1936) as Convict
- Murder with Pictures (1936) as Operator (uncredited)
- China Clipper (1936) as Radio Operator
- Two in a Crowd (1936) as Kennedy (uncredited)
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) as American Reporter (uncredited)
- Rendezvous (1935) as Carter's Aide (uncredited)
- Cheers of the Crowd (1935) as Reporter (uncredited)