Roger Ewing — finest recognized for his function as deputy marshal Thad Greenwood on “Gunsmoke” within the Nineteen Sixties — has died.
He died on Dec. 18, 2025, in accordance with an obituary shared by his household. A reason behind demise has not been shared.
Ewing first appeared on the hit CBS sequence as a personality named Ben Lukens in 1965, in accordance with his IMDb. He got here again as handyman Thad in season 11. He was an everyday on the present till 1967.
He additionally made appearances on “Bewitched,” “The Bing Crosby Show,” and “Rawhide.” His last on-screen credit was the 1972 drama “Play It As It Lays.”
Ewing moved away from appearing to pursue pictures, which, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, took him all throughout Europe and to Russia, Mexico and the South Pacific. He was additionally reportedly lively in native politics.
He was 83.
RIP
