Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 "Harvest" cast and characters: Here's who brought the legendary CBS Western drama to life

Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 Harvest follows Marshal Matt Dillon as he tries his best to handle a land feud.

Along with other characters like Kitty and Doc Adams, Matt tries to keep things as organized as he can while the two families fight each other over land rights.

The story here looks at the McGovern family (Scottish homesteaders) who are looking to start a new life, and Ben Payson (a rancher), who is very firm on pushing the McGovern family off the land.

Read more to find out who plays whom in Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 Harvest.

Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 Harvest cast and characters

A still from Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 "Harvest" (Source: Apple TV)

James Arness as Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon is the US Marshal, and he tries his very best to keep the peace. He tries to help when Ben forces the McGovern family off their land.

Matt is the one who wants to solve things with the use of proper law, and he hates the use of violence, but the situation keeps getting worse with every passing second.

James Arness is also known for: How the West Was Won & The Thing from Another World.

Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell

Kitty owns the Long Branch and is one of Matt’s friends. She listens to what is going on around the town, and she shares what she hears with Matt.

In this episode of Gunsmoke, she helps him understand the feud between the two families.

Amanda Blake is also known for: Stars in My Crown & Miss Robin Crusoe.

Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen

Festus works with Matt and helps him keep an eye on what’s happening in town and in Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27, Festus pays attention to the issues that have been growing between Payson and the McGoverns.

Ken Curtis is also known for: The Searchers & Conagher.

Milburn Stone as Doc Adams

Doc Adams is the doctor of the town and he is also someone who Matt trusts. He gives advice and talks to Matt when the situation with the McGoverns and Ben Payson starts to get a bit too serious in Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27.

Milburn Stone is also known for: Arrowhead & Captive Wild Woman.

George Kennedy as Ben Payson

In Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27, Ben Payson is the rancher who wants the land that the McGovern family has their claim on, as he strongly and fully believes that the land is his and hence, he seems not to want to give up on it.

To top things off, when his daughter Betsy forms a bond with David McGovern, Ben becomes even more determined to throw them off the land.

George Kennedy is also known for: Cool Hand Luke & Dallas.

Lesley Ann Warren as Betsy Payson

In Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27, Betsy is Ben Payson’s daughter and she falls for David McGovern and doesn’t agree with her father’s actions. Betsy wants peace and understands the McGoverns’ but as things turn violent, she struggles between being loyal to her father and her love for David.

Lesley Ann Warren is also known for: Victor/Victoria & In Plain Sight.

James MacArthur David McGovern

David McGovern is a member of the Scottish family who wants to start a new life on the land in Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27. He works a lot and believes they have the right to stay there on that piece of land. David also falls in love with Betsy (Ben Payson's daughter), which makes the feud with her father even more interesting.

James MacArthur is also known for: Hawaii Five-0 & Spencer's Mountain.

Alma Platt as Gran McGovern

Gran is the oldest member of the McGovern family in Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27 and she predicts that violence and loss will touch their lives. She sure does hope for a better future in this new land and even though she wants her family to succeed, she understands how difficult life can really be.

Alma Platt is also known for: The Andromeda Strain & Night Gallery.

By the end of Gunsmoke Season 11 Episode 27, Matt Dillon manages to put back some sense of order in the town but it comes with a cost. Ben Payson’s anger has destroyed any remaining chance of peace and Betsy and David decided to move out and away from Dodge City to go to California.

The episode ends on a bittersweet note, talking about how while justice may be served, not every conflict comes to a close with people getting the life they once dreamed of/wanted.