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Roger Ewing

American film and television actor

Roger Ewing

Ewing in 1967

Born

Roger Lawrence Ewing[1]


(1942-01-12) January 12, 1942 (age 82)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1964–1972

Roger Lawrence Ewing (born January 12, 1942)[1] is an American film and television actor.[2][3] He is perhaps best known for playing Thad Greenwood in the American western television series Gunsmoke.[4]

Early life

Ewing was born in Los Angeles, California in 1942.[1]

Career

Ewing's first screen appearance was in 1964, in the film Ensign Pulver.[4]

In 1965, Ewing guest-starred in the western television series Gunsmoke, appearing in the episode "Song for Dying".[4] Ewing's performance impressed the producers, who offered him the role of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, and he joined the regular cast.[1]