Ron Bishop(1921-1988)
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
While he wrote scripts for several television series, Ron Bishop is
best remembered as one of the most important writers during the second
decade of "Gunsmoke." Series star James Arness has long referred to
Bishop as one of the best writers on that series. The characters
created by Bishop spoke authentically to the time period portrayed in
the series, and he created some of the most memorable villains seen
during the twenty year run of the program. Friends and co- workers
described him as an outdoors-man who lived by a strong code of conduct,
a conduct often reflected in his scripts. Bishop died in 1988 following
a stroke.
