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Buck Taylor as Newly O'Brien Buck Taylor portrayed gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien from 1967 to 1975. Born in 1938 in California, Taylor is the son of actor Dub Taylor.

Buck Taylor as Newly O'Brien Buck Taylor played Newly O'Brien on 'Gunsmoke.'. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Buck Taylor portrayed gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien from 1967 to 1975.

Buck Taylor as Newly O'Brien CBS Photo Archive/Getty Buck Taylor played Newly O'Brien on 'Gunsmoke.' Buck Taylor portrayed gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien from 1967 to 1975. Born in 1938 in ...

More celebrities with birthdays today Actor Buck Taylor (“Gunsmoke,” ″Gods and Generals”) is 87. Actor Zoe Wanamaker (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) is 77.

More celebrities with birthdays today Actor Buck Taylor (“Gunsmoke,” ″Gods and Generals”) is 87. Actor Zoe Wanamaker (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) is 77.