Milburn Stone Found Shocking Medical Mistakes in ‘Gunsmoke’ That Made Him Start Learning Medicine

Television shows and feature films aren’t always medically accurate, although such mistakes can destroy the illusion of reality when they’re far off from the real science. Gunsmoke actor Milburn Stone was bombarded with letters from real-life doctors in response to the medical information in the show. As a result, he decided to start learning medicine in his own time to start double-checking the scripts.

‘Gunsmoke’ actor Milburn Stone chose Doc Adam’s name

'Gunsmoke' Milburn Stone as Doc Adams holding a bottle of medicine
Milburn Stone as Doc Adams | CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images

Stone played Doc Adams on Gunsmoke, but the character didn’t always have a first name. It took 16 years for the producers to finally want to settle on a name. Stone did such a wonderful job with the character that they gave him the honor of coming up with a name for him. He ultimately decided on the name “Galen,” which came from Claudius “Galen” Galenus. The name came from an ancient Roman doctor, who specifically treated Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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