The man who killed John Wayne’s dog: Remembering formidable villain Gregg ‘Grizzly’ Palmer

Goldie Taylor, wife of Buck Taylor, best known as “Gunsmoke’s” long-running gunsmith-reserve deputy Newly O’Brien, corrals a robust-looking Gregg Palmer for a winning candid on September 18, 2015, at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, for the iconic TV Western’s 60th anniversary. Palmer would pass away a mere six weeks later. Photography by Jessica Rabe

Without a doubt, it was a bit intimidating interviewing one of the most ruthless screen adversaries to ever cross paths with the iconic John Wayne. It became perfectly evident right off the bat that Gregg Palmer was a gentle, cuddly bear, albeit one with a booming radio announcer’s intonation.