Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman The Most Fatal Disease (Season 5, Episode 16)
TV-G
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Family, Western

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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

The Most Fatal Disease (Season 5, Episode 16)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Family, Western

Dr. Mike sees that the marriage of Kid Cole and Sister Ruth is unraveling and the couple is heading for divorce for no apparent reason. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash reprise their roles as Kid Cole and Sister Ruth. When Cole and his ...See moreDr. Mike sees that the marriage of Kid Cole and Sister Ruth is unraveling and the couple is heading for divorce for no apparent reason. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash reprise their roles as Kid Cole and Sister Ruth. When Cole and his wife stop to see Dr. Mike while escorting mail-order brides to San Francisco, Dr. Mike immediately feels the tension in the air between them. She then learns that Cole is terminally ill and, in an attempt to spare Ruth the agony of watching him die, has created problems in their relationship so Ruth won't feel obligated to care for him. Ruth, meanwhile, is devastated at her husband's behavior and talk of divorce and seeks Dr. Mike's advice. See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Jane Seymour Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman See fewer	Somewhere in Time (1980)
Joe Lando Byron Sully Byron Sully See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Chad Allen Matthew Cooper Matthew Cooper See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Jessica Bowman Colleen Cooper (credit only) Colleen Cooper (credit only) See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Shawn Toovey Brian Cooper Brian Cooper See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Barbara Babcock Dorothy Jennings Dorothy Jennings See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
William Shockley Hank Lawson Hank Lawson See fewer	The Assessment (2024)
Geoffrey Lower Rev. Timothy Johnson Rev. Timothy Johnson See fewer	Hook (1991)
Frank Collison Horace Bing Horace Bing See fewer	Twin Peaks (2017)
Larry Sellers Cloud Dancing Cloud Dancing See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Orson Bean Loren Bray Loren Bray See fewer	Being John Malkovich (1999)
Johnny Cash Kid Cole Kid Cole See fewer	The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Stephanie Niznik Rose Rose See fewer	Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
June Carter Cash Sister Ruth Sister Ruth See fewer	The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Riff Regan Mary Mary See fewer	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Kirsten Getchell Hermese Hermese See fewer	Leaving Drew (2000)
Chaz Wolf (uncredited) Wolf (uncredited) See fewer