Actor James Arness didn’t immediately adapt to the sensational success of Gunsmoke. Many actors coveted the role of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, and CBS knew that the show’s success largely relied on the ...

James Arness was first brought onto Gunsmoke, starting with the first episode of the television adaptation of the popular radio show. He played the marshal for all 20 seasons, which ran from 1955 to ...

(CBS) James Arness, the tall, iconic actor best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running television series "Gunsmoke," has died. He was 88. The Los Angeles Times reports the actor ...

Busey starred as doomed cowboy Harve Daley, playing a surprisingly significant role in the show's closing act.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the classic western drama "Gunsmoke" finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a ...

It’s the mystery that has vexed Gunsmoke viewers for generations: Were Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) and beautiful barkeep Miss Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake) a couple? The debate will likely last ...

"James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series Gunsmoke," died today, the Los ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... James Arness, the 6-foot-6 actor who towered over the television landscape for two decades as righteous Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon in “Gunsmoke,” died ...

When the classic western drama "Gunsmoke" finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction. "I have the feeling that the first moon colony we ...