Most great Western TV actors are renowned for multiple roles, but this star only needed to play one character to become a ...

When Gunsmoke premiered on CBS in 1955, it was an immediate hit. This success was not just because of a phenomenal cast, which included James Arness, Amanda Blake and Dennis Weaver, but also because ...

‘Gunsmoke’ aired from 1955 to 1974 and set a new standard for TV drama. See what happened to cast members James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds and more.

James Arness is best known for his role as Marshal Matt Dillon in 'Gunsmoke,' one of the longest-running prime-time series in network TV history. He was a towering symbol of frontier justice in ...

A son shared stories about his father serving in the Army with James Arness during World War II and another reader set a goal ...

James Arness, who presided over the frontier town of Dodge City as television’s most enduring western hero, the laconic, fair-minded and incorruptible Marshal Matt Dillon of the two-decade-long ...

James Arness as Matt Dillon | CBS via Getty Images. Before Gunsmoke came along, Arness was aiming for a career in the movie business. However, he had difficulty breaking out in a meaningful way.

Peter Graves and James Arness were best known for their iconic television roles of Jim Phelps and Matt Dillon on Mission Impossible and Gunsmoke, respectively.But likely more important to the two ...

James Arness and John Wayne were friends in real life and share a birthday. It's only right that we celebrate with the Dillon & The Duke Birthday Bash, May 26th at 10AM ET.

Lee Majors rode into the Barkley family as Heath on TV, who claimed his share of a name that did not want him at first. He ...

James Arness of 'Gunsmoke' fame dead at 88. wabc. By abc7NY. Saturday, June 4, 2011. Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall - all 6 feet, 6 inches of him - on "Gunsmoke" from ...

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 Friday. He was 88.