Actor James Arness snapped at a new, young 'Gunsmoke' director after he tried to nudge him in another direction in playing U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon. William Conrad originally voiced Matt for the ...

Gunsmoke actor James Arness earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues over the course of his career. Co-star Milburn Stone didn’t initially like him whatsoever, but the U.S. Marshal Matt ...

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.The actor died in his sleep ...

During its run, Gunsmoke shifted from black-and-white half-hour episodes to full-color hour-long dramas, ultimately producing 635 episodes across 20 seasons. It remained a ratings powerhouse until CBS ...

Actor James Arness, who personified the tall, rugged lawman of the American frontier as Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," U.S. television's longest-running prime-time drama, died on Friday at age 88.

When you think of the classic Western hero, you likely conjure up the image of a stoic, laconic man astride a horse. He exhibits neither joy nor sorrow; he does not laugh, nor does he cry. He is a man ...

It takes a special kind of lawman to carry on for 20 years in the Wild West of TV. Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall -- all 6 feet, 6 inches of him -- on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 ...

It takes a special kind of lawman to carry on for 20 years in the Wild West of TV. Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall -- 6 feet, 6 inches -- on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 to 1975.

The actor died in his sleep at his home in Brentwood, Calif., according to his business manager, Ginny Fazer. /* Arness'*/ official website posted a letter from Arness on Friday that he wrote with the ...

James Arness, the rangy thesp best known for his 20-year run as “Gunsmoke‘s” Marshal Matt Dillon, died Friday of natural causes at his home in Brentwood. He was 88. Arness’ death was confirmed by ...

The 6-foot-7 actor, who also starred in the 1950s sci-fi classics "Them!" and "The Thing From Another World," thanks fans for their support with a posthumous letter on his website. By Mike Barnes ...

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 series ...