After being Marshal Matt Dillon on the iconic Western series Gunsmoke, James Arness starred in the underrated TV remake of ...

Arness first joined Gunsmoke at the inception of its adaptation from radio to television in 1955. Fans of the radio program weren’t initially very happy to see William Conrad replaced, as they were ...

James Arness had difficulty getting roles before 'Gunsmoke' because male lead actors didn't want to work with someone so tall. According to a 1957 TV Guide interview, Arness talked about his climb to ...

Show business is famously competitive -- writers trying to get a script read, actors vying for the same parts. Every once in ...

James Arness killed Bruce Dern multiple times on the TV Western Gunsmoke, though one of those occasions left Arness feeling annoyed more than anything else.

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 ...

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 ...

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 Friday. He was ...

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 ...

Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall - all 6 feet, 6 inches of him - on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 to 1975. He outlasted dozens of other Western heroes while making history on TV's ...

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 ...