Actor James Arness was the face of Gunsmoke in the role of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon. However, he initially had reservations about dedicating so much of his time to a television show rather than the ...

According to a 1962 interview with Australia’s TV Times, Gunsmoke star Arness talked about the state of the television industry. Many folks predicted that television had the possibility of killing the ...

Streaming gets attention for buzzy originals, but viewing of classics accounts for a large chunk of the total audience. Nielsen acknowledged as much Monday by including shoutouts to two legacy titles, ...

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-- James Arness, the 6' 7" actor best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" for 20 years, has died at 88. Arness passed away of natural causes Friday.Arness's death comes a year after ...

Nehemiah Persoff, known for his roles in Some Like It Hot, Gunsmoke, An American Tail and various other movies and TV series, died at the age of 102, multiple outlets report. Persoff's son Dan ...

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.