James Arness claimed he made more money from Gunsmoke than John Wayne made for Wayne's entire film career. But is that really ...

Gunsmoke was a radio show before Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver joined the cast. The original iteration began in 1952, running well-past Dodge City’s introduction to television ...

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 ...

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.

James Arness, the actor who played Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon for two decades on Gunsmoke, died Friday. He was 88. Arness died in his sleep at his home in Brentwood, Calif., according to his ...

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 ...

A television show that ended 50 years ago is among the most popular programs on modern streaming platforms. Don’t believe it? It’s true — where there’s Gunsmoke, there’s fire. Gunsmoke, a CBS Western ...

James Arness, the star of the prime-time classic Gunsmoke, has died aged age 88. Arness, a Minneapolis native and older brother of the late actor Peter Graves, died of natural causes at his Los ...

MONTEREY PARK, Calif., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Broadcaster George Walsh, who introduced "Gunsmoke" on radio and TV and voiced "Smokey the Bear," has died in California at age 88. Walsh died Dec. 5 of ...