Gunsmoke couldn't have been the best Western TV show of all time without its lead actor. But he only got the part thanks to this legendary star.

James Arness thought starring in movies was ‘shaky’ Mrs. Johnson was a #booklover , but #DYK what her favorite television show was? Gunsmoke w/James Arness.

One of television's best-kept secrets (that nobody went out of their way to keep secret) is the fact that Peter Graves and ...

The star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness (formerly had been Aursness) in Minneapolis ...

James Arness worried about taking his ‘Gunsmoke’ success to film #JamesArness (1923–2011) would have been 98 today. He was a decorated #WorldWarII veteran who became a TV icon on GUNSMOKE.

James Arness, a real-life World War II hero who came home to create television’s ultimate lawman in Marshal Matt Dillon, died today at his Brentwood, Calif., home. He was 88. Arness died of n… ...

In the process, Arness became one of television’s most enduring stars returning as Dillon in a handful of “Gunsmoke” TV movies in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

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 ...

-- 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 ...

Few TV stars have been bigger than the 6-foot-7 James Arness. Arness, who died today at age 88 from what were termed natural causes, was a legend from the beginning to the end. 1. He Was a Fixture ...

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 towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV Western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88.