There have been some brilliant villains in Western TV shows, but the best of them is this iconic single-episode character ...

The career of James Arness almost came to a very pointed end, just as Gunsmoke was taking off. Arness etched his name in the halls of pop culture history as Marshall Matt Dillon, the heroic lawman who ...

For 20 years, television audiences rode into Dodge City with Marshal Matt Dillon on a weekly basis, and when Gunsmoke finally ...

Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the towering Gunsmoke star relaxes with a script for an upcoming episode, ...

As a kid, I was blown away by the TV series “Gunsmoke.” Still am. I have fond memories of this old Western and now find deep meaning in it. “Gunsmoke” is gun violence by another name. This story is an ...

LOS ANGELES - The job of Dodge City peacekeeper is proving to be one of the most desirable assignments around. Several top-flight actors are in the running to play Marshal Matt Dillon, the lead lawman ...

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 ...

Marshall Matt Dillon of “Gunsmoke” decried a lack of due process. You may infer that Marshall Dillon would not support President Donald Trump. Paul Walczak was convicted of tax crimes and owed $4.4 ...