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A son shared stories about his father serving in the Army with James Arness during World War II and another reader set a goal to watch the entire "Gunsmoke" series.
‘Gunsmoke’ aired from 1955 to 1974 and set a new standard for TV drama. See what happened to cast members James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds and more.
Peter Graves and James Arness, respectively stars of iconic TV shows 'Mission Impossible' and 'Gunsmoke,' were actually brothers.
The first-ever 'Gunsmoke' episode premiere had a fun Easter egg for longtime fans of the original radio show.
Here's a look at 'Gunsmoke' star James Arness' cause of death and the touching final words he left for longtime fans.
Born James Aurness in Minneapolis, Arness and his brother, the actor Peter Graves, grew up enjoying what he called “a real Huckleberry Finn existence,” hunting, fishing, and exploring along ...
Its star, the handsome James Arness, who played the Marshall of Dodge City was just a regular guy though, according to longtime family friend and Islander, Carter Harrington.
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 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 di… ...