(CBS) James Arness, the tall, iconic actor best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running television series "Gunsmoke," has died. He was 88. The Los Angeles Times reports the actor ...

The weekly western drama "Gunsmoke" had a long and healthy 20-year run on network TV, but only one cast member could boast of ...

In hindsight, Gunsmoke hit the jackpot when it came to getting some big-time movie stars to appear on the show. Here are 10 ...

Amanda Blake became known to a larger television audience as "Miss Kitty" on Gunsmoke. It was her signature role, in which she starred for almost 20 years. The actress, who died in 1989, had an ...

Origins: The role of Matt Dillon was never offered to John Wayne. Wayne, like many other film actors of the time, considered television an upstart medium unworthy of his talents. When CBS decided in ...

'Gunsmoke' characters Marshal Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty shared a lot of chemistry. Here's what James Arness had to say about why they never got married. However, that isn’t to say that Gunsmoke never ...

For decades, fans of Gunsmoke have discussed the truth about the relationship between Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) and the saloon owner Miss Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake). These two CBS staples ...

Few shows have run on network television for as long as Gunsmoke ran on CBS. For twenty years, the Western series braved television sets after first jumping from a radio drama to the screen, and later ...

According to The Video Guide, Arness once talked about his experiences with horses long before his time on Gunsmoke. He recalled all of the tricks that they were able to do, including untying knots.

Premiering in 1955, "Gunsmoke" is one of the best Western TV shows of all time, running for 20 seasons. The show is set in Dodge City after the American Civil War, with U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James ...