Imagine a world where James Arness did not star in the iconic Western series Gunsmoke as Marshal Matt Dillon. Turns out, that ...

Thankfully, this close call didn’t hinder Arness’s career. He starred in Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975, reprising his role in a ...

Gunsmoke” was often discussed by the farmers anchored to the loafers chairs in the office of the grain company. I worked ...

“Gunsmoke” ended its 20-season run on CBS on March 31, 1975, the same night John Wooden ended his 27-season run as UCLA’s basketball coach. Wooden went out in a blaze of glory, beating ...

Summers, if he was so inclined, could try it with Dillon’s gun. “Gunsmoke,” a revered Western television series that ran from 1955-75, is turning 60 as soon as the calendar page turns.

Gunsmoke lead U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) served as the hero of the story, but they occasionally felt the need to knock him down a peg for a very specific reason.

You probably think of "Gunsmoke" as an old-timey Western that your grandfather watches unironically in reruns. It made its debut on September 10, 1955. But the show was insanely successful ...

F rom 1955 until 1975, James Arness played the righteous, brave and gallant Matt Dillon, the marshal of Dodge City, on the landmark CBS western series “Gunsmoke.” The 78-year-old actor ...

With ‘Gunsmoke’ movie, several A-listers could get into Dodge By Steven Zeitchik writer Feb. 4, 2010 2:09 PM PT ...

Origins: Huh? Einstein on Gunsmoke? You've got to be kidding. One "P.B." of Webster, Massachusetts, wasn't kidding, for in 1994 he wrote to TV Guide to inquire whether it was true that the famed ...

Anyway, pop open a Duff Ice, put your feet up on an ancient orange couch and watch below as The Simpsons meets Gunsmoke in the dusty street. As the late, lamented Gene Pitney once (sorta), sang ...