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 ...

"Gunsmoke," the western drama starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, has twice this year ranked among Nielsen's top 10 list of most-streamed acquired series alongside more contemporary ...

In the fall of 1955, audiences tuned in to see radio hero Matt Dillon in the flesh. He was shot down halfway through the premiere of Gunsmoke on CBS, and the adult Western was born.

Actor Dennis Weaver once revealed that he wanted to team up with James Arness to make a 'Gunsmoke' spinoff about Matt Dillon and Chester Goode. by Jeff Nelson Published on January 16, 2023 ...