Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall - all 6 feet, 6 inches of him - on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 to 1975. He outlasted dozens of other Western heroes while making history on TV's ...

More than half a century before the likes of Yellowstone and Justified made their mark on television, Gunsmoke ruled the airwaves like no other Western TV show before it. In fact, as groundbreaking as ...

It takes a special kind of lawman to carry on for 20 years in the Wild West of TV. Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall -- 6 feet, 6 inches -- on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 to 1975.

Stephen King revealed his favorite canceled TV show is Gunsmoke, which aired from 1955-1975. Fans of Gunsmoke were disappointed by its cancellation after 20 seasons. The iconic Western show has ...

“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 Kentucky for ...

It’s a particularly intense time in Dick Wolf’s career, as his flagship creation, NBC’s “Law & Order,” now in its 18th season, heads toward breaking the longevity record held by “Gunsmoke,” which ran ...

James Arness, who portrayed iconic TV lawman Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" for two decades, has died in his sleep in his Brentwood, California home. He was 88 years old. The news came through ...

Gunsmoke actor James Arness had quite the journey playing U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon over the course of the Western television series. It embraced adult themes, but it didn’t necessarily alienate ...

Pam Polifroni, a longtime casting director for “Gunsmoke” who gave early acting roles to Jodie Foster, Jon Voight, Loretta Swit and others, has died. She was 90. Polifroni died in Columbus, Ohio, on ...

Arness was one of the original Gunsmoke cast members, which also included Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell, Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, and Dennis Weaver as Chester Goode. They started working ...

It takes a special kind of lawman to carry on for 20 years in the Wild West of TV. Matt Dillon, the mythical marshal of Dodge City, stood tall -- all 6 feet, 6 inches of him -- on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 ...