Seventy years ago, on September 10, 1955, a gunfighter named Matt Dillon first strode into Dodge City on CBS, Gunsmoke, helping to change the nature of TV Westerns, eventually running for 20 years, ...

When the classic western drama "Gunsmoke" finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction. "I have the feeling that the first moon colony we ...

LOS ANGELES - The job of Dodge City peacekeeper is proving to be one of the most desirable assignments around. Several top-flight actors are in the running to play Marshal Matt Dillon, the lead lawman ...

Westerns have always presented viewers with a host of strong and smart individuals. These were heroes who defended the ...

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 died in his sleep ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap If you’ve ever heard the phrase, "Get out of Dodge" and wondered where that came from, chances are your research will take you back ...

Of all the great, classic Western television shows out there, it's hard to pick any one of them and label it "the best." So many of them have their merits, after all. Have Gun — Will Travel featured ...

Marshall Matt Dillon of “Gunsmoke” decried a lack of due process. You may infer that Marshall Dillon would not support President Donald Trump. Paul Walczak was convicted of tax crimes and owed $4.4 ...