Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the towering Gunsmoke star relaxes with a script for an upcoming episode, ...

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 ...

James Arness had every right to be proud of "Gunsmoke." The long-lived western boasts one of the lengthiest runs on American television at twenty seasons and was once even the primetime series with ...

With over 600 episodes of this classic Western television program, it’s hard to nail down one episode that changed everything for Gunsmoke. After all, so many of these Western adventures are ...

Milburn Stone and James Arness are forever linked as stars of the iconic Western Gunsmoke. As Doc Adams and Marshal Matt Dillon, respectively, their partnership became one of TV’s most enduring ...

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James Otis “Otie” Bates peacefully died Friday, September 19, 2025. He will be missed by so many but now in heaven, he rejoins his wife of 65 years, Jill Frances Olson Bates (Aug. 25, 1939-Feb. 17, ...

PORTLAND – Henry James Recke, Jr., 69, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at the Barron Center in Portland. He was … PORTLAND – Henry James Recke, Jr., 69, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at ...

Madison - James Joseph Matinas, age 71 of Madison WI passed away on September 17th, 2025, at UW Hospital in Madison WI. He was born on October 8th, 1953, in Trenton, New Jersey. James attended school ...

On July 26, 2025, our beloved James Michael Vincent said goodbye too soon. James was a devoted family member, loyal friend, and familiar face in Monterey, where he built his life and business with ...