Marshal Matt Dillon died early this month. Dillon, a man made famous by actor James Arness, left us with memories of a tough Western frontier town coping with lots of bad guys and an occasional ...

Frankly, some might consider it the absolute best of the genre. James Arness' Marshal Matt Dillon is quite the strait-laced character, a protagonist we love to watch each week because of his ...

At 6 feet 7, James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon redefined “tall in the saddle.” So imposing was the star of CBS’ pioneering “Gunsmoke” series that when he told some no-account varmint ...

(CBS) James Arness, the tall, iconic actor best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running television series "Gunsmoke," has died. He was 88. The Los Angeles Times reports the actor ...

James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series “Gunsmoke,” died Friday.

"James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series Gunsmoke," died today ...