Thankfully, this close call didn’t hinder Arness’s career. He starred in Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975, reprising his role in a handful of TV movies in the 1980s and 1990s. He died of natural causes in ...

Every week, Dillon is presented as a figurehead of law and order, but it's in the episode's final few minutes where "Gunsmoke" makes him question his place.

"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 ...