Television westerns often skewed toward a younger demographic with the likes of kid-friendly cowboy figures like "Roy Rogers" and "Hopalong Cassidy." Audiences were conditioned to see more adult ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a kid, I was blown away by the TV series “Gunsmoke.” Still am. I have fond memories of this old Western and now find deep meaning in it. “Gunsmoke” is gun violence by another name. This story is an ...

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 ...