The 'Gunsmoke' production banned actor Amanda Blake's pet lion because it wouldn't stop interrupting James Arness in the middle of filming. Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight starred on the Western ...
Gunsmoke originated on the radio, first airing on April 26, 1952, but it was destined to find another medium. The Western story in Dodge City moved from radio to television on Sept. 10, 1955, although ...
For 20 years, television audiences rode into Dodge City with Marshal Matt Dillon on a weekly basis, and when Gunsmoke finally ...
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 ...
Milburn Stone became a regular fixture on television with the Western TV drama Gunsmoke, on which he played Doc Adams in all 20 seasons and 605 episodes, nearly matching costar James Arness’ longevity ...