According to a TV Guide interview, Arness refused to film Gunsmoke on certain days. As a result, he threatened to quit if the production didn’t allow him to keep to his weekly routine. The producers ...
James Arness, who portrayed iconic TV lawman Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" for two decades, has died in his sleep in his Brentwood, California home. He was 88 years old. The news came through ...
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 ...