Gunsmoke isn’t just the greatest Western TV show ever made. It’s also the longest-running and most prolific in terms of total episodes. Across 20 seasons, 635 installments of the series were produced ...

Because the show was on so long, Gunsmoke holds a number of records. Both James Arness and Milburn Stone played their ...

Of all the great, classic Western television shows out there, it's hard to pick any one of them and label it "the best." So many of them have their merits, after all. Have Gun — Will Travel featured ...

Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf bring you the best from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre from January 17, 2016. This week: The Burns & Allen Show: Keep George From Decision (2/19/48); Crime ...

Would you have enjoyed a visit from John Wayne to your living room every Saturday night? If the producers of "Gunsmoke" had gotten their wish granted, that's just what would have happened, as The Duke ...

The CBS series Gunsmoke was set in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas. The show revolved around U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness), Deputy Chester (Dennis Weaver), Doc Adams (Milburn Stone), ...

James Arness played Gunsmoke lead Matt Dillon for the entire 20 seasons that the show was on the air. The character was the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who worked to keep the city safe from ...

Sam is a Senior Writer for Collider. His love for movies, TV shows, and books stretches back to his early childhood and has grown exponentially with every passing year. Lucky for him, this love grew ...

With “Gunsmoke – The Directors Collection” ($36.99), Paramount continues its policy of not releasing the long-running series that starred James Arness as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon in full-season ...

Actor James Arness, who became a television icon with his role as Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running television series “Gunsmoke,” died today at age 88. On his website, www.jamesarness.com, ...