L-R: Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell, Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen, Burt Reynolds as Quint Asper, and James Arness as Matt Dillon | Donaldson Collection/Getty Images Arness ...
The star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness (formerly had been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ...
Gunsmoke actor James Arness earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues over the course of his career. Co-star Milburn Stone didn’t initially like him whatsoever, but the U.S. Marshal Matt ...
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‘I Felt Lucky Just To Get Where I Was': James Arness, 6′7″ Star of 'Gunsmoke', Reflects on His Legacy
For 20 years, television audiences rode into Dodge City with Marshal Matt Dillon on a weekly basis, and when Gunsmoke finally ended in 1975, James Arness had quietly become one of the most familiar ...
When it comes to Western TV shows, there’s none more iconic than Gunsmoke, which owes a lot of its legendary status to a single actor. The longest-running series in the genre’s history is chock-full ...
Stunt double Ben Bates, best known for his work substituting for Gunsmoke star James Arness for more than 25 years, died Oct. 4 in Sun City, California, according to his family. He was 84. The ...
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