There have been some brilliant villains in Western TV shows, but the best of them is this iconic single-episode character ...

James Arness' daughter, Jenny Lee Arness, had a short life that ended with her tragic death. Learn about her childhood and ...

There are countless great TV episodes in the history of the Western genre, but these 10 stand out above the rest as the ...

Why did Chester leave Gunsmoke? Dennis Weaver quit after nine seasons to pursue leading roles and avoid being typecast, ...

For 20 years, television audiences rode into Dodge City with Marshal Matt Dillon on a weekly basis, and when Gunsmoke finally ...

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern ...

A son shared stories about his father serving in the Army with James Arness during World War II and another reader set a goal to watch the entire "Gunsmoke" series. After reading a story about James ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peter Graves and James Arness were best known for their iconic television roles of Jim Phelps and Matt Dillon on Mission Impossible and Gunsmoke, respectively. But likely more important to the two men ...