was so good in part because it tapped into accomplished actors (Arness, James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn as the dotty scientist) to lend credibility to the otherwise-goofy doings with giant ants ...

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 ...

Mr. Arness, who was a rugged 6-foot-7, stood tall in the dusty streets of Dodge City, Kan., portraying a U.S. marshal whose badge represented more than just the force of law. He was the embodiment ...

As most of you know by now we lost an American Icon last week with the passing of James Arness. What many of you ... Shore of Hawaii that winter riding giant surf at Makaha and Waimea Bay.

James Arness, a real-life World War II hero who came home to create television’s ultimate lawman in Marshal Matt Dillon, died today at his Brentwood, Calif., home. He was 88. Arness died of ...

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 ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor James Arness, the tall man who towered over TV screens for 20 seasons as the iconic Marshal Matt Dillon on CBS’ Gunsmoke, has died. He was 88. As the stoic Marshal ...