Gunsmoke

“Gunsmoke” Star James Arness Has Died
“Gunsmoke” Star James Arness Has Died
“Gunsmoke” Star James Arness Has Died
JAMES ARNESS, who played Marshal Matt Dillon on the TV show "Gunsmoke" for 20 years, died Friday of natural causes, he was 88 years old. "Gunsmoke" is tied for the record of longest-running primetime drama with the original "Law & Order"... which ran from 1990 to 2010.