James Arness and Amanda Blake played will-they, won't they love interests in 'Gunsmoke.' Learn about their relationship off screen.

'Gunsmoke' actor Amanda Blake stormed off the set and returned home after a terrible day, but James Arness knew how to turn things around.

Matt Dillon and saloon owner Kitty Russell had amazing chemistry on screen in Gunsmoke, but there's a reason why that romance never went there.

James Arness starred in Gunsmoke for 20 seasons across two decades and 635 episodes, but he had his doubts when he landed the gig.

James Arness, who presided over the frontier town of Dodge City as television’s most enduring western hero, the laconic, fair-minded and incorruptible Marshal Matt Dillon of the two-decade-long ...

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 news of James Arness' death triggered a number of happy memories, only a few of them associated with his signature role, as the square-jawed marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke.

"Gunsmoke" star James Arness has died at age 88, CBS spokesman Chris Ender confirmed.

“He’s big, impressive and virile,” co-star Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty) once said of Arness, adding, “I’ve worked with him for 16 years, but I don’t really know him.” ...

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.