James Arness, Star of ‘Gunsmoke,’ Dead at 88
Actor James Arness, who played the legendary Marshal Matt Dillon on the popular Western series 'Gunsmoke,' died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson has confirmed. He was 88.
"Matt" joins Miss Kitty, "Doc", Chester and others in Western Heaven.
The larger-than-life actor, who stood at a towering 6'7," played the indelible Marshal for 2