For two decades, audiences tuned in to Gunsmoke to watch U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon keep order on the frontier, supported by an unforgettable group of townsfolk and drifters. The show was more than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Matt Dillon/James Arness is comfort food for viewers,” he explains. “And not just for the older demographic who grew up on it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the ...