Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf bring you the best from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre from January 17, 2016. This week: The Burns & Allen Show: Keep George From Decision (2/19/48); Crime ...

Would you have enjoyed a visit from John Wayne to your living room every Saturday night? If the producers of "Gunsmoke" had gotten their wish granted, that's just what would have happened, as The Duke ...

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 sleep ...

When it comes to classic TV Western programs, there was never a series quite like Maverick. The Roy Huggins-created drama dealt largely in humorous takes on the Old West genre, spanning five seasons ...

Sam is a Senior Writer for Collider. His love for movies, TV shows, and books stretches back to his early childhood and has grown exponentially with every passing year. Lucky for him, this love grew ...

James Arness played Gunsmoke lead Matt Dillon for the entire 20 seasons that the show was on the air. The character was the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who worked to keep the city safe from ...

With “Gunsmoke – The Directors Collection” ($36.99), Paramount continues its policy of not releasing the long-running series that starred James Arness as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon in full-season ...

Blake knew the role of Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke was a special one. Therefore, she refused to allow the television show’s decision-makers to keep her from auditioning. Blake refused to leave the casting ...

Nina Capriola, speaking for the Actors Collective, says “Gunsmoked” — a lovingly funny parody of “Gunsmoke” and the TV western in general — is the next in line of the TV-style pieces they”ve explored.