Marshal Matt Dillon passes on

[Cheese]

James Arness passed on today at age 88. I used to watch every episode of Gunsmoke....loved that show.

Over the two decades of "Gunsmoke" episodes from 1955 to 1975, Arness worked with hundreds of actors, some of them just up-and-comers such as Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds and Charles Bronson. He also worked with Bette Davis.

Arness also acted in the 1951 sci-fi classic "The Thing," and his 6-foot-7 height made the creature more believable, according to his website.
After "Gunsmoke," Arness continued acting in television in the mini-series "How the West Was Won" in 1978-79 and "McLain's Law" in 1981-82.

[habernac]

Loved this show, watched it almost every day when I was a kid.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I didn't know he was Peter Graves' brother.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

I didn't know he was Peter Graves' brother.

I learned that nugget today as well.

[Cheese]

Id heard that many years ago but forgot until yesterday.

You can see similarities...both were obviously very tall.

[Cheese]

dammit I loved that show...Ill have to go find the vids now.



Heres a few guests on the show:

[Vulcan]

I liked it in the early black and white days. I don't know if it went down hill later or my tastes changed as I grew up but i lost interest. Still it was one of the finest western TV series ever. My favourites were Wanted Dead or Alive and Paladin, I wouldn't mind watching a new quality western TV series.