Show business is famously competitive -- writers trying to get a script read, actors vying for the same parts. Every once in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Graves and James Arness were best known for their iconic television roles of Jim Phelps and Matt Dillon on Mission ...

John Wayne and Gunsmoke icon James Arness starred in four movies together, from political thrillers to Western classics, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born Peter and James Aurness in Minneapolis, the brothers took different professional names and very different paths to stardom.

Bruce Boxleitner recently reflected on his time starring in HOW THE WEST WAS WON, and how his co-star, James Arness, impacted ...

In the ‘60s and ‘70s, Minnesota-born TV icons James Arness and Peter Graves owned the airwaves — but why didn't CBS want you to know they were siblings? Few people knew Peter Graves, left, of "Mission ...

A son shared stories about his father serving in the Army with James Arness during World War II and another reader set a goal to watch the entire "Gunsmoke" series. After reading a story about James ...

Of all the great, classic Western television shows out there, it's hard to pick any one of them and label it "the best." So many of them have their merits, after all. Have Gun — Will Travel featured ...

James Arness, who portrayed iconic TV lawman Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" for two decades, has died in his sleep in his Brentwood, California home. He was 88 years old. The news came through ...

Actor James Arness, who starred in one of the most successful TV series of all time, “Gunsmoke,” has died at 88. The announcement on his official website said he died of natural causes. A private ...