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1 day ago · An urban legend has it that in 1955, Wayne turned down the role of Matt Dillon in the long-running television series Gunsmoke and recommended James Arness, instead. While he did suggest Arness for the part and introduced him in a prologue to the first episode, no film star of Wayne's stature would have considered a television role at the time.
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5 days ago · Arness was actually in the Bahamas filming a different kind of drama called Big Jim McLain when he got the idea that he might want to toss his hat in the ring for the starring role on Gunsmoke. There was only one thing keeping him from arranging a read – the director of that movie, Edward Ludwig, apparently told Arness it would kill his ...
6 days ago · 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.
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1 day ago · Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Daniel Craig leads an eleven-actor ensemble cast as Benoit Blanc, famed private detective summoned to investigate the death of bestselling author Harlan Thrombey ( Christopher Plummer ). Although police rule Harlan's case a suicide, Blanc suspects foul play and ...
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3 days ago · His 20-year run playing Dr. Frasier Crane (in both Cheers and Frasier) ties a length set by James Arness in playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975, but it was surpassed by Richard Belzer in playing Det. John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1993.
3 days ago · Their biggest concern was that he would end up stealing the show away from stars like James Arness and Dennis Weaver. With most other casts that might not be the case, but when you've got Burt...
Jun 28, 2020 · After the long, successful television series with James Arness, who played Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," she recalled how she and Arness had conspired to keep Dodge City clean.