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...it were -- by the time he took on the character that would be his signature, folksy police detective Columbo. James Arness : The makers of "Gunsmoke" wanted John Wayne , who recommended Arness to play Marshal Matt Dillon......
...video releases of one of television's longest-running series continue, and while Marshal Matt Dillon ( James Arness ) is at the center of many episodes, others showcase the Western's other regular characters. That's particularly......
...discussing their days on -- what else? -- "Star Trek." On Jan. 25, "Westerns" recalls, among others, James Arness ' long-running "Gunsmoke" and James Garner 's "Maverick" and has Johnny Crawford waxing nostalgic......
...Grande," "Silver City" and "Two Lost Worlds," a low-budget fantasy-adventure opposite a pre-"Gunsmoke" James Arness . On television, she appeared in numerous series, including " Wanted : Dead or Alive," "Bat Masterson......
...big break when he joined the cast of "Gunsmoke" in 1955 as Chester Goode, deputy to Marshal Matt Dillon ( James Arness ). He stayed on for nine seasons, winning an Emmy in 1959. He later starred in the CBS series "Gentle......
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