Gunsmoke Interview with James Arness

[silvertheowdude]

marshall dillon rules RIP we all love and miss you

[jackdaripperstripper]

James Arness was a great role model for young kids growing up. Gunsmoke was a wonderful show with great characters that I looked forward to seeing each week. I also believe Mr. Arness was wounded at Anzio during WW2. Thank you for a great TV series and your service to our country Mr. Arness and RIP.

[wmstout1]

the U.S. Marshal's service made him an honorary marshal

[rubbing2001]

One of the best actors on a top rate western movie. James Arness stayed with Gunsmoke and made the role of Matt Dillon.

[janbob73]

R.I.P JIM AKA MATT DILLON

[afanofoldradio1]

The beginning of this interview with Matt getting shot is a riot!!! How was it done??? Keep it up!!!

[coporal4]

that was funny at the begining of this when Matt Dillon was facing his enemy and was shot. The T.V. program it was the opposite. God Bless you. The World War II generation were some wonderful and complex people. R.I.P

[tubydobydo]

The man was a living legend, so sad to hear he is gone. I grew up watching him with my brothers, we enjoyed Gunsmoke very much. We liked his brother's show as well "Mission Impossible," his brother was Peter Graves- both terrific actors. 

[Senseial]

He was very good in Hondo and The Thing but he was Matt Dillon, RIP you are missed.

[randolph65]

how right ur big duke

[Ms94mustang]

I have watched "Gunsmoke" since it came on the air.It was an is one of my favorite shows. I never get tired of watching it. No one else could have played the part of

Marshal Matt Dillon, like James Arness. He was so genuine.

Thank you Mr.Arness for so many years of pleasure. You wil be greatly missed!

RIP

[loveneversaysgoodbye]

Gunsmoke was a daily routeen growing up, I had a crush on Matt Dillion :D I miss Gunsmoke... :(

[raymond11857]

The last of the western pioneers gone

[russwinkler]

RIP 6/3/2011

[simmerandburn]

RIP James Arness. Great man and a great character!

[lordcron]

I've loved this show for 40 years and I still watch it on TV Land on cable TV.

[BrandiiG79]

RIP James Arness

[COYOTE165A]

@kimlene05 "LEGENDS NEVER DIE THEY JUST LIVE ON FOREVER "

[Donaldson733]

James Arness will be greatly missed. My heart is sadden that he is gone. Truely a wonderful man, God bless him, may he rest in peace.

[COYOTE165A]

@Donaldson733 NEXT TO THE DUKE HE WAS MY FAVORITE WESTERN STAR,HOPEFULLY GUNSMOKE WILL LIVE ON FOREVER IN TV LAND & JAMES ARNESS WITH IT RIP BIG JIM YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL

[TheIxtlan]

James Arness passaway. I like watch Fester dance in Gunsmoke. RIP

[muitoculto]

morreu hj com 88 anos. que perda.

[StevenDFenrich]

Thank You, Mr. Arness.

[davidhingram]

I will repeat the theme: I didn't miss many of these shows when I was growing up. Matt was a hero and role model to me. James Arness was perfect for the role of Matt Dillon. Thanks, James.

[oneblackgeye]

Thank you Mr. Arness - you were a real man and kept your private life private. Thank you for your example as well as the entertainment.

[mad4you1000]

As a 36 year old black male,I've been ridculed because I love westerns.My grandmother being a mississippi born native american got me into watching gunsmoke as a kid.Gunsmoke was always the leader of the pack followed by cheyenne,have gun will travel and cimarron strip.As a person that watches old shows and movies,I found this show to be a quailty program that told a story.Perhaps thats why it lasted so long.Rest in peace, Mr. Arness.

[philipatoz]

Heaven has gained a great human being! Very few actors come across as sincere or truly anywhere near like the heroic screen characters they played. But Arness came across as the real deal - perhaps only Jimmy Stewart and a few others had this quality. Really, his Matt Dylan character is something from another time and place, when the character was of high moral character, self-effacing, a realist, a person of character - and most of us took him seriously and loved what he represented. Miss him!

[oneblackgeye]

@philipatoz The Jimmy Stewart comparison is dead on. I'd add Gregory Peck to that list as well. Real men of character and substance depicting strength and courage - compared to the scrawny spiky-haired gay freaks today who spend their on and off air time emulating females. It would be nice to see a real male show up on Television again.

[andrejesequel]

A wonderful man...I had the opertunity to direct him in a film for the US Marshal Service back in 1986. He was the nicest, kindest, most generous celebrity I ever worked with. A real professional, a down to earth guy. When he put on that Custume, he was Matt Dillion...That week with him was one of the most enjoyable of my career.

[amyd3731]

Monday nights...Gunsmoke, the Lucy Show, and Dick Van Dyke. What a lineup. Gunsmoke led the way and sparked my imagination. Loved Matt and Kitty...he was a fool not to marry that woman!

[nhford07]

I remember sitting on the floor in front of the tv watching the show with my dad. We loved westerns. I always loved that show.

[SpincterManBubba]

I still watch Gunsmoke and appreciate The GunSmokeChannel putting on t he episodes.

[Bronco46tube]

@kimlene05 Too true. They don't make men like that anymore.

[mcarman150]

This guy was my childhood hero - John Wayne.

[johnboy12ish]

You're the best James! The best western series on tv ever! 20 years straight, then James continued to play Matt Dillon in movies up to 1992, along with other series tv he did.

[tyewalkerfm1]

one of my favorite shows.......

[sgrroiii]

My dads favorite show . Monday night 8:00pm .

[82abnoff]

Just nice. Your brother was??

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[MisterMatthew59]

One of the best shows ever made!

[stephenman83]

gunsmoke 

[RandyAKing]

Seems like a real nice guy!

[52mbc]

one of my heroes. Many thanks for your courage and character. God bless you, Mr. Arness.

[sm9847]

Had a helluva career....

[0362868]

Big Jim, what a guy. A good surfer, an American icon and father of great surfer, Rolf.