You might think Burt Reynolds' first major TV role came in Gunsmoke, but his real first big role came in another Western TV ...

Actor James Arness, who became a television icon with his role as Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running television series “Gunsmoke,” died today at age 88. On his website, www.jamesarness.com, ...

LOS ANGELES >> Hugh O’Brian, who shot to fame as lawman Wyatt Earp in what was hailed as television’s first adult Western, has died. He was 91. A representative from HOBY, a philanthropic organization ...

The In Passing report about the death of Angus Cameron, which appeared Nov. 25, omitted his age. He was 93. (Published 11/26/02) Parley Baer Character Actor Parley Baer, 88, a character actor who was ...

Walker Edmiston, an early Los Angeles television kiddie-show host and puppeteer who had a long career as a versatile voice-over artist whose credits include several of Sid and Marty Krofft’s ...

Back in the 1950s, Roman Catholic priests were known to relax, kick back and watch “Gunsmoke” after long Saturday nights in the confessional. Last spring, Broadway actors found a similar respite ...