Flint's Best Mix » James Arness http://wcrz.com Cars 108 Flint's Best Mix Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 James Arness, Star of 'Gunsmoke,' Dead at 88 http://wcrz.com/james-arness-star-of-gunsmoke-dead-at-88/ http://wcrz.com/james-arness-star-of-gunsmoke-dead-at-88/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:19:30 +0000 Tim Gray http://wcrz.com/?p=14235 Actor James Arness, who played the legendary Marshal Matt Dillon on the popular Western series 'Gunsmoke,' died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson has confirmed. He was 88.

The larger-than-life actor, who stood at a towering 6'7," played the indelible Marshal for 20 seasons and over 600 episodes, helping to make 'Gunsmoke' one of the longest-running primetime series in TV history.

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