James Arness, Matt Dillon has Passed Away..

[Roger Ramjet]

RIP Jim. Keep a Light Burning in the Marshal's Office for the rest of us.

The Official James Arness Website - Gunsmoke

 

[gunnerk19]

RIP James, now, go on and catch up with Festus; he's been waiting 20 years to be by your side a'gin...

 

[feek61]

Awww, brings back some great memories. RIP marshall

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

Saw this on the news last night and felt bad to see another icon go. TVland plays Gunsmoke every day and it seems like a friend has passed.

RIP

 

[Lost in Trek]

Never watched Gunsmoke... but I do remember him as "The Thing from Another World" aka "The Thing"

 

[Mola Rob]

The giant walking carrot is gone. RIP James.

 

[Moviefreak]

I cannot believe he is gone. He was a 6'7" western icon and I will always be a fan through reruns of Marshall Dillon and Gunsmoke.

 

[Shylaah]

My grandpa loved that show, especially the Marshall and Chester. I guess Mr. Arness is the last of the gang to join up at that great Long Branch Saloon in the sky.........RIP Mis-ter Dil-lon.

Shylaah

 

[terryr]

I like that version of The Thing better. The casting and dialogue beats out the special effects of the later one. And you can recognize him easily. Funny that they left the face fairly normal.

 

[micdavis]

RIP Marshall

 

[OldKen]

I've seen nearly every episode... And that is saying something!

RIP Marshall Dillon.

 

[Deric]

So sad. My grandpa and dad watched that show a lot when I was growing up. My dad still watches it.

 

[Wes R]

He had an impressive record during WW2 as well. I never knew he was Peter Graves' older brother.

 

[GDafi]

RIP Marshall Matt Dillon