who played matt dillon
Actor James Arness, as Matt Dillon, on a 1967 episode of Gunsmoke. Actor James Arness, as Matt Dillon, on a 1967 episode of Gunsmoke. The Associated Press says it too has confirmed the news with CBS-TV spokesman Chris Ender. Arness was 88. Gunsmoke was on the air from 1955-1975.