James Arness

I feel I was the luckiest guy in the world to be part of this show,

I feel I was the luckiest guy in the world to be part of this show,

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about read more

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your read more

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your target. Often the first guy that shoots misses.

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right. And he goes about seeing read more

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right. And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way -- with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

We went right up to the top and stayed there for the first six years when Dennis was on. Those read more

We went right up to the top and stayed there for the first six years when Dennis was on. Those were our highest-rated years. Dennis and I became over the years fast friends and stayed friends through the last 50 years.