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50 years after Marshal Matt Dillon’s last draw, ‘Gunsmoke’ is a streaming hit
The adult western drama with James Arness is finding loyal fans and new audiences on Peacock, Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Inside Burt Reynolds’s First Big Role: Quint Asper on ‘Gunsmoke’
Before he ruled the box office in the 1970s with Smokey and the Bandit, The Longest Yard and Deliverance, Burt Reynolds was ...
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70 Years Later, Gunsmoke Has Become The Most Unlikely Streaming Hit
According to the latest Nielsen streaming report, Gunsmoke is one of the top 10 most-watched acquired series across all measured streaming services. Yes, the 70-year-old Western TV show adapted ...
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Actress with roles in ‘Bonanza’ and ‘Gunsmoke’ dies at 78
Sian Barbara Allen, who became one of the most popular television actresses in the 1970s and 1980s died Monday ... is known for her work in “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Waltons ...
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Iconic TV actress of ‘70s, ‘80s dead at 78
Sian Barbara Allen, who became one of the most popular television actresses in the 1970s and 1980s died Monday ... is known for her work in “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Waltons ...
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“More than anything”: why Burt Reynolds regretted missing out on ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
In the early 1970s, there was a script going around that was based on a novel and a hit off-Broadway play, and the Gunsmoke actor wanted in. Kirk Douglas had purchased the rights to Ken Kesey’s One ...
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CBS Just Broke Its Own Record-Long Win Streak from the ‘Gunsmoke’ Days
CBS has now broken broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, which was also CBS: From 1955 to 1970, when “Gunsmoke,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” and (some of) “I Love Lucy ...
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‘Gunsmoke’: How Much Money James Arness Made Playing Matt Dillon on the ‘Most Perennially Profitable’ Show Ever
TV Guide estimated that Arness earned around $30 million for his work on Gunsmoke up until 1970, which converts to about $230 million in modern currency. That didn’t include that the show still ...
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‘The Rockford Files,’ ‘Gunsmoke’ actor Stuart Margolin dies in Staunton
Stuart Margolin, James Garner’s sidekick in “The Rockford Files” from 1974 to 1979, and an outlaw in television’s “Gunsmoke ... Clint Eastwood in the 1970 film “Kelly’s Heroes ...