Pin ItemailprintJames Arness, the actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, itself one of the longest-running TV shows in history, died today at his Los Angeles home. He was 88 years old. Gunsmoke was on the air from 1955-1975. Until Law & Order tied its record last year, the western had been the longest-running [...]
Veteran actor Bill Erwin, who was likely best known for his role as the grumpy old man on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 96. He died of natural causes. In addition to his stint on the popular NBC sitcom, Erwin also appeared on I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver, The Twilight Zone, [...]
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It’s a big day for TV show cancellations. First FlashForward was cancelled, now Law & Order. NBC has confirmed that the long-running legal drama will end after this 20th season. If it had been able to hang on for one more year, it would have eclipsed Gunsmoke as the longest-running television drama in U.S. history. [...]
Pernell Roberts, who portrayed the oldest son of wealthy rancher Ben Cartwright on the television series Bonanza and later starred in the medical show Trapper John, M.D., has died. He was 81 years old. Roberts passed away in his Malibu home on Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his spokesman, Richard Stone. [...]
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Collin Wilcox, the actress who played a white woman who falsely accuses a black man of raping her in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird‘ and who later appeared in several TV shows and movies such as ‘Jaws 2,’ has died in her North Carolina home. She was 74 years of age. Scott Paxton, her husband, revealed [...]
