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The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. When aired in the UK, the television series was initially titled Gun Law, later reverting to Gunsmoke. The radio series ran from 1952 to 1961.
James Arness, Marshal on 'Gunsmoke,' Dies at 88 - NYTimes.com. But Marshal Dillon never got the girl, did not love his horse, wore only one gun and fired ... âGunsmoke,â which began in 1952 as a radio show with William Conrad, landed on ... In its 20-year run, there had been 635 episodes.