Gene Barry was a stage, screen, and television actor, best known for his
portrayal of the title character in the NBC- TV series Bat Masterson airing
from 1958 to1961. One of his many film roles included Dr. Clayton Forrester
in H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1953).

Gene Barry with co-star Anne Robinson

Film actor William Lawrence Boyd is best known for portraying cowboy hero
Hopalong Cassidy (above).

William Dennis Weaver, is best known for his television roles, including
Chester Goode on Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955-1975), as Marshal Sam
McCloud in the NBC police drama McCloud (1970-1977), and the
1971 made for TV movie Duel.

Dennis Weaver with co-star James Arness in Gunsmoke

Dennis Weaver in a scene from Duel

(Fox)__"Gunsmoke" star James Arness has died at age 88, CBS spokesman
Chris Ender confirmed.

Ender had no further details, but Arness’ official website said the actor died
Friday of natural causes.

Arness played U.S. Marshal Matt Dillion in the 1955-75 CBS Western series
that ran on CBS from 1955 to 1975, becoming the longest-running dramatic
series in network history until NBC’s "Law & Order" tied it.

He was the brother of Peter Graves, star of the TV series "Mission Impossible."

Morgan Freeman actor, film director and narrator, has received Academy
Award nominations for his performance in Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss
Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Clint Eastwood’s Million
Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman has appeared in many other hit films, including
Unforgiven (1992), Seven (1995), Deep Impact (1998) and the Batman film
 The Dark Knight (2008). Morgan Freeman has been the announcer for the
CBS Evening News since 2010. 

Morgan Freeman and co-star Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven

Freeman as the president in Deep Impact