James Arness

James Arness

Acting

Born May 26, 1923 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

The star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness (formerly had been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota…

Known for

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1977

Them!

Them!

1954

The Thing from Another World

Acting(51)

1994Gunsmoke: One Man's JusticeMatt Dillon

1993Gunsmoke: The Long RideMatt Dillon

1992Gunsmoke: To the Last ManMatt Dillon

The Thing from Another World

1951

Hondo

Hondo

1953

1990Gunsmoke: The Last ApacheMatt Dillon

1989John Wayne Standing TallSelf - Host

1988Red RiverThomas Dunson

1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryJim Bowie

1987Gunsmoke: Return to DodgeMatt Dillon

1981McClain's LawDet. Jim McClain

1979The Horror Show(archive footage)

1977How the West Was WonZeb Macahan

1976The MacahansZeb Macahan

1965Why Vietnam?Narrator

1959Alias Jesse JamesMarshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)

1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf

1956Gun the Man DownRem Anderson

1956The First Traveling SalesladyJoel Kingdom

1955Flame of the IslandsKelly Rand

1955GunsmokeMarshal Matt Dillon

1955The Johnny Carson Show

1955The Sea ChaseSchlieter

1955Many Rivers to CrossEsau Hamilton

1954Her Twelve MenRalph Munsey

1954Them!FBI Agent Robert Graham

1953HondoLennie

1953The Veils of BagdadTargut

1953Island in the SkyMac McMullen

1953The Lone HandGus Varden

1952Horizons WestTiny McGilligan

1952HellgateGeorge Redfield

1952Big Jim McLainMal Baxter

1952The Girl in WhiteMatt

1952Carbine WilliamsLeon Williams

1951The Red Skelton ShowSelf

1951Iron ManAlex Mallick

1951The People Against O'HaraJohn Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara

1951Cavalry ScoutBarth

1951The Thing from Another World'The Thing'

1951Two Lost WorldsKirk Hamilton

1950Wyoming MailRussell

1950Lux Video TheatreChuck Scott

1950SierraLittle Sam (as Jim Arness)

1950In a Lonely PlaceYoung Detective (uncredited)

1950Stars in My CrownRolfe Isbell (uncredited)

1950Wagon MasterFloyd Clegg

1949BattlegroundGarby

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1948The Man from Texas(uncredited)

1947Roses Are RedRay (as James Aurness)

1947The Farmer's DaughterPeter Holstrom (as James Aurness)

1945Front Row Center

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