James Arness

Actor

Born: May 26, 1923
Died: June 3, 2011 (age 88)
From: 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 to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a newspaper columnist. James attended West High School in Minneapolis.…

Filmography (43)

Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994)
Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)
Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990)
Matt Dillon
John Wayne Standing Tall
John Wayne Standing Tall (1989)
Self - Host
Red River (1988)
Thomas Dunson
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
Jim Bowie
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
Matt Dillon
The Horror Show (1979)
(archive footage)
The Macahans (1976)
Zeb Macahan
Why Vietnam? (1965)
Narrator
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
Self
Gun the Man Down (1956)
Rem Anderson
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Joel Kingdom
Flame of the Islands (1955)
Kelly Rand
The Sea Chase (1955)
Schlieter
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Esau Hamilton
Her Twelve Men (1954)
Ralph Munsey
Them! (1954)
FBI Agent Robert Graham
Hondo (1953)
Lennie
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Targut
Island in the Sky (1953)
Mac McMullen
The Lone Hand (1953)
Gus Varden
Horizons West (1952)
Tiny McGilligan
Hellgate (1952)
George Redfield
Big Jim McLain (1952)
Mal Baxter
The Girl in White (1952)
Matt
Carbine Williams (1952)
Leon Williams
Iron Man (1951)
Alex Mallick