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James Arness

Age: 101 years

public person biography

Gender: Male

Birthday: May 26, 1923

Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography: 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: Acting

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The Thing from Another World
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The Thing from Anoth...

as 'The Thing'

Them!
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Them!

as FBI Agent Robert Graham

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
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Gunsmoke: To the Las...

as Matt Dillon

Hondo
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Hondo

as Lennie

Stars in My Crown
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Stars in My Crown

as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)

Battleground
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Battleground

as Garby

The Horror Show
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The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Island in the Sky
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Island in the Sky

as Mac McMullen

The Sea Chase
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The Sea Chase

as Schlieter

Big Jim McLain
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Big Jim McLain

as Mal Baxter

The People Against O'Hara
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The People Against O...

as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara

Horizons West
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Horizons West

as Tiny McGilligan

Wagon Master
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Wagon Master

as Floyd Clegg

Carbine Williams
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Carbine Williams

as Leon Williams

Alias Jesse James
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Alias Jesse James

as Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)

Iron Man
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Iron Man

as Alex Mallick

Many Rivers to Cross
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Many Rivers to Cross

as Esau Hamilton

John Wayne Standing Tall
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John Wayne Standing ...

as Self - Host

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
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Gunsmoke: Return to ...

as Matt Dillon

Gun the Man Down
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Gun the Man Down

as Rem Anderson

Wyoming Mail
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Wyoming Mail

as Russell

Sierra
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Sierra

as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)

For the Love of Spock
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For the Love of Spoc...

as Matt Dillon (archive footage)

Two Lost Worlds
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Two Lost Worlds

as Kirk Hamilton

The Man from Texas
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The Man from Texas

as (uncredited)

Roses Are Red
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Roses Are Red

as Ray (as James Aurness)

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
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Gunsmoke: The Last A...

as Matt Dillon

Flame of the Islands
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Flame of the Islands

as Kelly Rand

The Girl in White
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The Girl in White

as Matt

Hellgate
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Hellgate

as George Redfield

Her Twelve Men
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Her Twelve Men

as Ralph Munsey

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
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The Alamo: Thirteen ...

as Jim Bowie

The Lone Hand
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The Lone Hand

as Gus Varden

Cavalry Scout
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Cavalry Scout

as Barth

The First Traveling Saleslady
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The First Traveling ...

as Joel Kingdom

The Veils of Bagdad
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The Veils of Bagdad

as Targut

Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
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Gunsmoke: One Man's ...

as Matt Dillon

The Farmer's Daughter
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The Farmer's Daughte...

as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)

Red River
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Red River

as Thomas Dunson

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
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Gunsmoke: The Long R...

as Matt Dillon

The Macahans
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The Macahans

as Zeb Macahan

In a Lonely Place
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In a Lonely Place

as Young Detective (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Marshal Matt Dillon

How the West Was Won
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How the West Was Won

as Zeb Macahan

The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

McClain's Law
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McClain's Law

as Det. Jim McClain

Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre

as Chuck Scott

Front Row Center
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Front Row Center

The Johnny Carson Show
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The Johnny Carson Sh...