James Arness

Personal Info

Birthday

May 26, 1923

Day of Death

2011-06-03

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

James King Aurness

Джеймс Арнесс

جیمز آرنس

James Arness

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 to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a newspaper columnist.

Known For

How the West Was Won

Gunsmoke

Lux Video Theatre

McClain's Law

Them!

Hondo

In a Lonely Place

The Thing from Another World

Filmography

1994
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
as Matt Dillon
1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as Matt Dillon
1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Matt Dillon
1990
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Matt Dillon
1989
John Wayne Standing Tall
as Self - Host
1988
Red River
as Thomas Dunson
1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Jim Bowie
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
as Matt Dillon
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1976
The Macahans
as Zeb Macahan
1959
Alias Jesse James
as Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
1956
Gun the Man Down
as Rem Anderson
The First Traveling Saleslady
as Joel Kingdom
1955
Flame of the Islands
as Kelly Rand
The Sea Chase
as Schlieter
Many Rivers to Cross
as Esau Hamilton
1954
Her Twelve Men
as Ralph Munsey
Them!
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
1953
Hondo
as Lennie
The Veils of Bagdad
as Targut
Island in the Sky
as Mac McMullen
The Lone Hand
as Gus Varden
1952
Horizons West
as Tiny McGilligan
Hellgate
as George Redfield
Big Jim McLain
as Mal Baxter
The Girl in White
as Matt
Carbine Williams
as Leon Williams
1951
Iron Man
as Alex Mallick
The People Against O'Hara
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
Cavalry Scout
as Barth
The Thing from Another World
as 'The Thing'
Two Lost Worlds
as Kirk Hamilton
1950
Wyoming Mail
as Russell
Sierra
as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
In a Lonely Place
as Young Detective (uncredited)
Stars in My Crown
as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
Wagon Master
as Floyd Clegg
1949
Battleground
as Garby
1948
The Man from Texas
as (uncredited)
1947
Roses Are Red
as Ray (as James Aurness)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)