James Arness
Acting
Born: 1923-05-26 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2011-06-03
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. James attended West High School in Minneapolis. Although he appeared in school plays, he had no interest in performing, and dreamed instead of going to sea
🎬 Movies (20)
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
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
