James Arness
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-05-26 (88 years old)
Deathday
2011-06-03
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. 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. After high school, he attended one semester at Beloit College before receiving his draft notice in 1943. He entered the army and trained at Camp ...
Acting
1951
as 'The Thing'
1954
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
1992
as Matt Dillon
1953
as Lennie
1950
as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
1949
as Garby
1979
as (archive footage)
1953
as Mac McMullen
1955
as Schlieter
1952
as Mal Baxter
1951
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
1952
as Tiny McGilligan
1950
as Floyd Clegg
1952
as Leon Williams
1959
as Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
1951
as Alex Mallick
1955
as Esau Hamilton
1989
as Self - Host
1987
as Matt Dillon
1956
as Rem Anderson
1950
as Russell
1950
as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
2016
as Matt Dillon (archive footage)
1951
as Kirk Hamilton
1948
as (uncredited)
1947
as Ray (as James Aurness)
1990
as Matt Dillon
1955
as Kelly Rand
1952
as Matt
1952
as George Redfield
1954
as Ralph Munsey
1987
as Jim Bowie
1953
as Gus Varden
1951
as Barth
1956
as Joel Kingdom
1953
as Targut
1994
as Matt Dillon
1947
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
1988
as Thomas Dunson
1993
as Matt Dillon
1976
as Zeb Macahan
1950
as Young Detective (uncredited)
Production
1993
as Executive Producer
1994
as Executive Producer
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