James Arness

Actor, TV Actor

1923 – 2011

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Who was James Arness?

James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five separate decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge and four more made-for-TV Gunsmoke movies in the 1990s. In Europe Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the western series How the West Was Won. His younger brother was actor Peter Graves.

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Born
May 26, 1923
Minneapolis
Also known as
  • James Aurness
  • James King Aurness
  • Jim Aurness
  • Jim Arness
  • James King Arness
  • Jim
  • James "Marshal Dillon" Arness
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Methodism
Ethnicity
  • Germans
  • Norwegians
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Beloit College
  • Washburn High School
  • John Burrows Grade School
Employment
  • Rifleman, United States Army
Lived in
  • Minneapolis
  • Brentwood
    ( - 2011/06/03)
  • Pierce
  • Minnesota
  • Anzio
Died
Jun 3, 2011
Los Angeles
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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