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James Arness

Born James King Aurness, James Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series Gunsmoke.


Aliases
  • James King Aurness
  • James Aurness
  • James King Arness
English

Alias Jesse James

1959
as Uncredited

Gun The Man Down

1956
as Rem Anderson

Two Lost Worlds

1951
as Kirk Hamilton

Sierra

1950
as Little Sam

The Macahan's

1976
as Zeb Macahan

Big Jim McLain

1952
as Mal Baxter

Flame of the Islands

1956
as Kelly Rand

Them!

1954
as FBI Agent Robert Graham

Hellgate

1952
as George Redfield

The Lone Hand

1953
as Gus Varden

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
as Esau Hamilton

Wyoming Mail

1950
as Russell

Carbine Williams

1952
as Leon Williams

Island in the Sky

1953
as Mac McMullen

Cavalry Scout

1951
as Barth

Battleground

1949
as Garby

Hondo

1953
as Lennie

The People Against O'Hara

1951
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

1993
as Matt Dillon

The Horror Show

1979
as (archive footage)

Her Twelve Men

1954
as Ralph Munsey

The Sea Chase

1955
as Schlieter

Roses Are Red

1947
as Ray (as James Aurness)

The Farmer's Daughter

1947
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)

Wagon Master

1950
as Floyd Clegg

Iron Man

1951
as Alex Mallick (as Jim Arness)

Horizons West

1952
as Tiny McGilligan

Producer

Movie Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice 1994