James Arness
Also known as James Aurness
American actor (1923–2011)
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- Born
- 1923
- Works
- 5
Top works
- James Arness
- Gunsmoke
- Gunsmoke
- Gunsmoke
- Gunsmoke
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Film & TV
Acting · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.…
Known for
- Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice — Matt Dillon1994
- Gunsmoke: The Long Ride — Matt Dillon1993
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man — Matt Dillon1992
- Gunsmoke: The Last Apache — Matt Dillon1990
- John Wayne Standing Tall — Self - Host1989
- Red River — Thomas Dunson1988
- Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge — Matt Dillon
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1923 births2011 deaths20th-century American male actors20th-century Methodists21st-century MethodistsAmerican male film actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican people of German descentAmerican people of Norwegian descentAmerican United MethodistsBeloit College alumniBurials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)