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James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke.
Nov 20, 2022 · James Arness, best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on 'Gunsmoke', died today at the age of 88. http://imdb.to/lqz94y #RIP. — IMDb (@IMDb) June 3, 2011. American Cowboy shared...
James Arness was an American actor best known for playing Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke, the longest-running dramatic series in U.S. television history. He also starred in The Thing from Another World, Red River, and other films and TV shows.
James Arness. Actor: Gunsmoke. American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness.
Jun 3, 2011 · James Arness, who burnished the legend of America’s epic West as Marshal Matt Dillon, the laconic peacemaker of Dodge City on “Gunsmoke,” one of the longest-running dramatic series in television...
Learn about the life and career of James Arness, the actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon on TV's longest running series, GUNSMOKE. Find out how he got the role, his awards, his military service, and his charity work.
Jun 3, 2011 · James Arness, the 6-foot-6 actor who towered over the television landscape for two decades as righteous Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88.
