James Arness
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| + | '''James King Arness''' (May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011)<ref name=bio>James Arness, James E. Wise Jr. (2001) [http://books.google.com/books?id=dFnpSmZ-mNgC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=cromwell+minneapolis+arness&source=web&ots=ub5v1yj36o&sig=0-lgC6d8pLOPvM_obynmEd-b03Y&hl=en&ei=jRqJSfWXB5icNZfuxNoH&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#v=onepage&q=&f=false "James Arness: an Autobiography"], ISBN 0-7864-1221-6, ''McFarland & Company Inc.'', Accessed March 15, 2010</ref> was an [[People of the United States|American]] [[actor]], best known for portraying [[Marshal Matt Dillon]] on ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' for 20 years. His younger brother was actor [[Peter Graves]]. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in five separate decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in ''[[Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge]]'' (1987) 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 (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''. | ||
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| + | === Films === | ||
| + | *1947-[[The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film)|The Farmer's Daughter]] | ||
| + | *1947-Man From Texas | ||
| + | *1947-[[Roses Are Red (film)]] | ||
| + | *1949-[[Battleground (film)|Battleground]] | ||
| + | *1950-[[Wagon Master]] | ||
| + | *1950-Sierra | ||
| + | *1950-[[Two Lost Worlds]] | ||
| + | *1950-[[Double Crossbones]] | ||
| + | *1950-[[Stars In My Crown]] | ||
| + | *1950-[[Wyoming Mail]] | ||
| + | *1951-[[Cavalry Scout]] | ||
| + | *1951-[[Belle le Grand]] | ||
| + | *1951-[[Iron Man(1951)|Iron Man]] | ||
| + | *1951-[[The Thing from Another World|The Thing (1951)]], <small>[[Science Fiction]] </small> | ||
| + | *1951-[[The People Against O'Hara]] | ||
| + | *1952-[[Carbine Williams]] | ||
| + | *1952-[[Hellgate(movie)]] | ||
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| + | *1952-[[The Girl In White]] | ||
| + | *1952-[[Big Jim McLain]] | ||
| + | *1952-[[Horizons West]] | ||
| + | *1953-[[The Lone Hand (1953 film)|The Lone Hand]] | ||
| + | *1953-[[Ride The Man Down]] | ||
| + | *1953-[[Island In The Sky]] | ||
| + | *1953-[[Veils of Bagdad]] | ||
| + | *1954-[[Them!]], <small>[[Science Fiction]] </small> | ||
| + | *1954-[[Hondo]] | ||
| + | *1954-[[Her Twelve Men]] | ||
| + | *1955-[[Flames of the Islands]] | ||
| + | *1955-[[Many Rivers to Cross]] | ||
| + | *1955-[[The Sea Chase]] | ||
| + | *1956-[[Arizona Mission]] | ||
| + | *1956-[[Gun the Man Down]] | ||
| + | *1956-[[The First Traveling Saleslady]] | ||
| + | *1959-[[Alias Jesse James]] — (as [[Marshal Matt Dillon]]) | ||
| + | remake of [[Red River (1948 film)|Red River]] (1948) | ||
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James King Arness (May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011)<ref name=bio>James Arness, James E. Wise Jr. (2001) "James Arness: an Autobiography", ISBN 0-7864-1221-6, McFarland & Company Inc., Accessed March 15, 2010</ref> was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke for 20 years. His younger brother was actor Peter Graves. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Marshal Matt Dillon in five separate decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) 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.
Films
- 1947-The Farmer's Daughter
- 1947-Man From Texas
- 1947-Roses Are Red (film)
- 1949-Battleground
- 1950-Wagon Master
- 1950-Sierra
- 1950-Two Lost Worlds
- 1950-Double Crossbones
- 1950-Stars In My Crown
- 1950-Wyoming Mail
- 1951-Cavalry Scout
- 1951-Belle le Grand
- 1951-Iron Man
- 1951-The Thing (1951), Science Fiction
- 1951-The People Against O'Hara
- 1952-Carbine Williams
- 1952-Hellgate(movie)
- 1952-The Girl In White
- 1952-Big Jim McLain
- 1952-Horizons West
- 1953-The Lone Hand
- 1953-Ride The Man Down
- 1953-Island In The Sky
- 1953-Veils of Bagdad
- 1954-Them!, Science Fiction
- 1954-Hondo
- 1954-Her Twelve Men
- 1955-Flames of the Islands
- 1955-Many Rivers to Cross
- 1955-The Sea Chase
- 1956-Arizona Mission
- 1956-Gun the Man Down
- 1956-The First Traveling Saleslady
- 1959-Alias Jesse James — (as Marshal Matt Dillon)
remake of Red River (1948)
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