James Arness вђ The Movie Database Tmdb 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. although. 347,969. 5,459. the movie database (tmdb) is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows.
James Arness Biography Imdb James arness (1923 2011) james arness. 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. his father was a traveling salesman of. Posters 6. gunsmoke is an american radio and television western drama series created by director norman macdonnell and writer john meston. the stories take place in and around dodge city, kansas, during the settlement of the american west. the central character is lawman marshal matt dillon, played by william conrad on radio and james arness on. 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. he has the distinction of having played the role of dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in gunsmoke: return to dodge (1987) and four more made. For arness, being on the tall side probably helped. i have always wondered if "the sea chase" was the reason that arness and claude akins worked together so often. akins was in 11 gunsmoke episodes. imdb has interesting information and there are websites dealing with arness and his career. a good man and missed !.
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