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Overview
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination moreAlternate Names:
Jim Arness | James AurnessUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 18 | 2:00 PM | TVLAND | Gunsmoke | The Bullet | #17.14 | |
| Sat. July 19 | 6:00 AM | TVLAND | Gunsmoke | Women for Sale | #19.1 | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Comanche Stallion (2006) .... Adjutant General
- Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) (TV) .... Matt Dillon
- Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) (TV) .... Matt Dillon
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) (TV) .... Matt Dillon
- Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) (TV) .... Matt Dillon
- Red River (1988) (TV) .... Thomas Dunson
- Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) (TV) .... Matt Dillon
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) (TV) .... Jim Bowie
- "McClain's Law" (1981) TV series .... Det. Jim McClain (unknown episodes)
- "How the West Was Won" .... Zeb Macahan (11 episodes, 1979)
- The Slavers (1979) TV episode .... Zeb Macahan
- China Girl (1979) TV episode .... Zeb Macahan
- Luke (1979) TV episode .... Zeb Macahan
- The Forgotten (1979) TV episode .... Zeb Macahan
- The Scavengers (1979) TV episode .... Zeb Macahan
(6 more) - "How the West Was Won" (1978) TV mini-series .... Zeb Macahan
- "How the West Was Won" (1977) TV mini-series .... Zebulon (Zeb) Macahan
- The Macahans (1976) (TV) .... Zeb Macahan
- "Gunsmoke" .... Marshal Matt Dillon / ... (615 episodes, 1955-1975)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Sharecroppers (1975) TV episode .... Marshal Matt Dillon
- Manolo (1975) TV episode .... Marshal Matt Dillon
- The Busters (1975) TV episode .... Marshal Matt Dillon
- I Have Promises to Keep (1975) TV episode .... Marshal Matt Dillon
- Hard Labor (1975) TV episode .... Marshal Matt Dillon
(610 more) - Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Marshal Matt Dillon
- Gun the Man Down (1956) .... Rem Anderson
... aka Arizona Mission (USA: reissue title) - The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) .... Joel Kingdom
- "Front Row Center" .... Hemp Brown (1 episode, 1956)
- The Challenge (1956) TV episode .... Hemp Brown - Flame of the Islands (1956) .... Rev. Kelly Rand
- The Sea Chase (1955) .... Schlieter
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955) .... Esau Hamilton
- "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Chase (1954) TV episode - Her Twelve Men (1954) .... Ralph Munsey
... aka Her 12 Men
... aka Miss Baker's Dozen (USA) - Them! (1954) .... Robert Graham
... aka Them (USA: poster title) - Hondo (1953) .... Lennie - Army Indian Scout
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) (as Jim Arness) .... Targut
- Island in the Sky (1953) .... Mac McMullen, pilot
- Lone Hand (1953) .... Gus Varden
- Horizons West (1952) .... Tiny McGilligan
- Hellgate (1952) .... George Redfield
- Big Jim McLain (1952) .... Mal Baxter
... aka Jim McLain - Carbine Williams (1952) .... Leon Williams
- The Girl in White (1952) .... Matt
... aka So Bright the Flame (UK) - The People Against O'Hara (1951) .... John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
- Iron Man (1951) (as Jim Arness) .... Alex Mallick
- Cavalry Scout (1951) .... Barth
- The Thing from Another World (1951) .... The Thing
... aka The Thing (USA: short title) - Belle Le Grand (1951) (uncredited) .... Belle admirer at fire
- Double Crossbones (1951) (uncredited) .... Bullock
- Two Lost Worlds (1951) (as Jim Arness) .... Kirk Hamilton
- Wyoming Mail (1950) .... Russell
- Sierra (1950) (as Jim Arness) .... Little Sam
- Stars in My Crown (1950) (uncredited) .... Rolfe Isbell
- "The Lone Ranger" .... Deputy Bud Titus (1 episode, 1950)
- Matter of Courage (1950) TV episode .... Deputy Bud Titus - Wagon Master (1950) .... Floyd Clegg
- Battleground (1949) (as Jim Arness) .... Garby
- Roses Are Red (1947) (as James Aurness) .... Ray
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) (as James Aurness) .... Peter Holstrom
Producer:
- Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Gunsmoke" (associate producer) (6 episodes, 1959-1960) (executive producer) (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- May Blossoms (1964) TV episode (executive producer)
- Doc Judge (1960) TV episode (associate producer)
- Hinka Do (1960) TV episode (associate producer)
- Saludos (1959) TV episode (associate producer)
- Tail to the Wind (1959) TV episode (associate producer)
(2 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) (TV) (consultant)
- Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) (TV) (consultant)
Self:
- John Wayne Standing Tall (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Peter Graves (1971) TV episode .... Himself - The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.16 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Western (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Johnny Carson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 8 September 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"War Stories with Oliver North"
- Hollywood Goes to War (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... Tiny McGilligan
- Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) .... The Thing
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) TV episode .... The Thing -
"Perry Mason"
- The Case of the Shifty Shoebox (1963) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Matt Dillon, edited from 'Gunsmoke'
Additional Details
Other Works:
1960s: Hosted a collection of bloopers and outtakes from "Gunsmoke" and other programs, which was produced for a CBS Network affiliates meeting. This gag reel has been released on several blooper videos, though often without Arness' original deadpan introductions and commentary. morePublicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Pictorial moreSTARmeter: 
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