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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.
James Arness left a note before his death for ‘Gunsmoke’ fans. American Cowboy shared a letter that Arness had his wife, Janet, post online after his death for his longtime fans.
James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, a feat later matched by Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). [59]
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.
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.
James Arness (born May 26, 1923[1] – died June 3, 2011; aged 88) was an actor who played Matt Dillon in all 20 seasons of Gunsmoke and in all of the five Made-for-TV Gunsmoke films which aired on CBS-TV from 1987-94.
Aug 29, 2024 · Gunsmoke. Gunsmoke is a classic American western TV series that aired from 1955 to 1975, following the lives of Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) in Dodge City, Kansas. The show also stars Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty, Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, and Dennis Weaver as Chester. Gunsmoke explores law enforcement and frontier justice during the ...
James Arness is recognized as one of America's most beloved actors. Generations have grown up with him as Marshal Matt Dillon on television's longest running series, GUNSMOKE.
Gunsmoke: Created by Charles Marquis Warren, Clyde Ware. With James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis. Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
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...
