James Arness

James Arness
Birth name	James King Aurness
Born	May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died	June 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Notable Roles	Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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James Arness was an American actor.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Gunsmoke	Matt Dillon	1955–1975	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
How the West Was Won	Zeb Macahan	1977–1979
McClain's Law	Jim McClain	1981–1982	1

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Macahans	Zeb Macahan	January 19, 1976	How the West Was Won
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory	Jim Bowie	January 24, 1987	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
Return to Dodge	Matt Dillon	September 26, 1987	Gunsmoke
The Last Apache	Matt Dillon	March 18, 1990	Gunsmoke
To the Last Man	Matt Dillon	January 10, 1992	Gunsmoke
The Long Ride	Matt Dillon	May 8, 1993	Gunsmoke
One Man's Justice	Matt Dillon	February 10, 1994	Gunsmoke

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Gunsmoke	1959 –1964	Associate Producer

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1957, 1958, 1959)

Gunsmoke

Trivia

• Brother of Peter Graves. Jim tried to dissuade his younger brother from pursuing an acting career, but to no avail. Peter took their mother's maiden name, Graves, for his stage name.

• His birth name is Aurness, but due to many people mispronouncing it as 'hour-ness', he dropped the 'u' from the name.