James ArnessJames Arness (originally Aurness) (born May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, a role he played for 20 years, to this day the longest any actor has played the same role on the same show in prime time. He is the brother of Peter Graves. Though primarily identified with Westerns, he also is remembered for appearing in two science fiction films, The Thing from Another World and Them! James Arness served in the United States Army during World War II and was severely wounded at the Battle of Anzio. He was a close personal friend of John Wayne's and co-starred in a film with him called Big Jim McClain. In fact, Wayne recommended Arness for the role of Matt Dillon. Since Gunsmoke ended, Arness has continued to perform primarily in western-themed movies and television series, including How the West Was Won, and five made-for-television Gunsmoke reunion movies between 1987 and 1994. A notable exception was a brief turn as a big city policeman in the short-lived 1981 series, McClain's Law. This page about James Arness includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about James Arness News stories about James Arness External links for James Arness Videos for James Arness Wikis about James Arness Discussion Groups about James Arness Blogs about James Arness Images of James Arness |
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A notable exception was a brief turn as a big city policeman in the short-lived 1981 series, McClain's Law. James Arness served in the United States Army during World War II and was severely wounded at the Battle of Anzio. He appeared in British television shows such as Dial 999, Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Gathering Storm, The New Avengers, and Minder. Though primarily identified with Westerns, he also is remembered for appearing in two science fiction films, The Thing from Another World and Them!. The series was made available to overseas broadcasters by the BBC Transcription Service. He is the brother of Peter Graves. Other stories followed and were presented by BBC radio over the years from 1947 to 1961. James Arness (originally Aurness) (born May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, a role he played for 20 years, to this day the longest any actor has played the same role on the same show in prime time. The series debuted on BBC radio with the story "Lady in a Fog" in October 1947. Robert Beatty played Philip Odell, a fictional Irish detective created by Lester Powell. Robert Beatty (born 19 October 1909, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and died 3 March 1992, London, England, UK) was a Canadian actor who worked in radio, film and television for most of his career and was especially known in the United Kingdom. |