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James Arness

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Born: May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

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...

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Film

43 Titles
Red River
6.4
FILM
Red River1988
Hondo
6.6
FILM
Hondo1953
Them!
6.8
FILM
Them!1954
The Thing from Another World
6.7
FILM
The Thing from Another World1951
In a Lonely Place
7.6
FILM
In a Lonely Place1950
Battleground
6.7
FILM
Battleground1949
Wagon Master
6.7
FILM
Wagon Master1950
The Sea Chase
6.2
FILM
The Sea Chase1955
Horizons West
6.4
FILM
Horizons West1952
Alias Jesse James
6.0
FILM
Alias Jesse James1959
Sierra
5.4
FILM
Sierra1950
Big Jim McLain
5.0
FILM
Big Jim McLain1952
Island in the Sky
6.3
FILM
Island in the Sky1953
Carbine Williams
6.6
FILM
Carbine Williams1952
Stars in My Crown
7.0
FILM
Stars in My Crown1950
The Horror Show
3.8
FILM
The Horror Show1979

Series

8 Titles
The Red Skelton Show
7.6
SERIES
The Red Skelton Show1951–
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
SERIES
The Ed Sullivan Show1948–
Gunsmoke
6.7
SERIES
Gunsmoke1955–
How the West Was Won
6.9
SERIES
How the West Was Won1977–
Lux Video Theatre
6.7
SERIES
Lux Video Theatre1950–
McClain's Law
7.7
SERIES
McClain's Law1981–
The Johnny Carson Show
7.8
SERIES
The Johnny Carson Show1955–
Front Row Center
6.5
SERIES
Front Row Center1945–
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