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James Arness

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

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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...

Filmography43 TITLES
The Thing from Another World
6.7
The Thing from Another World1951
Them!
6.8
Them!1954
Hondo
6.6
Hondo1953
In a Lonely Place
7.6
In a Lonely Place1950
The Sea Chase
6.1
The Sea Chase1955
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Iron Man
6.1
Iron Man1951
Battleground
6.7
Battleground1949
Wagon Master
6.7
Wagon Master1950
The Farmer's Daughter
7.1
The Farmer's Daughter1947
Stars in My Crown
6.9
Stars in My Crown1950
Alias Jesse James
5.9
Alias Jesse James1959
Many Rivers to Cross
6.2
Many Rivers to Cross1955
Island in the Sky
6.3
Island in the Sky1953
The Horror Show
3.8
The Horror Show1979
Gun the Man Down
6.4
Gun the Man Down1956
The Girl in White
6.7
The Girl in White1952
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
6.4
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge1987
Red River
6.1
Red River1988
Horizons West
6.2
Horizons West1952
Hellgate
6.7
Hellgate1952
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
6.5
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache1990
The Macahans
6.7
The Macahans1976
Sierra
5.3
Sierra1950
The People Against O'Hara
5.7
The People Against O'Hara1951
Wyoming Mail
4.4
Wyoming Mail1950
Roses Are Red
5.5
Roses Are Red1947
The First Traveling Saleslady
5.5
The First Traveling Saleslady1956
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
7.7
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man1992
Big Jim McLain
4.9
Big Jim McLain1952
The Veils of Bagdad
6.0
The Veils of Bagdad1953
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
6.0
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice1994
John Wayne Standing Tall
6.0
John Wayne Standing Tall1989
The Man from Texas
6.0
The Man from Texas1948
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
6.2
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987
Two Lost Worlds
4.0
Two Lost Worlds1951
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
5.4
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride1993
Her Twelve Men
5.6
Her Twelve Men1954
Cavalry Scout
5.8
Cavalry Scout1951
Flame of the Islands
3.7
Flame of the Islands1955
Carbine Williams
6.4
Carbine Williams1952
The Lone Hand
5.6
The Lone Hand1953
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special1958
Why Vietnam?
Why Vietnam?1965