Biography
James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made-for-television Gunsmoke films in the 1990s. In Europe, Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series How the West Was Won. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
Filmography31 titles
The Man from Texas
The Johnny Carson Show
In a Lonely Place
The Red Skelton Show
How the West Was Won
Stars in My Crown
Them!
The Ed Sullivan Show
Gunsmoke
Hellgate
The Thing from Another World
Wagon Master
Lux Video Theatre
Battleground
Carbine Williams
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Gun the Man Down
Many Rivers to Cross
Hondo
Red River
Horizons West
The Sea Chase
Island in the Sky
Iron Man
Alias Jesse James
The Lone Hand
The People Against O'Hara
Sierra
Big Jim McLain
Two Lost Worlds
Flame of the Islands