James Arness
Bio: The star of one of the longest-running shows in U. S
Born: Sat, May 26 1923
Death: Fri, Jun 03 2011
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Death: Fri, Jun 03 2011
James Arness is 88 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)
Sorted by Release Date
For the Love of Spock
James Arness would have been no older than
88 in For the Love of Spock
as 'Matt Dillon (archive footage)'.
Fri, Sep 09 2016
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
James Arness was
70 in Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
as 'Matt Dillon'.
Thu, Feb 10 1994
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
James Arness was
69 in Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as 'Matt Dillon'.
Sat, May 08 1993
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
James Arness was
68 in Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as 'Matt Dillon'.
Fri, Jan 10 1992
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
James Arness was
66 in Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as 'Matt Dillon'.
Sat, Mar 17 1990
John Wayne Standing Tall
James Arness was
65 in John Wayne Standing Tall
as 'Self - Host'.
Wed, Mar 01 1989
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
James Arness was
64 in The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as 'Jim Bowie'.
Wed, Nov 11 1987
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
James Arness was
64 in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
as 'Matt Dillon'.
Sun, Sep 27 1987
Alias Jesse James
James Arness was
35 in Alias Jesse James
as 'Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)'.
Fri, Mar 20 1959
The First Traveling Saleslady
James Arness was
33 in The First Traveling Saleslady
as 'Joel Kingdom'.
Wed, Aug 01 1956
Many Rivers to Cross
James Arness was
31 in Many Rivers to Cross
as 'Esau Hamilton'.
Fri, Feb 04 1955
The People Against O'Hara
James Arness was
28 in The People Against O'Hara
as 'John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara'.
Sat, Sep 01 1951
The Thing from Another World
James Arness was
27 in The Thing from Another World
as ''The Thing''.
Thu, Apr 05 1951
In a Lonely Place
James Arness was
26 in In a Lonely Place
as 'Young Detective (uncredited)'.
Wed, May 17 1950
Stars in My Crown
James Arness was
26 in Stars in My Crown
as 'Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)'.
Thu, May 11 1950
The Farmer's Daughter
James Arness was
23 in The Farmer's Daughter
as 'Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)'.
Wed, Mar 26 1947
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Sorted by Release DateAges in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
McClain's Law
James Arness was
58+ in McClain's Law
as 'Det. Jim McClain'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 20 1981
Fri, Nov 20 1981
How the West Was Won
James Arness was
53+ in How the West Was Won
as 'Zeb Macahan'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 06 1977
Sun, Feb 06 1977
The Johnny Carson Show
James Arness was
32+ in The Johnny Carson Show
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Jun 30 1955
Thu, Jun 30 1955
Lux Video Theatre
James Arness was
27+ in Lux Video Theatre
as 'Chuck Scott'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1950
Mon, Oct 02 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
James Arness was
25+ in The Ed Sullivan Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948
Sun, Jun 20 1948