James Arness
American actor
James Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. Wikipedia
Born: May 26, 1923, Minneapolis, MN
Died: June 3, 2011 (age 88 years), Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6′ 7″
Children: Jenny Lee Aurness, Rolf Aurness, and Craig Aurness
Spouse: Janet Surtees (m. 1978–2011) and Virginia Chapman (m. 1948–1960)
Siblings: Peter Graves
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James Arness. Actor: Gunsmoke. American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955).
James Arness is an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke for 20 years. His brother was the late actor, Peter Graves.
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