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 he appeared in school plays, he had no interest ...
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The Thing from Another World
As 'The Thing'
Them!
As FBI Agent Robert Graham
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
As Matt Dillon
Hondo
As Lennie
Stars in My Crown
As Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
Battleground
As Garby
The Horror Show
As (archive footage)
Island in the Sky
As Mac McMullen
The Sea Chase
As Schlieter
Big Jim McLain
As Mal Baxter
The People Against O'Hara
As John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
Horizons West
As Tiny McGilligan
Wagon Master
As Floyd Clegg
Carbine Williams
As Leon Williams
Alias Jesse James
As Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
Iron Man
As Alex Mallick
Many Rivers to Cross
As Esau Hamilton
John Wayne Standing Tall
As Self - Host
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
As Matt Dillon
Gun the Man Down
As Rem Anderson
Wyoming Mail
As Russell
Sierra
As Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
For the Love of Spock
As Matt Dillon (archive footage)
Two Lost Worlds
As Kirk Hamilton
The Man from Texas
As (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
As Ray (as James Aurness)
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
As Matt Dillon
Flame of the Islands
As Kelly Rand
The Girl in White
As Matt
Hellgate
As George Redfield
Her Twelve Men
As Ralph Munsey
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
As Jim Bowie
The Lone Hand
As Gus Varden
Cavalry Scout
As Barth
The First Traveling Saleslady
As Joel Kingdom
The Veils of Bagdad
As Targut
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
As Matt Dillon
The Farmer's Daughter
As Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
Red River
As Thomas Dunson
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
As Matt Dillon
The Macahans
As Zeb Macahan
In a Lonely Place
As Young Detective (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
As Marshal Matt Dillon
How the West Was Won
As Zeb Macahan
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
McClain's Law
As Det. Jim McClain
Lux Video Theatre
As Chuck Scott
Front Row Center
The Johnny Carson Show