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James Arness: Biography, Latest News & Videos

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Birth Name: James Aurness
Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/26/1923, Gemini
Date of Death: 06/03/2011
Profession: Actor

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VIDEO: Gunsmoke | The Tarnished Badge | Season 20 | Ep. 212 | TV Land

May 19, 2013 04:46 AM

Victor French guest-stars as Sheriff Bo Harker, a town tamer who keeps his citizens in line with fear and brutality. watch

VIDEO: Ep 389 - The Hostage

Dec 6, 2012 11:20 AM

Ep 389 - The Hostage
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Length: 50:59
Aired: 12/11/1972

Matt is taken hostage by four escaped convicts who are fleeing to Mexico. watch

VIDEO: Ep 408 - Parson Comes to Town

Dec 6, 2012 11:20 AM

Ep 408 - Parson Comes to Town
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Length: 50:53
Aired: 4/30/1966

A man wearing a frock coat of a murdered preacher arrives in Dodge to watch someone die. watch

James Arness: Videos

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Gunsmoke | The Sharecroppers | Season 20 | Ep. 217 | TV Land

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Gunsmoke | The Colonel | Season 20 | Ep. 216 | TV Land

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Gunsmoke | In Performance Of Duty | Season 20 | Ep. 213 | TV Land

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Hondo: 1/31/2008

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Flame of the Islands

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Flame of the Islands

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Flame of the Islands

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Many Rivers To Cross

James Arness: Credits

Year	Title	Description
1981	McClain's Law	TV Show Series, Actor - Det. Jim McClain
1978	How the West Was Won	TV Show Series, Actor - Zeb Macahan
1959	Alias Jesse James	Movie, Actor - Matt Dillon
1957	Gun The Man Down	Movie, Actor - Rem Anderson
1956	The First Traveling Saleslady	Movie, Actor - Joel Kingdon

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Gunsmoke’s James Arness Dead at 88

Jun 3, 2011 03:27 PM ET
by TV Guide News

James Arness, best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, died today, according to the Los Angeles Times.

According to a family spokesperson, Arness died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 88...

Sep 1, 2010 03:05 PM ET
by Joyce Eng

Is Kelsey Grammer resurrecting Frasier Crane?

Contrary to a series of tweets on the actor's Twitter page that suggested a Frasier reunion and spin-off, Grammer's rep, Stan Rosenfield, tells TVGuide.com that no such project — or any project involving Dr. Frasier Crane, the famous small-screen psychiatrist — is in the works. ... read more

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