Acting
James Arness
- Titles
- 42movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1994, with a break from 1957 to 1975, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 15top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
How the West Was Won75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Warfare3.4average 1.2
- Violence6.2average 4.3
- Adrenaline6.2average 5.1
- Tension6.8average 6.1
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Western 3
- Historical Setting 3
- American Frontier 2
- Adventure 2
- Iconic Characters 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Western 2
- American West 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John WayneActorHondo, The Sea Chase, Island in the Sky, Big Jim McLain
Bruce BoxleitnerActorHow the West Was Won, Red River, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice, The Macahans
Amy StochActorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
Vincent McEveetyDirectorGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, McClain's Law, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge- BBernard McEveetyDirectorGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, McClain's Law, The Macahans
- EEarl W. WallaceWriterGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
- JJim ByrnesWriterGunsmoke, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, The Macahans
- SScott PowellEditorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
Jerry JamesonDirectorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice- RRoss A. MaehlCinematographerGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
William Kirby CullenActorHow the West Was Won, The Macahans
Frank WilcoxActorThe First Traveling Saleslady, Cavalry Scout
Movies and TV shows
472010s
1 title · average score 75
75
as Matt Dillon (archive footage)
1990s
4 titles · average score 66
66
as Matt Dillon
63
as Matt Dillon
68
as Matt Dillon
68
as Matt Dillon
1980s
4 titles · average score 62
58
as Thomas Dunson
61
as Jim Bowie
66
as Matt Dillon
TV show · as Det. Jim McClain
1970s
3 titles · average score 75
as (archive footage)
75
TV show · as Zeb Macahan
as Zeb Macahan
1950s
30 titles · average score 62
63
as Rem Anderson
54
as Joel Kingdom
73
TV show · as Marshal Matt Dillon
62
as Schlieter
62
as Esau Hamilton
70
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
67
as Lennie
65
as Mac McMullen
51
as Mal Baxter
62
as Tiny McGilligan
40
as Kirk Hamilton
62
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
1940s
5 titles · average score 66
70
as Garby
as (uncredited)
70
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
57
as Ray (as James Aurness)
TV show