Acting
James Arness
- Titles
- 43movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1994, with a break from 1966 to 1975, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 15top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Them!82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Warfare3.4average 1.2
- Violence5.8average 4.2
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Adrenaline5.8average 4.9
- Tension6.8average 6.0
- Politics3.4average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.6, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Western 4
- Classic Western 2
- Frontier Justice 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Amy StochActorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
Bruce BoxleitnerActorHow the West Was Won, Red River, The Macahans, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
John WayneActorHondo, Big Jim McLain, The Sea Chase, Island in the Sky- EEarl W. WallaceWriterGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
- BBernard McEveetyDirectorGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, McClain's Law, The Macahans
Vincent McEveetyDirectorGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, McClain's Law, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge- SScott PowellEditorGunsmoke: 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
Jerry JamesonDirectorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice- JJim ByrnesWriterGunsmoke, The Macahans, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Vicki SchreckActorHow the West Was Won, The Macahans
Eva Marie SaintActorHow the West Was Won, The Macahans
Movies and TV shows
471990s
4 titles · average score 68
as Matt Dillon
as Matt Dillon
as Matt Dillon
as Matt Dillon
1980s
4 titles · average score 63
as Thomas Dunson
as Jim Bowie
as Matt Dillon
TV show · as Det. Jim McClain
1970s
3 titles · average score 75
as (archive footage)
TV show · as Zeb Macahan
as Zeb Macahan
1960s
1 title
as Narrator
1950s
30 titles · average score 63
as Rem Anderson
TV show · as Marshal Matt Dillon
as Schlieter
as Esau Hamilton
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
as Lennie
as Mac McMullen
as Mal Baxter
as Tiny McGilligan
as George Redfield
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
as Kirk Hamilton
1940s
5 titles · average score 73
as Garby
as (uncredited)
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
as Ray (as James Aurness)
TV show