Acting
James Arness
- Titles
- 41movies8TV 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
Them!82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Violence6.2average 4.3
- Adrenaline6.2average 5.1
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Western 4
- Classic Western 3
- Historical Setting 3
- American West 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Adventure 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Frontier Justice 2
- Iconic Characters 2
- American Frontier 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- 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- EEarl W. WallaceWriterGunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
- SScott PowellEditorGunsmoke: The Long Ride, Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
- JJim ByrnesWriterGunsmoke, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, The Macahans
- 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
William Kirby CullenActorHow the West Was Won, The Macahans
Frank WilcoxActorThe First Traveling Saleslady, Cavalry Scout
Movies and TV shows
461990s
4 titles · average score 68
66
as Matt Dillon
75
as Matt Dillon
69
as Matt Dillon
62
as Matt Dillon
1980s
4 titles · average score 62
62
as Thomas Dunson
60
as Jim Bowie
63
as Matt Dillon
TV show · as Det. Jim McClain
1970s
3 titles · average score 75
as (archive footage)
75
TV show · as Zeb Macahan
74
as Zeb Macahan
1950s
30 titles · average score 63
58
as Rem Anderson
43
as Joel Kingdom
76
TV show · as Marshal Matt Dillon
59
as Schlieter
56
as Esau Hamilton
82
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
68
as Lennie
74
as Mac McMullen
46
as Mal Baxter
63
as Tiny McGilligan
41
as Kirk Hamilton
54
as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
1940s
5 titles · average score 68
76
as Garby
as (uncredited)
71
as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
57
as Ray (as James Aurness)
TV show