James Arness
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Arness
Born James
Aurness
May 26, 1923 (1923-05-26) (age 86)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1947–1994
Spouse(s) Virginia Chapman
(1948-1960)
Janet Surtrees
(1978-present)[1]
James Arness (born May
26, 1923)[2] is a retired American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt
Dillon on Gunsmoke for 20 years. Arness has the distinction of having played the
role of Marshal Matt Dillon in five separate decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly
series, then in 1987 Return to Dodge and four more made-for-TV Gunsmoke movies
in the 1990s.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2010 09:07AM by rogerramjet_2003.