Arness

James arness (born james king aurness; He appeared in a production of "candida" at the pasadena community playhouse, and married his leading lady, virginia arness. Nov 20, 2022according to reuters, arness died on june 3, 2011, of natural causes at the age of 88 in los angeles, california.

Jun 1, 2025following his retirement in 1994, james left the public eye, but in 2001 he published an autobiography entitled “james arness: Throughout his career, james arness received numerous awards and honors for his work and dedication to law enforcement. Dec 9, 2024james arness was an iconic american actor, best known for his legendary portrayal of marshal matt dillon in the classic television series gunsmoke (1955–1975).

9 hours agoon the 50th anniversary of 'how the west was won,' bruce boxleitner reflects on working with james arness and a career-defining role. Jun 3, 2011after landing at casablanca, arness joined the 3rd infantry division in time for the invasion of anzio. Ten days after the invasion, arness was severely wounded in the leg and foot by german.

May 31, 2023james arness starred as marshal matt dillon for two decades on cbs’ gunsmoke, becoming the defining leading man among television westerns.