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James Arness Acting Filmography (43)

Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
1994·Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993·Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992·Matt Dillon
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990·Matt Dillon
John Wayne Standing Tall
1989·Self - Host
Red River
1988·Thomas Dunson
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987·Matt Dillon
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987·Jim Bowie
The Horror Show
1979·(archive footage)
The Macahans
1976·Zeb Macahan
Why Vietnam?
1965·Narrator
Alias Jesse James
1959·Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958·Self
Gun the Man Down
1956·Rem Anderson
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956·Joel Kingdom
The Sea Chase
1955·Schlieter
Many Rivers to Cross
1955·Esau Hamilton
Flame of the Islands
1955·Kelly Rand
Them!
1954·FBI Agent Robert Graham
Her Twelve Men
1954·Ralph Munsey
Hondo
1953·Lennie
Island in the Sky
1953·Mac McMullen
The Lone Hand
1953·Gus Varden
The Veils of Bagdad
1953·Targut
Big Jim McLain
1952·Mal Baxter
Horizons West
1952·Tiny McGilligan
Carbine Williams
1952·Leon Williams
The Girl in White
1952·Matt
Hellgate
1952·George Redfield
The Thing from Another World
1951·'The Thing'
The People Against O'Hara
1951·John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
Iron Man
1951·Alex Mallick
Two Lost Worlds
1951·Kirk Hamilton
Cavalry Scout
1951·Barth
Stars in My Crown
1950·Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950·Floyd Clegg
Wyoming Mail
1950·Russell
Sierra
1950·Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
In a Lonely Place
1950·Young Detective (uncredited)
Battleground
1949·Garby
The Man from Texas
1948·(uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947·Ray (as James Aurness)
The Farmer's Daughter
1947·Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)