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Posted by elvisfan98
2
yrs ago
Rest in peace my old friend. I will always watch you on TV's Gunsmoke!!!!
Posted by jekuper2010
2
yrs ago
R.I.P James Arness aka Matt Dillon. You were one of my favorite TV lawmen.
Posted by steve47
2
yrs ago
I have your very 1st episodes of gunsmoke. my favorite show is 1970s How the west was one.from your fan Pam.
Posted by gerry cook
2
yrs ago
James was a role model for young kids like me in Gunsmoke. He did everything by the law, was a great person and friend to many. A big man with a big heart. He was second to John Wayne as the tough cowboy.
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James Aurness
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88 (age at death)
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Gunsmoke, How the West was Won
Biography
James King Arness (May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five separate decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made-for-TV Gunsmoke movies in the 1990s. In Europe Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the western series How the West Was Won. His younger brother was actor Peter Graves.
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