James Arness: movies and TV shows
James Arness has 54 credits in the archive: 45 films and 9 TV series, from 1945 to 1994. Highest rated: The Johnny Carson Show (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1945 – 1994 · busiest year: 1950 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice | Matt Dillon | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 1994 | Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice | Film | 6.0 | 71 | |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Matt Dillon | Film | 5.4 | 70 |
| 1993 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Film | 5.4 | 70 | |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Matt Dillon | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Matt Dillon | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1989 | John Wayne Standing Tall | Self - Host | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1988 | Red River | Thomas Dunson | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Matt Dillon | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1987 | The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | Jim Bowie | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1981 | McClain's Law | Det. Jim McClain | TV | 7.7 | 58 |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Film | 3.4 | 56 |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Zeb Macahan | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1976 | The Macahans | Zeb Macahan | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1965 | Why Vietnam? | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1958 | The Western: A Lost TV Special | Self | Film | — | 35 |
| 1956 | Gun the Man Down | Rem Anderson | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1956 | The First Traveling Saleslady | Joel Kingdom | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Marshal Matt Dillon | TV | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | TV | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Schlieter | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross | Esau Hamilton | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Kelly Rand | Film | 4.1 | 32 |
| 1955 | The Johnny Carson Show | TV | 7.8 | 32 | |
| 1954 | Them! | FBI Agent Robert Graham | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1954 | Her Twelve Men | Ralph Munsey | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1953 | The Veils of Bagdad | Targut | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1953 | Hondo | Lennie | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Mac McMullen | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | Gus Varden | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1952 | Big Jim McLain | Mal Baxter | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Tiny McGilligan | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1952 | Hellgate | George Redfield | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1952 | The Girl in White | Matt | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams | Leon Williams | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Self | TV | 7.4 | 28 |
| 1951 | The Thing from Another World | 'The Thing' | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1951 | Two Lost Worlds | Kirk Hamilton | Film | 4.2 | 28 |
| 1951 | Iron Man | Alex Mallick | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1951 | Cavalry Scout | Barth | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Chuck Scott | TV | 6.7 | 27 |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place | Young Detective (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 27 |
| 1950 | Wyoming Mail | Russell | Film | 5.2 | 27 |
| 1950 | Wagon Master | Floyd Clegg | Film | 6.7 | 27 |
| 1950 | Stars in My Crown | Rolfe Isbell (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1950 | Sierra | Little Sam (as Jim Arness) | Film | 5.4 | 27 |
| 1949 | Battleground | Garby | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1948 | The Man from Texas | (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter | Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness) | Film | 7.1 | 24 |
| 1947 | Roses Are Red | Ray (as James Aurness) | Film | 5.7 | 24 |
| 1945 | Front Row Center | TV | 6.5 | 22 |