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James Arness

1923 - 2011

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James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) and four more made-for-television Gunsmoke films in the 1990s. In Europe, Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series How the West Was Won. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Arness has received more than 8,186,504 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. James Arness is the 3,329th most popular actor (down from 3,175th in 2019), the 5,165th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,076th in 2019) and the 1,574th most popular American Actor.

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  • 8.2M

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  • 49.08

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Arness ranks 3,329 out of 9,996Before him are Liane Haid, Corinna Harfouch, Betsy Blair, Jerry Springer, Stephen McHattie, and Dennis Franz. After him are Monica Bleibtreu, Robert Cummings, Anthony LaPaglia, Craig Parker, Tarık Akan, and Katherine Kelly Lang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, James Arness ranks 237Before him are Galyani Vadhana, Naziha al-Dulaimi, Betsy Blair, Rudolf Augstein, Jamshid Amouzegar, and Ida Vitale. After him are Paula Fox, Devan Nair, Mikhail Yegorov, Nora Brockstedt, Murray Hamilton, and Bryce DeWitt. Among people deceased in 2011, James Arness ranks 217Before him are Nicol Williamson, Nate Dogg, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Romuald Klim, Ricky Hui, and Joe Simon. After him are Ricky Bruch, Shammi Kapoor, Scott Columbus, Attilio Pavesi, Imre Makovecz, and Coen Moulijn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Arness ranks 5,165 out of 18,182Before him are Bradley Whitford (1959), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Betsy Blair (1923), Peter Straub (1943), Quanah Parker (1845), and Dennis Franz (1944). After him are Belinda Carlisle (1958), Robert Cummings (1910), Jim Davis (1945), Paula Fox (1923), Terry Bozzio (1950), and Katherine Kelly Lang (1961).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Arness ranks 1,574Before him are Christopher Atkins (1961), Mark Moses (1958), Martha Hyer (1924), Bradley Whitford (1959), Betsy Blair (1923), and Dennis Franz (1944). After him are Robert Cummings (1910), Katherine Kelly Lang (1961), Ed Begley (1901), Linda Cardellini (1975), Willard Scott (1934), and Jennifer Esposito (1973).

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