1923 - 2011
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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Among actors, James Arness ranks 3,329 out of 9,996. Before 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.
1895 - 2000
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 3,323
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 3,324
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 3,325
1944 - 2023
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 3,326
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 3,327
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 3,328
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3,329
1944 - 2009
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3,330
1910 - 1990
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3,331
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3,332
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 3,333
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 3,334
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 3,335
Among people born in 1923, James Arness ranks 237. Before 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 217. Before 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.
1923 - 2008
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 231
1923 - 2007
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 232
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 233
1923 - 2002
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 234
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 235
1923 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 236
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 237
1923 - 2017
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 238
1923 - 2005
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 239
1923 - 1975
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 240
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 241
1923 - 1986
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 242
1923 - 2004
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 243
1936 - 2011
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 211
1969 - 2011
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 212
1939 - 2011
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 213
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 214
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 215
1913 - 2011
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 216
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 217
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 218
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 219
1956 - 2011
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 220
1910 - 2011
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 221
1935 - 2011
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 222
1937 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 223
Among people born in United States, James Arness ranks 5,165 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,159
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,160
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,161
1943 - 2022
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,162
1845 - 1911
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,163
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,164
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,165
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,166
1910 - 1990
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,167
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,168
1923 - 2017
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 5,169
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 5,170
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 5,171
Among actors born in United States, James Arness ranks 1,574. Before 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).
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,568
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,569
1924 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,570
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,571
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,572
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,573
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,574
1910 - 1990
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,575
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,576
1901 - 1970
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,577
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 1,578
1934 - 2021
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 1,579
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,580