James Arness
James Arness is credited on 24 movies and 2 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for In a Lonely Place, The Thing from Another World and Them!.
Born May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; died June 3, 2011.
Filmography · 26 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
In a Lonely Place
1950 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
The Thing from Another World
1951 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
Them!
1954 · Movie
On TCM and IndieFlix
Hondo
1953 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
Wagon Master
1950 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV show
On Peacock and Paramount+
Battleground
1949 · Movie
On Philo
Island in the Sky
1953 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Stars in My Crown
1950 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Sea Chase
1955 · Movie
On HBO Max and YouTube TV
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
How the West Was Won
1977 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
The People Against O'Hara
1951 · Movie
Big Jim McLain
1952 · Movie
Horizons West
1952 · Movie
Iron Man
1951 · Movie
Carbine Williams
1952 · Movie
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Movie
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987 · Movie
Gun the Man Down
1956 · Movie
Sierra
1950 · Movie
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987 · Movie
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990 · Movie
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · Movie
Two Lost Worlds
1951 · Movie
About James Arness
The star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness (formerly had been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his...
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