Where to watch James Arness in the UK
Find every James Arness film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 16 September 2026.
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 mother later became a newspaper columnist. James attended West High School in Minneapolis. Although he appeared in school plays, he had no interest in performing, and dreamed instead of going to sea. After high school, he attended one semester at Beloit College before receiving his draft notice …
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- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Self
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Marshal Matt Dillon
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Zeb Macahan
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Chuck Scott
- The Thing from Another World (1951) as 'The Thing'
- Them! (1954) as FBI Agent Robert Graham
- McClain's Law (1981) as Det. Jim McClain
- The Sea Chase (1955) as Schlieter
- Hondo (1953) as Lennie
- Battleground (1949) as Garby
- Front Row Center (1945) Cast
- In a Lonely Place (1950) as Young Detective (uncredited)
- Wagon Master (1950) as Floyd Clegg
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
- The Johnny Carson Show (1955) Cast
- Big Jim McLain (1952) as Mal Baxter
- Horizons West (1952) as Tiny McGilligan
- Stars in My Crown (1950) as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955) as Esau Hamilton
- Island in the Sky (1953) as Mac McMullen
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) as Jim Bowie
- Red River (1988) as Thomas Dunson
- Gun the Man Down (1956) as Rem Anderson
- The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) as Joel Kingdom
- Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) as Matt Dillon
- Iron Man (1951) as Alex Mallick
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) as Matt Dillon
- The Macahans (1976) as Zeb Macahan
- Cavalry Scout (1951) as Barth
- Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) as Matt Dillon
- The People Against O'Hara (1951) as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
- Wyoming Mail (1950) as Russell
- Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) as Matt Dillon
- Her Twelve Men (1954) as Ralph Munsey
- Carbine Williams (1952) as Leon Williams
- Sierra (1950) as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
- The Lone Hand (1953) as Gus Varden
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) as Targut
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Most-watched James Arness films currently: The Thing from Another World (1951), Them! (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), Hondo (1953), Battleground (1949).
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Selected TV credits: The Red Skelton Show (1951), Gunsmoke (1955), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), How the West Was Won (1977), Lux Video Theatre (1950).
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