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 3 May 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
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Marshal Matt Dillon
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Chuck Scott
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Zeb Macahan
- Them! (1954) as FBI Agent Robert Graham
- Hondo (1953) as Lennie
- Battleground (1949) as Garby
- McClain's Law (1981) as Det. Jim McClain
- In a Lonely Place (1950) as Young Detective (uncredited)
- The Thing from Another World (1951) as 'The Thing'
- Horizons West (1952) as Tiny McGilligan
- The Sea Chase (1955) as Schlieter
- Wagon Master (1950) as Floyd Clegg
- Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) as Matt Dillon
- Island in the Sky (1953) as Mac McMullen
- Hellgate (1952) as George Redfield
- Front Row Center (1945) Cast
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Marshal Matt Dillon (uncredited)
- Red River (1988) as Thomas Dunson
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) as Jim Bowie
- Wyoming Mail (1950) as Russell
- The Macahans (1976) as Zeb Macahan
- Sierra (1950) as Little Sam (as Jim Arness)
- Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) as Matt Dillon
- Cavalry Scout (1951) as Barth
- Carbine Williams (1952) as Leon Williams
- The People Against O'Hara (1951) as John Fordman 'Johnny' O'Hara
- Iron Man (1951) as Alex Mallick
- Stars in My Crown (1950) as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- Big Jim McLain (1952) as Mal Baxter
- The Lone Hand (1953) as Gus Varden
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) as Matt Dillon
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) as Targut
- The Johnny Carson Show (1955) Cast
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) as Peter Holstrom (as James Aurness)
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955) as Esau Hamilton
- Flame of the Islands (1955) as Kelly Rand
- The Girl in White (1952) as Matt
- Gun the Man Down (1956) as Rem Anderson
- Her Twelve Men (1954) as Ralph Munsey
- Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) as Matt Dillon
- Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993) as Matt Dillon
- The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) as Joel Kingdom
- The Man from Texas (1948) as (uncredited)
- The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958) as Self
- Two Lost Worlds (1951) as Kirk Hamilton
- Roses Are Red (1947) as Ray (as James Aurness)
- John Wayne Standing Tall (1989) as Self - Host
- Why Vietnam? (1965) as Narrator
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Most-watched James Arness films currently: Them! (1954), Hondo (1953), Battleground (1949), In a Lonely Place (1950), The Thing from Another World (1951).
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Selected TV credits: The Red Skelton Show (1951), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), Gunsmoke (1955), Lux Video Theatre (1950), How the West Was Won (1977).
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