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Everyone remembers the shock moment when a door is opened and the malevolent alien James Arness looms there before being torched with flame-throwers.
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James Arness, best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, died today, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Arness also appeared in a number of films, including 1947's The Farmer's Daughter, opposite Loretta Young; the 1951 sci-fi classic The Thing from Another World; and the 1954 sci-fi thriller Them!.
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"I knew there was only one man to play in it, James Arness," Wayne told viewers in a televised spot that aired just before Gunsmoke's debut.
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According to a family spokesperson, Arness died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, Calif.
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After nabbing the role as Dillon, Arness nearly turned down the job until Wayne urged him otherwise.
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He was also the younger brother of James Arness of “Gunsmoke” fame.
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At 6-feet-7-inches, Arness' height helped him convey the gravitas of the show's Dodge City lawman, a role that earned him three Emmy nominations.
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Arness was then under contract to a production company owned by John Wayne.
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Made in 1954, this scifi gem has a stellar cast including James Whitmore, James Arness, Edmund Gwenn (Santa Claus) and Fess Parker.
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