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James Arness Autograph

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. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves. More about James Arness

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Current items with a signature of James Arness

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thumbnailJAMES ARNESS 8x10 Photo Autograph Signed W/ COA$30.00logo
thumbnailRARE STILL SIGNED JAMES ARNESS AS THE THING IN COLOR$9.99logo
James Arness was born in Minneapolis. His parents were businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurness and journalist Ruth Duesler. His father's ancestry was Norwegian; his mother's was German. The family name had been Aursnes, but when Rolf's father, Peter Aursnes, emigrated from Norway in 1887, he changed it to Aurness. James Arness and his family were Methodists. Arness' younger brother was actor Peter Graves. Peter used the stage name "Graves", a maternal family name.

Arness attended John Burroughs Grade School, Washburn High School, and West High School in Minneapolis. During that time, Arness worked as a courier for a jewelry wholesaler, loading and unloading railway boxcars at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad freight yard in Minneapolis and in logging in Pierce, Idaho. Despite "being a poor student and skipping many classes," he graduated from high school in June 1942. Read even more about James Arness at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of James Arness

In total, we tracked 105 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of James Arness (James Arness Gunsmoke Marshal Dillon Amanda Blake Miss Kitty Photo Signed) was sold in May 2022 for $1758.33 while the cheapest item (James Arness autographed photo, Gunsmoke) found a new owner for $2.47 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (7) was December 2020 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of James Arness. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2022 with $319.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.95 was September 2019. In average, an autographed item from James Arness is worth $34.33.

Most recently, these items with a signature of James Arness were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnailJames Arness 2001 An Autobiography 1st Ed 1st Printing HB Autographed Inscribed$80.00logo
thumbnailJames Arness : An Autobiography by James E. Wise Jr. and James Arness signed $49.99logo
thumbnailJames Arness Autographed Index Card PSA DNA Certified$89.99logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS Matt Gun Smoke Authenticated Autographed 8 x 10 Signed Photo $100.00logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - GUNSMOKE$36.99logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS SIGNED 4x6 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - GUNSMOKE$22.00logo
thumbnailJames Arness SIGNED Autobio Movie TV Actor Gunsmoke The Thing Photos HC 2001$149.00logo
thumbnailJames Arness: An Autobiography -SIGNED!$160.00logo
thumbnailJames Arness: An Autobiography by James Arness 1st Ed 1st Print SIGNED vg 2001$99.99logo
thumbnailJames Arness: An Autobiography James Arness SIGNED 2001 1st/1st Hardcover New!!$275.00logo