Memorabilix

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

Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Current items with a signature of James Arness

These are the most current items with a signature of James Arness that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS signed autographed 3x5 w/8x10-THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, GUNSMOKE$250.00logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS,AND THE ENTIRE CAST (GUNSMOKE) HAND SIGN AUTOGRAPH CARD$1999.99logo
thumbnailJohn Wayne & James Arness Autographed 8x10 Photo- PSA DNA - FREE S&H!$1895.00logo
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 107 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 (4) was August 2021 with an average selling price of $89.88 for an autographed item of James Arness. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with $225.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.06 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from James Arness is worth $36.00.

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

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1954-55? Jim James Arness Autograph On Liggett L&M The Miracle Tip Paper Wrapper$38.99logo
thumbnailGUNSMOKE marshall dillon JAMES ARNESS signed AUTOGRAPH 1002$28.79logo
thumbnailIsland In The Sky Movie Banner. John Wayne. Signed By James Arness$50.00logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS (+2011) - Marshal Matt Dillon - Gunsmoke - Autograph Trading Card$9.99logo
thumbnailJames Arness Gunsmoke signed photo$13.00logo
thumbnailJames Arness Matt Dillon Gunsmoke TV Star Hard to Find Signed Photo Pic COA$75.60logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH - THE THING$39.99logo
thumbnailJames Arness Signed Autograph Photo Authentic Vintage$125.00logo
thumbnailJAMES ARNESS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO. GUNSMOKE. MARSHALL DILLON. THE ALAMO.$28.04logo
thumbnailJames Arness Signed Photo - Famed Cowboy Actor - Matted, Unopened - With COA$100.00logo