James Arness
Choose an answer
from the three choices and True/False offered after each
question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the
quiz.
 1.
James Arness is an Emmy-nominated American actor best
known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke
for 20 years. Who is his actor brother?
- Chuck Connors
- Peter Breck
- Peter Graves
2. Arness served in the United States Army during
World War II with the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, and
was severely wounded during Operation Shingle, at Anzio,
Italy, leading to a lifelong slight limp. What medal did
he NOT earn?
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star
- Purple Heart
3. The Thing from Another World is a 1951
science fiction film which tells the story of an Air
Force crew and scientists at a remote Arctic research
outpost who fight a malevolent plant-based alien being.
Who did Arness play?
- Dr. Carrington
- Captain Patrick Hendry
- The Thing
4. In Hondo (1953), who does Arness play?
- Lennie - Army Indian Scout
- Ed Lowe
- Buffalo Baker
5. Arness won three Emmy awards for Best Actor in a
Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic
Series.
6. In 1981, What year was he inducted into the
Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
7. After Gunsmoke left he air in 1975, what was his
next Western series?
- The Marshall
- Frontiersman
- How the West Was Won
8. What was the a brief turn as a big city police
officer in the short-lived 1981 series?
- McClain's Law
- McCabe and Mrs. Jones
- Burke’s Law
9. In the made for TV movie, Gunsmoke: Return to
Dodge, Will Mannon, "product of the Devil's loins,"
is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in
search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago
-- Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell. Who played Will
Mannon?
- Steve Forrest
- William Morgan Sheppard
- Ben Johnson
10. He made Red River, a Made for TV Movie. It
was a remake of the 1948 movie of the same name. Arness
portrays a rancher at odds with his adopted son. Who
played Thomas Dunson in the 1948 original?
- John Wayne
- Ward Bond
- Walter Brennan
 Check Your Answers
- Peter Graves
- Purple Heart
- The Thing
- Lennie - Army Indian Scout
- False. He never won the award but was nominated
three times.
- 1981
- How the West Was Won
- McClain's Law
- Steve Forrest
- John Wayne
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