Actor
James Arness
Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke for twenty years, and the creature in The Thing from Another World.
James King Arness 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.
- Born
- 1923-05-26, Minneapolis, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2011-06-03, Brentwood, USAA Friday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-05-26, Minneapolis, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 4°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 15°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 8°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 27°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 11°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 15°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-06-03, Brentwood, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 12°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 22°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 29°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 10°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 0°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 6°48′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Arness was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.