James Arness
Actor · 27 credits · 14 in highly-rated films
Best known for Them! (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Amy Stoch, John Wayne
Best James Arness movies by genre
Movies (27 total, ranked by score)
1Them!
1954 · ★ 6.8 (465 votes)
Science Fiction, Horror
2Hondo
1953 · ★ 6.5 (250 votes)
Western
3Battleground
1949 · ★ 6.7 (97 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
4Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · ★ 6.2 (16 votes)
Western, Comedy, Romance
5Her Twelve Men
1954 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)
Drama
6Island in the Sky
1953 · ★ 6.2 (73 votes)
Adventure, Drama
7The Lone Hand
1953 · ★ 5.6 (9 votes)
Western
8Carbine Williams
1952 · ★ 6.6 (18 votes)
Crime, Drama
9Gun the Man Down
1956 · ★ 6.5 (15 votes)
Western, Action, Crime
10Horizons West
1952 · ★ 6.2 (20 votes)
Western
11Two Lost Worlds
1951 · ★ 4.0 (9 votes)
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
12The People Against O'Hara
1951 · ★ 5.8 (30 votes)
Crime, Drama
13The Sea Chase
1955 · ★ 6.2 (52 votes)
War, Action, Drama
14Red River
1988 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)
Western
15Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992 · ★ 8.0 (7 votes)
TV Movie, Western
- 16
Roses Are Red
1947 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)
Drama, Crime
17Cavalry Scout
1951 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)
Romance, Action, Adventure
18Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)
TV Movie, Western
19Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987 · ★ 6.5 (18 votes)
TV Movie, Action, Western
20The Girl in White
1952 · ★ 6.7 (5 votes)
Drama, History
21Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
1994 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
TV Movie, Western
22Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)
Western, TV Movie
23Big Jim McLain
1952 · ★ 5.0 (30 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
24The First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · ★ 5.6 (13 votes)
Comedy, Western
- 25
John Wayne Standing Tall
1989 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
26Why Vietnam?
1965
Documentary
27Flame of the Islands
1955 · ★ 4.1 (7 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.