His younger brother, Peter — born Peter Duesler Aurness ... Coming from German descent, Peter Graves and James Arness realized, following World War II, it would be smart to change their ...

James Arness, who was born on May 26, 1923, will forever be remembered as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, the role he played for ...

I know James Arness and Peter Graves are real-life brothers and both have done a lot of TV and movies. Have they ever starred together?-P.L. The Aurness brothers of Minneapolis (Jim`s now 67 ...

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Actor James Arness, famed for playing Marshal ... A native of Minnesota, Arness was the brother of actor Peter Graves. He held small roles in a series of films and made ...

(CBS) James Arness, the tall ... two sons and six grandchildren. His younger brother was actor Peter Graves (their family name is Aurness), who died in March 2010.

Of Norwegian descent, Arness was born James Aurness in Minneapolis on May 26, 1923. His brother, future actor Peter Graves, was born three years later. After being drafted into the Army during his ...

Born James Aurness in Minneapolis (he dropped the "u'' for show business reasons), he and brother ... existence," Arness once recalled. Peter, who changed his last name to Graves, went on to ...

According to a family spokesperson, Arness died of natural causes ... He was predeceased by his brother, the actor Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible).

"James Arness, the towering actor best known ... the western had been the longest-running drama in American TV history. His brother, actor Peter Graves of Mission Impossible fame, died in March ...