James Arness has passed away..
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Sad news, James Arness has died at age 88. Marshall Dillon is certainly one of the best loved western icons on TV. I seem to remember reading that the role was originally offered to John Wayne, but he turned it down and suggested Arness for the part.
Rest in peace, Matthew.
Rest in peace, Matthew.
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Yeah, plus he played the part of the Thing, in the original movie, Grew up watching all those, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Big Vally, Classics all.Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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RIP Mr. Arness! One of the best cowboys from Hollywood. You'll be missed.Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention Ken. I believe everyone here can agree, James Arness was a class act. I can't think of a single actor nowadays who can come close to filling his shoes. RIP Matthew.
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The next time anybody catches an episode of Gunsmoke take note of the sound produced by Dillon's gun. When I was a kid I had a tape recorder and I would try and record sounds that I thought were cool. I'd sit there anticipating when something was going to make a neat sound and try and start the tape recorder just in the nick of time. Then I'd make a compilation of various sounds, Sgt. Saunder's machine gun or favorite theme songs and try and see if my friends could guess where the sound came from. One of the most realistic gunshots was Marshall Dillon's, nobody else came close. Trivial matter, but important when you're a sound-hound.
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Yes, Rest In Peace, one less good guy and damn few of 'em left.
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He was a good guy. Who's going to look after Miss Kitty now?>
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James Arness in "Gunsmoke" and Chuck Connors as "The Riflemen".
Two classics.
Read in one obit that James Arness had been injured in the leg during the Anzio campaign and spent a year in the hospital.
RIP, Matt.Sal Palooza -
Thanks for bringing it up mrbigbluelight, James Arness enlisted into the U.S. Army and was severely wounded at Anzio for which he received numerous war decorations.
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RIP Mr. Arness. I watched a lot of Gunsmoke when I was a kid. I remember my brother and I fighting over who was going to be Matt Dillon when we played. Not sure if many of you guys know that Peter Graves was his younger brother and he died last year."They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde
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mrbigbluelight wrote: »James Arness in "Gunsmoke" and Chuck Connors as "The Riflemen".
Two classics.
RIP, Matt.
Gunsmoke was iconic but I was a huge Rifleman fan as a kid.
Every time the sod buster McCain went into town he killed someone! lol
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RIP. Always loved watching Gunsmoke as a kid.
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Roy Munson wrote: »Gunsmoke was iconic but I was a huge Rifleman fan as a kid.
Every time the sod buster McCain went into town he killed someone! lol
RIP Mr. Dillion
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Kenneth Swauger wrote: »The next time anybody catches an episode of Gunsmoke take note of the sound produced by Dillon's gun. When I was a kid I had a tape recorder and I would try and record sounds that I thought were cool. I'd sit there anticipating when something was going to make a neat sound and try and start the tape recorder just in the nick of time. Then I'd make a compilation of various sounds, Sgt. Saunder's machine gun or favorite theme songs and try and see if my friends could guess where the sound came from. One of the most realistic gunshots was Marshall Dillon's, nobody else came close. Trivial matter, but important when you're a sound-hound.
kenneth, you just brought back such memories.
Although not bright enough to record other sounds, Me and the douglas boys from across the street would record VERY dramatic news accounts of events such as gorgo the monster attacks and saying swear words, By the way, saran wrap loosely crumpled in your hands makes a great fire noise.
I cant imagine kids these days fooling with anything like that.
By the way, the reel to reel we bought and eventually used to record these things was originally purchased for the family to record messages for my uncle johnny in vietnam, the uso would set up tents in backwater spots in nam and one of the things they provided was the player for guys to hear their familys voices.
By the way james Arness and sterling hayden came off as real heavyweight personas back in the day, almost effortless.humpty dumpty was pushed -
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RIP. Always loved watching Gunsmoke as a kid.
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Kenneth Swauger wrote: »The next time anybody catches an episode of Gunsmoke take note of the sound produced by Dillon's gun. When I was a kid I had a tape recorder and I would try and record sounds that I thought were cool. I'd sit there anticipating when something was going to make a neat sound and try and start the tape recorder just in the nick of time. Then I'd make a compilation of various sounds, Sgt. Saunder's machine gun or favorite theme songs and try and see if my friends could guess where the sound came from. One of the most realistic gunshots was Marshall Dillon's, nobody else came close. Trivial matter, but important when you're a sound-hound.
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RIP Mr. D. Gunsmoke was a regular here as well.Michael
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Yup! I loved that show. I was more into the Rifleman, & Big Valley than Gunsmoke.
It's sad seeing all of our old favorites dying, but at least they have lived good long lives, and the legacies they have left behind in tv history will continue to live on.Isn't he the one that had the gimmick with the lever on his Winchester?Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2 -
Yup! I loved that show. I was more into the Rifleman, & Big Valley than Gunsmoke.
It's sad seeing all of our old favorites dying, but at least they have lived good long lives, and the legacies they have left behind in tv history will continue to live on.
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The Rifleman's Rifle
The concept of The Rifleman Television show revolves around the unique weapon wielded by the title character Lucas McCain, and his proficiency with it. Customized by James S. Stembridge, Lucas McCain?s modified 1892 Winchester SRC in .44-.40 caliber features a large rounded ring that allowed him to **** it by twirling the rifle 360 degrees. While presumably, this wouldn?t be any faster than the conventional cocking method, the technique itself was probably a good psychological weapon, as the move may be likened to a samurai brandishing his sword with lightning speed. This may startle (or puzzle) an adversary and cause him to drop his guard momentarily.
The Rifleman?s rifle appeared in basically two different style levers. The style changed during the series to a more flattened lever instead of the large circular loop. This modified lever enabled Lucas McCain to lever the rifle in two unique fashions. He could spin dramatically in front of him and swing it by his side as seen often in the show.
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Love the name, storylines fit title pretty well, cant remember the guys name who starred, but he was good as was show, all these were reruns after school.humpty dumpty was pushed
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That was veteran character actor Richard Boone who played the bad guy in several classic westerns with John Wayne and Paul Newman most notable. I love his dead pan delivery with the pause between the first and second parts of each sentence. I always suspected he had to wear a pretty tight corset to fit into that black shirt he always wore.
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I think he wrapped his career up with the magnificent bomb "The Last Dinosaur" where he played the last dinosaur hunter.
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Oh my, I'll have to check that one out.
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Sad news. In addition to Matt Dillon, he played an excellent character in the mini series, How the West was Won, Zeb Macahan. A true TV icon.
RIP James Arness
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One of my favorite movie quotes, from the movie, "Big Jake" (with The Duke and Richard Boone):
Richard Boone: "You understand, anything goes wrong, your fault, my fault, nobody's fault, I'll kill the boy !"
"Jacob 'Big Jake' McCandles: And now you understand. Anything goes wrong, anything at all... your fault, my fault, nobody's fault... it won't matter - I'm gonna blow your head off. No matter what else happens, no matter who gets killed I'm gonna blow your head off.Sal Palooza -
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Yes, another great line !
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