[DOC] [TLE] James Arness obituary | Television & radio | The Guardian [PAR] Jun 6, 2011 ... US actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV ... of The Thing 
from Another World (1951), also known as The Thing, which gave impetus to his 
career. Arness himself found the part of the alien plant creature that feeds ... good 
practice for his later dealings with human beasts in Gunsmoke. [DOC] [TLE] James Arness: Actor James Arness dies at 88; "Gunsmoke's ... [PAR] Jun 4, 2011 ... James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt ... of 
frontier justice on the landmark TV western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday. ... in 
a handful of "Gunsmoke" TV movies in the late '80s and early '90s. ... monster in 
the 1951 science-fiction classic "The Thing From Another World. [DOC] [TLE] James Arness - NNDB.com [PAR] Occupation: Actor. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Marshal Matt 
Dillon on Gunsmoke ... He played the monster in the original The Thing, and later 
starred in Them!, battling ... For the TV adaptation, producers offered the part to 
John Wayne, but Wayne ... The People Against O'Hara (1-Sep-1951)  John O'
Hara [DOC] [TLE] Creature Features - Wikipedia [PAR] Creature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows 
broadcast on local .... Hosted by Carl Greyson, and later Marty McNeeley, this 
version of Creature .... and pitches for his company's products, some 
intermissions featured a comical Dracula imitator called "Vincent Hedges" (
played by actor Ken... [DOC] [TLE] The Thing from Another World | film by Nyby [1951] | Britannica.com [PAR] The Thing from Another World, American science-fiction film, released in 1951, ... 
the Arctic and in the process discover a frozen alien (played by James Arness). ... 
later became famous as marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running Western TV ... 
the producer of The Thing from Another World (1951; also known as The Thing),
... [DOC] [TLE] Big Jim McLain (1952) - News - IMDb [PAR] Us actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV series 
Gunsmoke ... casting in the title role of The Thing from Another World (1951), also 
known as The Thing, ... He also was the creature in the 1955 sci-fi horror film The 
Thing From ... Arness later made several TV appearances, including in the late 
1970s TV... [DOC] [TLE] Hondo (1953) - News - IMDb [PAR] Us actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV series 
Gunsmoke ... casting in the title role of The Thing from Another World (1951), also 
known as The Thing, ... He also was the creature in the 1955 sci-fi horror film The 
Thing From ... Arness later made several TV appearances, including in the late 
1970s TV... [DOC] [TLE] The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - News - IMDb [PAR] Upon her return months later, she was reported ill and convalescing at a ... Us 
actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV series Gunsmoke ... 
title role of The Thing from Another World (1951), also known as The Thing, .... He 
also was the creature in the 1955 sci-fi horror film The Thing From Another World. [DOC] [TLE] Dodge City (1939) - News - IMDb [PAR] Us actor known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular TV series 
Gunsmoke ... casting in the title role of The Thing from Another World (1951), also 
known as The Thing, ... He also was the creature in the 1955 sci-fi horror film The 
Thing From ... Arness later made several TV appearances, including in the late 
1970s TV... [DOC] [TLE] Lecture Nine - The Thing from Another World [PAR] 1951. Dir: Christian Nyby (although Howard Hawks was doubtless involved.) ... 
As was the case in many of these films, the cast were relatively unknown actors. 
... who plays the "Thing" went on to

Question: In 1951 this actor, later a TV marshal, played the creature known as "The Thing"
Answer: James Arness