tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post910154156879661536..comments2023-06-16T06:51:34.769-04:00Comments on Bit Part Actors: James Arness (1923 - 2011)Bit Part Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-70165127250923476962011-06-07T12:36:41.177-04:002011-06-07T12:36:41.177-04:00I may just set that on my DVR. Thanks!I may just set that on my DVR. Thanks!Bit Part Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-20129214975545958372011-06-06T16:44:11.645-04:002011-06-06T16:44:11.645-04:00If you want to check out "Battleground" ...If you want to check out "Battleground" and you get TCM, they are showing it this Thursday (June 9) at 6PM, followed by Jim in "Them!" for Creature Feature night.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-84666808606530188732011-06-05T17:00:39.185-04:002011-06-05T17:00:39.185-04:00I guess most actors start out as Bit Actors, they ...I guess most actors start out as Bit Actors, they have to learn somewhere. I haven't seen Battleground, but it looks like a winner, with Van Johnson in the lead.<br /><br />In "Gunsmoke," the only regular left standing (or rather, working) is Buck Taylor (b. 1938) who played Newly starting in 1967. He has 174 episodes listed on IMDb, but they aren't very accurate for TV shows.Bit Part Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-77383479762557464792011-06-05T07:13:40.290-04:002011-06-05T07:13:40.290-04:00Star that he was, Jim did start out as a bit actor...Star that he was, Jim did start out as a bit actor in "The Farmer's Daughter" and "Stars in My Crown". Of course at his height he was not one to fade into the background. Once seen, never forgotten.<br /><br />He received good billing for his "bit" as Garvey in "Battleground". With Jim's passing, does that leave only Jerome Courtland from that fabled cast?Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com