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Bookmark or Share- Ben Bates, Stunt Double for ‘Gunsmoke’ Star James Arness, Dies at 84Ben Bates, who served as the stunt double for James Arness, the star of Gunsmoke, for more than 25 years, died Oct. 4 in Sun City, Calif., his family announced. He was 84.
- Ben Bates | Sonic Wiki Zone | FandomBen Bates is an American comic artist. He used to contribute to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. Currently, he is contributing to the Sonic the...
- Ben Bates Gunsmoke StuntmanThere was a public dedication of the statue at that time attended by GUNSMOKE fans from everywhere including stuntman Ben Bates, and sculptor Tony Cipriano. Ben was honored with a surprise presentation of a medallion on the . DODGE CITY TRAIL OF FAME!
- Ben Bates - National Rodeo Hall of FameA stuntman and business owner, Bates served in the Korean War with the Navy Sea Bees. He joined Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA, later PRCA) in 1959 and, in 1962, set an arena record of 7.9 seconds in Steer Wrestling at Cheyenne Frontier Days, which stood for 12 years.
- Reel Cowboys.org | Memorial | Ben Bates | 1933-2017Ben Bates. 1933-2017. Reel Cowboys Lifetime Member. Ben was born in Mexia, Texas in 1933. He started his career as a professional rodeo cowboy. While performing at the Chicago Rodeo in 1967, he was chosen to be the Marlboro Man in print and television cigarette advertisements.
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