Who played the creature in the original 1950's version of "The Thing" known then as "The Thing From Another World"?

James Arness, of "Gunsmoke" fame.

Sunil, Carpenter's remake, even today, has to be one of the most suspenseful horror films of all time. It kicks your imagination into overdrive. One of my favorites, too.

"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.