Tim McGraw as James Dutton in '1883', Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton in '1923', and Kevin Costner as John Dutton in 'Yellowstone' Patriarch James Dutton appears in 1883 and is portrayed by Tim McGraw.
The patriarch of 1883, James (Tim McGraw) was a farmer from Tennessee. Haunted by his experiences in the Civil War, where he served in the Confederate army during the Battle of Antietam and was later ...