James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020) was an American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, which was broadcast on NBC from 1962 to 1971.
James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020) was an American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, which was broadcast on NBC from 1962 to 1971.
Drury was born in New York City, the son of James Child Drury and Beatrice Crawford Drury. His father was a New York University professor of marketing. He grew up between New York City and Salem, Oregon, where his mother owned a farm. Drury contracted polio at the age of 10.
He studied drama at New York University and took additional classes at UCLA to complete his degree after he began acting in films at MGM.
On February 7, 1957, Drury married Cristall Othones, and fathered two sons, Timothy and James III. The couple divorced on November 23, 1964 and on April 27, 1968, he married Phyllis Jacqueline Mitchell; the marriage ended in divorce on January 30, 1979. His third marriage was to Carl Ann Head on July 30, 1979; it lasted until her death on August 25, 2019. Drury had three stepchildren from his previous marriages, a stepdaughter, Rhonda Brown, and two stepsons, Frederick Drury and Gary Schero. Drury died from natural causes on April 6, 2020.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487514
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Filmography (Movies)
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
Character:Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Release Date:01/08/2015
Hell to Pay
Character:JT Coffee
Release Date:12/08/2005
The Virginian
Character:Rider
Release Date:09/01/2000
Maverick
Character:Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1994
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Character:Captain Tom Price
Release Date:21/04/1993
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Character:Jim
Release Date:03/11/1991
Return to the Titanic
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1979
The Meanest Men in the West
Character:The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Release Date:04/05/1978
The Bull of the West
Character:Man from Virginia
Release Date:04/05/1972
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Character:Gil Turner
Release Date:04/12/1971
Breakout
Character:Joe Baker
Release Date:08/12/1970
Backtrack!
Character:Ramrod (archive footage)
Release Date:26/05/1969
The Young Warriors
Character:Sergeant Cooley
Release Date:03/02/1967
The Final Hour
Character:The Virginian
Release Date:27/05/1965
The Brazen Bell
Character:The Virginian
Release Date:18/03/1964
The Devil's Children
Character:The Virginian
Release Date:05/12/1962
Ride the High Country
Character:Billy Hammond
Release Date:20/06/1962
Third of a Man
Character:Emmet
Release Date:16/05/1962
Ten Who Dared
Character:Walter Powell
Release Date:01/11/1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1960
Pollyanna
Character:George Dodds
Release Date:19/05/1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Character:Jim Weaver
Release Date:21/01/1960
Good Day for a Hanging
Character:Paul Ridgely
Release Date:01/01/1959
Bitter Heritage
Character:Jesse James, Jr.
Release Date:07/08/1958
Bernardine
Character:Langley Philip Beaymont
Release Date:24/07/1957
Love Me Tender
Character:Ray Reno
Release Date:15/11/1956
The Last Wagon
Character:
Release Date:21/09/1956
Forbidden Planet
Character:Crewman Strong
Release Date:02/03/1956
Diane
Character:Lieutenant (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/1956
Blackboard Jungle
Character:Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1955
Television Appearances
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Character:Ethan Emerson
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Captain Tom Price
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Deacon
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Doctor
Firehouse
Character:Captain Spike Ryerson
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:The Virginian (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
Character:Mr. Clifton
Ironside
Character:Al
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:The "Virginian"
The Detectives
Character:
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:
The Rebel
Character:Bert Pace
The Rebel
Character:Paul Travers
Lock-Up
Character:Frank Crotty
Rawhide
Character:Kenley
Rawhide
Character:Johnny Adler
Rawhide
Character:Rance
Lawman
Character:
Lawman
Character:Clay
The Rifleman
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:Lloyd Carpenter
The Texan
Character:Johnny Kaler
Bronco
Character:
Trackdown
Character:John Ward
Perry Mason
Character:Eddy King
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Tony DeVries
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Arthur Harding
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jess McHugh
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Roy Richards
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Anton Cavrek
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Michael Grimes
Cheyenne
Character:Bill Magruder
Gunsmoke
Character:Booth Rider
Gunsmoke
Character:Jerry Cass
Gunsmoke
Character:Johnny Red
Gunsmoke
Character:Tom
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Deputy Joe Monroe
Letter to Loretta
Character:Tony
Letter to Loretta
Character:Bob Prentiss
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
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