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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis, August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera, Dallas, a role which continued until he was too ill from a terminal illness to perform.
He was known as Jim Davis by the time of his first major screen role, which was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting,[3] a lavish failure for which he was lambasted in the press as being too inexperienced to play the part properly. His subsequent film career consisted of mostly B movies, many of them westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View.
Davis performed in numerous television series episodes in the 1950s-1970s. After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted in 1978.
During season four, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma but continued to film the show as long as he could. In many scenes as the season progressed he was shown seated, and his voice became softer and more obviously affected by his illness. He wore a hairpiece to cover the hair he'd lost from chemotherapy. A season four storyline regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation from Miss Ellie was ended abruptly at the end of season four. The writers depicted the couple suddenly leaving to go on an extended second honeymoon when it became obvious that Davis could no longer continue to work. Their departure in a limousine in the episode "New Beginnings" was Davis' only scene in that episode, and his condition was so poor that close watching reveals (based on his unsynchronized lip movement) that he overdubbed his one last line of dialogue. It was his final appearance on the show. He died of complications from his illness while season four was being aired.
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Filmography (Movies)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Character:Mr. Wilkenson
Release Date:31/05/1981
The Day Time Ended
Character:Grant Williams
Release Date:01/11/1980
Comes a Horseman
Character:Julie Blocker
Release Date:25/10/1978
Killing Stone
Character:Sen. Barry Tyler
Release Date:02/05/1978
Trail of Danger
Character:Pop Apling
Release Date:12/03/1978
The Choirboys
Character:Drobeck
Release Date:23/12/1977
Just a Little Inconvenience
Character:Dave Erickson
Release Date:02/10/1977
Enigma
Character:Colonel Valentine
Release Date:27/05/1977
Law of the Land
Character:Sheriff Pat Lambrose
Release Date:29/04/1976
The Runaway Barge
Character:Capt. Buckshot Bates
Release Date:24/03/1975
Satan's Triangle
Character:Hal
Release Date:14/01/1975
The Parallax View
Character:George Hammond
Release Date:14/06/1974
Inferno in Paradise
Character:Rocky Stratton
Release Date:01/01/1974
Deliver Us from Evil
Character:Dixie
Release Date:11/09/1973
Bad Company
Character:Marshal
Release Date:08/10/1972
The Honkers
Character:Sheriff Potter
Release Date:17/05/1972
The Trackers
Character:Sheriff Naylor
Release Date:15/12/1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Character:Sgt. Martin
Release Date:20/09/1971
Big Jake
Character:Head of Lynching Party
Release Date:26/05/1971
Monte Walsh
Character:Cal Brennan
Release Date:26/09/1970
Rio Lobo
Character:Riley
Release Date:01/04/1970
Five Bloody Graves
Character:Clay Bates
Release Date:31/10/1969
The Ice House
Character:Jake
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Road Hustlers
Character:Noah Reedy
Release Date:01/01/1968
They Ran for Their Lives
Character:Vince Ballard
Release Date:01/01/1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Character:Krantz
Release Date:08/09/1967
Fort Utah
Character:Scarecrow
Release Date:01/09/1967
El Dorado
Character:Jim Purvis
Release Date:17/12/1966
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Character:Marshal MacPhee
Release Date:09/04/1966
Zebra in the Kitchen
Character:Adam Carlyle
Release Date:01/06/1965
Iron Angel
Character:Sgt. Walsh
Release Date:01/02/1964
Buttons and Her Beaus
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1962
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Character:Case Silverthorne
Release Date:04/05/1961
Frontier Uprising
Character:Jim Stockton
Release Date:01/02/1961
The Magnificent Seven
Character:Gunman at Boot Hill
Release Date:12/10/1960
Noose for a Gunman
Character:Case Britton
Release Date:01/05/1960
Alias Jesse James
Character:Frank James
Release Date:20/03/1959
A Lust to Kill
Character:Marshal Matt Gordon
Release Date:28/09/1958
Flaming Frontier
Character:Col. Hugh Carver
Release Date:01/08/1958
Wolf Dog
Character:Jim Hughes
Release Date:01/07/1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Character:Johnny Ringo
Release Date:14/05/1958
Raiders of Old California
Character:Angus Clyde McKane
Release Date:01/11/1957
The Quiet Gun
Character:Ralph Carpenter
Release Date:18/07/1957
Last Stagecoach West
Character:Bill Cameron
Release Date:16/07/1957
Apache Warrior
Character:Ben Ziegler
Release Date:01/07/1957
Monster from Green Hell
Character:Dr. Quent Brady
Release Date:17/05/1957
The Restless Breed
Character:Ed Newton
Release Date:01/05/1957
Four Women in Black
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:25/04/1957
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Character:Jeff Harlan
Release Date:14/04/1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Character:Dean Cannary
Release Date:25/01/1957
Guns Don't Argue
Character:Police Captain Stewart / Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1957
Frontier Gambler
Character:Tony Burton
Release Date:01/07/1956
The Maverick Queen
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:03/05/1956
Blonde Bait
Character:Nick Randall
Release Date:01/04/1956
The Wild Dakotas
Character:Aaron Baring
Release Date:28/02/1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
Character:George Cady
Release Date:01/02/1956
The Vanishing American
Character:Glendon
Release Date:17/11/1955
Last of the Desperados
Character:Chief Deputy John Poe
Release Date:31/10/1955
The Last Command
Character:Ben Evans
Release Date:03/08/1955
Timberjack
Character:Poole
Release Date:18/02/1955
Hell's Outpost
Character:Sam Horne
Release Date:15/12/1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
Character:Marshal Dan Porter
Release Date:01/11/1954
The Outcast
Character:Major Linton Cosgrave
Release Date:15/08/1954
The Big Chase
Character:Brad Bellows
Release Date:18/06/1954
Jubilee Trail
Character:Silky
Release Date:15/05/1954
Woman They Almost Lynched
Character:Cole Younger
Release Date:20/03/1953
Ride the Man Down
Character:Red Courteen
Release Date:25/11/1952
The Big Sky
Character:Streak
Release Date:19/08/1952
Woman of the North Country
Character:Steve Powell
Release Date:23/07/1952
Rose of Cimarron
Character:Willie Whitewater
Release Date:28/01/1952
The Sea Hornet
Character:Tony Sullivan
Release Date:06/11/1951
Silver Canyon
Character:Wade McQuarrie
Release Date:19/06/1951
Little Big Horn
Character:Cpl. Doan Moylan
Release Date:15/06/1951
Cavalry Scout
Character:Lt. Spaulding
Release Date:13/05/1951
Oh! Susanna
Character:Ira Jordan
Release Date:01/03/1951
Three Desperate Men
Character:Fred Denton
Release Date:12/01/1951
California Passage
Character:Lincoln 'Linc' Corey
Release Date:15/12/1950
The Showdown
Character:Cochran
Release Date:15/08/1950
The Cariboo Trail
Character:Miller
Release Date:01/08/1950
Hi-Jacked
Character:Joe Harper
Release Date:07/07/1950
The Savage Horde
Character:Lt. Mike Baker
Release Date:22/05/1950
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Character:Joe Tascarelli
Release Date:14/09/1949
Brimstone
Character:Nick Courteen
Release Date:15/08/1949
Hellfire
Character:Gyp Stoner
Release Date:29/05/1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Character:Dave Ryder
Release Date:02/05/1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Character:Slave Overseer (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1949
Winter Meeting
Character:Slick Novak
Release Date:07/04/1948
The Fabulous Texan
Character:Sam Bass
Release Date:09/11/1947
Merton of the Movies
Character:Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1947
Gallant Bess
Character:Harry
Release Date:05/12/1946
Up Goes Maisie
Character:Matthews (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1946
Swing Shift Maisie
Character:Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1943
Pilot #5
Character:Military Policeman
Release Date:24/06/1943
Stand by for Action
Character:Talker (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1942
White Cargo
Character:Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
Release Date:12/12/1942
Tennessee Johnson
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1942
Keep 'Em Sailing
Character:Joseph Cummins
Release Date:28/11/1942
Northwest Rangers
Character:Mountie with Warrant
Release Date:28/10/1942
Television Appearances
Dallas
Character:Jock Ewing
Hunter
Character:
The Quest
Character:
The Cowboys
Character:Marshal Bill Winter
Kung Fu
Character:Sheriff Grogan
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Roy Johnson
Banacek
Character:Ed McKay
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Robbins
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
The Time Tunnel
Character:Col. Jim Bowie
The F.B.I.
Character:Ellis Bengston
Laredo
Character:
Branded
Character:
Branded
Character:James Swaney
Daniel Boone
Character:Carpenter
Daniel Boone
Character:Sam Ralston
Daniel Boone
Character:Rafe Carson
Miss USA
Character:Self - Judge
The Lucy Show
Character:Cardenas
Stoney Burke
Character:
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Gunslinger
Character:Jeb Crane
Outlaws
Character:
The Aquanauts
Character:Sam Hogarth
The Tall Man
Character:
Coronado 9
Character:
Laramie
Character:
Bonanza
Character:Sam Wolfe
Bonanza
Character:Sam Butler
Bonanza
Character:Johnny
Rawhide
Character:Sheriff
Yancy Derringer
Character:Bullet Pike
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Rescue 8
Character:
26 Men
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:George Tabor
Perry Mason
Character:Capt. Joe Farrell
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
The Silent Service
Character:Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe
O. Henry Playhouse
Character:Robert Arnold
Gunsmoke
Character:Clell Williams
Gunsmoke
Character:Gainer
Gunsmoke
Character:Jim Basset
Gunsmoke
Character:Jubal Gray
Gunsmoke
Character:Ben Rawlins
Gunsmoke
Character:Wes Cameron
Gunsmoke
Character:Sheriff Shackwood
Gunsmoke
Character:Amos Carver
Gunsmoke
Character:Dave Carpenter
Gunsmoke
Character:Luke Rumbaugh
The Millionaire
Character:Jim Driskill
December Bride
Character:
Lassie
Character:
Stories of the Century
Character:Matt Clark
General Electric Theater
Character:Cole Treuitt
Cavalcade of America
Character:J.L. Armstrong
Death Valley Days
Character:Ezra Meeker
Gang Busters
Character:
Dangerous Assignment
Character:
Dangerous Assignment
Character:Holcomb
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