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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 18, 1934
Died
April 6, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- James Child Drury Jr.
James Drury
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Biography
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.
Known For
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Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
2015
6.3
JT Coffee
Hell to Pay
2005
4.9
Rider
The Virginian
2000
6.9
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Maverick
1994
7.0
Ethan Emerson
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
6.9
Captain Tom Price
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
6.5
Captain Tom Price
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
6.7
Deacon
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
6.7
Doctor
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
4.6
Jim
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
Credits
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The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
2015
0.0
Hell to Pay
as JT Coffee
2005
6.3
The Virginian
as Rider
2000
4.9
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
1994
6.9
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Ethan Emerson
1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
1993
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
1993
6.5
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Deacon
1993
6.7
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Doctor
1993
6.7
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Jim
1991
4.6
Return to the Titanic
1981
0.0
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
1979
0.0
The Meanest Men in the West
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
1978
4.1
Firehouse
as Captain Spike Ryerson
1974
5.0
The Bull of the West
as Man from Virginia
1972
5.4
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Gil Turner
1971
6.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.0
Breakout
as Joe Baker
1970
0.0
Backtrack!
as Ramrod (archive footage)
1969
5.3
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as The Virginian (uncredited)
1968
6.6
It Takes a Thief
as Mr. Clifton
1968
7.2
Ironside
as Al
1967
6.8
The Young Warriors
as Sergeant Cooley
1967
6.0
The Final Hour
as The Virginian
1965
0.0
The Brazen Bell
as The Virginian
1964
0.0
The Devil's Children
as The Virginian
1962
0.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Virginian
as The "Virginian"
1962
6.4
Ride the High Country
as Billy Hammond
1962
7.0
Third of a Man
as Emmet
1962
0.0
Ten Who Dared
as Walter Powell
1960
5.9
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
0.0
Pollyanna
as George Dodds
1960
6.9
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Jim Weaver
1960
6.1
The Detectives
1959
6.1
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
5.0
The Rebel
as Bert Pace
1959
4.7
The Rebel
as Paul Travers
1959
4.7
Lock-Up
as Frank Crotty
1959
6.2
Rawhide
as Kenley
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Rance
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Johnny Adler
1959
7.2
Good Day for a Hanging
as Paul Ridgely
1959
6.3
Lawman
1958
5.6
Lawman
as Clay
1958
5.6
The Rifleman
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
as Lloyd Carpenter
1958
7.1
The Texan
as Johnny Kaler
1958
5.5
Bronco
1958
5.9
Bitter Heritage
as Jesse James, Jr.
1958
0.0
Trackdown
as John Ward
1957
6.4
Perry Mason
as Eddy King
1957
7.7
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Tony DeVries
1957
7.3
Bernardine
as Langley Philip Beaymont
1957
7.0
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Arthur Harding
1957
6.2
Love Me Tender
as Ray Reno
1956
6.1
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess McHugh
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Roy Richards
1956
6.0
The Last Wagon
1956
6.5
Forbidden Planet
as Crewman Strong
1956
7.3
Diane
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
5.8
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Anton Cavrek
1955
5.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Michael Grimes
1955
7.8
Cheyenne
as Bill Magruder
1955
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Booth Rider
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Red
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Jerry Cass
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Tom
1955
6.6
Blackboard Jungle
as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
1955
6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Deputy Joe Monroe
1954
7.8
Letter to Loretta
as Tony
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Bob Prentiss
1953
6.5
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0