James Drury
Age: N/A | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: James Child Drury Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 24
TV Involvements: 29
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Walker, Texas Ranger
(1993) Captain Tom Price
Ironside
(1967) Al
Rawhide
(1959) Rance
Perry Mason
(1957) Eddy King
Lawman
(1958) Clay
The Rebel
(1959) Paul Travers
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Roy Richards
The Virginian
(1962) The "Virginian"Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice) | |
| 2005 | JT Coffee | |
| 2000 | Rider | |
| 1994 | Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| Captain Tom Price | ||
| Captain Tom Price | ||
| Deacon | ||
| Doctor | ||
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1978 | The Range Boss (The Virginian) | |
| 1974 | Captain Spike Ryerson | |
| 1972 | Man from Virginia | |
| 1971 | Gil Turner | |
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Joe Baker | |
| 1969 | Ramrod (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Mr. Clifton, Ticket Agent | |
| 1967 | Self | |
| Al | ||
| Sergeant Cooley | ||
| 1965 | The Virginian | |
| 1964 | The Virginian | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | |
| Self | ||
| The "Virginian" | ||
| Billy Hammond | ||
| Emmet | ||
| 1960 | Walter Powell | |
| George Dodds | ||
| Jim Weaver | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Bert Pace | ||
| Paul Travers | ||
| N/A | ||
| Neal Adams | ||
| Kenley | ||
| Johnny Adler | ||
| Rance | ||
| Paul Ridgely | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Clay | ||
| N/A | ||
| Johnny Kaler | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jesse James, Jr. | ||
| 1957 | John Ward | |
| N/A | ||
| Eddy King | ||
| N/A | ||
| Langley Philip Beaymont | ||
| Arthur Harding | ||
| 1956 | Ray Reno | |
| Jess McHugh | ||
| Roy Richards | ||
| N/A | ||
| Crewman Strong | ||
| Lieutenant (uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | Anton Cavrek | |
| Michael Grimes | ||
| N/A | ||
| Booth Rider | ||
| Jerry Cass | ||
| Johnny Red | ||
| Tom | ||
| Hospital Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| 1954 | Deputy Joe Monroe | |
| 1953 | Tony | |
| Bob Prentiss | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
