Jim Davis
Age: 71 | From: Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1909-08-26 16:56:21
Death: 1981-04-26 16:56:21
Aliases: James Davis
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA
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Movie Involvements: 85
TV Involvements: 32
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Bonanza
(1959) Sam Butler
Perry Mason
(1957) Capt. Joe Farrell
Dallas
(1978) Jock Ewing
Rawhide
(1959) Sheriff
Daniel Boone
(1964) Rafe Carson
The Magnificent Seven
(1960) Gunman at Boot Hill
The High Chaparral
(1967) Robbins
Gunsmoke
(1955) Luke RumbaughActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mr. Wilkenson | |
| 1980 | Grant Williams | |
| 1979 | Hal | |
| 1978 | Julie Blocker | |
| Sen. Barry Tyler | ||
| Jock Ewing | ||
| Pop Appling | ||
| 1977 | Drobeck | |
| Dave Erickson | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Sheriff Pat Lambrose | ||
| 1975 | Capt. Buckshot Bates | |
| 1974 | George Hammond | |
| Marshal Bill Winter | ||
| Rocky Stratton | ||
| 1973 | Dixie | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Marshal | ||
| Roy Johnson | ||
| Ed McKay | ||
| Sheriff Potter | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Sheriff Naylor | |
| Sgt. Martin | ||
| Head of Lynching Party | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Cal Brennan | ||
| Rio Lobo Deputy | ||
| 1969 | Clay Bates | |
| N/A | ||
| Jake | ||
| 1968 | Noah Reedy | |
| Vince Ballard | ||
| 1967 | Robbins | |
| N/A | ||
| Krantz | ||
| Scarecrow | ||
| 1966 | Jim Purvis | |
| Col. Jim Bowie | ||
| Marshal MacPhee | ||
| 1965 | Ellis Bengston | |
| N/A | ||
| Adam Carlyle | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Carpenter | |
| Sam Ralston | ||
| Rafe Carson | ||
| Sgt. Walsh | ||
| 1962 | Cardenas | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | Case Silverthorne | |
| Jim Stockton | ||
| 1960 | Gunman at Boot Hill | |
| N/A | ||
| Sam Hogarth | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Case Britton | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Johnny | ||
| Sam Wolfe | ||
| Sam Butler | ||
| Frank James | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| 1958 | Bullet Pike | |
| Marshal Matt Gordon | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Col. Hugh Carver | ||
| Jim Hughes | ||
| Johnny Ringo | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Angus Clyde McKane | ||
| Capt. Joe Farrell | ||
| George Tabor | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ralph Carpenter | ||
| Bill Cameron | ||
| Ben Ziegler | ||
| Dr. Quent Brady | ||
| Ed Newton | ||
| Jeff Harlan | ||
| Dean Cannary | ||
| Robert Arnold | ||
| Police Captain Stewart / Narrator | ||
| 1956 | Tony Burton | |
| The Stranger | ||
| Nick Randall | ||
| Aaron Baring | ||
| George Cady | ||
| 1955 | Glendon | |
| Chief Deputy John Poe | ||
| Gainer | ||
| Sheriff Shackwood | ||
| Jubal Gray | ||
| Ben Rawlins | ||
| Jim Basset | ||
| Wes Cameron | ||
| Amos Carver | ||
| Luke Rumbaugh | ||
| Dave Carpenter | ||
| Clell Williams | ||
| Ben Evans | ||
| Poole | ||
| Jim Driskill | ||
| 1954 | Sam Horne | |
| Marshal Dan Porter | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Major Linton Cosgrave | ||
| Brad Bellows | ||
| Silky | ||
| Matt Clark | ||
| 1953 | Cole Younger | |
| Cole Treuitt | ||
| 1952 | Red Courteen | |
| J.L. Armstrong | ||
| Streak | ||
| Steve Powell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Willie Whitewater | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | Tony Sullivan | |
| Wade McQuarrie | ||
| Cpl. Doan Moylan | ||
| Lt. Spaulding | ||
| Ira Jordan | ||
| Fred Denton | ||
| 1950 | Lincoln 'Linc' Corey | |
| Cochran | ||
| Miller | ||
| Joe Harper | ||
| Lt. Mike Baker | ||
| 1949 | Joe Tascarelli | |
| Nick Courteen | ||
| Gyp Stoner | ||
| Dave Ryder | ||
| Slave Overseer (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Slick Novak | |
| 1947 | Sam Bass | |
| Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | ||
| 1946 | Harry | |
| Matthews (Uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited) | |
| Military Policeman | ||
| 1942 | Talker (uncredited) | |
| Seaplane Pilot (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Joseph Cummins | ||
| Mountie with Warrant | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
