James Drury
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1934
- Died
- April 6, 2020 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
Movie · as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Hell to Pay
Movie · as JT Coffee
The Virginian
Movie · as Rider
Maverick
Movie · as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Movie · as Captain Tom Price
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Deacon, Doctor · 1 ep
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as Ethan Emerson · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Captain Tom Price · 3 eps
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · as Jim
Return to the Titanic
Movie · as Self - Host
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie · as Self
The Meanest Men in the West
Movie · as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Firehouse
TV · as Captain Spike Ryerson · 2 eps
The Bull of the West
Movie · as Man from Virginia
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Movie · as Gil Turner
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · as Sheriff Lom Trevors, Sheriff Tankersley · 1 ep
Breakout
Movie · as Joe Baker
Backtrack!
Movie · as Ramrod (archive footage)
It Takes a Thief
TV · as Mr. Clifton · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as The Virginian (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Young Warriors
Movie · as Sergeant Cooley
Ironside
TV · as Al · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Final Hour
Movie · as The Virginian
The Brazen Bell
Movie · as The Virginian
Ride the High Country
Movie · as Billy Hammond
Third of a Man
Movie · as Emmet
The Devil's Children
Movie · as The Virginian
The Virginian
TV · as The "Virginian" · 249 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pollyanna
Movie · as George Dodds
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Movie · as Jim Weaver
Ten Who Dared
Movie · as Walter Powell
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Movie
Stagecoach West
TV · as 'Stace' · 1 ep
Good Day for a Hanging
Movie · as Paul Ridgely
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Kenley, Rance, Johnny Adler · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Bert Pace, Paul Travers · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as Adrian · 1 ep
Lock-Up
TV · as Frank Crotty · 1 ep
Black Saddle
TV · as Neal Adams · 1 ep
Bitter Heritage
Movie · as Jesse James, Jr.
Bronco
TV · as John Smith · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · as Clay, Stan Bates · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Johnny Kaler · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · as Lloyd Carpenter, Spicer · 1 ep
Steve Canyon
TV · as Lt. Richard Muller · 1 ep
The Ed Wynn Show
TV · 1 ep
Bernardine
Movie · as Langley Philip Beaymont
Perry Mason
TV · as Eddy King · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Arthur Harding · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · as John Ward · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Tony DeVries · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Justin Claiborne, Cole Crawford · 1 ep
Diane
Movie · as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Love Me Tender
Movie · as Ray Reno
Forbidden Planet
Movie · as Crewman Strong
The Last Wagon
Movie · as Lt. Kelly
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Jess McHugh, Roy Richards · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · as Tahzay · 1 ep
Blackboard Jungle
Movie · as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
The Tender Trap
Movie · as Eddie
Gunsmoke
TV · as Booth Rider, Johnny Red, Jerry Cass, Tom · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Michael Grimes · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Anton Cavrek · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Bill Magruder · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Deputy Joe Monroe, George Dodds, Jim Weaver · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Tony, Bob Prentiss · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Auctioneer · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cameo Theatre
TV · as George · 1 ep