James Drury
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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
Credits
Forbidden Planet (1956)
as Crewman Strong
Maverick (1994)
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Ride the High Country (1962)
as Billy Hammond
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Love Me Tender (1956)
as Ray Reno
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
as Jim
Pollyanna (1960)
as George Dodds
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
as Paul Ridgely
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
The Last Wagon (1956)
as Lt. Kelly
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
as Jim Weaver
The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)
as Gil Turner
The Bull of the West (1972)
as Man from Virginia
Ten Who Dared (1960)
as Walter Powell
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
as Self
The Tender Trap (1955)
as Eddie
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993)
as Captain Tom Price
Bernardine (1957)
as Langley Philip Beaymont
The Devil's Children (1962)
as The Virginian
Diane (1956)
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Hell to Pay (2005)
as JT Coffee
The Virginian (2000)
as Rider
Third of a Man (1962)
as Emmet
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country (1960)
Actor
Return to the Titanic (1981)
as Self - Host
Backtrack! (1969)
as Ramrod (archive footage)
The Final Hour (1965)
as The Virginian
The Young Warriors (1967)
as Sergeant Cooley
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo (2015)
as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
The Brazen Bell (1964)
as The Virginian
Bitter Heritage (1958)
as Jesse James, Jr.
Breakout (1970)
as Joe Baker