James Drury

James Drury

Birthday: 1934-04-18

Deathday: 2020-04-06

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: James Child Drury Jr.

imdb_id: nm0238628

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CLR

Played in movies:

Forbidden Planet

Score: 7.2

Bernardine

Score: 7.0

Ride the High Country

Score: 7.0

Pollyanna

Score: 7.0

Blackboard Jungle

Score: 6.9

Maverick

Score: 6.9

The Last Wagon

Score: 6.5

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

Score: 6.5

Hell to Pay

Score: 6.3

Good Day for a Hanging

Score: 6.2

Love Me Tender

Score: 6.1

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Score: 6.1

The Young Warriors

Score: 6.0

The Devil and Miss Sarah

Score: 6.0

Ten Who Dared

Score: 5.9

Diane

Score: 5.8

The Bull of the West

Score: 5.4

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

Score: 5.0

Backtrack!

Score: 5.0

The Virginian

Score: 4.4

The Meanest Men in the West

Score: 4.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Score: 0.0

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

Score: 0.0

Bitter Heritage

Score: 0.0

The Brazen Bell

Score: 0.0

The Final Hour

Score: 0.0

The Devil's Children

Score: 0.0

Breakout

Score: 0.0

The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo

Score: 0.0

Third of a Man

Score: 0.0

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Have Gun, Will Travel

Score: 7.4

Rawhide

Score: 7.2

Rawhide

Score: 7.2

Rawhide

Score: 7.2

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Score: 7.1

The Rifleman

Score: 7.0

It Takes a Thief

Score: 7.0

The Rifleman

Score: 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

Score: 7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

Score: 6.9

Ironside

Score: 6.8

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Score: 6.7

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Score: 6.7

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Score: 6.5

The Virginian

Score: 6.5

Trackdown

Score: 6.4

Lock-Up

Score: 6.2

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Score: 6.2

Black Saddle

Score: 6.0

Cheyenne

Score: 5.8

Lawman

Score: 5.6

The Detectives

Score: 5.6

Lawman

Score: 5.6

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

Bronco

Score: 5.2

The Rebel

Score: 5.1

The Rebel

Score: 5.1

The Texan

Score: 5.0

Firehouse

Score: 5.0

Bourbon Street Beat

Score: 5.0