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James Drury
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James Drury
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-04-18,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

7

Pollyanna
1960-05-19

Ride the High Country

7.1

Ride the High Country
1962-05-09

6

Diane
1956-01-12

Good Day for a Hanging

6.4

Good Day for a Hanging
1959-01-01

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

6.4

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960-01-21

6.23

Love Me Tender
1956-11-15

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

0

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979-06-05

9

Third of a Man
1962-05-16

6

Backtrack!
1969-05-26

The Bull of the West

5.7

The Bull of the West
1972-05-04

The Meanest Men in the West

4

The Meanest Men in the West
1978-05-04

6

Ten Who Dared
1960-11-01

The Devil and Miss Sarah

6.7

The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971-12-04

The Young Warriors

6.8

The Young Warriors
1967-02-03

The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo

0

The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
2015-08-01

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

6

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993-04-21

Forbidden Planet

7.3

Forbidden Planet
1956-03-23

6.5

Hell to Pay
2005-08-12

6.904

Maverick
1994-05-20

Blackboard Jungle

6.9

Blackboard Jungle
1955-03-25

7

Breakout
1970-12-08

The Devil's Children

9

The Devil's Children
1962-12-05

7

The Final Hour
1965-05-27

The Brazen Bell

10

The Brazen Bell
1964-03-18

5.4

The Virginian
2000-01-09

Bitter Heritage

8

Bitter Heritage
1958-08-07

7.6

Bernardine
1957-07-24

6.5

The Last Wagon
1956-09-21

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

0

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960-10-16

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991-11-03

Return to the Titanic

0

Return to the Titanic
1981-12-01

The Tender Trap

6.2

The Tender Trap
1955-11-04

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.7

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993-01-27

Bourbon Street Beat

6

Bourbon Street Beat
1959-10-05

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.104

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993-08-27

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

7

Firehouse
1974-01-17

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.7

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.784

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.3

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957-07-01

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

6

Bronco
1958-09-23

5.1

The Rebel
1959-10-04

6.7

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6

Lawman
1958-10-05

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

6.789

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.562

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

6

The Texan
1958-09-29

7.3

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7.3

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.7

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993-01-27

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

5.1

The Rebel
1959-10-04

6.9

Trackdown
1957-10-04

It Takes a Thief

7.2

It Takes a Thief
1968-01-09

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

6.2

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

6.4

Lock-Up
1959-09-28

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Stagecoach West

6.7

Stagecoach West
1960-10-04

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

6.2

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

7.3

Steve Canyon
1958-09-13

The Ed Wynn Show

7

The Ed Wynn Show
1958-09-25

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

6

Lawman
1958-10-05

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.5

Broken Arrow
1956-09-25

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The Red Skelton Show

7.4

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

8

Cameo Theatre
1950-05-16

Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck

0

Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
2025-08-10

Hollywood Squares

7.5

Hollywood Squares
1966-10-17