Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 18, 1934
Died
Apr 06, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
74 titles
James Drury
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.
Known For
Filmography
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
Self (archive footage)
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Hell to Pay
JT Coffee
The Virginian
Rider
Maverick
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Ethan Emerson
Walker, Texas Ranger
Captain Tom Price
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Captain Tom Price
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Deacon
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Jim
Return to the Titanic
Self - Host
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
The Meanest Men in the West
The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Firehouse
Captain Spike Ryerson
The Bull of the West
Man from Virginia
The Devil and Miss Sarah
Gil Turner
Alias Smith and Jones
Sheriff Lom Trevors
Breakout
Joe Baker
Backtrack!
Ramrod (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Virginian (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Clifton
Ironside
Al
The Young Warriors
Sergeant Cooley
The Final Hour
The Virginian
The Brazen Bell
The Virginian
The Devil's Children
The Virginian
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Virginian
The "Virginian"
Third of a Man
Emmet
Ride the High Country
Billy Hammond
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ten Who Dared
Walter Powell
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Stagecoach West
'Stace'
Pollyanna
George Dodds
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Jim Weaver
The Detectives
Adrian
Bourbon Street Beat
The Rebel
Bert Pace
Lock-Up
Frank Crotty
Black Saddle
Neal Adams
Rawhide
Kenley
Good Day for a Hanging
Paul Ridgely
Lawman
Clay
The Rifleman
Lloyd Carpenter
The Texan
Johnny Kaler
The Ed Wynn Show
Bronco
John Smith
Steve Canyon
Lt. Richard Muller