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James Drury

James Drury

Acting

April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020 (died at 85)
New York City, New York, USA
Male
33 Movies
57 TV Shows

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.

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956 7.2

as Crewman Strong

Age 21 (now 85)
The Virginian
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 6.5

as The "Virginian"

Age 28 (now 85)
249 eps
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

1962 7.1

as Billy Hammond

Age 28 (now 85)
Pollyanna
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960 7.0

as George Dodds

Age 26 (now 85)
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956 6.2

as Ray Reno

Age 22 (now 85)
The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

1956 6.6

as Lt. Kelly

Age 22 (now 85)
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 7.0

as Captain Tom Price

Age 59 (now 85)
3 eps
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

1960 6.3

as Jim Weaver

Age 25 (now 85)
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging

1959 6.4

as Paul Ridgely

Age 24 (now 85)
Ten Who Dared
Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared

1960 6.0

as Walter Powell

Age 26 (now 85)
The Meanest Men in the West
The Meanest Men in the West

The Meanest Men in the West

1978 4.4

as The Range Boss (The Virginian)

Age 44 (now 85)
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap

The Tender Trap

1955 6.2

as Eddie

Age 21 (now 85)
The Bull of the West
The Bull of the West

The Bull of the West

1972 5.7

as Man from Virginia

Age 38 (now 85)
The Young Warriors
The Young Warriors

The Young Warriors

1967 6.8

as Sergeant Cooley

Age 32 (now 85)
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955 6.9

as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

Age 20 (now 85)
The Virginian
The Virginian

The Virginian

2000 5.4

as Rider

Age 65 (now 85)