James Drury
Acting
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.
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Jim Weaver
Age 25 (now 85)
The Meanest Men in the West
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Age 44 (now 85)
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Age 81 (now 85)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
Age 59 (now 85)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Jim
Age 57 (now 85)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Age 45 (now 85) The Meanest Men in the West
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Age 44 (now 85)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Jim Weaver
Age 25 (now 85)
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
as Self (archive footage)
Age 91 (now 85)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Ethan Emerson
Age 59 (now 85)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as The Virginian (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 85)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 28 (now 85)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Arthur Harding
Age 23 (now 85)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Roy Richards
Age 22 (now 85) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess McHugh
Age 22 (now 85)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jim Weaver
Age 20 (now 85) The Wonderful World of Disney
as George Dodds
Age 20 (now 85) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Deputy Joe Monroe
Age 20 (now 85)
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James Child Drury Jr.
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