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James Drury
Actor
Died April 6, 2020 (85 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2005 | Hell to Pay · as JT Coffee |
| 2000 | The Virginian · as Rider |
| 1994 | Maverick · as Riverboat Poker Player |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as The Virginian |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Billy Hammond |
| 1974 | Bad Men of the West · as The Range Boss (The Virginian) |
| 1972 | The Bull of the West · as Man from Virginia |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Backtrack! · as Ramrod (archive footage) |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Mr. Clifton, Ticket Agent |
| 1967 | The Young Warriors · as Sergeant Cooley |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Al |
| 1965 | The Final Hour · as The Virginian |
| 1962 | Ride the High Country · as Billy Hammond |
| 1962 | The Devil's Children · as The Virginian |
| 1962 | Third of a Man · as Emmet |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as The "Virginian" |
| 1960 | Pollyanna · as George Dodds |
| 1960 | Ten Who Dared · as Walter Powell |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as 'Stace' |
| 1960 | Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus · as Jim Weaver |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hanging · as Paul Ridgely |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Rance |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) · as Maj. Nick Alborg |
| 1959 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Rebel (TV Series) · as Bert Pace |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Eddy King |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Cole Crawford |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet · as Crewman Strong |
| 1956 | Love Me Tender · as Ray Reno |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon · as Unknown |
| 1956 | Diane · as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Jess McHugh |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle · as Hospital Attendant |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave Me · as Assistant Director |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap · as Eddie |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Johnny Red |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Michael Grimes |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Deputy Joe Monroe |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Bob Prentiss |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Joe Plato |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |