James Drury
- Recitazione
- 18 aprile 1934 · New York City, New York, USA
- 6 aprile 2020
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck · In persona
- The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo · Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (Voce)
- Hell to Pay · JT Coffee
- Il Virginiano · Rider
- Maverick · Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- Le avventure di Brisco County Jr. · Ethan Emerson
- Walker Texas Ranger: Colpo grosso a Fort Worth · Captain Tom Price
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Captain Tom Price
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues · Deacon, Doctor
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw · Jim
- Return to the Titanic · In persona, Sceneggiatura
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion · In persona
- Quel dannato pugno di uomini · The Range Boss (The Virginian)
- Firehouse · Captain Spike Ryerson
- Il solitario del West · Man from Virginia
- The Devil and Miss Sarah · Gil Turner
- Due onesti fuorilegge · Sheriff Lom Trevors, Sheriff Tankersley
- Breakout · Joe Baker
- Backtrack! · Ramrod (archive footage)
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · The Virginian (uncredited)
- Operazione ladro · Mr. Clifton
- Ironside · Al
- The Young Warriors · Sergeant Cooley
- Hollywood Squares · In persona
- The Final Hour · The Virginian
- The Brazen Bell · The Virginian
- The Devil's Children · The Virginian
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · In persona
- The Merv Griffin Show · In persona
- Il virginiano · The "Virginian"
- Third of a Man · Emmet
- Sfida nell'alta Sierra · Billy Hammond
- The Mike Douglas Show · In persona
- Dieci uomini coraggiosi · Walter Powell
- Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
- Stagecoach West · 'Stace'
- Il segreto di Pollyanna · George Dodds
- Toby Tyler · Jim Weaver
- The Detectives · Adrian
- Bourbon Street Beat
- The Rebel · Bert Pace, Paul Travers
- Lock-Up · Frank Crotty
- Black Saddle · Neal Adams
- Gli uomini della prateria · Kenley, Johnny Adler
- Domani m'impiccheranno · Paul Ridgely
- Lawman · Clay, Stan Bates
- The Rifleman · Lloyd Carpenter, Spicer
- The Texan · Johnny Kaler
- The Ed Wynn Show
- Bronco · John Smith
- Steve Canyon · Lt. Richard Muller
- Bitter Heritage · Jesse James, Jr.
- Trackdown · John Ward
- Perry Mason · Eddy King
- Carovane verso il west · Justin Claiborne, Cole Crawford
- Have Gun, Will Travel · Tony DeVries
- Bernardine · Langley Philip Beaymont
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective · Arthur Harding
- Fratelli rivali · Ray Reno
- I racconti del West · Jess McHugh, Roy Richards
- Broken Arrow · Tahzay
- L'ultima carovana · Lt. Kelly
- Il pianeta proibito · Crewman Strong
- Diana la cortigiana · Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Il fidanzato di tutte · Eddie
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Anton Cavrek
- Alfred Hitchcock presenta · Michael Grimes
- Cheyenne · Bill Magruder
- Gunsmoke · Booth Rider, Jerry Cass
- Il seme della violenza · Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Deputy Joe Monroe, George Dodds
- Letter to Loretta · Tony, Bob Prentiss
- The Red Skelton Show · Auctioneer
- Cameo Theatre · George
- The Bob Hope Show · In persona