James Drury
Birthday
1934/04/18
Day of death
2020/04/06 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
James Child Drury Jr.
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1960) Pollyanna
as George Dodds
(1962) Ride the High Country
as Billy Hammond
(1956) Diane
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1959) Good Day for a Hanging
as Paul Ridgely
(1960) Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Jim Weaver
(1956) Love Me Tender
as Ray Reno
(1979) When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
(1962) Third of a Man
as Emmet
(1969) Backtrack!
as Ramrod (archive footage)
(1972) The Bull of the West
as Man from Virginia
(1978) The Meanest Men in the West
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
(1960) Ten Who Dared
as Walter Powell
(1971) The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Gil Turner
(1967) The Young Warriors
as Sergeant Cooley
(2015) The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
(1956) Forbidden Planet
as Crewman Strong
(2005) Hell to Pay
as JT Coffee
(1994) Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
(1955) Blackboard Jungle
as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
(1970) Breakout
as Joe Baker
(1965) The Final Hour
as The Virginian
(1964) The Brazen Bell
as The Virginian
(1962) The Devil's Children
as The Virginian
(2000) The Virginian
as Rider
(1958) Bitter Heritage
as Jesse James, Jr.
(1957) Bernardine
as Langley Philip Beaymont
(1956) The Last Wagon
as ---
(1960) Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
as ---
(1993) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Ethan Emerson
(1991) The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Jim
(1993) Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Deacon
(1959) Bourbon Street Beat
as ---
(1993) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Ethan Emerson
(1971) Alias Smith and Jones
as ---
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
(1974) Firehouse
as Captain Spike Ryerson
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Booth Rider
(1957) Perry Mason
as Eddy King
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Michael Grimes
(1959) Rawhide
as Kenley
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1962) The Virginian
as The "Virginian"
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Arthur Harding
(1958) Bronco
as ---
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Anton Cavrek
(1959) Black Saddle
as Neal Adams
(1959) Lock-Up
as ---
(1959) The Rebel
as Bert Pace
(1958) The Rifleman
as ---
(1958) Lawman
as ---
(1959) The Detectives
as ---
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess McHugh
(1958) Lawman
as Clay
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Tony
(1967) Ironside
as Al
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1958) The Texan
as Johnny Kaler
(1959) Rawhide
as Johnny Adler
(1959) Rawhide
as Rance
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Jerry Cass
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Johnny Red
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Tom
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Bob Prentiss
(1993) Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Doctor
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Roy Richards
(1959) The Rebel
as Paul Travers
(1957) Trackdown
as John Ward
(1968) It Takes a Thief
as Mr. Clifton, Ticket Agent
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Deputy Joe Monroe
(1958) The Rifleman
as Lloyd Carpenter
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as Tony DeVries
(1955) Cheyenne
as Bill Magruder
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as The Virginian (uncredited)