Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
2025 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
James Drury
1934-04-18
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New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Filmography
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The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
2015 · Movie
as Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Hell to Pay
2005 · Movie
as JT Coffee
The Virginian
2000 · Movie
as Rider
Maverick
1994 · Movie
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993 · Movie
as Captain Tom Price
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · TV Show
as Deacon, Doctor
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · TV Show
as Ethan Emerson
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · TV Show
as Captain Tom Price
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Movie
as Jim
Return to the Titanic
1981 · Movie
as Self - Host
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Movie
as Self
The Meanest Men in the West
1978 · Movie
as The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Firehouse
1974 · TV Show
as Captain Spike Ryerson
The Bull of the West
1972 · Movie
as Man from Virginia
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971 · Movie
as Gil Turner
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV Show
as Sheriff Lom Trevors, Sheriff Tankersley
Breakout
1970 · Movie
as Joe Baker
Backtrack!
1969 · Movie
as Ramrod (archive footage)
It Takes a Thief
1968 · TV Show
as Mr. Clifton
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
as The Virginian (uncredited)
The Young Warriors
1967 · Movie
as Sergeant Cooley
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Al
Hollywood Squares
1966 · TV Show
as Self
The Final Hour
1965 · Movie
as The Virginian
The Brazen Bell
1964 · Movie
as The Virginian
Ride the High Country
1962 · Movie
as Billy Hammond
Third of a Man
1962 · Movie
as Emmet
The Devil's Children
1962 · Movie
as The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as The "Virginian"
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Pollyanna
1960 · Movie
as George Dodds
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960 · Movie
as Jim Weaver
Ten Who Dared
1960 · Movie
as Walter Powell
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960 · Movie
Stagecoach West
1960 · TV Show
as 'Stace'
Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Movie
as Paul Ridgely
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · TV Show
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Kenley, Rance, Johnny Adler
The Rebel
1959 · TV Show
as Bert Pace, Paul Travers
The Detectives
1959 · TV Show
as Adrian
Lock-Up
1959 · TV Show
as Frank Crotty
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
as Neal Adams
Bitter Heritage
1958 · Movie
as Jesse James, Jr.
Bronco
1958 · TV Show
as John Smith
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
as Clay, Stan Bates
The Texan
1958 · TV Show
as Johnny Kaler
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
as Lloyd Carpenter, Spicer
Steve Canyon
1958 · TV Show
as Lt. Richard Muller
The Ed Wynn Show
1958 · TV Show
Bernardine
1957 · Movie
as Langley Philip Beaymont
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Eddy King
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · TV Show
as Arthur Harding
Trackdown
1957 · TV Show
as John Ward
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
as Tony DeVries
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Justin Claiborne, Cole Crawford
Diane
1956 · Movie
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Love Me Tender
1956 · Movie
as Ray Reno
Forbidden Planet
1956 · Movie
as Crewman Strong
The Last Wagon
1956 · Movie
as Lt. Kelly
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Jess McHugh, Roy Richards
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Broken Arrow
1956 · TV Show
as Tahzay
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · Movie
as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
The Tender Trap
1955 · Movie
as Eddie
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Booth Rider, Johnny Red, Jerry Cass, Tom
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Michael Grimes
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
as Anton Cavrek
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
as Bill Magruder
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Deputy Joe Monroe, George Dodds, Jim Weaver
Letter to Loretta
1953 · TV Show
as Tony, Bob Prentiss
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
as Auctioneer
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
as Self
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Cameo Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as George
