James Drury
ActingBorn
April 18, 1934
Died
April 6, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known For
Filmography
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
2015
Hell to Pay
2005
The Virginian
2000
Maverick
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
Return to the Titanic
1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
The Meanest Men in the West
1978
The Bull of the West
1972
The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971
Breakout
1970
Backtrack!
1969
The Young Warriors
1967
The Final Hour
1965
The Brazen Bell
1964
The Devil's Children
1962
Third of a Man
1962
Ride the High Country
1962
Ten Who Dared
1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
1960
Pollyanna
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
Bitter Heritage
1958
Bernardine
1957
Love Me Tender
1956
The Last Wagon
1956
Forbidden Planet
1956
Diane
1956
Blackboard Jungle
1955
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
2025
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Firehouse
1974
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
It Takes a Thief
1968
Ironside
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Stagecoach West
1960
The Detectives
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Rebel
1959
The Rebel
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Black Saddle
1959
Rawhide
1959
Rawhide
1959
Rawhide
1959
Lawman
1958
Lawman
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
The Ed Wynn Show
1958
Bronco
1958
Steve Canyon
1958
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Broken Arrow
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Cameo Theatre
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950