James Drury

James Drury (85)

1934-04-18 - 2020-04-06 | New York City, New York, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CLR

On Movies

  • The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
  • Hell to Pay
  • The Virginian
  • Maverick
  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
  • Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
  • The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw
  • The Meanest Men in the West
  • The Bull of the West
  • The Devil and Miss Sarah
  • Breakout
  • Backtrack!
  • The Young Warriors
  • The Devil's Children
  • Ride the High Country
  • Third of a Man
  • Ten Who Dared
  • Pollyanna
  • Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
  • Good Day for a Hanging
  • Bitter Heritage
  • Bernardine
  • Love Me Tender
  • The Last Wagon
  • Forbidden Planet
  • Diane
  • Blackboard Jungle

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