Biography
James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 β 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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Filmography
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TV Shows 32
Movies 28
self 3
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo (2015)
Hell to Pay (2005)
The Virginian (2000)
Maverick (1994)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
Firehouse (1974)
The Bull of the West (1972)
The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Breakout (1970)
Backtrack! (1969)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Ironside (1967)
The Young Warriors (1967)
The Final Hour (1965)
The Brazen Bell (1964)
The Devil's Children (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Ride the High Country (1962)
Third of a Man (1962)
Ten Who Dared (1960)
Pollyanna (1960)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
The Detectives (1959)
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
The Rebel (1959)
Lock-Up (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
Lawman (1958)
The Rifleman (1958)
The Texan (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Bitter Heritage (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
The Walter Winchell File (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Bernardine (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Love Me Tender (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Last Wagon (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Diane (1956)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
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GenderMale
Birthday1934-04-18
Deathday2020-04-06 (85 years old)
Birth NameJames Child Drury Jr.
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames Child Drury Jr.
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