James Drury
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
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ActingBirthday
April 18, 1934Deathday
April 6, 2020Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
28Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
James Child Drury Jr.Cast credits
Pollyanna
George DoddsRide the High Country
Billy HammondDiane
Lieutenant (uncredited)Good Day for a Hanging
Paul RidgelyToby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Jim WeaverLove Me Tender
Ray RenoThird of a Man
EmmetBacktrack!
Ramrod (archive footage)The Bull of the West
Man from VirginiaThe Meanest Men in the West
The Range Boss (The Virginian)Ten Who Dared
Walter PowellThe Devil and Miss Sarah
Gil TurnerThe Young Warriors
Sergeant CooleyWalker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger
Captain Tom PriceForbidden Planet
Crewman StrongHell to Pay
JT CoffeeMaverick
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)Blackboard Jungle
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)