James Drury

Known for ActingBorn 1934-04-18Died 2020-04-06New 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Brazen Bell

Third of a Man

The Devil's Children

Bitter Heritage

Cameo Theatre

The Wonderful World of Disney

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Perry Mason

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

Bernardine

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Red Skelton Show

Steve Canyon

It Takes a Thief

Have Gun, Will Travel

Maverick

Rawhide

Forbidden Planet

Firehouse

Alias Smith and Jones

Breakout

The Rifleman

Ride the High Country

The Final Hour

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Pollyanna

The Ed Wynn Show

Hell to Pay

Ironside

The Bob Hope Show

Blackboard Jungle

Trackdown

The Young Warriors

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Devil and Miss Sarah

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Detectives

Stagecoach West

Gunsmoke

The Merv Griffin Show

Wagon Train

The Last Wagon

The Virginian

Letter to Loretta

Lock-Up

Good Day for a Hanging