Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-04-18
Day of Death
2020-04-06
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
James Drury
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 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.
Filmography (31)
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
