James Drury

James Drury

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo 2015 Hell to Pay ★ 6.5 Hell to Pay 2005 The Virginian ★ 5.4 The Virginian 2000 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ★ 7.1 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger ★ 6.0 Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ★ 7.0 Walker, Texas Ranger 1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues ★ 6.7 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw ★ 4.8 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991 Return to the Titanic Return to the Titanic 1981 The Meanest Men in the West ★ 4.4 The Meanest Men in the West 1978 Firehouse ★ 7.0 Firehouse 1974 The Bull of the West ★ 5.7 The Bull of the West 1972 The Devil and Miss Sarah ★ 6.7 The Devil and Miss Sarah 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ★ 7.0 Alias Smith and Jones 1971 Breakout ★ 7.0 Breakout 1970 Backtrack! ★ 6.0 Backtrack! 1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ★ 6.7 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 It Takes a Thief ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Young Warriors ★ 6.8 The Young Warriors 1967 The Final Hour ★ 7.0 The Final Hour 1965 The Brazen Bell ★ 10.0 The Brazen Bell 1964 The Devil's Children ★ 9.0 The Devil's Children 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Third of a Man ★ 9.0 Third of a Man 1962 Ride the High Country ★ 7.1 Ride the High Country 1962 Ten Who Dared ★ 6.0 Ten Who Dared 1960 Rapids Ahead/Bear Country Rapids Ahead/Bear Country 1960 Stagecoach West ★ 6.7 Stagecoach West 1960 Pollyanna ★ 7.0 Pollyanna 1960 Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus ★ 6.3 Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960 The Detectives ★ 6.7 The Detectives 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ★ 6.0 Bourbon Street Beat 1959 The Rebel ★ 5.1 The Rebel 1959 Lock-Up ★ 6.4 Lock-Up 1959 Black Saddle ★ 6.2 Black Saddle 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 Good Day for a Hanging ★ 6.4 Good Day for a Hanging 1959 Lawman ★ 5.8 Lawman 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 The Ed Wynn Show ★ 7.0 The Ed Wynn Show 1958 Bronco ★ 6.0 Bronco 1958 Steve Canyon ★ 7.3 Steve Canyon 1958 Bitter Heritage ★ 8.0 Bitter Heritage 1958 Trackdown ★ 6.9 Trackdown 1957 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 Bernardine ★ 7.6 Bernardine 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective ★ 6.8 Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1957 Love Me Tender ★ 6.2 Love Me Tender 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Broken Arrow ★ 6.2 Broken Arrow 1956 The Last Wagon ★ 6.6 The Last Wagon 1956 Forbidden Planet ★ 7.2 Forbidden Planet 1956 Diane ★ 6.0 Diane 1956 The Tender Trap ★ 6.2 The Tender Trap 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Cheyenne ★ 6.1 Cheyenne 1955 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955 Blackboard Jungle ★ 6.9 Blackboard Jungle 1955 The Wonderful World of Disney ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 Cameo Theatre ★ 8.0 Cameo Theatre 1950