Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/18/1934
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
James Child Drury Jr.
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 co...
Known For
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
The Virginian
as Rider
Pollyanna
as George Dodds
Diane
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Breakout
as Joe Baker
Bernardine
as Langley Philip Beaymont
Backtrack!
as Ramrod (archive footage)
Blackboard Jungle
as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
The Bull of the West
as Man from Virginia
Ten Who Dared
as Walter Powell
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Jim
Love Me Tender
as Ray Reno
The Young Warriors
as Sergeant Cooley
The Final Hour
as The Virginian
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Captain Tom Price
The Last Wagon
Unknown Role
Ride the High Country
as Billy Hammond
Forbidden Planet
as Crewman Strong
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Jim Weaver