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...
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Pollyanna
As George Dodds
Ride the High Country
As Billy Hammond
Diane
As Lieutenant (uncredited)
Good Day for a Hanging
As Paul Ridgely
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
As Jim Weaver
Love Me Tender
As Ray Reno
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
As Self
Third of a Man
As Emmet
Backtrack!
As Ramrod (archive footage)
The Bull of the West
As Man from Virginia
The Meanest Men in the West
As The Range Boss (The Virginian)
Ten Who Dared
As Walter Powell
The Devil and Miss Sarah
As Gil Turner
The Young Warriors
As Sergeant Cooley
The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo
As Buffalo Bill Cody (voice)/"The Mysterious Traveler" (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
As Captain Tom Price
Forbidden Planet
As Crewman Strong
Hell to Pay
As JT Coffee
Maverick
As Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
As Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Breakout
As Joe Baker
The Devil's Children
As The Virginian
The Final Hour
As The Virginian
The Brazen Bell
As The Virginian
The Virginian
As Rider
Bitter Heritage
As Jesse James, Jr.
Bernardine
As Langley Philip Beaymont
The Last Wagon
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Cheyenne
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
As Deacon
Bourbon Street Beat
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
As Ethan Emerson
Alias Smith and Jones
Walker, Texas Ranger
As Captain Tom Price
Firehouse
As Captain Spike Ryerson
Gunsmoke
As Booth Rider
Perry Mason
As Eddy King
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Michael Grimes
Rawhide
As Kenley
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
As Self
The Virginian
As The "Virginian"
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As Arthur Harding
Bronco
The 20th Century Fox Hour
As Anton Cavrek
Black Saddle
As Neal Adams
Lock-Up
The Rebel
As Bert Pace
The Rifleman
Lawman
The Detectives
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Jess McHugh
Letter to Loretta
As Tony
Ironside
As Al
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
The Texan
As Johnny Kaler
Trackdown
As John Ward
It Takes a Thief
As Mr. Clifton, Ticket Agent
The Wonderful World of Disney
As Deputy Joe Monroe
Have Gun, Will Travel
As Tony DeVries