![James Drury](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qrGLnFmYsF8F4jsDU0zDegbN57M.jpg)
James Drury
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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.865 |
Birthday | 1934-04-18 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | James Child Drury Jr., |
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1960
![Pollyanna](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9lWkRXg35SjUZXLr10ez8DERvRv.jpg)
Pollyanna
7/177
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![Ride the High Country](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oBdJliz2o88ZLPulL5KLdbRsQuf.jpg)
1962
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Ride the High Country
6.993/204
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1959
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6.2/12
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1960
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6.1/24
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1956
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6.117/81
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5/2
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1972
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The Bull of the West
5.3/7
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1960
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6/6
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![The Devil and Miss Sarah](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uP4kFfSmQeXeVP1U7dVjNVLbiP9.jpg)
1971
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6/2
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![The Young Warriors](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mOv12xN6UbYQklRCSjmJphxkwiQ.jpg)
1967
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6/3
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1956
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7.258/902
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2005
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6.3/3
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![Breakout](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1970
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Breakout
0/0
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![The Meanest Men in the West](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9GFZ7MURHLGcSBwHtMESUg3HBpR.jpg)
1978
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4.1/11
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![The Devil's Children](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o9w6KCWnoVB1sKgGswfjYabqQAi.jpg)
1962
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0/0
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![The Final Hour](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4qKK7pEa8GqxV82gPgAoRvmjqiJ.jpg)
1965
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The Final Hour
0/0
two episodes of the TV series "The Virginan" edited together.
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![The Brazen Bell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/idknIZaa9521VgVDGfh711gX4fy.jpg)
1964
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0/0
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![The Virginian](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pvLPGkJsbrJtAIjtlPozCgfpExF.jpg)
2000
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4.4/7
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![Bitter Heritage](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e2vcuGyTYDeCqKJaVCrFpvEKhjs.jpg)
1958
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Bitter Heritage
0/0
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![Bernardine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jrdmxgfPMHGDci20UXRI4BiqQVg.jpg)
1957
![Bernardine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jrdmxgfPMHGDci20UXRI4BiqQVg.jpg)
Bernardine
7/4
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![The Last Wagon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2FHbwL1RZCeAsBRSBVuxYRj9Mhl.jpg)
1956
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6.5/73
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![Diane](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/t61tZcGo4JG7arcCAdKIeL3qFKk.jpg)
1956
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5.7/8
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![The Cartoon Cowboys: Spirit of the Alamo](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2015
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0/0
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![Maverick](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mTVbGGi5PIexmxVzeyFd2RYKwfM.jpg)
1994
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6.872/1541
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![Blackboard Jungle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vPGvWlsMg4niyuGCSzvAiyjYNWC.jpg)
1955
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Blackboard Jungle
6.9/144
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![When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1979
![When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
0/0
Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
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![Third of a Man](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9f7vcREfAuV3jKNzs2sndKXOUxf.jpg)
1962
![Third of a Man](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9f7vcREfAuV3jKNzs2sndKXOUxf.jpg)
Third of a Man
0/0
A prominent man in a small U.S. town, tries to forget his brother in a mental home, but the director of the hospital sets about his rehabilitation.
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Third of a Man
![Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d3ZZTWMOFmqQixr3ipDIo0a6Evl.jpg)
1993
![Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d3ZZTWMOFmqQixr3ipDIo0a6Evl.jpg)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger
6.5/2
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