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Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Acting August 26, 1909 (71 years old) April 26, 1981 Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis, August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera, Dallas, a role which continued until he was too ill from a terminal illness to perform. He was known as Jim Davis by the time of his first major screen role, which was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting,[3] a lavish failure for which he was lambasted in the press as being too inexperienced to play the part properly. His subsequent film career consisted of mostly B movies, many of them westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View. Davis performed in numerous television series episodes in the 1950s-1970s. After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted in 1978. During season four, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma but continued to film the show as long as he could. In many scenes as the season progressed he was shown seated, and his voice became softer and more obviously affected by his illness. He wore a hairpiece to cover the hair he'd lost from chemotherapy. A season four storyline regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation from Miss Ellie was ended abruptly at the end of season four. The writers depicted the couple suddenly leaving to go on an extended second honeymoon when it became obvious that Davis could no longer continue to work. Their departure in a limousine in the episode "New Beginnings" was Davis' only scene in that episode, and his condition was so poor that close watching reveals (based on his unsynchronized lip movement) that he overdubbed his one last line of dialogue. It was his final appearance on the show. He died of complications from his illness while season four was being aired.

Movies 98

The Magnificent Seven 7.5

The Magnificent Seven

as Gunman at Boot Hill

1960
El Dorado 7.4

El Dorado

as Jim Purvis

1966
The Parallax View 6.8

The Parallax View

as George Hammond

1974
Rio Lobo 6.5

Rio Lobo

as Riley

1970
Big Jake 6.8

Big Jake

as Head of Lynching Party

1971
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Slave Overseer (uncredited)

1949
The Choirboys 5.4

The Choirboys

as Drobeck

1977
The Last Command 6.7

The Last Command

as Ben Evans

1955
Comes a Horseman 6.0

Comes a Horseman

as Julie Blocker

1978
Bad Company 6.4

Bad Company

as Marshal

1972
Alias Jesse James 6.1

Alias Jesse James

as Frank James

1959
Monte Walsh 6.3

Monte Walsh

as Cal Brennan

1970
Dracula vs. Frankenstein 4.5

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

as Sgt. Martin

1971
Hondo and the Apaches 7.2

Hondo and the Apaches

as Krantz

1967
The Outcast 6.7

The Outcast

as Major Linton Cosgrave

1954
Satan's Triangle 5.5

Satan's Triangle

as Hal

1975
The Honkers 6.0

The Honkers

as Sheriff Potter

1972
A Lust to Kill 7.3

A Lust to Kill

as Marshal Matt Gordon

1958
The Big Sky 6.6

The Big Sky

as Streak

1952
Stand by for Action 7.0

Stand by for Action

as Talker (uncredited)

1942
The Maverick Queen 6.1

The Maverick Queen

as The Stranger

1956
Monster from Green Hell 3.9

Monster from Green Hell

as Dr. Quent Brady

1957
Rose of Cimarron 5.6

Rose of Cimarron

as Willie Whitewater

1952
Hellfire 6.4

Hellfire

as Gyp Stoner

1949
Raiders of Old California 5.4

Raiders of Old California

as Angus Clyde McKane

1957
Fort Utah 4.3

Fort Utah

as Scarecrow

1967
Ride the Man Down 6.2

Ride the Man Down

as Red Courteen

1952
Noose for a Gunman 6.0

Noose for a Gunman

as Case Britton

1960
The Trackers 5.8

The Trackers

as Sheriff Naylor

1971
Duel at Apache Wells 6.0

Duel at Apache Wells

as Dean Cannary

1957
Woman They Almost Lynched 6.6

Woman They Almost Lynched

as Cole Younger

1953
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter 4.2

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

as Marshal MacPhee

1966
The Restless Breed 5.5

The Restless Breed

as Ed Newton

1957
The Day Time Ended 3.7

The Day Time Ended

as Grant Williams

1980
Woman of the North Country 5.0

Woman of the North Country

as Steve Powell

1952
Zebra in the Kitchen 4.9

Zebra in the Kitchen

as Adam Carlyle

1965
The Bottom of the Bottle 5.8

The Bottom of the Bottle

as George Cady

1956
Last Stagecoach West 5.5

Last Stagecoach West

as Bill Cameron

1957
Hi-Jacked 5.4

Hi-Jacked

as Joe Harper

1950
Brimstone 7.2

Brimstone

as Nick Courteen

1949
Merton of the Movies 6.3

Merton of the Movies

as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

1947
The Badge of Marshal Brennan 6.5

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

as Jeff Harlan

1957
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 6.6

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

as Mr. Wilkenson

1981
Jubilee Trail 5.2

Jubilee Trail

as Silky

1954
Last of the Desperados 7.5

Last of the Desperados

as Chief Deputy John Poe

1955
Deliver Us from Evil 7.5

Deliver Us from Evil

as Dixie

1973
Tennessee Johnson 6.6

Tennessee Johnson

as Reporter (uncredited)

1942
Guns Don't Argue 4.5

Guns Don't Argue

as Police Captain Stewart / Narrator

1957
Oh! Susanna 7.0

Oh! Susanna

as Ira Jordan

1951
Four Women in Black

Four Women in Black

as Sheriff

1957
The Gambler Wore a Gun 5.3

The Gambler Wore a Gun

as Case Silverthorne

1961
Iron Angel 7.5

Iron Angel

as Sgt. Walsh

1964
Swing Shift Maisie 6.8

Swing Shift Maisie

as Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)

1943
The Quiet Gun 6.4

The Quiet Gun

as Ralph Carpenter

1957
The Sea Hornet 6.0

The Sea Hornet

as Tony Sullivan

1951
Pilot #5 6.0

Pilot #5

as Military Policeman

1943
They Ran for Their Lives 6.5

They Ran for Their Lives

as Vince Ballard

1968
Yes Sir, That's My Baby 6.0

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

as Joe Tascarelli

1949
The Outlaw's Daughter 8.0

The Outlaw's Daughter

as Marshal Dan Porter

1954
The Cariboo Trail 6.4

The Cariboo Trail

as Miller

1950
The Wild Dakotas 9.0

The Wild Dakotas

as Aaron Baring

1956
Just a Little Inconvenience

Just a Little Inconvenience

as Dave Erickson

1977
The Showdown 6.0

The Showdown

as Cochran

1950
Little Big Horn 6.1

Little Big Horn

as Cpl. Doan Moylan

1951
Up Goes Maisie 6.8

Up Goes Maisie

as Matthews (Uncredited)

1946
Five Bloody Graves 4.3

Five Bloody Graves

as Clay Bates

1969
California Passage 6.0

California Passage

as Lincoln 'Linc' Corey

1950
Law of the Land 3.8

Law of the Land

as Sheriff Pat Lambrose

1976
Frontier Gambler 6.5

Frontier Gambler

as Tony Burton

1956
The Savage Horde 6.2

The Savage Horde

as Lt. Mike Baker

1950
White Cargo 6.2

White Cargo

as Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)

1942
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone 6.5

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

as Johnny Ringo

1958
The Vanishing American 6.7

The Vanishing American

as Glendon

1955
Cavalry Scout 6.0

Cavalry Scout

as Lt. Spaulding

1951
Northwest Rangers 6.3

Northwest Rangers

as Mountie with Warrant

1942
Wolf Dog 6.5

Wolf Dog

as Jim Hughes

1958
Timberjack 4.2

Timberjack

as Poole

1955
Silver Canyon 7.5

Silver Canyon

as Wade McQuarrie

1951
Inferno in Paradise 9.0

Inferno in Paradise

as Rocky Stratton

1974
Blonde Bait 5.8

Blonde Bait

as Nick Randall

1956
Hell's Outpost 5.5

Hell's Outpost

as Sam Horne

1954
The Fabulous Texan 6.5

The Fabulous Texan

as Sam Bass

1947
Flaming Frontier 7.0

Flaming Frontier

as Col. Hugh Carver

1958
Winter Meeting 6.6

Winter Meeting

as Slick Novak

1948
Trail of Danger

Trail of Danger

as Pop Apling

1978
Buttons and Her Beaus

Buttons and Her Beaus

1962
Apache Warrior 5.0

Apache Warrior

as Ben Ziegler

1957
The Big Chase 4.8

The Big Chase

as Brad Bellows

1954
Keep 'Em Sailing 7.5

Keep 'Em Sailing

as Joseph Cummins

1942
Red Stallion In The Rockies 9.0

Red Stallion In The Rockies

as Dave Ryder

1949
The Road Hustlers 4.3

The Road Hustlers

as Noah Reedy

1968
The Ice House 4.7

The Ice House

as Jake

1969
The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

as Capt. Buckshot Bates

1975
Frontier Uprising 5.4

Frontier Uprising

as Jim Stockton

1961
Three Desperate Men 5.4

Three Desperate Men

as Fred Denton

1951
Gallant Bess 7.0

Gallant Bess

as Harry

1946
Enigma 7.0

Enigma

as Colonel Valentine

1977
Killing Stone 7.0

Killing Stone

as Sen. Barry Tyler

1978

TV Shows 65

The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Sam Butler

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Sam Wolfe

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Johnny

1959
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as George Tabor

1957
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Capt. Joe Farrell

1957
Dallas 6.9

Dallas

as Jock Ewing

1978
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

1954
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Gabe Henry

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
The Donna Reed Show 6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Carpenter

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Sam Ralston

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Rafe Carson

1964
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Cardenas

1962
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Sheriff

1959
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Ellis Bengston

1965
The High Chaparral 6.7

The High Chaparral

as Robbins

1967
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Clell Williams

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Gainer

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jim Basset

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jubal Gray

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Ben Rawlins

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Wes Cameron

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Sheriff Shackwood

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Amos Carver

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Dave Carpenter

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Luke Rumbaugh

1955
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

1970
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

1959
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

as Hake Ballard

1959
Miss USA 6.0

Miss USA

as Self - Judge

1963
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

1954
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

as Roy Johnson

1972
The Time Tunnel 7.7

The Time Tunnel

as Col. Jim Bowie

1966
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Jim Driskill

1955
Laredo 6.4

Laredo

1965
The Tall Man 6.9

The Tall Man

1960
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Sheriff Hawks

1967
Branded 6.8

Branded

1965
Branded 6.8

Branded

as James Swaney

1965
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

as J.L. Armstrong

1952
26 Men 5.0

26 Men

1957
Outlaws 6.7

Outlaws

1960
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969
Banacek 8.4

Banacek

as Ed McKay

1972
Stoney Burke 6.8

Stoney Burke

1962
Yancy Derringer 6.2

Yancy Derringer

as Bullet Pike

1958
The Sixth Sense 6.3

The Sixth Sense

1972
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Cole Treuitt

1953
Dangerous Assignment 5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952
Dangerous Assignment 5.3

Dangerous Assignment

as Holcomb

1952
Coronado 9 6.7

Coronado 9

1960
The Aquanauts 6.0

The Aquanauts

as Sam Hogarth

1960
Gang Busters 7.0

Gang Busters

1952
Death Valley Days 6.6

Death Valley Days

as Ezra Meeker

1952
Stories of the Century 7.2

Stories of the Century

as Matt Clark

1954
Hunter 8.2

Hunter

1977
The Quest 6.4

The Quest

1976
The Silent Service 8.0

The Silent Service

as Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe

1957
Gunslinger 6.3

Gunslinger

as Jeb Crane

1961
O. Henry Playhouse 6.5

O. Henry Playhouse

as Robert Arnold

1957
The Cowboys 8.0

The Cowboys

as Marshal Bill Winter

1974
Rescue 8 5.5

Rescue 8

1958
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Sheriff Grogan

1972

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