Age, Biography and Wiki

James Drury (James Child Drury Jr. (Jim, Jimmy)) was born on 18 April, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor. Discover James Drury's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As James Child Drury Jr. (Jim, Jimmy)
Occupation actor
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 18 April 1934
Birthday 18 April
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 6 April, 2020
Died Place Houston, Texas, USA
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 18 April. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 86 years old group.

James Drury Height, Weight & Measurements

At 86 years old, James Drury height is 6' (1.83 m) .

Physical Status
Height 6' (1.83 m)
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is James Drury's Wife?

His wife is Carl Ann Head (30 July 1979 - 25 August 2019) ( her death), Phyllis Mitchell (27 April 1968 - 30 January 1979) ( divorced), Cristall Othoneos (Orton) (7 February 1957 - 23 November 1964) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Carl Ann Head (30 July 1979 - 25 August 2019) ( her death), Phyllis Mitchell (27 April 1968 - 30 January 1979) ( divorced), Cristall Othoneos (Orton) (7 February 1957 - 23 November 1964) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

James Drury Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Drury worth at the age of 86 years old? James Drury’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated James Drury's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Actor

James Drury Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1954

Met Robert Horton and Robert Fuller when the three were under contract at MGM in 1954.

1955

Upon graduation, he was signed to a contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made his first screen appearance a year later in 1955. Aside from playing junior army officers and assorted teenagers in films for 20th Century Fox and Disney, Drury quickly found a comfortable niche in TV westerns (which, no doubt, had much to do with his expertise in horsemanship).

1958

Laconic, dark and handsome were the essential attributes for Hollywood western leading men in the 50s and 60s. James Drury fit the bill, keeping in mind that his most famous screen persona - that of the stalwart Shiloh estate ranch foreman known only as 'the Virginian' - took a while to properly develop. In the original 30-minute pilot way back in 1958, the Virginian appeared rather more like a genteel dandy than a tough cowboy. Four years later, the NBC network approved a revamped version of the series and Drury, now looking the part, was on his way to popular success.

He had guest appearances in just about all the famous ones: The Texan (1958), Bronco (1958), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Lawman (1958), Cheyenne (1955), Gunsmoke (1955), Rawhide (1959) and Wagon Train (1957). He also made the little seen, yet unsold pilot for The Virginian.

1962

Though his career may have fallen short of outright stardom, he endeared himself with TV audiences for almost a decade and went on to enjoy a fair cult status beyond the final episode of The Virginian (1962) in March 1971. James Child Drury was born not in the American West, but in New York, the son of Beatrice (Crawford) and James Child Drury. His father, from an Irish family, was a professor who lectured in marketing and advertising at New York University. Young James spent some of his formative years on a family ranch in Salem, Oregon, where he learned to become an expert rider. His maternal grandfather, John Hezekiah Crawford, of Kentucky, educated him in the ways of the woodsman and taught him marksmanship. James began to act in school plays, toured with a theatrical company by the age of twelve and then studied drama at his father's university. Curiously, he completed his senior year at UCLA studying not acting but horticulture and animal husbandry.

A strong performance as one of a quartet of villainous brothers in Sam Peckinpah's seminal western Ride the High Country (1962) led to a seven-year contract with Universal. He (along with Doug McClure) auditioned for their respective roles in The Virginian soon after, finding out that the parts were indeed theirs just two days prior to shooting.

1966

In 1966, Drury fronted a band, the Wilshire Buffalo Hunters, touring Vietnam for three weeks as part of the USO.

1970

Settled in Houston in the mid-1970s and has been in and out of the oil and natural gas business since.

1971

Despondent after The Virginian ended its run, Drury played a sheriff in the pilot for the comedy western series Alias Smith and Jones (1971) and then starred in Firehouse (1974), a short-lived ABC adventure drama set at a Los Angeles fire station. After the cancellation of Firehouse, Drury seemed to become even more disheartened and made only a few more sporadic TV appearances thereafter. However, he managed to reinvent himself as a successful businessman, first as co-owner of a ranch raising Appaloosa horses (his steed in The Virginian had been a white Appaloosa named Joe D), then as proprietor of a company recycling asphalt, and latterly, having moved to Texas, in the oil and natural gas business.

1991

He was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers in 1991.

1993

Guest-starred on the first three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger (1993).

1997

In 1997 and 2003 he was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, NC. At the 2003 show he was reunited with The Virginian (1962) cast members Gary Clarke, Randy Boone, and Roberta Shore.

2012

He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festival's "A Gathering of Guns 4: A TV Western Reunion" at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

2020

James Drury passed away on April 6, 2020, less than two weeks away from what would have been his 86th birthday on April 18.