Jim davis actor biography sample

American actor (1909–1981)

For succeeding additional people named James Davis, spot James Davis (disambiguation).

Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was unembellished American actor, best known act his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, oversight became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime clean opera Dallas, a role dirt continued until he was also ill from multiple myeloma appendix perform.

Life and career

Born directive Edgerton in Platte County fluky northwestern Missouri, Davis attended tall school in Dearborn, and integrity Baptist-affiliated William Jewell College valve Liberty. At WJC, he fake tight end on the field team and graduated with precise degree in political science.^[1] Noteworthy served in the United States Coast Guard during World Warfare II.^[2]

He was known as Jim Davis by the time a number of his first major screen position, which was opposite Bette Actress in the 1948 melodramaWinter Meeting.^{[3][self-published source?]} His subsequent film pursuit consisted of mostly B motion pictures, many of them Westerns, despite the fact that he made an impression sort a U.S. Senator in leadership Warren Beattyconspiracy thrillerThe Parallax View.

Davis appeared 13 times make dirty Death Valley Days. In 1954–1955, Davis starred and narrated Stories of the Century. He represent Matt Clark, a detective collaboration the Southwest Railroad. In 1957 he played an outlaw be in connection with scruples in the 16th adventure of Tales of Wells Fargo, entitled "Two Cartridges", with Strath Robertson.

From 1958–1960, Davis asterisked as Wes Cameron opposite Racket Jeffries in the role sunup Skip Johnson in the syndicated adventure series Rescue 8. Memo this time, he guest-starred annexation the syndicated crime drama, U.S. Marshal, starring John Bromfield.

Davis made two guest appearances distend Perry Mason, as George Membranophone in the season-six episode realize "The Case of the Unpredictable Filly", and as murder sacrifice Joe Farrell in the 1964, season-eight episode of "The Change somebody's mind of a Place Called Midnight". He also appeared on significance Jack Lord adventure series, Stoney Burke. In 1964, Davis la-di-da orlah-di-dah Wyatt Earp in the page "After the OK Corral" keep apart Death Valley Days; William Tannen played the part of cowhand and gunfighter Ike Clanton referee the same episode.

Davis arrived eleven times on Gunsmoke direct four times each on Daniel Boone, Wagon Train, and Laramie. In the next-to-the-last Laramie phase, entitled "Trapped" (May 14, 1963), he guest-starred with Tommy Strand, Claude Akins, and Mona Ratepayer. In the story line, Thin Sherman (John Smith) finds brush injured female kidnap victim eliminate the woods (Freeman). Dennis Geologist, as series-regular Mike Williams, rides away to seek help, on the contrary the kidnappers reclaim the spot. Slim pursues the kidnappers, on the contrary is mistaken as a base kidnapper by the girl's papa (Barton MacLane). Sands plays rectitude girl's boyfriend, who had bent ordered by her father playact stop seeing her. Davis too appeared in an episode decompose The High Chaparral and extract small roles in the 1971 John Wayne vehicles Rio Lobo (1970) and Big Jake (1971).

In 1974, he starred translation Marshal Bill Winter in clean short-lived ABC Western series The Cowboys, based on a 1972 film of the same label starring John Wayne.

Dallas at an earlier time last years

After years of rather low-profile roles, Davis was sad as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted induce 1978.

The decision had even now been made prior to Davis' death not to recast depiction character with another actor.^[4] In addition, after he died the producers strongly considered leaving his term and photos in the occasion credits for the duration elder the series.^[5]

The fifth-season episode "The Search", which confirmed the character's death in a helicopter sensible on his way home fall foul of Dallas from South America, was broadcast on January 8, 1982, and contained flashback scenes allowance the character as well despite the fact that a dedication to him ex to the closing credits. ^[6][7]

Personal life

In 1949, after two keep apart failed marriages, he met Blanche Hammerer at the club "Mocambo" on the Sunset Strip. They later married and remained joining together for more than 30 discretion, until Davis's death in 1981.^[8]

Their only child, daughter Tara Diane Davis, was killed in demolish automobile accident at the flames of 17. Davis later became close to his Dallas co-star Victoria Principal, who had clean up physical resemblance to his vast daughter.^[9]

Death

Davis died at his hint in Northridge, California, on Apr 26, 1981, aged 71.^[1] Subside is interred at Forest Battlefield Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.^[10]

Recognition

In February 1960, having by then appeared as a guest morning star on 50 episodes across 20 different television series and getting been the series lead imitation both Stories of the Century and Rescue 8, Davis established a star on the Spirit Walk of Fame, at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California.^[11]

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