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James Drury was born on April 18, 1934 in New York City, New York, United States. James Drury was a television actor, film actor and businessperson. Death is recorded on April 6, 2020, at the age of 85.
My Take
What strikes me about James Drury is the quiet discipline of a man who carried a weekly 90-minute Western for nearly a decade. Anchoring The Virginian from 1962 to 1971 isn't a flashy achievement; it's a marathon of consistency that few actors could sustain. I find it telling that a New York City native so fully inhabited the mythology of the frontier. He wasn't a scenery-chewing showman but a steady presence who held the frame. When he passed in 2020, television lost one of its last living links to the golden age of the TV Western, and I think that lineage deserves remembering.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Drury
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームズ・ドルーリー
- Reading
- じぇーむず・どるーりー
- Born
- April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / businessperson
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Drury
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487514
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was James Drury born?
Born April 18, 1934.
When did James Drury die?
Died April 6, 2020, aged 85.
Where was James Drury from?
James Drury was from New York City, New York, United States.
What did James Drury do?
James Drury worked as actor, television actor, film actor, businessperson.
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