Photo: NBC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Drury
Frequently asked questions
When was James Drury born?
April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020.
Where is James Drury from?
James Drury is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does James Drury do?
James Drury works as actor, television actor, film actor, businessperson.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.