1909-08-26 Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA
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.
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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Mr. Wilkenson | 1981-05-31 |
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The Day Time Ended | Grant Williams | 1980-11-01 |
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Killing Stone | Sen. Barry Tyler | 1978-05-02 |
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Trail of Danger | Pop Apling | 1978-03-12 |
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Comes a Horseman | Julie Blocker | 1978-10-25 |
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The Choirboys | Drobeck | 1977-12-23 |
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Just a Little Inconvenience | Dave Erickson | 1977-10-02 |
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Enigma | Colonel Valentine | 1977-05-27 |
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Law of the Land | Sheriff Pat Lambrose | 1976-04-29 |
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Satan's Triangle | Hal | 1975-01-14 |
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The Runaway Barge | Capt. Buckshot Bates | 1975-03-24 |
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Inferno in Paradise | Rocky Stratton | 1974-01-01 |
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The Parallax View | George Hammond | 1974-06-14 |
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Deliver Us from Evil | Dixie | 1973-09-11 |
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The Honkers | Sheriff Potter | 1972-05-17 |
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Bad Company | Marshal | 1972-10-08 |
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Big Jake | Head of Lynching Party | 1971-05-26 |
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The Trackers | Sheriff Naylor | 1971-12-15 |
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Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Sgt. Martin | 1971-09-20 |
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Monte Walsh | Cal Brennan | 1970-09-26 |
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Rio Lobo | Riley | 1970-04-01 |
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The Ice House | Jake | 1969-01-01 |
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Five Bloody Graves | Clay Bates | 1969-10-31 |
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The Road Hustlers | Noah Reedy | 1968-01-01 |
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They Ran for Their Lives | Vince Ballard | 1968-01-01 |
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Fort Utah | Scarecrow | 1967-09-01 |
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Hondo and the Apaches | Krantz | 1967-09-08 |
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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | Marshal MacPhee | 1966-04-09 |
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El Dorado | Jim Purvis | 1966-12-17 |
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Zebra in the Kitchen | Adam Carlyle | 1965-06-01 |
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Iron Angel | Sgt. Walsh | 1964-02-01 |
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Buttons and Her Beaus | 1962-01-01 | |
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The Gambler Wore a Gun | Case Silverthorne | 1961-05-04 |
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Frontier Uprising | Jim Stockton | 1961-02-01 |
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The Magnificent Seven | Gunman at Boot Hill | 1960-10-12 |
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Noose for a Gunman | Case Britton | 1960-05-01 |
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Alias Jesse James | Frank James | 1959-03-20 |
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A Lust to Kill | Marshal Matt Gordon | 1958-09-28 |
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Flaming Frontier | Col. Hugh Carver | 1958-08-01 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Johnny Ringo | 1958-05-14 |
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Wolf Dog | Jim Hughes | 1958-07-01 |
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The Restless Breed | Ed Newton | 1957-05-01 |
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Guns Don't Argue | Police Captain Stewart / Narrator | 1957-01-01 |
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Monster from Green Hell | Dr. Quent Brady | 1957-05-17 |
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Duel at Apache Wells | Dean Cannary | 1957-01-25 |
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Apache Warrior | Ben Ziegler | 1957-07-01 |
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Raiders of Old California | Angus Clyde McKane | 1957-11-01 |
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Four Women in Black | Sheriff | 1957-04-25 |
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The Quiet Gun | Ralph Carpenter | 1957-07-18 |
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan | Jeff Harlan | 1957-04-14 |
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Last Stagecoach West | Bill Cameron | 1957-07-16 |
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Blonde Bait | Nick Randall | 1956-04-01 |
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Frontier Gambler | Tony Burton | 1956-07-01 |
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The Bottom of the Bottle | George Cady | 1956-02-01 |
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The Maverick Queen | The Stranger | 1956-05-03 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Aaron Baring | 1956-02-28 |
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Last of the Desperados | Chief Deputy John Poe | 1955-10-31 |
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Timberjack | Poole | 1955-02-18 |
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The Last Command | Ben Evans | 1955-08-03 |
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The Vanishing American | Glendon | 1955-11-17 |
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The Outcast | Major Linton Cosgrave | 1954-08-15 |
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The Outlaw's Daughter | Marshal Dan Porter | 1954-11-01 |
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The Big Chase | Brad Bellows | 1954-06-18 |
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Hell's Outpost | Sam Horne | 1954-12-15 |
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Jubilee Trail | Silky | 1954-05-15 |
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Woman They Almost Lynched | Cole Younger | 1953-03-20 |
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Woman of the North Country | Steve Powell | 1952-07-23 |
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The Big Sky | Streak | 1952-08-19 |
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Rose of Cimarron | Willie Whitewater | 1952-01-28 |
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Ride the Man Down | Red Courteen | 1952-11-25 |
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Little Big Horn | Cpl. Doan Moylan | 1951-06-15 |
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The Sea Hornet | Tony Sullivan | 1951-11-06 |
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Cavalry Scout | Lt. Spaulding | 1951-05-13 |
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Three Desperate Men | Fred Denton | 1951-01-12 |
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Oh! Susanna | Ira Jordan | 1951-03-01 |
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Silver Canyon | Wade McQuarrie | 1951-06-19 |
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California Passage | Lincoln 'Linc' Corey | 1950-12-15 |
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Hi-Jacked | Joe Harper | 1950-07-07 |
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The Showdown | Cochran | 1950-08-15 |
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The Cariboo Trail | Miller | 1950-08-01 |
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The Savage Horde | Lt. Mike Baker | 1950-05-22 |
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Hellfire | Gyp Stoner | 1949-05-29 |
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Brimstone | Nick Courteen | 1949-08-15 |
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Joe Tascarelli | 1949-09-14 |
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Red Stallion In The Rockies | Dave Ryder | 1949-05-02 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Slave Overseer (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
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Winter Meeting | Slick Novak | 1948-04-07 |
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The Fabulous Texan | Sam Bass | 1947-11-09 |
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Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
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Up Goes Maisie | Matthews (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
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Gallant Bess | Harry | 1946-12-05 |
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Swing Shift Maisie | Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
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Pilot #5 | Military Policeman | 1943-06-24 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-12-01 |
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Keep 'Em Sailing | Joseph Cummins | 1942-11-28 |
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White Cargo | Seaplane Pilot (uncredited) | 1942-12-12 |
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Stand by for Action | Talker (uncredited) | 1942-12-31 |
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Northwest Rangers | Mountie with Warrant | 1942-10-28 |
