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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Trail of Danger | Pop Apling | 1978-03-12 |
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Killing Stone | Sen. Barry Tyler | 1978-05-02 |
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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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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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The Trackers | Sheriff Naylor | 1971-12-15 |
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Big Jake | Head of Lynching Party | 1971-05-26 |
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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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Five Bloody Graves | Clay Bates | 1969-10-31 |
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The Ice House | Jake | 1969-01-01 |
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They Ran for Their Lives | Vince Ballard | 1968-01-01 |
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The Road Hustlers | Noah Reedy | 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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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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Wolf Dog | Jim Hughes | 1958-07-01 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Johnny Ringo | 1958-05-14 |
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The Quiet Gun | Ralph Carpenter | 1957-07-18 |
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Raiders of Old California | Angus Clyde McKane | 1957-11-01 |
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Apache Warrior | Ben Ziegler | 1957-07-01 |
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The Restless Breed | Ed Newton | 1957-05-01 |
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Last Stagecoach West | Bill Cameron | 1957-07-16 |
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Monster from Green Hell | Dr. Quent Brady | 1957-05-17 |
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Guns Don't Argue | Police Captain Stewart / Narrator | 1957-01-01 |
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan | Jeff Harlan | 1957-04-14 |
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Duel at Apache Wells | Dean Cannary | 1957-01-25 |
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The Maverick Queen | The Stranger | 1956-05-03 |
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Blonde Bait | Nick Randall | 1956-04-01 |
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The Bottom of the Bottle | George Cady | 1956-02-01 |
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Frontier Gambler | Tony Burton | 1956-07-01 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Aaron Baring | 1956-02-28 |
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The Vanishing American | Glendon | 1955-11-17 |
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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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Jubilee Trail | Silky | 1954-05-15 |
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Hell's Outpost | Sam Horne | 1954-12-15 |
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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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The Outcast | Major Linton Cosgrave | 1954-08-15 |
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Woman They Almost Lynched | Cole Younger | 1953-03-20 |
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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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Woman of the North Country | Steve Powell | 1952-07-23 |
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The Sea Hornet | Tony Sullivan | 1951-11-06 |
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Silver Canyon | Wade McQuarrie | 1951-06-19 |
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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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Cavalry Scout | Lt. Spaulding | 1951-05-13 |
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Little Big Horn | Cpl. Doan Moylan | 1951-06-15 |
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The Cariboo Trail | Miller | 1950-08-01 |
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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 Savage Horde | Lt. Mike Baker | 1950-05-22 |
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Hellfire | Gyp Stoner | 1949-05-29 |
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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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Brimstone | Nick Courteen | 1949-08-15 |
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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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Gallant Bess | Harry | 1946-12-05 |
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Up Goes Maisie | Matthews (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
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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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Stand by for Action | Talker (uncredited) | 1942-12-31 |
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Keep 'Em Sailing | Joseph Cummins | 1942-11-28 |
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Northwest Rangers | Mountie with Warrant | 1942-10-28 |
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White Cargo | Seaplane Pilot (uncredited) | 1942-12-12 |
