James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 â€" April 6, 2020) was an
American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in
the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, which
was broadcast on NBC from 1962 to 1971.Drury was born in New York
City, the son of James Child Drury and Beatrice Crawford Drury. His
father was a New York University professor of marketing. He grew up
between New York City and Salem, Oregon, where his mother owned a
farm. Drury contracted polio at the age of ten.He studied drama at New
York University and took additional classes at UCLA to complete his
degree after he began acting in films at MGM.Drury's professional
acting career began when he was twelve years old, when he performed in
a road company's production of Life with Father.
American actor. He is best known for having played the title role in
the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, which
was broadcast on NBC from 1962 to 1971.Drury was born in New York
City, the son of James Child Drury and Beatrice Crawford Drury. His
father was a New York University professor of marketing. He grew up
between New York City and Salem, Oregon, where his mother owned a
farm. Drury contracted polio at the age of ten.He studied drama at New
York University and took additional classes at UCLA to complete his
degree after he began acting in films at MGM.Drury's professional
acting career began when he was twelve years old, when he performed in
a road company's production of Life with Father.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.