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Jim Davis. Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981. Born as Marlin Davis in Edgerton, Missouri, his first major screen role was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting. His film career consisted of mostly B ...
Jim Davis. Actor. He was born Marlin Otho Davis to Lucien Davis, an undertaker, and Ethyl Offutt. Before seeking an acting career, he attended Baptist-affiliated William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, where he played end on the football team. He came to Hollywood as a salesman for a Kansas oil drilling firm.
Jim Davis was an American actor and producer who has appeared in his role in "Dallas" as John "Jock" Ewing. Davis was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1981 for the same project.
Davis' odyssey to acting began when he declined to enter the family business. Jim Davis: " No way I wanted to be in a mortuary. " he laughs . Before he started working as an actor in 1942 Jim had been working in many different occupations. For example at the circus as a rodeo performer and in a "Quaker Oats" oat mill.
Jim Davis was born ‘Marlin Davis’ on August 26, 1909. He grew up in the small town o f Edgerton, which is in Platte County, midway between Kansas City and St. Joseph. After graduating from North Platte High School in nearby Dearborn, he stayed close to home and attended William Jewell College in Liberty where he earned a degree in history ...
Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera, Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from a terminal illness to perform. Born in Edgerton in Platte County in northwestern Missouri, Davis attended high school ...
