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Jim Davis (1909-1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns and Dallas. He also appeared in films, such as Winter Meeting, The Parallax View, and Rio Lobo, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Jim Davis (1909-1981) was a versatile actor who starred in many westerns at Republic Pictures and as Jock Ewing in the TV series Dallas. He had a deep, gravelly voice and a Southern drawl that fit his cowboy image.
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- Edgerton, Missouri, USA
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- Northridge, California, USA
Jul 10, 2024 · Jim Davis, American character actor who was best known for his portrayal of Jock Ewing, the gravel-voiced patriarch of the oil-rich Ewing family on the top-rated television show Dallas. He also acted in dozens of western movies and TV shows from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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Apr 27, 1981 · Jim Davis, the gravely-voice character actor best known as the tough patriarch of the Ewing family in the television series ''Dallas'' died yesterday in his home in Northridge,...
Jim Davis. Actor: Big Jake. Tall, rangy Jim Davis spent much of his early career in westerns mainly at Republic Pictures. The Missouri-born and -raised Davis' relaxed, easygoing manner and Southern drawl easily fit most moviegoers' image of the cowboy and Republic put him in a ton of them over the years (the fact that, unlike a lot of movie ...
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- April 26, 1981
Jun 3, 2024 · Jim Davis was an American actor who played cowboy roles in movies and TV shows, and starred as Jock Ewing in Dallas. He died of cancer in 1981 and received a posthumous Emmy nomination for his performance.
On Apr. 27, 1981, The Times reported that Jim Davis, the silver-haired actor who spent more than 30 years as a performer before attaining stardom as the ruthless patriarch Jock Ewing in TV's...