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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, Calif. He was...
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 ...
Dec 24, 2021 · Jim Davis was a prominent American actor and is best remembered for his ‘cowboy’ acts in several movies and also for his role in the TV series ‘Dallas’. Davis’s career had a modest beginning and he initially worked as a tent-rigger in a circus. Fortunately, his job as a salesman took him to Los Angeles, where he could pursue an acting career.
In this article, we pay tribute to both the character of Jock Ewing and the actor who portrayed him so brilliantly – Jim Davis. Through a look back at some of Jock’s most memorable moments on Dallas, we’ll explore what made him such an enduring figure in popular culture even 33 years after Jim’s passing.
April 27, 1981. 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...
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.
Stars. TV: South side of the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Actor Born Aug. 26, 1915 in Edgerton, Mo. Died April 26, 1981 in Northridge, CA. J im Davis was a silver-haired actor who spent...
