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Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and carpetbagger Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Feb 13, 1982 · Victor Jory, a stage actor in the classical tradition whose fame among movie audiences was as a gravel-voiced villain, was found dead yesterday by the police in his apartment in Santa Monica,...
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Biography. Victor Jory was a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Jonas Wilkerson, the brutal and opportunistic overseer, in "Gone with the Wind", and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow', in the 1942 serial film "The Shadow". Known For. Papillon. Gone with the Wind. The Miracle Worker. Tulips Shall Grow.
Feb 12, 1982 · Feb. 12, 1982. Actor Victor Jory dies. SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Victor Jory, the chiseled-faced, raspy-voiced actor who played dozens of movie and TV villains including the brutal slave...
Sep 20, 2011 · Victor Jory, actor, director, playwright (b at Dawson City, YT 23 Nov 1902; d at Santa Monica, Ca 12 Feb 1982). Victor Jory specialized in villainous roles, appearing in some 76 films and more than 200 television shows, while also appearing occasionally on stage.
Victor Jory was a Canadian actor. Born in Dawson City, Yukon, Jory was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique. He toured with theater troupes and appeared on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930.
