Jim Davis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-08-26

Day of death

1981-04-26 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA

Jim Davis

Biography

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. He was known as Jim Davis by the time of his first major screen role, which was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting,[3] a lavish failure for which he was lambasted in the press as being too inexperienced to play the part properly. His subsequent film career consisted of mostly B movies, many of them westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View. Davis performed in numerous television series episodes in the 1950s-1970s. After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted in 1978. During season four, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma but continued to film the show as long as he could. In many scenes as the season progressed he was shown seated, and his voice became softer and more obviously affected by his illness. He wore a hairpiece to cover the hair he'd lost from chemotherapy. A season four storyline regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation from Miss Ellie was ended abruptly at the end of season four. The writers depicted the couple suddenly leaving to go on an extended second honeymoon when it became obvious that Davis could no longer continue to work. Their departure in a limousine in the episode "New Beginnings" was Davis' only scene in that episode, and his condition was so poor that close watching reveals (based on his unsynchronized lip movement) that he overdubbed his one last line of dialogue. It was his final appearance on the show. He died of complications from his illness while season four was being aired.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Miss USA

    Miss USA

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • El Dorado

    El Dorado

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Branded

    Branded

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • The Outcast

    The Outcast

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Silver Canyon

    Silver Canyon

  • The Choirboys

    The Choirboys

  • Monte Walsh

    Monte Walsh

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

  • Flaming Frontier

    Flaming Frontier

  • Wolf Dog

    Wolf Dog

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Big Jake

    Big Jake

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Gallant Bess

    Gallant Bess

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • Frontier Uprising

    Frontier Uprising

  • White Cargo

    White Cargo

  • Frontier Gambler

    Frontier Gambler

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • The Trackers

    The Trackers

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Jubilee Trail

    Jubilee Trail

  • The Silent Service

    The Silent Service

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

  • Northwest Rangers

    Northwest Rangers

  • Winter Meeting

    Winter Meeting

  • The Showdown

    The Showdown

  • Fort Utah

    Fort Utah

  • Timberjack

    Timberjack

  • The Big Sky

    The Big Sky

  • Coronado 9

    Coronado 9

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Parallax View

    The Parallax View

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Up Goes Maisie

    Up Goes Maisie

  • Gang Busters

    Gang Busters

  • Dracula vs. Frankenstein

    Dracula vs. Frankenstein

  • The Honkers

    The Honkers

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift Maisie

  • Stories of the Century

    Stories of the Century

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Raiders of Old California

    Raiders of Old California

  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

    Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

  • The Gambler Wore a Gun

    The Gambler Wore a Gun

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Monster from Green Hell

    Monster from Green Hell

  • The Big Chase

    The Big Chase

  • Noose for a Gunman

    Noose for a Gunman

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • The Day Time Ended

    The Day Time Ended

  • Oh! Susanna

    Oh! Susanna

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

  • The Ice House

    The Ice House

  • The Bottom of the Bottle

    The Bottom of the Bottle

  • Last Stagecoach West

    Last Stagecoach West

  • The Restless Breed

    The Restless Breed

  • Gunslinger

    Gunslinger

  • The Runaway Barge

    The Runaway Barge

  • Comes a Horseman

    Comes a Horseman

  • Zebra in the Kitchen

    Zebra in the Kitchen

  • Satan's Triangle

    Satan's Triangle

  • The Quiet Gun

    The Quiet Gun

  • The Outlaw's Daughter

    The Outlaw's Daughter

  • Guns Don't Argue

    Guns Don't Argue

  • The Road Hustlers

    The Road Hustlers

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • The Sea Hornet

    The Sea Hornet

  • Trail of Danger

    Trail of Danger

  • Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

  • The Fabulous Texan

    The Fabulous Texan

  • Law of the Land

    Law of the Land

  • Hell's Outpost

    Hell's Outpost

  • O. Henry Playhouse

    O. Henry Playhouse

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

  • The Cowboys

    The Cowboys

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • The Vanishing American

    The Vanishing American

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Badge of Marshal Brennan

    The Badge of Marshal Brennan

  • Red Stallion In The Rockies

    Red Stallion In The Rockies

  • Hi-Jacked

    Hi-Jacked

  • Rescue 8

    Rescue 8

  • Just a Little Inconvenience

    Just a Little Inconvenience

  • Yes Sir, That's My Baby

    Yes Sir, That's My Baby

  • A Lust to Kill

    A Lust to Kill

  • Four Women in Black

    Four Women in Black

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Apache Warrior

    Apache Warrior

  • The Cariboo Trail

    The Cariboo Trail

  • They Ran for Their Lives

    They Ran for Their Lives

  • California Passage

    California Passage

  • Woman They Almost Lynched

    Woman They Almost Lynched

  • Keep 'Em Sailing

    Keep 'Em Sailing

  • Cavalry Scout

    Cavalry Scout

  • Deliver Us from Evil

    Deliver Us from Evil

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

  • Iron Angel

    Iron Angel

  • Buttons and Her Beaus

    Buttons and Her Beaus

  • Pilot #5

    Pilot #5

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • Killing Stone

    Killing Stone

  • Inferno in Paradise

    Inferno in Paradise

  • The Wild Dakotas

    The Wild Dakotas

  • Duel at Apache Wells

    Duel at Apache Wells

  • Blonde Bait

    Blonde Bait

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • Five Bloody Graves

    Five Bloody Graves