Jim Davis
Acting
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
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movieThe Day Time Ended
1980
Grant Williams
movieComes a Horseman
1978
Julie Blocker
movieKilling Stone
1978
Sen. Barry Tyler
tvDallas
1978
Jock Ewing
movieTrail of Danger
1978
Pop Apling
movieThe Choirboys
1977
Drobeck
movieEnigma
1977
Colonel Valentine
movieLaw of the Land
1976
Sheriff Pat Lambrose
movieThe Runaway Barge
1975
Capt. Buckshot Bates
movieThe Parallax View
1974
George Hammond
The Cowboys
1974
Marshal Bill Winter
movieInferno in Paradise
1974
Rocky Stratton
tvKung Fu
1972
Sheriff Grogan
movieBad Company
1972
Marshal
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Roy Johnson
tvBanacek
1972
Ed McKay
movieThe Honkers
1972
Sheriff Potter
movieThe Trackers
1971
Sheriff Naylor
movieDracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
Sgt. Martin
movieBig Jake
1971
Head of Lynching Party
movieMonte Walsh
1970
Cal Brennan
movieRio Lobo
1970
Riley
movieFive Bloody Graves
1969
Clay Bates
movieThe Road Hustlers
1968
Noah Reedy
movieThey Ran for Their Lives
1968
Vince Ballard
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Robbins
tvThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Sheriff Hawks
movieFort Utah
1967
Scarecrow
movieEl Dorado
1966
Jim Purvis
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Col. Jim Bowie
movieJesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
Marshal MacPhee
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Ellis Bengston
movieZebra in the Kitchen
1965
Adam Carlyle
tvBranded
1965
James Swaney
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Carpenter / Sam Ralston / Rafe Carson
movieIron Angel
1964
Sgt. Walsh
tvMiss USA
1963
Self - Judge
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Cardenas
movieThe Gambler Wore a Gun
1961
Case Silverthorne
tvGunslinger
1961
Jeb Crane
movieFrontier Uprising
1961
Jim Stockton
movieThe Magnificent Seven
1960
Gunman at Boot Hill
tvThe Aquanauts
1960
Sam Hogarth
movieNoose for a Gunman
1960
Case Britton
tvBonanza
1959
Sam Butler / Sam Wolfe / Johnny
movieAlias Jesse James
1959
Frank James
tvRawhide
1959
Sheriff
tvYancy Derringer
1958
Bullet Pike
movieA Lust to Kill
1958
Marshal Matt Gordon
movieFlaming Frontier
1958
Col. Hugh Carver
movieWolf Dog
1958
Jim Hughes
movieThe Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958
Johnny Ringo
movieRaiders of Old California
1957
Angus Clyde McKane
tvPerry Mason
1957
George Tabor / Capt. Joe Farrell
movieGuns Don't Argue
1957
Police Captain Stewart / Narrator
movieThe Quiet Gun
1957
Ralph Carpenter
movieLast Stagecoach West
1957
Bill Cameron
movieApache Warrior
1957
Ben Ziegler
movieMonster from Green Hell
1957
Dr. Quent Brady
movieThe Restless Breed
1957
Ed Newton
movieFour Women in Black
1957
Sheriff
movieThe Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
Jeff Harlan
tvThe Silent Service
1957
Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe
movieDuel at Apache Wells
1957
Dean Cannary
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
Robert Arnold
movieFrontier Gambler
1956
Tony Burton
movieThe Maverick Queen
1956
The Stranger
movieBlonde Bait
1956
Nick Randall
movieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
Aaron Baring
movieThe Bottom of the Bottle
1956
George Cady
movieLast of the Desperados
1955
Chief Deputy John Poe
tvGunsmoke
1955
Clell Williams / Gainer / Jim Basset / Jubal Gray / Ben Rawlins / Wes Cameron / Sheriff Shackwood / Amos Carver / Dave Carpenter / Luke Rumbaugh
movieThe Last Command
1955
Ben Evans
movieTimberjack
1955
Poole
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Jim Driskill
movieHell's Outpost
1954
Sam Horne
movieThe Outlaw's Daughter
1954
Marshal Dan Porter
movieThe Outcast
1954
Major Linton Cosgrave
movieThe Big Chase
1954
Brad Bellows
tvStories of the Century
1954
Matt Clark
movieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
Cole Younger
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Cole Treuitt
movieRide the Man Down
1952
Red Courteen
tvCavalcade of America
1952
J.L. Armstrong
tvDeath Valley Days
1952
Ezra Meeker
movieThe Big Sky
1952
Streak
movieWoman of the North Country
1952
Steve Powell
movieRose of Cimarron
1952
Willie Whitewater
tvDangerous Assignment
1952
Holcomb
movieThe Sea Hornet
1951
Tony Sullivan
movieSilver Canyon
1951
Wade McQuarrie
movieLittle Big Horn
1951
Cpl. Doan Moylan
movieCavalry Scout
1951
Lt. Spaulding
movieOh! Susanna
1951
Ira Jordan
movieThree Desperate Men
1951
Fred Denton
movieCalifornia Passage
1950
Lincoln 'Linc' Corey
movieThe Showdown
1950
Cochran
movieHi-Jacked
1950
Joe Harper
movieThe Savage Horde
1950
Lt. Mike Baker
movieYes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
Joe Tascarelli
movieBrimstone
1949
Nick Courteen
movieHellfire
1949
Gyp Stoner
movieRed Stallion In The Rockies
1949
Dave Ryder
movieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Slave Overseer (uncredited)
movieWinter Meeting
1948
Slick Novak
movieThe Fabulous Texan
1947
Sam Bass
movieMerton of the Movies
1947
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
movieUp Goes Maisie
1946
Matthews (Uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)
moviePilot #5
1943
Military Policeman
movieStand by for Action
1942
Talker (uncredited)
movieWhite Cargo
1942
Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
movieTennessee Johnson
1942
Reporter (uncredited)
movieKeep 'Em Sailing
1942
Joseph Cummins
movieNorthwest Rangers
1942
Mountie with Warrant