Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Acting
Born 1909-08-26 - Died 1981-04-26Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA

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.

Movies (98)

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

The Magnificent Seven

1960Movie7.5
El Dorado
7.4

El Dorado

1966Movie7.4
Big Jake
6.8

Big Jake

1971Movie6.8
Oh! Susanna
7.0

Oh! Susanna

1951Movie7.0
Rio Lobo
6.5

Rio Lobo

1970Movie6.5
The Last Command
6.7

The Last Command

1955Movie6.7
The Parallax View
6.8

The Parallax View

1974Movie6.8
The Cariboo Trail
6.4

The Cariboo Trail

1950Movie6.4
Monte Walsh
6.3

Monte Walsh

1970Movie6.3
Bad Company
6.4

Bad Company

1972Movie6.4
Comes a Horseman
6.1

Comes a Horseman

1978Movie6.1
Hi-Jacked
5.4

Hi-Jacked

1950Movie5.4
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949Movie6.2
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
4.5

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971Movie4.5
Last Stagecoach West
5.5

Last Stagecoach West

1957Movie5.5
The Maverick Queen
5.8

The Maverick Queen

1956Movie5.8
Stand by for Action
7.0

Stand by for Action

1942Movie7.0
The Choirboys
5.4

The Choirboys

1977Movie5.4
Alias Jesse James
6.1

Alias Jesse James

1959Movie6.1
Hondo and the Apaches
7.2

Hondo and the Apaches

1967Movie7.2
The Day Time Ended
3.7

The Day Time Ended

1980Movie3.7
The Big Sky
6.6

The Big Sky

1952Movie6.6
Duel at Apache Wells
6.0

Duel at Apache Wells

1957Movie6.0
The Savage Horde
6.2

The Savage Horde

1950Movie6.2
Satan's Triangle
5.4

Satan's Triangle

1975Movie5.4
Jubilee Trail
5.2

Jubilee Trail

1954Movie5.2
Fort Utah
4.3

Fort Utah

1967Movie4.3
The Honkers
6.0

The Honkers

1972Movie6.0
Cavalry Scout
6.0

Cavalry Scout

1951Movie6.0
The Quiet Gun
6.4

The Quiet Gun

1957Movie6.4
Monster from Green Hell
3.9

Monster from Green Hell

1957Movie3.9
Woman They Almost Lynched
6.6

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953Movie6.6
Brimstone
7.3

Brimstone

1949Movie7.3
Timberjack
4.2

Timberjack

1955Movie4.2
The Restless Breed
5.5

The Restless Breed

1957Movie5.5
The Outcast
6.7

The Outcast

1954Movie6.7
Guns Don't Argue
4.5

Guns Don't Argue

1957Movie4.5
Tennessee Johnson
6.7

Tennessee Johnson

1942Movie6.7
Swing Shift Maisie
6.8

Swing Shift Maisie

1943Movie6.8
Blonde Bait
5.8

Blonde Bait

1956Movie5.8
Up Goes Maisie
6.8

Up Goes Maisie

1946Movie6.8
Rose of Cimarron
5.6

Rose of Cimarron

1952Movie5.6
The Fabulous Texan
6.5

The Fabulous Texan

1947Movie6.5
Hellfire
6.4

Hellfire

1949Movie6.4
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
6.5

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958Movie6.5
California Passage
6.0

California Passage

1950Movie6.0
Five Bloody Graves
4.3

Five Bloody Graves

1969Movie4.3
The Bottom of the Bottle
5.8

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956Movie5.8
The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

1975Movie
Northwest Rangers
6.3

Northwest Rangers

1942Movie6.3
Hell's Outpost
5.5

Hell's Outpost

1954Movie5.5
Apache Warrior
5.0

Apache Warrior

1957Movie5.0
Merton of the Movies
6.3

Merton of the Movies

1947Movie6.3
The Sea Hornet
6.0

The Sea Hornet

1951Movie6.0
Three Desperate Men
5.4

Three Desperate Men

1951Movie5.4
White Cargo
6.2

White Cargo

1942Movie6.2
Little Big Horn
6.1

Little Big Horn

1951Movie6.1
Noose for a Gunman
6.0

Noose for a Gunman

1960Movie6.0
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
6.5

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

1957Movie6.5
The Showdown
6.0

The Showdown

1950Movie6.0
Red Stallion In The Rockies
9.0

Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949Movie9.0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
6.6

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

1981Movie6.6
Iron Angel
7.5

Iron Angel

1964Movie7.5
The Wild Dakotas
9.0

The Wild Dakotas

1956Movie9.0
The Trackers
5.8

The Trackers

1971Movie5.8
Killing Stone
7.0

Killing Stone

1978Movie7.0
Deliver Us from Evil
7.5

Deliver Us from Evil

1973Movie7.5
Just a Little Inconvenience

Just a Little Inconvenience

1977Movie
The Vanishing American
6.7

The Vanishing American

1955Movie6.7
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
4.3

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966Movie4.3
Ride the Man Down
7.7

Ride the Man Down

1952Movie7.7
Law of the Land
3.8

Law of the Land

1976Movie3.8
Keep 'Em Sailing
7.5

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942Movie7.5
Zebra in the Kitchen
4.9

Zebra in the Kitchen

1965Movie4.9
The Big Chase
4.8

The Big Chase

1954Movie4.8
Pilot #5
6.0

Pilot #5

1943Movie6.0
The Gambler Wore a Gun
5.3

The Gambler Wore a Gun

1961Movie5.3
Frontier Gambler
6.5

Frontier Gambler

1956Movie6.5
Last of the Desperados
7.5

Last of the Desperados

1955Movie7.5
Winter Meeting
6.6

Winter Meeting

1948Movie6.6
The Road Hustlers
4.3

The Road Hustlers

1968Movie4.3
Frontier Uprising
5.4

Frontier Uprising

1961Movie5.4
Silver Canyon
7.5

Silver Canyon

1951Movie7.5
Trail of Danger

Trail of Danger

1978Movie
Woman of the North Country
5.0

Woman of the North Country

1952Movie5.0
Raiders of Old California
5.4

Raiders of Old California

1957Movie5.4
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
6.0

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949Movie6.0
They Ran for Their Lives
6.5

They Ran for Their Lives

1968Movie6.5
Gallant Bess
7.0

Gallant Bess

1946Movie7.0
Flaming Frontier
7.0

Flaming Frontier

1958Movie7.0
The Ice House
4.7

The Ice House

1969Movie4.7
Four Women in Black

Four Women in Black

1957Movie
Enigma
7.0

Enigma

1977Movie7.0
Wolf Dog
6.5

Wolf Dog

1958Movie6.5
Buttons and Her Beaus

Buttons and Her Beaus

1962Movie
A Lust to Kill
7.3

A Lust to Kill

1958Movie7.3
The Outlaw's Daughter
8.0

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954Movie8.0
Inferno in Paradise
9.0

Inferno in Paradise

1974Movie9.0

TV Shows (48)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Dallas
6.9

Dallas

1978Series6.9
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
The Lucy Show
7.0

The Lucy Show

1962Series7.0
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Night Gallery
7.8

Night Gallery

1970Series7.8
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
The High Chaparral
6.8

The High Chaparral

1967Series6.8
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Miss USA
6.0

Miss USA

1963Series6.0
Laramie
6.7

Laramie

1959Series6.7
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
Branded
6.8

Branded

1965Series6.8
The Time Tunnel
7.6

The Time Tunnel

1966Series7.6
The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967Series6.5
Stoney Burke
6.8

Stoney Burke

1962Series6.8
Laredo
6.4

Laredo

1965Series6.4
Dangerous Assignment
5.3

Dangerous Assignment

1952Series5.3
Outlaws
6.7

Outlaws

1960Series6.7
Banacek
8.4

Banacek

1972Series8.4
The Tall Man
6.9

The Tall Man

1960Series6.9
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Yancy Derringer
6.2

Yancy Derringer

1958Series6.2
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969Series4.8
26 Men
5.0

26 Men

1957Series5.0
The Quest
6.4

The Quest

1976Series6.4
The Aquanauts
6.0

The Aquanauts

1960Series6.0
The Sixth Sense
6.3

The Sixth Sense

1972Series6.3
Stories of the Century
7.2

Stories of the Century

1954Series7.2
The Silent Service
8.0

The Silent Service

1957Series8.0
Rescue 8
5.5

Rescue 8

1958Series5.5
Coronado 9
6.7

Coronado 9

1960Series6.7
Hunter
8.2

Hunter

1977Series8.2
Gunslinger
6.3

Gunslinger

1961Series6.3
Death Valley Days
6.6

Death Valley Days

1952Series6.6
Gang Busters
7.0

Gang Busters

1952Series7.0
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
O. Henry Playhouse
6.5

O. Henry Playhouse

1957Series6.5
The Cowboys
8.0

The Cowboys

1974Series8.0
Kung Fu
7.7

Kung Fu

1972Series7.7