Jim Davis
Acting
🎂 1909-08-26
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.
Cast credits(156)
George Tabor
1957
Capt. Joe Farrell
1957
Sam Wolfe
1959
Sam Butler
1959
Johnny
1959
1954
Self
1961
1957
Jock Ewing
1978
Sheriff
1959
Carpenter
1964
Sam Ralston
1964
Rafe Carson
1964
Cardenas
1962
Ellis Bengston
1965
Clell Williams
1955
Gainer
1955
Jim Basset
1955
Jubal Gray
1955
Ben Rawlins
1955
Wes Cameron
1955
Sheriff Shackwood
1955
Amos Carver
1955
Dave Carpenter
1955
Luke Rumbaugh
1955
1970
Robbins
1967
1958
Jim Driskill
1955
1959
Roy Johnson
1972
1965
1960
1965
Col. Jim Bowie
1966
Gunman at Boot Hill
1960
1967
Self - Judge
1963
Ed McKay
1972
1957
1960
1962
1960
1954
Bullet Pike
1958
J.L. Armstrong
1952
Jim Purvis
1966
Drobeck
1977
Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe
1957
1976
Sam Hogarth
1960
1972
1952
George Hammond
1974
Head of Lynching Party
1971
Riley
1970
1969
Julie Blocker
1978
1952
Ezra Meeker
1952
Marshal
1972
Lincoln 'Linc' Corey
1950
Krantz
1967
Lt. Spaulding
1951
Angus Clyde McKane
1957
1977
Cole Younger
1953
Dean Cannary
1957
Silky
1954
The Stranger
1956
Matt Clark
1954
Frank James
1959
Case Britton
1960
Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
1942
Steve Powell
1952
Tony Sullivan
1951
Robert Arnold
1957
Sen. Barry Tyler
1978
Marshal MacPhee
1966
Cal Brennan
1970
Aaron Baring
1956
Cole Treuitt
1953
Sgt. Martin
1971
Capt. Buckshot Bates
1975
Lt. Mike Baker
1950
Glendon
1955
Hal
1975
Jim Stockton
1961
Brad Bellows
1954
Major Linton Cosgrave
1954
Rocky Stratton
1974
1958
Red Courteen
1952
Ed Newton
1957
Nick Randall
1956
Adam Carlyle
1965
Clay Bates
1969
Sam Horne
1954
Poole
1955
Streak
1952
Military Policeman
1943
Nick Courteen
1949
Johnny Ringo
1958
Ben Evans
1955
Grant Williams
1980
Sam Bass
1947
Talker (uncredited)
1942
Wade McQuarrie
1951
Marshal Dan Porter
1954
Ralph Carpenter
1957
Slick Novak
1948
Sheriff Pat Lambrose
1976
Jeff Harlan
1957
Tony Burton
1956
Joe Tascarelli
1949
Police Captain Stewart / Narrator
1957
Matthews (Uncredited)
1946
Ira Jordan
1951
Pop Apling
1978
Gyp Stoner
1949
Marshal Bill Winter
1974
Miller
1950
Sheriff Potter
1972
Ben Ziegler
1957
Dr. Quent Brady
1957
Cochran
1950
Chief Deputy John Poe
1955
Vince Ballard
1968
Joseph Cummins
1942
Scarecrow
1967
Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)
1943
Dave Erickson
1977
George Cady
1956
Joe Harper
1950
Slave Overseer (uncredited)
1949
Willie Whitewater
1952
Sheriff Grogan
1972
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Bill Cameron
1957
Sgt. Walsh
1964
Sheriff Naylor
1971
Jake
1969
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
1947
Mr. Wilkenson
1981
Fred Denton
1951
Jim Hughes
1958
Mountie with Warrant
1942
Marshal Matt Gordon
1958
Case Silverthorne
1961
Harry
1946
1962
Cpl. Doan Moylan
1951
Col. Hugh Carver
1958
Noah Reedy
1968
Dixie
1973
Dave Ryder
1949