Deceased

How Did Jim Davis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asJames Davis, Marlin DavisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/08/1909Born inEdgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USADied26/04/1981 (aged 71)Died inNorthridgeCausebrain cancer, multiple myelomaWikidataQ505916 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#30846 ↗

Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform. In 1981, his performance on the series earned him a posthumous nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

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Filmography115 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeMovie	Mr. Wilkenson	72
1980	The Day Time EndedMovie	Grant Williams	71
1978	DallasSeries	Jock Ewing	69
1978	Comes a HorsemanMovie	Julie Blocker	69
1978	Killing StoneMovie	Sen. Barry Tyler	69
1977	The ChoirboysMovie	Drobeck	68
1977	HunterSeries	—	68
1977	EnigmaMovie	Colonel Valentine	68
1976	The QuestSeries	—	67
1976	Law of the LandMovie	Sheriff Pat Lambrose	67
1975	The Runaway BargeMovie	Capt. Buckshot Bates	66
1975	Satan's TriangleMovie	Hal	66
1974	The Parallax ViewMovie	George Hammond	65
1974	Inferno in ParadiseMovie	Rocky Stratton	65
1973	Deliver Us from EvilMovie	Dixie	64
1972	The Sixth SenseSeries	—	63
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Roy Johnson	63
1972	Kung FuSeries	Sheriff Grogan	63
1972	BanacekSeries	Ed McKay	63
1972	The HonkersMovie	Sheriff Potter	63
1972	Bad CompanyMovie	Marshal	63
1971	Big JakeMovie	Head of Lynching Party	62
1971	Dracula vs. FrankensteinMovie	Sgt. Martin	62
1970	Night GallerySeries	—	61
1970	Monte WalshMovie	Cal Brennan	61
1970	Rio LoboMovie	Riley	61
1969	The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries	—	60
1969	Five Bloody GravesMovie	Clay Bates	60
1969	The Ice HouseMovie	Jake	60
1968	The Road HustlersMovie	Noah Reedy	59
1968	They Ran for Their LivesMovie	Vince Ballard	59
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	58
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Robbins	58
1967	Hondo and the ApachesMovie	Krantz	58
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Col. Jim Bowie	57
1966	El DoradoMovie	Jim Purvis	57
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Ellis Bengston	56
1965	BrandedSeries	—	56
1965	Zebra in the KitchenMovie	Adam Carlyle	56
1965	LaredoSeries	—	56
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Carpenter	55
1964	Iron AngelMovie	Sgt. Walsh	55
1963	Miss USASeries	Self - Judge	54
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	—	53
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Cardenas	53
1962	Buttons and Her BeausMovie	—	53
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	52
1961	Frontier UprisingMovie	Jim Stockton	52
1960	The Magnificent SevenMovie	Gunman at Boot Hill	51
1960	The AquanautsSeries	Sam Hogarth	51
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	51
1960	The Tall ManSeries	—	51
1960	Coronado 9Series	—	51
1959	BonanzaSeries	Johnny	50
1959	RawhideSeries	Sheriff	50
1959	LaramieSeries	—	50
1958	Yancy DerringerSeries	Bullet Pike	49
1958	Rescue 8Series	—	49
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	—	49
1958	A Lust to KillMovie	Marshal Matt Gordon	49
1958	Wolf DogMovie	Jim Hughes	49
1958	The Toughest Gun in TombstoneMovie	Johnny Ringo	49
1957	Perry MasonSeries	George Tabor	48
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	48
1957	26 MenSeries	—	48
1957	Raiders of Old CaliforniaMovie	Angus Clyde McKane	48
1957	Guns Don't ArgueMovie	Police Captain Stewart / Narrator	48
1957	Four Women in BlackMovie	Sheriff	48
1957	The Badge of Marshal BrennanMovie	Jeff Harlan	48
1957	Monster from Green HellMovie	Dr. Quent Brady	48
1957	Apache WarriorMovie	Ben Ziegler	48
1957	The Silent ServiceSeries	Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe	48
1956	The Bottom of the BottleMovie	George Cady	47
1956	Frontier GamblerMovie	Tony Burton	47
1956	The Maverick QueenMovie	The Stranger	47
1956	The Wild DakotasMovie	Aaron Baring	47
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Clell Williams	46
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Jim Driskill	46
1955	Last of the DesperadosMovie	Chief Deputy John Poe	46
1955	TimberjackMovie	Poole	46
1954	LassieSeries	—	45
1954	December BrideSeries	—	45
1954	Hell's OutpostMovie	Sam Horne	45
1954	The Big ChaseMovie	Brad Bellows	45
1954	Jubilee TrailMovie	Silky	45
1954	The OutcastMovie	Major Linton Cosgrave	45
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Cole Treuitt	44
1953	Woman They Almost LynchedMovie	Cole Younger	44
1952	Death Valley DaysSeries	Ezra Meeker	43
1952	Gang BustersSeries	—	43
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	J.L. Armstrong	43
1952	Rose of CimarronMovie	Willie Whitewater	43
1952	The Big SkyMovie	Streak	43
1952	Woman of the North CountryMovie	Steve Powell	43
1952	Ride the Man DownMovie	Red Courteen	43
1951	Cavalry ScoutMovie	Lt. Spaulding	42
1951	The Sea HornetMovie	Tony Sullivan	42
1951	Oh! SusannaMovie	Ira Jordan	42
1951	Little Big HornMovie	Cpl. Doan Moylan	42
1951	Three Desperate MenMovie	Fred Denton	42
1951	Silver CanyonMovie	Wade McQuarrie	42
1950	The Cariboo TrailMovie	Miller	41
1950	Hi-JackedMovie	Joe Harper	41
1950	The ShowdownMovie	Cochran	41
1950	The Savage HordeMovie	Lt. Mike Baker	41
1949	Yes Sir, That's My BabyMovie	Joe Tascarelli	40
1949	BrimstoneMovie	Nick Courteen	40
1949	Red Stallion In The RockiesMovie	Dave Ryder	40
1947	Merton of the MoviesMovie	Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)	38
1946	Gallant BessMovie	Harry	37
1943	Swing Shift MaisieMovie	Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)	34
1943	Pilot #5Movie	Military Policeman	34
1942	Tennessee JohnsonMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	33
1942	Stand by for ActionMovie	Talker (uncredited)	33
1942	White CargoMovie	Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)	33