Deceased

How Did Victor Jory Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79

Also known asВиктор ДжориGenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn23/11/1902Born inDawson City, Yukon Territory, CanadaDied12/02/1982 (aged 79)Died inSanta MonicaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1367933 ↗TMDb#15666 ↗

Victor Jory was a Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and carpetbagger Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1959 to 1961, he had a lead role in the 78-episode television police drama Manhunt.

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Filmography128 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Joe	88
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	81
1980	PowerSeries	Hillman	78
1979	Abraham's SacrificeMovie	Narrator (voice)	77
1979	Daniel and NebuchadnezzarMovie	Narrator	77
1978	Devil Dog: The Hound of HellMovie	Shaman	76
1978	Greatest Heroes of the BibleSeries	Narrator	76
1978	Grandpa Goes to WashingtonSeries	—	76
1978	The Story of NoahMovie	Narrator	76
1977	Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	—	75
1977	Mission to Glory: A True StoryMovie	Father Zaya	75
1976	AliceSeries	—	74
1975	D.W. Griffith: An American GeniusMovie	Griffith's Voice	73
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Eddie LaSalle	72
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	Charles Rolling Thunder	72
1973	PapillonMovie	Indian Chief	71
1972	Kung FuSeries	Fred	70
1972	BanacekSeries	Paul Andros	70
1972	Ghost StorySeries	The Old Man	70
1970	McCloudSeries	Joseph Rhigas	68
1970	FlapMovie	Wounded Bear Mr. Smith (Attorney at Law)	68
1969	Mackenna's GoldMovie	The Narrator	67
1969	A Time for DyingMovie	Judge Roy Bean	67
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Victor Foss	66
1968	JigsawMovie	Edward Arkroyd	66
1967	IronsideSeries	Wally Stowe / Frank Tomachek	65
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Mr. Kelly	65
1967	MannixSeries	—	65
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Capt. Beal	64
1966	The Green HornetSeries	Charles Delaclaire	64
1966	Bonanza: Ride the WindMovie	Charles Ludlow	64
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Judge Parker	63
1965	The LonerSeries	—	63
1965	F TroopSeries	—	63
1964	Cheyenne AutumnMovie	Tall Tree	62
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Charles Carlin	62
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Jim Clover	61
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Conrad Easter	61
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Andrew Jackson	61
1962	The VirginianSeries	Tom Brant	60
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Paul Reardon	60
1962	The Miracle WorkerMovie	Captain Arthur Keller	60
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Oscar Whalen	59
1961	87th PrecinctSeries	Mike Power	59
1961	The New BreedSeries	Deacon Lee	59
1961	HazelSeries	Mr. Woods	59
1960	The Fugitive KindMovie	Jabe Torrance	58
1959	BonanzaSeries	Charles Ludlow	57
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Arnold Stegler	57
1959	RawhideSeries	Hosea Brewer	57
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Sam McGarrett	56
1958	Johnny BelindaMovie	Black McDonald	56
1956	Playhouse 90Series	Rear Admiral Batt	54
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	—	54
1956	DraculaMovie	—	54
1956	ManfishMovie	Professor	54
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	53
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Chief Joseph	53
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	53
1955	SabakaMovie	Ashok	53
1954	Climax!Series	Sam Bellows	52
1954	Valley of the KingsMovie	Tuareg Chief	52
1954	Moby DickMovie	Captain Ahab	52
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Andrew Perry	51
1952	OmnibusSeries	Captain Kidd	50
1952	Son of Ali BabaMovie	Caliph	50
1952	Flaming FeatherMovie	Lucky Lee	50
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Black McDonald	49
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Ferdie Shiff	49
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	49
1951	The HighwaymanMovie	Lord Douglas	49
1950	The CaptureMovie	Father Gomez	48
1950	Your Show of ShowsSeries	—	48
1950	The Cariboo TrailMovie	Frank Walsh	48
1949	Canadian PacificMovie	Dirk Rourke	47
1949	Fighting Man of the PlainsMovie	Dave Oldham	47
1949	South of St. LouisMovie	Luke Cottrell	47
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	46
1948	Studio OneSeries	Interrogator	46
1948	Studio OneSeries	Dr. Kane	46
1948	The Loves of CarmenMovie	García	46
1948	The Gallant BladeMovie	Marshal of France Mordore	46
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	Frankie Sorrano	45
1944	Jasper's ParadiseMovie	(voice)	42
1943	The KansanMovie	Jeff Barat	41
1943	Power of the PressMovie	Oscar Trent	41
1943	Buckskin FrontierMovie	Champ Clanton	41
1942	Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieMovie	Ike Clanton	40
1942	Shut My Big MouthMovie	Buckskin Bill	40
1941	Border VigilantesMovie	Henry Logan	39
1941	Riders of the TimberlineMovie	Baptiste Deschamp	39
1941	Charlie Chan in RioMovie	Alfredo Cardozo, alias Marana	39
1941	The Gay KnightiesMovie	Narrator (voice)	39
1941	Bad Men of MissouriMovie	William Merrick	39
1941	Secrets of the Lone WolfMovie	'Dapper' Dan Streever	39
1940	The ShadowMovie	Lamont Cranston / The Shadow	38
1940	Lady with Red HairMovie	Mr. Clifton	38
1940	Give Us WingsMovie	Mr. Arnold Carter	38
1940	The Green ArcherMovie	Spike Holland	38
1940	The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMovie	Clay Beaudine	38
1940	River's EndMovie	Norman Talbot	38
1940	Knights of the RangeMovie	Malcolm Lascalles	38
1940	Girl from HavanaMovie	Tex Moore	38
1939	Gone with the WindMovie	Jonas Wilkerson	37
1939	Each Dawn I DieMovie	W.J. Grayce	37
1939	Dodge CityMovie	Yancey	37
1939	Man of ConquestMovie	William B. Travis	37
1938	The Adventures of Tom SawyerMovie	Injun Joe	36
1937	Bulldog Drummond at BayMovie	Gregoroff	35
1937	Glamorous NightMovie	Baron Lyadeff	35
1937	First LadyMovie	Senator Gordon Keane	35
1936	Breakdowns of 1936Movie	Self	34
1936	Meet Nero WolfeMovie	Claude Roberts	34
1935	A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie	Oberon	33
1935	A Dream Comes TrueMovie	Oberon (archive footage) (uncredited)	33
1935	Escape from Devil's IslandMovie	Dario	33
1935	Party WireMovie	Matthew Putnam	33
1935	Too Tough to KillMovie	John O'Hara	33
1934	Murder in TrinidadMovie	Howard Sutter	32
1934	I Believed in YouMovie	Jim Crowl	32
1934	Madame du BarryMovie	Duc Armand d'Aiguillon	32
1934	PursuedMovie	Beauregard	32
1933	Sailor's LuckMovie	Baron Portola aka Darrow	31
1933	Trick for TrickMovie	La Tour	31
1933	My WomanMovie	John Bradley	31
1933	SmokyMovie	Clint Peters	31
1933	Second Hand WifeMovie	Lotzi Vajda	31
1930	RenegadesMovie	Officer Belonge (uncredited)	28