Jim Davis
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 26, 1909 in Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA
- Died
- April 26, 1981
- Active Years
- 1942–1981 (40 Years)
- Total Credits
- 161 credits in database
Biography
Jim Davis was an American actor born on August 26, 1909, in Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA. He is known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Davis's film career consisted of mostly B movies, including westerns. He made an impression as a U.S. senator in a film featuring Warren Beatty. His early career was marked by a negative reception for his performance in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting, opposite Bette Davis. Davis passed away on April 26, 1981, at the age of 71. He is a male actor with 145 known credits, primarily in acting.
Career overview
Jim Davis began his acting career with a major screen role opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting. This early experience was marked by criticism, with Davis being lambasted in the press as being too inexperienced to play the part properly. Despite this, he continued to work in the film industry, primarily appearing in B movies, many of which were westerns.
Davis's subsequent film career consisted of mostly low-budget productions, although he did make an impression in a notable role as a U.S. senator in a film starring Warren Beatty. The details of this specific film are not specified in available information.
Jim Davis is perhaps best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas, a part he played until he was too ill from a terminal illness to continue. The specifics of his time on the show, including the duration of his tenure and the circumstances of his departure, are not provided in available sources.
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Full Filmography
161 titles- Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981) as Mr. Wilkenson
- The Day Time Ended (1980) as Grant Williams
- Dallas (1978) as Jock Ewing
- Comes a Horseman (1978) as Julie Blocker
- Trail of Danger (1978) as Pop Apling
- Killing Stone (1978) as Sen. Barry Tyler
- Hunter (1977)
- The Choirboys (1977) as Drobeck
- Just a Little Inconvenience (1977) as Dave Erickson
- Enigma (1977) as Colonel Valentine
- The Quest (1976)
- Law of the Land (1976) as Sheriff Pat Lambrose
- Satan's Triangle (1975) as Hal
- The Runaway Barge (1975) as Capt. Buckshot Bates
- The Parallax View (1974) as George Hammond
- The Cowboys (1974) as Marshal Bill Winter
- Inferno in Paradise (1974) as Rocky Stratton
- Deliver Us from Evil (1973) as Dixie
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Roy Johnson
- Banacek (1972) as Ed McKay
- The Sixth Sense (1972)
- Bad Company (1972) as Marshal
- The Honkers (1972) as Sheriff Potter
- Kung Fu (1972) as Sheriff Grogan
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) as Sgt. Martin
- The Trackers (1971) as Sheriff Naylor
- Big Jake (1971) as Head of Lynching Party
- Night Gallery (1970)
- Rio Lobo (1970) as Riley
- Monte Walsh (1970) as Cal Brennan
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
- Five Bloody Graves (1969) as Clay Bates
- The Ice House (1969) as Jake
- They Ran for Their Lives (1968) as Vince Ballard
- The Road Hustlers (1968) as Noah Reedy
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Robbins
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Sheriff Hawks
- Hondo and the Apaches (1967) as Krantz
- Fort Utah (1967) as Scarecrow
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Col. Jim Bowie
- El Dorado (1966) as Jim Purvis
- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) as Marshal MacPhee
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ellis Bengston
- Branded (1965)
- Branded (1965) as James Swaney
- Laredo (1965)
- Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) as Adam Carlyle
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Carpenter
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Sam Ralston
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Rafe Carson
- Iron Angel (1964) as Sgt. Walsh
- Miss USA (1963) as Self - Judge
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Cardenas
- Stoney Burke (1962)
- Buttons and Her Beaus (1962)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Gunslinger (1961) as Jeb Crane
- Frontier Uprising (1961) as Jim Stockton
- The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961) as Case Silverthorne
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Gunman at Boot Hill
- The Tall Man (1960)
- Outlaws (1960)
- The Aquanauts (1960) as Sam Hogarth
- Coronado 9 (1960)
- Noose for a Gunman (1960) as Case Britton
- Bonanza (1959) as Sam Butler
- Bonanza (1959) as Sam Wolfe
- Bonanza (1959) as Johnny
- Rawhide (1959) as Sheriff
- Laramie (1959)
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Frank James
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Yancy Derringer (1958) as Bullet Pike
- Rescue 8 (1958)
- The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) as Johnny Ringo
- A Lust to Kill (1958) as Marshal Matt Gordon
- Wolf Dog (1958) as Jim Hughes
- Flaming Frontier (1958) as Col. Hugh Carver
- Perry Mason (1957) as George Tabor
- Perry Mason (1957) as Capt. Joe Farrell
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- The Silent Service (1957) as Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe
- 26 Men (1957)
- Last Stagecoach West (1957) as Bill Cameron
- Guns Don't Argue (1957) as Police Captain Stewart / Narrator
- The Restless Breed (1957) as Ed Newton
- Monster from Green Hell (1957) as Dr. Quent Brady
- O. Henry Playhouse (1957) as Robert Arnold
- The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957) as Jeff Harlan
- The Quiet Gun (1957) as Ralph Carpenter
- Four Women in Black (1957) as Sheriff
- Raiders of Old California (1957) as Angus Clyde McKane
- Duel at Apache Wells (1957) as Dean Cannary
- Apache Warrior (1957) as Ben Ziegler
- The Maverick Queen (1956) as The Stranger
- The Wild Dakotas (1956) as Aaron Baring
- The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) as George Cady
- Frontier Gambler (1956) as Tony Burton
- Blonde Bait (1956) as Nick Randall
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Clell Williams
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Gainer
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jim Basset
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jubal Gray
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Ben Rawlins
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Wes Cameron
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sheriff Shackwood
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Amos Carver
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Dave Carpenter
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Luke Rumbaugh
- The Millionaire (1955) as Jim Driskill
- The Vanishing American (1955) as Glendon
- The Last Command (1955) as Ben Evans
- Timberjack (1955) as Poole
- Last of the Desperados (1955) as Chief Deputy John Poe
- Lassie (1954)
- December Bride (1954)
- Hell's Outpost (1954) as Sam Horne
- Stories of the Century (1954) as Matt Clark
- The Big Chase (1954) as Brad Bellows
- The Outcast (1954) as Major Linton Cosgrave
- Jubilee Trail (1954) as Silky
- The Outlaw's Daughter (1954) as Marshal Dan Porter
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Cole Treuitt
- Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) as Cole Younger
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as J.L. Armstrong
- Death Valley Days (1952) as Ezra Meeker
- Dangerous Assignment (1952)
- Dangerous Assignment (1952) as Holcomb
- Gang Busters (1952)
- The Big Sky (1952) as Streak
- Rose of Cimarron (1952) as Willie Whitewater
- Woman of the North Country (1952) as Steve Powell
- Ride the Man Down (1952) as Red Courteen
- Little Big Horn (1951) as Cpl. Doan Moylan
- Oh! Susanna (1951) as Ira Jordan
- Three Desperate Men (1951) as Fred Denton
- The Sea Hornet (1951) as Tony Sullivan
- Cavalry Scout (1951) as Lt. Spaulding
- Silver Canyon (1951) as Wade McQuarrie
- Hi-Jacked (1950) as Joe Harper
- The Savage Horde (1950) as Lt. Mike Baker
- California Passage (1950) as Lincoln 'Linc' Corey
- The Cariboo Trail (1950) as Miller
- The Showdown (1950) as Cochran
- Hellfire (1949) as Gyp Stoner
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) as Slave Overseer (uncredited)
- Brimstone (1949) as Nick Courteen
- Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949) as Dave Ryder
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) as Joe Tascarelli
- Winter Meeting (1948) as Slick Novak
- Merton of the Movies (1947) as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Texan (1947) as Sam Bass
- Gallant Bess (1946) as Harry
- Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Matthews (Uncredited)
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943) as Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)
- Pilot #5 (1943) as Military Policeman
- Stand by for Action (1942) as Talker (uncredited)
- Keep 'Em Sailing (1942) as Joseph Cummins
- White Cargo (1942) as Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
- Northwest Rangers (1942) as Mountie with Warrant
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) as Reporter (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jim Davis best known for?
Jim Davis is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Day Time Ended (1980), Dallas (1978), Comes a Horseman (1978), Emanuelle in America (1977).
When and where was Jim Davis born?
Jim Davis was born on August 26, 1909 in Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA. They passed away on April 26, 1981.
How many credits does Jim Davis have?
Jim Davis has accumulated over 161 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1942 to 1981.
What is Jim Davis's background in cinema and television?
Jim Davis was an American actor born on August 26, 1909, in Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA. He is known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Davis's film career consisted of mostly B movies, including westerns. He made an impression as a U.S. senator in a film featuring Warren Bea...
Jim Davis by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Banacek (1972) as Ed McKay — aged about 62
- Hunter (1977) — aged about 67
- The Cowboys (1974) as Marshal Bill Winter — aged about 64
- The Silent Service (1957) as Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe — aged about 47
- Night Gallery (1970) — aged about 60
- Kung Fu (1972) as Sheriff Grogan — aged about 62
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