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James Davis
Marlin Davis
Jim Davis
Acting
Biography
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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, man…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Mr. Wilkenson
The Day Time Ended
as Grant Williams
Comes a Horseman
as Julie Blocker
Killing Stone
as Sen. Barry Tyler
Trail of Danger
as Pop Apling
The Choirboys
as Drobeck
Just a Little Inconvenience
as Dave Erickson
Enigma
as Colonel Valentine
Law of the Land
as Sheriff Pat Lambrose
Satan's Triangle
as Hal
TV Shows
Dallas
as Jock Ewing · 77 ep.
Hunter
1 ep.
The Quest
1 ep.
The Cowboys
as Marshal Bill Winter · 12 ep.
The Streets of San Francisco
as Roy Johnson · 2 ep.
Banacek
as Ed McKay · 1 ep.
The Sixth Sense
1 ep.
Kung Fu
as Sheriff Grogan · 2 ep.
Night Gallery
1 ep.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1 ep.
