James Drury, best known for starring in the long-running Western series “The Virginian,” died Monday of natural causes. He was 85. His assistant, Karen Lindsey, posted the news on Faceb…
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Drury was born April 18, 1934 in New York City. During his childhood, the family made multiple trips to the family ranch in Oregon, where he developed a love for horses and the outdoor life. He first appeared on stage at the age of 8 when he played King Herod in a children’s Christmas play. He made his professional acting debut at the age of 12 in a touring company of “Life With Father.”
Drury’s quiet character, who always wore a black cowboy hat, had no name other than “The Virginian.” He portrayed the tough foreman of the fictional Shiloh Ranch set in the latter part of the 19th century in the Wyoming Territory. Many of the 249 episodes, airing over nine seasons until 1971, involved his character fending off outlaws and rustlers. Each episode would run for 90 minutes.
“The Virginian,” which aired on NBC, had the third-longest run of any TV Western, topped only by CBS’s “Gunsmoke” and NBC’s “Bonanza” . Drury and co-star Doug McClure appearsed on all 249 episodes.
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