Jim Davis

Jim Davis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, many of them westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View. Davis performed in numerous television series episodes in the 1950s-1970s. After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted in 1978. During season four, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma but continued to film the show as long as he could. In many scenes as the season progressed he was shown seated, and his voice became softer and more obviously affected by his illness. He wore a hairpiece to cover the hair he'd lost from chemotherapy. A season four storyline regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation from Miss Ellie was ended abruptly at the end of season four. The writers depicted the couple suddenly leaving to go on an extended second honeymoon when it became obvious that Davis could no longer continue to work. Their departure in a limousine in the episode "New Beginnings" was Davis' only scene in that episode, and his condition was so poor that close watching reveals (based on his unsynchronized lip movement) that he overdubbed his one last line of dialogue. It was his final appearance on the show. He died of complications from his illness while season four was being aired.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1909-08-26
Place of Birth: Edgerton, Platte County, Missouri, USA
Also Known As: James Davis, Marlin Davis

Movies List of Jim Davis

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Tennessee Johnson

1942 Movie
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Big Jake

1971 Movie
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Bad Company

1972 Movie
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Rio Lobo

1970 Movie
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The Big Sky

1952 Movie
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Winter Meeting

1948 Movie
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The Parallax View

1974 Movie
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Monte Walsh

1970 Movie
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Five Bloody Graves

1969 Movie
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The Day Time Ended

1980 Movie
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White Cargo

1942 Movie
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The Big Chase

1954 Movie
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Hi-Jacked

1950 Movie
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Satan's Triangle

1975 Movie
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Stand by for Action

1942 Movie
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Zebra in the Kitchen

1965 Movie
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The Road Hustlers

1968 Movie
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Three Desperate Men

1951 Movie
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Blonde Bait

1956 Movie
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Little Big Horn

1951 Movie
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Pilot #5

1943 Movie
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The Restless Breed

1957 Movie
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The Savage Horde

1950 Movie
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Deliver Us from Evil

1973 Movie
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Duel at Apache Wells

1957 Movie
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The Wild Dakotas

1956 Movie
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Frontier Gambler

1956 Movie
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Iron Angel

1964 Movie
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Noose for a Gunman

1960 Movie
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The Outcast

1954 Movie
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The Quiet Gun

1957 Movie
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Frontier Uprising

1961 Movie
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The Cariboo Trail

1950 Movie
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Rose of Cimarron

1952 Movie
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Lust to Kill

1958 Movie
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Last Stagecoach West

1957 Movie
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The Trackers

1971 Movie
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Hondo and the Apaches

1967 Movie
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The Ice House

1969 Movie
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Wolf Dog

1958 Movie
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Buttons and Her Beaus

1962 Movie
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Comes a Horseman

1978 Movie
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Brimstone

1949 Movie
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Gallant Bess

1946 Movie
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Oh! Susanna

1951 Movie
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Timberjack

1955 Movie
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Killing Stone

1978 Movie
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Cavalry Scout

1951 Movie
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The Choirboys

1977 Movie
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Apache Warrior

1957 Movie
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Ride the Man Down

1952 Movie
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The Honkers

1972 Movie
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The Runaway Barge

1975 Movie
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The Magnificent Seven

1960 Movie
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The Outlaw's Daughter

1954 Movie
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Silver Canyon

1951 Movie
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The Showdown

1950 Movie
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The Last Command

1955 Movie
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Law of the Land

1976 Movie
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Merton of the Movies

1947 Movie
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The Fabulous Texan

1947 Movie
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Hellfire

1949 Movie
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Hell's Outpost

1954 Movie
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Jubilee Trail

1954 Movie
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Fort Utah

1967 Movie
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The Sea Hornet

1951 Movie
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California Passage

1950 Movie
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Keep 'Em Sailing

1942 Movie
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Northwest Rangers

1942 Movie
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Flaming Frontier

1958 Movie
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The Maverick Queen

1956 Movie
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Guns Don't Argue

1957 Movie
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Inferno in Paradise

1974 Movie
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Trail of Danger

1978 Movie
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Alias Jesse James

1959 Movie
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El Dorado

1966 Movie
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Swing Shift Maisie

1943 Movie
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Up Goes Maisie

1946 Movie