Jim Davis Age: 71 (passed away Apr. 26th, 1981) Height: 6' 2 1/2" Birth Place: Edgerton, Missouri, USA Born: Aug. 26th, 1909 + Add to My Celebs

Jim Davis' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Dallas	John Ross 'Jo&hellip
Hondo	Krantz
Stories of the Century	Matt Clark
The Tall Man	Bob Orringer
Rescue 8	Wes Cameron

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Tall, rangy Jim Davis spent much of his early career in westerns, mainly at Republic Pictures. His relaxed, easygoing manner and Southern drawl (although he was born and raised in Missouri) easily fit most moviegoers' image of the cowboy, and Republic put him in a ton of them over the years (the fact that, unlike a lot of movie cowboys, he looked right at home on a horse didn't hurt, either). He alternated between good-guy and villain roles, one of his better ones being that of the devious, murderous fur trapper working for Kirk Douglas (I)' competition in The Big Sky (1952). He is best known, however, for his role as Ewing family patriarch Jock in the long-running TV series "Dallas" (1978).


TRIVIA:

• Only child Tara Diane (15 January 1953-9 February 1970) died in a car crash at age 16.
• In April 1981 the writers of _"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv) decided not to write his death into the storyline right away. They initially thought about replacing him with another actor, but out of respect decided that only Davis should play Jock Ewing. Jock was kept alive on the show (he was down in South America drilling for oil) until early 1982 when it was learned that he died in a plane crash.
• In the early 1970s, he appeared in a widely aired television commercial for Carnation non-dairy coffee creamer. He played a man who found and used it in an apartment that friends lent him.
• Best remembered by the public for his role as Jock Ewing on the 1980s soap opera _"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv).
• He was very close to _"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv) co-star 'Victoria Principal' (qv), who bore a strong resemblance to his late daughter, and he had Principal's picture along with his daughter's in his pocket when he was buried.

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