Acting
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.
Filmography
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Film · 1981
The Day Time Ended
Film · 1980
Comes a Horseman
Film · 1978
Killing Stone
Film · 1978
Trail of Danger
Film · 1978
Dallas
Series · 1978
Just a Little Inconvenience
Film · 1977
The Choirboys
Film · 1977
Enigma
Film · 1977
Hunter
Series · 1977
Law of the Land
Film · 1976
The Quest
Series · 1976
Satan's Triangle
Film · 1975
The Runaway Barge
Film · 1975
The Parallax View
Film · 1974
Inferno in Paradise
Film · 1974
The Cowboys
Series · 1974
Deliver Us from Evil
Film · 1973
Bad Company
Film · 1972
The Honkers
Film · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
The Sixth Sense
Series · 1972
Banacek
Series · 1972
Big Jake
Film · 1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Film · 1971
The Trackers
Film · 1971
Rio Lobo
Film · 1970
Monte Walsh
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Five Bloody Graves
Film · 1969
The Ice House
Film · 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Series · 1969
The Road Hustlers
Film · 1968
They Ran for Their Lives
Film · 1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Film · 1967
Fort Utah
Film · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Series · 1967
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Film · 1966
El Dorado
Film · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Zebra in the Kitchen
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Laredo
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
Iron Angel
Film · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Miss USA
Series · 1963
Buttons and Her Beaus
Film · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
Stoney Burke
Series · 1962
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Film · 1961
Frontier Uprising
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Gunslinger
Series · 1961
Noose for a Gunman
Film · 1960
The Magnificent Seven
Film · 1960
The Tall Man
Series · 1960
Outlaws
Series · 1960
The Aquanauts
Series · 1960
Coronado 9
Series · 1960
Alias Jesse James
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
A Lust to Kill
Film · 1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Film · 1958
Wolf Dog
Film · 1958
Flaming Frontier
Film · 1958
Yancy Derringer
Series · 1958
The Donna Reed Show
Series · 1958
Rescue 8
Series · 1958
Monster from Green Hell
Film · 1957
Raiders of Old California
Film · 1957
The Restless Breed
Film · 1957
Duel at Apache Wells
Film · 1957
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Film · 1957
The Quiet Gun
Film · 1957
Last Stagecoach West
Film · 1957
Apache Warrior
Film · 1957
Guns Don't Argue
Film · 1957
Four Women in Black
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
O. Henry Playhouse
Series · 1957
26 Men
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Silent Service
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Bottom of the Bottle
Film · 1956
Blonde Bait
Film · 1956
The Wild Dakotas
Film · 1956
Frontier Gambler
Film · 1956
The Maverick Queen
Film · 1956
The Vanishing American
Film · 1955
Timberjack
Film · 1955
The Last Command
Film · 1955
Last of the Desperados
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Big Chase
Film · 1954
The Outcast
Film · 1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
Film · 1954
Hell's Outpost
Film · 1954
Jubilee Trail
Film · 1954
December Bride
Series · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Stories of the Century
Series · 1954
Woman They Almost Lynched
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Big Sky
Film · 1952
Rose of Cimarron
Film · 1952
Ride the Man Down
Film · 1952
Woman of the North Country
Film · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Dangerous Assignment
Series · 1952
Gang Busters
Series · 1952
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
Dangerous Assignment
Series · 1952
Three Desperate Men
Film · 1951
Little Big Horn
Film · 1951
Oh! Susanna
Film · 1951
Cavalry Scout
Film · 1951
Silver Canyon
Film · 1951
The Sea Hornet
Film · 1951
Hi-Jacked
Film · 1950
The Savage Horde
Film · 1950
The Cariboo Trail
Film · 1950
The Showdown
Film · 1950
California Passage
Film · 1950
Brimstone
Film · 1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Film · 1949
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Film · 1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Film · 1949
Hellfire
Film · 1949
Winter Meeting
Film · 1948
Merton of the Movies
Film · 1947
The Fabulous Texan
Film · 1947
Gallant Bess
Film · 1946
Up Goes Maisie
Film · 1946
Pilot #5
Film · 1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Film · 1943
Tennessee Johnson
Film · 1942
White Cargo
Film · 1942
Stand by for Action
Film · 1942
Keep 'Em Sailing
Film · 1942
Northwest Rangers
Film · 1942