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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Dallas
as Jock Ewing
Episodes: 77
First Aired: Apr 02, 1978
Stories of the Century
as Matt Clark
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Jan 23, 1954
The Cowboys
as Marshal Bill Winter
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Feb 06, 1974
The Streets of San Francisco
as Roy Johnson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 1972
Gunsmoke
as Clell Williams
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
The Time Tunnel
as Col. Jim Bowie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1966
The F.B.I.
as Ellis Bengston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
The Lucy Show
as Cardenas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Perry Mason
as George Tabor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
General Electric Theater
as Cole Treuitt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 1953
Rawhide
as Sheriff
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Daniel Boone
as Carpenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
The High Chaparral
as Robbins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1967
The Millionaire
as Jim Driskill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 1955
Yancy Derringer
as Bullet Pike
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1958
The Aquanauts
as Sam Hogarth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1960
Cavalcade of America
as J.L. Armstrong
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1952
O. Henry Playhouse
as Robert Arnold
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1957
Gunsmoke
as Gainer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Jim Basset
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Jubal Gray
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Ben Rawlins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Wes Cameron
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Amos Carver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Sheriff Shackwood
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Banacek
as Ed McKay
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1972
Gunsmoke
as Dave Carpenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Luke Rumbaugh
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Daniel Boone
as Sam Ralston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Daniel Boone
as Rafe Carson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Perry Mason
as Capt. Joe Farrell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Bonanza
as Sam Wolfe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Bonanza
as Sam Butler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
The Silent Service
as Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1957
Bonanza
as Johnny
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Miss USA
as Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 17, 1963
Rescue 8
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Sep 23, 1958
Dangerous Assignment
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 01, 1952
Branded
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 24, 1965
Kung Fu
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 14, 1972
The Tall Man
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 10, 1960
The Donna Reed Show
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 1958
Laramie
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 15, 1959
December Bride
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1954
Night Gallery
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Lassie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1954
Laredo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1965
The Quest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 1976
Outlaws
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1960
Have Gun, Will Travel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1957
The Sixth Sense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1972
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1967
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1969
Stoney Burke
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Coronado 9
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1960
26 Men
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1957
Gang Busters
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 1952
Hunter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 1977
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
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