Jim Davis

Jim Davis

American actor (1909–1981)

Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform. In 1981, his performance on the series earned him a posthumous nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 24 films (1947–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 27 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1947 The Beginning Or The End. Norman Taurog 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 Winter Meeting. Bretaigne Windust 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Brimstone. Joseph Kane 90 min. 16mm Color sound
1949 Yes Sir, That’s My Baby. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 82 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 CALIFORNIA PASSAGE Joseph Kane 90 min 16mm B&W sound
1950 California Passage. Republic Pictures Corp 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 The Big Sky Howard Hawks 1:40 B&W
1954 Evolution Jim Davis 45 min 16mm B&W Silent
1954 The Outcast William Witney
1956 Frontier Gambler. Associated Film Releasing Corp. 70 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The Bottom Of The Bottle. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Monster from Green Hell Kenneth G. Crane 71 min B&W
1957 Raiders of Old California Albert C. Gannaway 72 min B&W
1957 The Badge Of Marshal Brennan. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 The Quiet Gun. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 WOLF DOG. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1960 Noose For A Gunman. Premium Pictures Inc. 69 min 35mm B&W sound
1970 Monte Walsh Cinema Center Films & Palladian Pictures 99 min Color sound
1972 The Honkers United Artists Corp 103 min Color sound
1973 One Little Indian Bernard McEveety 12:00 Color
1973 One little indian Bernard McEveety 90 min Color
1973 One Little Indian ▶ Bernard McEveety 90 min Color
1978 Comes A Horseman Alan J. Pakula, Paul Helmick 12:00 Color
Evolution Jim Davis 8:00 16mm