Known for:	Forbidden Planet, Ride the High Country, Pollyanna
Birth name:	James Child Drury
Birthday:	18 April 1934, New York, New York, USA
Height:	6' 1.83 m

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. Following bit parts in films in the late '50s, he became a "second lead" for Disney until winning the title role of "The Virginian" (1962). Father of Tim Drury. In 1971 appeared in Finland for four appearances in different Mid-Summer's festivals. At the time he was very popular there after having been in the TV series "The Virginian" (1962). He was told that kind of reception he got in Finland was like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra got in USA. Recorded a series of novels by acclaimed western author Kirby Jonas, for a books-on-tape company called Books in Motion. Son Timothy is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist who has played with The Eagles and is now with the British group Whitesnake. The son of a New York University professor of marketing, he was born in New York City but later grew up on a ranch in Oregon where he developed an affinity for horses and the outdoor life.