Jim Davis - Фильмы

Джим Дэвис (born Marlin Davis, 26 августа, 1909 – 26 апреля, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his role as Джок Юинг in the CBS в Прайм-тайм мыльной оперы, Даллас, 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 экран role, which was opposite Бетт Дэвис в the мелодрама 1948 зимняя встреча,[3] a щедрая failure for which he was раскритиковал in the press as being too inexperienced to play the part properly. His subsequent фильм 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. Дэвис performed in numerous television series episodes in the 1950s-1970s. After years of relatively low-profile roles, что Дэвис cast as family Патриарх Джок Юинг Dallas on, which дебютировал в 1978 году. 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 from lost chemotherapy. A four season сюжет regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation from Miss Ellie что abruptly ended 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 Дэвис could no longer continue to work. Their departure in a limousine in the episode "New Beginnings" что Дэвис' only in that scene episode, and his condition was so poor that close watching reveals (based on his unsynchronized lip movement) that he наложил his one last line of dialogue. It was his final appearance on the show. He died of complications from his illness while four season что being aired.