Jim Davis (actor)

Jim Davis
Trailer for Winter Meeting (1948)
Born	Marlin Davis (1909-08-26)August 26, 1909 Edgerton, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1981(1981-04-26) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1942–1981
Spouse	Blanche Hammerer ​ (m. 1949)​
Children	1

Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) 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.