Victor Jory

Victor Jory
in First Lady (1937)
Born	November 23, 1902(1902-11-23) Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Died	February 12, 1982(1982-02-12) (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1980
Spouse	Jean Inness (1928-1978) (her death) 2 children

Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian actor.

Biography

Born in Dawson City, Yukon, Jory was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique. He toured with theater troupes and appeared on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast as the villain. He made over 150 films and dozens of TV episodes, as well as writing two plays. His long career in radio included starring in the series Dangerously Yours.

He is remembered for his role as Jonas Wilkerson, the brutal and opportunistic overseer, in Gone with the Wind and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow' in the 1942 serial film The Shadow. He also portrayed Oberon in Max Reinhardt's 1935 film adaptation of Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

From 1959-1961, he appeared with Patrick McVey in the syndicated television police drama, Manhunt. Jory played the lead role of Detective Lieutenant Howard Finucane. McVey was cast as police reporter Ben Andrews.

In 1977, near the end of his career, Jory guest starred as an aging FBI agent in The Rockford Files episode, "The Attractive Nuisance."

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Victor Jory has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6605 Hollywood Blvd. He was cremated and his ashes were either given to a friend or family.

Family

Jory had two children, Jon and Jean. Jon headed the Actors Theater of Louisville, Kentucky for 31 years, building it into one of America's most respected regional theater companies. He left the job in 2000, and currently is professor of drama at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Partial filmography

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6605 Hollywood Blvd.

• Infernal Machine (1933)
• State Fair (1933)
• Madame DuBarry (1934)
• Murder in Trinidad (1934)
• Party Wire (1935)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
• Rangle River (1936)
• Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
• The King Steps Out (1936)
• First Lady (1937)
• Glamorous Night (1937)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
• Dodge City (1939)
• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939)
• I Stole a Million (1939)
• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• The Shadow (1940 serial)
• Lady with Red Hair (1940)
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
• Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
• The Kansan1943)
• The Loves of Carmen (1948)
• The Capture (1950)
• The Cariboo Trail (1950)
• Flaming Feather (1952)
• Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
• The Man from the Alamo (1953)
• Valley of the Kings (1954)
• Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
• The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957)
• The Last Stagecoach West (1957)
• The Fugitive Kind (1959)
• The Miracle Worker (1962)
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
• I Spy (TV series) (1966) NBC series in the episode "Return to Glory"
• The Legend of Jesse James (1966) ABC series, as Judge Parker in the episode "Things Don't Just Happen"
• The Green Hornet (1966 TV series)
• F Troop as Chief Mean Buffalo in the episode "Indian Fever", ABC series (1966)
• The Road West in episode "Beyond the Hill", NBC series (1967)
• The Time Tunnel in episode "Pirates Of Deadman's Island", ABC series (1967)
• Mackenna's Gold as Narrator (1969)
• A Time for Dying (1969)
• Papillon (1973)
• The Mountain Men (1980)
• The Puppetoon Movie (1987)

External links

• Victor Jory at the Internet Movie Database
• Victor Jory at AllRovi
• Victor Jory at the Internet Broadway Database
• Victor Jory at Find a Grave