Victor Jory
November 23, 1902 - February 12, 1982
Born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
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A Few Favorite Memories of Victor Jory
- As "Oberon," in the star-studded Shakespearean comedy/fantasy/romance A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), directed by William Dieterle and Max Reinhardt.
- As "Claude Roberts" in Meet Nero Wolfe (1936).
- As "Gregoroff" in Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937).
- As the murderous "Injun Joe," trying to do away with children in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938).
- As "Jonas Wilkerson," the slave-driving overseer in Gone with the Wind (1939).
- As "Lamont Cranston," aka "The Shadow, looking perfect for the part " in the Columbia serial The Shadow (1940).
- As "Clay Beaudine" in The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940).
- As "Spike Holland,"hero of the Columbia mystery cliffhanger The Green Archer (1940).
- As "Alfredo Cardozo," alias "Alfredo Marana," in Charlie Chan in Rio (1941).
- As "Dapper Dan Streever" in Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941).
- As "Kip Reissner" in Cat-Women of the Moon (1953).
- As "The Professor" in Manfish (1956), with Lon Chaney Jr.
- As "Dr. Murdock" in The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957).
- As "Jabe Torrance" in The Fugitive Kind (1959).
- As "Detective Lieutenant Howard Finucane" in the TV seriesManhunt (1959).
- As aging Indian Chief "Tall Tree," turning over leadership of the tribe to his sons in John Ford's majestic and sympathetic Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
- As "Dr. Turner" in the "Fires of Death" episode of the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1967).
- As "Captain Beal" in the "Pirates of Deadman's Island" episode of the TV series The Time Tunnel (1967).
- As narrator of the star-studded western adventure Mackenna's Gold (1969).
- As "Charles Rolling Thunder" in the "Bad Medicine" episode of the TV thriller Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974), starring Darren McGavin.
- As "Shaman" in the TV movie Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978).
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