James Drury died Monday at 85. The actor played the title rancher on "The Virginian," the longest-running TV Western behind "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza." Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

James Drury, an actor who starred as the mysterious, black-hatted and unnamed title character in “The Virginian,” one of television’s longest-running western dramas, died April 6 at his home ...

James Drury, who played the gruff title character of NBC’s “The Virginian,” has died. He was 85. Drury’s assistant, Karen Lindsey, confirmed the news to USA TODAY, writing that he died ...

Originally airing on NBC from 1962 to 1971, and currently rerunning on several cable networks, the enduring popularity of the “The Virginian” doesn’t surprise 85-year-old Drury (see www ...

The enduring popularity of “The Virginian,” originally airing on NBC from 1962 to 1971 and currently rerunning on several cable networks, doesn’t surprise 85-year-old Drury (see www ...

James Drury and I are sitting in a booth at Houston's swanky Palm Restaurant, and as we chat, leaning in close to hear each other over the din of a lunchtime crowd, a thought crosses my mind: Old ...

From left: James Drury, Doug McClure, Charles C. Warren and Gary Clark on the set of "The Virginian" ... I am 73 years old and don’t know about streaming and digital access.

In 1962, James Drury returned as the Virginian character, with the network changing its mind about the program's future after ...