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Victor Jory
Victor Jory was born on November 23, 1902 in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada to American parents and grew up with a physicality honed by his service as the boxing and wrestling champion of the U.S. Coast Guard. After graduating from the Martha Oatman School of the Theater in Los Angeles, he toured with regional troupes and appeared on Broadway, making his Hollywood debut in 1930. Initially cast as a romantic lead, his coal‑black eyes and burly stature soon typecast him as a villain, a shift evident in roles such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) and the treacherous Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939). Over a five‑decade span he appeared in more than 150 films, wrote two plays, and became a familiar voice on radio, starring in the dramatic series Dangerously Yours (later Matinee Theater). His deep, resonant voice also brought children’s classics to life, most famously narrating Tubby the Tuba, a recording that would later be inducted into the National Recording Registry.
In the television era Jory transitioned smoothly, headlining the syndicated police drama Manhunt (1959‑1961) as Detective Lieutenant Howard Finucane and guest‑starring in dozens of series such as The New Breed, Mannix, and The Rockford Files. He portrayed iconic characters like Injun Joe in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and Helen Keller’s father in The Miracle Worker (1962). A lifelong educator, he taught acting at the University of Utah and established the Victor Jory Scholarship for theater students. Honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960, he remained active until his death from a heart attack on February 12, 1982 in Santa Monica. Jory’s legacy endures through his children—director Jon Jory and public‑relations professional Jean Jory Anderson—and the countless villainous roles that defined a golden era of American cinema.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Victor Jory
Born: Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Citizenship: Canadian, American
Birthday: November 23, 1902
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1930-1980
Children: 2
Spouses: Jean Inness
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Movies Featuring Victor Jory
The Miracle Worker
Papillon
The Mountain Men
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Bar 20
Fighting Man of the Plains
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
He Was Her Man
Sabaka
Power of the Press
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Cave of Outlaws
Tulips Shall Grow
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
The Man from the Alamo
The Shadow
Tubby the Tuba
Buckskin Frontier
Party Wire
Jigsaw
Renegades
Cheyenne Autumn
State Fair
Light of Western Stars
Flap
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Valley of the Kings
The Fugitive Kind
The Loves of Carmen
Susannah of the Mounties
Charlie Chan in Rio
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Kansan
Toughest Man in Arizona
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Last Stagecoach West
Leather Burners
A Dream Comes True
River’s End
Madame du Barry
The Gay Knighties
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Dodge City
Lady with Red Hair
The Cariboo Trail
Blackwell’s Island
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Hoola Boola
Sailor’s Luck
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Cat-Women of the Moon
Riders of the Timberline
Women in the Wind
Meet Nero Wolfe
Man of Conquest
Breakdowns of 1936
Border Vigilantes
A Woman’s Secret
Each Dawn I Die
The Devil’s in Love
Streamline Express
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Mackenna’s Gold
My Woman
The Green Archer
The King Steps Out
I Stole a Million
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Forbidden Area
Wide Open Town
Colt Comrades
Rangle River
South of St. Louis
First Lady
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Manfish
The Capture
Career Timeline
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1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
Dave Oldham
A Woman’s Secret
Brook Matthews
South of St. Louis
Luke Cottrell
1943
Bar 20
Mark Jackson
Power of the Press
Oscar Trent
Buckskin Frontier
Champ Clanton
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Tom Jordan
The Kansan
Jeff Barat
Leather Burners
Dan Slack
Colt Comrades
Jeb Hardin
1941
Charlie Chan in Rio
Alfredo Cardozo, alias Marana
The Gay Knighties
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
'Dapper' Dan Streever
Hoola Boola
Narrator (voice)
Riders of the Timberline
Baptiste Deschamp
Border Vigilantes
Henry Logan
Wide Open Town
Steve Fraser
1940
The Shadow
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Light of Western Stars
Gene Stewart
River’s End
Norman Talbot
Lady with Red Hair
Mr. Clifton
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Clay Beaudine
The Green Archer
Spike Holland
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
Wolf Pelt
Dodge City
Yancey
Blackwell’s Island
Thomas MacNair
Women in the Wind
Doc
Man of Conquest
William B. Travis
Each Dawn I Die
W.J. Grayce
I Stole a Million
Patian
1936
Meet Nero Wolfe
Claude Roberts
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
The King Steps Out
Capt. Palfi
Rangle River
Dick Drake
1935
Party Wire
Matthew Putnam
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oberon
A Dream Comes True
Oberon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Streamline Express
Jimmy Hart
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