Changes: Jim Davis

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Jim Davis (1909 - 1981)

Not to be confused with Garfield creator Jim Davis

Film Deaths

The Cariboo Trail (1950) [Miller]: Gets beaten in a fight by Randolph Scott, then grabs a logging axe, twirls it to throw, so Scott shoots him. (Thanks to Brian)
The Big Chase (1954) [Brad Bellows]: Shot by Glenn Langan.

The Last Command (1955) [Ben Evans]: Shot in the head on the ramparts of the Alamo. (Thanks to Gordon and Brian)

The Restless Breed (1957) [Ed Newton]: Gunned down in the final showdown in the saloon by Scott Brady. (Thanks to Brian)

Flaming Frontier (1958) [Colonel Hugh Carver]: Dies of his injuries after being shot by a Sioux warrior during an ambush.

Five Bloody Graves (1970) [Clay Bates]: Stabbed in the chest by John "Bud" Cardos after John stakes him to the ground.

Rio Lobo (Sam Timoteo) (1970) [Rio Lobo Deputy]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with John Wayne. (Thanks to Michael)

The Parallax View (1974) [Senator John Hammond]: Shot in the back by a Parallax Corporation assassin while Jim is driving a cart through an assembly hall during a campaign-stop rehearsal.

TV Deaths

Bonanza: The Gift (1961) [Sam Wolfe]: Shot to death by Lorne Greene. (Thanks to Gordon)

Have Gun - Will Travel: The Treasure (1962) [Al Long]: Shot to death. (Thanks to Michael)

Wagon Train: The Jim Whitlow Story (1963) [Clyde Hubble]: Shot to death in a showdown with Denny Miller as John Kerr and Ellen Burstyn look on.

Perry Mason: The Case of a Place Called Midnight (1964) [Joe Farrell]: Shot to death (off-screen) by Gerald Mohr. His body is shown afterwards when Raymond Burr and Susanne Cramer discover him.

The Time Tunnel: The Alamo (1966) [Col. Jim Bowie]: Fatally shot in the head in the Alamo's infirmary by a Mexican soldier after Jim had mortally wounded him by throwing his knife in his chest.

Gunsmoke: The Mission (1966) [Jim Basset]: Cornered in a stable, confronted by the unarmed Robert F. Simon, he is wounded by James Arness. He then shoots Robert before James shoots him again (Thanks to Brian)

Cimarron Strip: The Search (1967) [Clo Vardeman]: Sneaking up behind the unsuspecting Stuart Whitman, he is about to shoot when Jonathan Lippe calls to him, which alerts Whitman who turns and shoots him. (Thanks to Brian)
Gunsmoke: The Gunrunners (1968) [Jubal Gray]: Killed in an explosion/fire when James Arness fires into the barrels of gunpowder and blows up the gunrunners hideout. (Thanks to Brian)
Gunsmoke: Zavala (1968) [Ben Rawlins]: Wounded in a gunfight by James Arness in the village square but then shot dead by Rico Alaniz (Thanks to Brian)
Gunsmoke: Murdoch (1971) [Amos Carver]: Shot twice in the chest by James Arness after he has wounded Jack Elam and Robert Random. (Thanks to Brian)

Night Gallery: The Waiting Room (1972) [Abe Bennett]: Shot in the head (off-screen) by a deputy while hiding in the bell tower; he appears as a ghost in the afterlife "saloon", and we hear the bell tolling after he leaves the saloon to relive his death.

Dallas: The Search (1982) [Jock Ewing]: Killed (off-screen) in a helicopter crash; his death is confirmed when his sons (Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Steve Kanaly) find his medallion in a lake. (Jim doesn't appear in this episode, due to his real-life death the previous year; his last appearance was in the episode New Beginnings.)

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 ==Film Deaths==
 *'''''The Cariboo Trail'' (1950)''' [''Miller'']: Gets beaten in a fight by [[Randolph Scott]], then grabs a logging axe, twirls it to throw, so Scott shoots him. (''Thanks to Brian'')
+*'''''The Big Chase'' (1954)''' [''Brad Bellows'']: Shot by [[Glenn Langan]].
 *'''''[[The Last Command (1955)]]''''' [''Ben Evans'']: Shot in the head on the ramparts of the Alamo. (''Thanks to Gordon and Brian'')
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 *'''''The Restless Breed'' (1957)''' [''Ed Newton'']: Gunned down in the final showdown in the saloon by [[Scott Brady]]. (''Thanks to Brian'')
-*'''''Five Bloody Graves'' (1970)''' [''Clay Bates'']: Stabbed in the chest by [[John "Bud" Cardos]] after John stakes him to the ground.
+*'''''Flaming Frontier (1958)''''' [''Colonel Hugh Carver'']: Dies of his injuries after being shot by a Sioux warrior during an ambush.
-*'''''Rio Lobo''' (Sam Timoteo)'' '''(1970)''' [''Rio Lobo Deputy'']: Shot to death in a shoot-out with [[John Wayne]]. (''Thanks to Michael'')
+*'''''[[Five Bloody Graves (1970)|Five Bloody Graves]]''[[Five Bloody Graves (1970)| (1970)]]''' [''Clay Bates'']: Stabbed in the chest by [[John "Bud" Cardos]] after John stakes him to the ground.
+*'''''[[Rio Lobo (1970)|Rio Lobo]]''' (Sam Timoteo)'' '''(1970)''' [''Rio Lobo Deputy'']: Shot to death in a shoot-out with [[John Wayne]]. (''Thanks to Michael'')
-*'''''The Parallax View'' (1974)''' [''Senator John Hammond'']: Shot in the back by a Parallax Corporation assassin while Jim is driving a cart through an assembly hall during a campaign-stop rehearsal.
+*'''''[[The Parallax View (1974)|The Parallax View]]''[[The Parallax View (1974)| (1974)]]''' [''Senator John Hammond'']: Shot in the back by a Parallax Corporation assassin while Jim is driving a cart through an assembly hall during a campaign-stop rehearsal.
 ==TV Deaths==
-*'''''[[Bonanza (1959 series)|Bonanza: The Gift (1961)]]''''' [''Sam Wolfe'']: Shot to death by [[Lorne Greene]]. ''(Thanks to Gordon'')
+*'''''[[Bonanza (1959 series)|Bonanza: The Gift (1961)]]''''' [''Sam Wolfe'']: Shot to death by [[Lorne Greene]]. (''Thanks to Gordon'')
 *'''''[[Have Gun - Will Travel (1957 series)|Have Gun - Will Travel: The Treasure (1962)]]''''' [''Al Long'']: Shot to death. (''Thanks to Michael'')
-*[[Wagon Train (1957 series)|'''''Wagon Train: The Jim Whitlow Story'' (1963)''']] [''Clyde Hubble'']: Shot to death in a showdown with [[Denny Miller]] as [[John Kerr]] and [[Ellen Burstyn]] look on.
+*'''''[[Wagon Train (1957 series)|Wagon Train: The Jim Whitlow Story (1963)]]''''' [''Clyde Hubble'']: Shot to death in a showdown with [[Denny Miller]] as [[John Kerr]] and [[Ellen Burstyn]] look on.
 *'''''[[Perry Mason (1957 series)|Perry Mason: The Case of a Place Called Midnight (1964)]]''''' [''Joe Farrell'']: Shot to death (off-screen) by [[Gerald Mohr]]. His body is shown afterwards when [[Raymond Burr]] and [[Susanne Cramer]] discover him.
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 *'''''[[The Time Tunnel (1966 series)|The Time Tunnel: The Alamo (1966)]]''''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bowie Col. Jim Bowie]'']: Fatally shot in the head in the Alamo's infirmary by a Mexican soldier after Jim had mortally wounded him by throwing his knife in his chest.
-*'''''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|Gunsmoke: The Mission (1966)]]''''' [''Jim Basset'']: Cornered in a stable, confronted by the unarmed [[Robert F Simon]], he is wounded by [[James Arness]]. He then shoots Simon before Arness shoots him again (Thanks to Brian)
+*'''''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|Gunsmoke: The Mission (1966)]]''''' [''Jim Basset'']: Cornered in a stable, confronted by the unarmed [[Robert F. Simon]], he is wounded by [[James Arness]]. He then shoots Robert before James shoots him again (''Thanks to Brian'')
-*'''''[[Cimarron Strip (1967 series)|Cimarron Strip: The Search]]''[[Cimarron Strip (1967 series)| (1967)]]''' [''Clo Vardeman'']: Sneaking up behind the unsuspecting [[Stuart Whitman]], he is about to shoot when [[Jonathan Lippe]] calls to him, which alerts Whitman who turns and shoots him. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''[[Cimarron Strip (1967 series)|Cimarron Strip: The Search (1967)]]''''' [''Clo Vardeman'']: Sneaking up behind the unsuspecting [[Stuart Whitman]], he is about to shoot when [[Jonathan Lippe]] calls to him, which alerts Whitman who turns and shoots him. (''Thanks to Brian'')
+*'''''Gunsmoke: The Gunrunners'' (1968)''' [''Jubal Gray'']: Killed in an explosion/fire when James Arness fires into the barrels of gunpowder and blows up the gunrunners hideout.'' (Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''Gunsmoke: Zavala'' (1968)''' [''Ben Rawlins'']: Wounded in a gunfight by James Arness in the village square but then shot dead by [[Rico Alaniz]] ''(Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''Gunsmoke: Murdoch (1971)''''' [''Amos Carver'']: Shot twice in the chest by James Arness after he has wounded [[Jack Elam]] and [[Robert Random]]. (''Thanks to Brian'')
+*'''''[[Night Gallery (1970 series)|Night Gallery: The Waiting Room (1972)]]''''' [''Abe Bennett'']: Shot in the head (off-screen) by a deputy while hiding in the bell tower; he appears as a ghost in the afterlife "saloon", and we hear the bell tolling after he leaves the saloon to relive his death.
-*'''''Gunsmoke: Murdoch'' (1971)''' [''Amos Carver'']: Shot twice in the chest by [[James Arness]] after he has wounded [[Jack Elam]] and [[Robert Random]]. (''Thanks to Brian'')
-*'''''[[Night Gallery (1970 series)|Night Gallery: The Waiting Room (1972)]] '''''[''Abe Bennett'']: Shot in the head (off-screen) by a deputy while hiding in the bell tower; he appears as a ghost in the afterlife "saloon", and we hear the bell tolling after he leaves the saloon to relive his death.
+*'''''[[Dallas (1978 series)|Dallas: The Search (1982)]]''''' [''Jock Ewing'']: Killed (off-screen) in a helicopter crash; his death is confirmed when his sons ([[Larry Hagman]], [[Patrick Duffy]], and [[Steve Kanaly]]) find his medallion in a lake. (Jim doesn't appear in this episode, due to his real-life death the previous year; his last appearance was in the episode '''''New Beginnings'''''.)
-*'''''[[Dallas (1978 series)|Dallas: The Search (1982)]]''''' [''Jock Ewing'']: Killed (off-screen) in a helicopter crash; his death is confirmed when his sons find his medallion in a lake. (Jim doesn't appear in this episode, due to his real-life death the previous year.)
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Jim Davis in 'The Time Tunnel-The Alamo'.png
+Jim Davis in 'The Time Tunnel-The Alamo'.png| Jim Davis in 'The Time Tunnel: The Alamo'
-Jim Davis killed in 'The Time Tunnel-The Alamo'.png
+Jim Davis killed in 'The Time Tunnel-The Alamo'.png| Jim Davis shot in 'The Time Tunnel: The Alamo'
 </gallery>
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