
Victor Jory in The Cariboo Trail
Victor Jory (1902 - 1982)
Film Deaths[]
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) [Injun Joe]: Falls to his death into a chasm when Tommy Kelly knocks him off a cliff inside the cave.
- Dodge City (1939) [Yancy]: Shot to death (along with the rest of Bruce Cabot's gang) by Errol Flynn and Alan Hale Sr. after rescuing him from their custody on a train.
- Bad Men of Missouri (1941) [William Merrick]: Shot to death, along with Howard Da Silva, by vigilantes, after Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris put their dusters on Victor and Howard (causing the gunmen to mistake them for part of the gang).
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die (1942) [Ike Clanton]: Shot by Don Castle as he is about to shoot Edgar Buchanan in the back. (Historically, Ike Clanton was killed by Jonas V. Brighton and made no attempt to kill Curly Bill (whom he outlived).
- The Kansan (1943) [Jeff Barat]: Killed in the explosion, along with Douglas Fowley and a bunch of gunslingers when the townsmen blow up the toll bridge they are walking across.
- The Loves of Carmen (1948) [Garcia]: Stabbed to death at the end of a knife-fight with Glenn Ford.
- South Of St Louis (1949) [Luke Cottrell]: He is being manhandled by Joel Macrae seeking information when Bob Steele throws a knife into his back to stop him talking.
- Fighting Man Of The Plains (1949) [Dave Oldham]: Shot dead by Bill Williams in the big finale shootout.
- The Cariboo Trail (1950) [Frank Walsh]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Bill Williams, whom he shoots in turn.
- Cave Of Outlaws (1951)' [Ben Cross]: Shot dead by Edgar Buchanan to stop him shooting MacDonald Carey.
- Flaming Feather (1952) [Sidewinder]: Shot in the back by Carol Thurston as he fights Sterling Hayden.
- The Man from the Alamo (1953) [Jess Wade]: Knocked over the waterfall rapids after a fight in the river with Glenn Ford. (Thanks to Brian).
- The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) [Dr. Murdock]: Burned to death after a fire breaks out in his laboratory.
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) [Tall Tree]: Dies from old age as he travels with the rest of the Cheyenne as they try to head home.
Television Deaths[]
- The Untouchables: Element of Danger (1962) [Arnold Stegler]: Machine gunned in the chest in a shoot-out with Lee Marvin.
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Death of a Cop (1963) [Detective Paul Reardon]: Shot to death by Lawrence Tierney as Victor leaves the building, after Victor shoots Richard Jaeckel.
- The High Chapparal: The Peacemaker (1968) [Mr. Kelly]: Unarmed, trying to stop the apache attack on the ranch, he is shot down by David Renard. Does not die immediately, as Barbara Hershey runs to him she is killed by an arrow in the back, and Jory picks up the rifle of a dead Indian and shoots Renard before falling alongside her.
- Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Samson and Delilah (1978) [Horaz/Narrator]: 'Horaz' is crushed to death when John Beck (who had just regained his strength) pushes the arena's support beams down.
Notable Connections[]
- Mr. Jean Inness (widowed).
- Father of Jean Jory and Jon Jory (stage director).