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Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and carpetbagger Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born actor who appeared in over 200 films and TV series, including Gone with the Wind, The Miracle Worker, and The Shadow. He was also a wrestler, a boxer, a radio star, and a voice actor for the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta.
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Learn about the life and career of Victor Jory, a Canadian-American actor who played in over 200 films and TV shows. He was known for his roles as Jonas Wilkerson in Gone With the Wind, Lamont Cranston in The Shadow, and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- November 23, 1902
- February 12, 1982
Feb 13, 1982 · Victor Jory, a stage actor in the classical tradition whose fame among movie audiences was as a gravel-voiced villain, was found dead yesterday by the police in his apartment in Santa Monica,...
Jory had a long career in stage, screen, and television. He gained his greatest success playing a villain, appearing in Gone with The Wind and The Adventures...
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Victor Jory was a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Jonas Wilkerson, the brutal and opportunistic overseer, in "Gone with the Wind", and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow', in the 1942 serial film "The Shadow".
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born actor who appeared in over 140 movies and TV shows, including Gone with the Wind, The Virginian, and The Rockford Files. Browse his full list of credits, birth and death dates, and photos on TV Guide.
