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unusual facts about Jim Davis



Chris Kitsos

He retired two of three Brave batters that inning (Johnny Logan and Warren Spahn) on ground ball outs as Cub pitcher Jim Davis got the side in order.

Crazy Castle series

Kemco later produced their Mickey Mouse versions in the Crazy Castle series and released most of these versions exclusively in Japan, while continuing their Looney Tunes versions outside of Japan; however, some were based on other licenses such as Jim Davis's Garfield comic strip and The Real Ghostbusters animated television series.

Death Valley Days

Jim Davis, later Jock Ewing on Dallas, portrayed a U.S. representative from Nevada in the episode "Little Washington", set in 1878 in Carson City.

Jay Silverheels

On January 6, 1960, he portrayed an Indian fireman trying to extinguish a forest fire in the episode "Leap of Life" in the syndicated series, Rescue 8, starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries.

Kathy Castor

The House seat in the district became open when five-term Democrat Jim Davis (D) chose to run for governor (he lost to Charlie Crist in November).

Markdale, Ontario

In 1957, the Regal Films production of the 1958 "B" film, Wolf Dog, starring Allison Hayes and Jim Davis, was filmed on location in Markdale as well as nearby Holland Township.

Pat Hogan

In 1955, Hogan, at thirty-four, played the role of 20-year-old Crawford Goldsby, or the notorious outlaw Cherokee Bill, in the syndicated television series, Stories of the Century, starring and narrated by Jim Davis.


see also

A Week of Garfield

It is the third video game to be based on Jim Davis' Garfield Comics.

L.H. Musgrove

Jim Davis as fictional railroad detective Matt Clark tracks the stolen herd, while his co-star Kristine Miller as Jonesy investigates a murder at the railroad telegraph office.

Multnomah, Portland, Oregon

A bit of Portland history played out in the Village on April 7, 1987, when Mayor Bud Clark fired Police Chief Jim Davis while the two were having a breakfast meeting at the Fat City Cafe.