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James Luisi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-11-11,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
A native New Yorker, James Luisi attended St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights on a basketball scholarship. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He then played one season (1953-54) with the Baltimore Bullets in the National Basketball Association. His acting career began on the stage with early parts coming in the Broadway musicals "Sweet Charity" and "Zorba". His early movies were minor, though his "beefcake" appeal was evident in 1973's I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) in which he rarely wore a shirt. Most of his later work was on TV. In 1976 he shared a "best actor" daytime Emmy for playing George Washington in a daytime drama special titled First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington (1975). Also in 1976 he started his four-season role as Jim Rockford's (James Garner) nemesis Lt. Chapman in The Rockford Files (1974). In 1983 he played the cop in charge of some street-gang-members-turned-undercover-agents in the short-lived series The Renegades (1983), which provided a boost for Patrick Swayze, who played one of the gang members. Along with guest spots on numerous TV shows, Luisi also appeared in the soap operas Days of Our Lives (1965) and Another World (1964). In the 1990s he returned to acting in and directing stage work in the Los Angeles area. Stricken with cancer he passed away on 7 June 2002 and is survived by his wife of 41 years, the former Georgia Phillips.

Filmography

6.427

Star 80
1983-11-10

6.891

The Hidden
1987-10-30

6

Murphy's Law
1986-04-18

5.546

Fade to Black
1980-10-14

Killer's Delight

5

Killer's Delight
1978-04-28

I Escaped from Devil's Island

4.7

I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973-09-01

Moment by Moment

3.4

Moment by Moment
1978-12-22

Contract on Cherry Street

6.3

Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

5.5

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978-09-26

6.3

The Take
1974-05-01

7.158

Norma Rae
1979-03-02

3.2

Lethal Woman
1989-04-30

5.1

Stunts
1977-06-01

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

6.5

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996-04-25

5.811

Ben
1972-06-23

The Red-Light Sting

2.5

The Red-Light Sting
1984-03-05

5.845

Feds
1988-10-28

Sunset Limousine

4

Sunset Limousine
1983-10-12

6.7

Cry Rape
1973-11-27

0

Honky Tonk
1974-04-01

0

Cat Ballou
1971-09-06

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

6.8

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996-01-14

Our Family Business

0

Our Family Business
1981-09-20

Love Is Not Enough

0

Love Is Not Enough
1978-06-12

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

9

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978-01-15

5

Future Cop
1976-05-01

The Man from Independence

0

The Man from Independence
1974-03-11

7.6

The Renegades
1982-08-11

6.289

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

6.9

The Rookies
1972-09-11

Baywatch Nights

5.4

Baywatch Nights
1995-09-30

5.35

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Streets of San Francisco

7

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.843

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

6.895

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Hogan Family

7

The Hogan Family
1986-03-01

5

Another World
1964-05-04

6.852

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.9

Vega$
1978-09-20

6.25

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

5.3

Here's Boomer
1980-03-14

5.5

Good Heavens
1976-02-29

7.045

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

5

Hell Town
1985-09-11

8

Hunter
1977-02-18

6.983

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

7.296

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

7.462

The A-Team
1983-01-23

Starsky & Hutch

7.223

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

7.43

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

7.536

Knight Rider
1982-09-26

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

7

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979-09-20

6.8

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

5.8

Silk Stalkings
1991-11-07

5.333

Naked City
1958-09-30

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

6.4

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.5

The Fall Guy
1981-11-04

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

6

City of Angels
1976-02-03

6.992

S.W.A.T.
1975-02-24

6.8

Dark Justice
1991-04-05

Sword of Justice

5.5

Sword of Justice
1978-09-10

5

The Renegades
1983-03-04

Harris and Company

0

Harris and Company
1979-03-15

Spencer's Pilots

5

Spencer's Pilots
1976-09-17

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

5

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978-09-08

Partners in Crime

6.2

Partners in Crime
1984-09-27

6.8

CHiPs
1977-09-15

The Rockford Files

7.5

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

The Rockford Files

7.5

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

6.917

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

6.917

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

7.2

Hawkins
1973-03-13

7.1

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

5.35

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.895

Kojak
1973-10-24

Finder of Lost Loves

5.7

Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22

7.081

Adam-12
1968-09-21