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James Gregory
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Acting
Birthday
1911-12-23,Bronx, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) was an American actor. His best-known roles include Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and Inspector Frank Luger in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982). Gregory grew up in New Rochelle, NY. In high school, he was elected president of the Drama Club. He went to work on Wall Street as a runner shortly after the 1929 crash. Gregory performed in drama groups and achieved pro status as a summer stock player in 1935. He performed in plays throughout New York, New Jersey and Maryland. His troupe of performers toured small towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, towing a trailer full of theatre props; they performed in school gyms, churches and YMCAs, earning $25 for a week of one-night stands. In 1939, Gregory made his Broadway debut in a production of "Key Largo". Over the next 16 years, he performed in approximately 25 Broadway productions. His career was interrupted by WWII; he served for 3 years in the Navy and Marine Corps. His tour of duty took him to the Pacific where he spent 83 days on Okinawa. He married Anne Miltner in 1944; they were married for 58 years (until his death). During his Broadway career, Gregory earned consistently favorable reviews by drama critics from the New York Press, Boston Globe, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Gregory did a few TV spots as early as 1951, and in 1955 he made the transition from the Broadway stage to live television. The following year, after a couple of earlier uncredited movie appearances, he would also begin his movie career in earnest. He worked steadily throughout the early years of TV, working for major live television productions from New York to Hollywood. In 1959, Gregory made television history by costarring in the pilot episode of the The Twilight Zone (1959); the episode "Where Is Everybody?" concerning the relevant topic of the USA winning the space race by sending a manned spaceship to the moon sold the series. Gregory would play Dean Martin's exasperated boss MacDonald in the first 3 of the Matt Helm movies: The Silencers (1966), Murderers' Row (1966) and The Ambushers (1967). One of his final roles, perhaps his most acclaimed, was as Inspector Frank Luger for the entire run of Barney Miller (1975 - 1982). As the Inspector, he would be lovable, irritating, ingratiating, exasperating, and humorous, sometimes all at the same time. Gregory retired from acting in 1983, with over 100 TV and movie credits.

Filmography

The Manchurian Candidate

7.5

The Manchurian Candidate
1962-10-24

A Town Has Turned to Dust

9

A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958-06-19

6.159

The Frogmen
1951-01-25

6

The Silencers
1966-02-18

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

6.138

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968-02-29

Captain Newman, M.D.

6.735

Captain Newman, M.D.
1963-12-25

The Flight of Dragons

6.7

The Flight of Dragons
1982-08-17

6.106

PT 109
1963-06-26

6.87

Nightfall
1956-11-09

5.28

The Main Event
1979-06-22

5.7

Murderers' Row
1966-12-20

5

The Ambushers
1967-12-22

6.6

Al Capone
1959-03-25

Two Weeks in Another Town

5.958

Two Weeks in Another Town
1962-08-17

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

0

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960-03-25

The Sons of Katie Elder

7.1

The Sons of Katie Elder
1965-06-24

A Distant Trumpet

5.5

A Distant Trumpet
1964-05-20

6.313

The Big Caper
1957-03-28

The Scarlet Hour

5.152

The Scarlet Hour
1956-04-01

6.4

Shoot Out
1971-07-02

4.786

A Rage to Live
1965-10-20

The Young Stranger

5.909

The Young Stranger
1957-02-01

6.167

Gun Glory
1957-07-19

Quick, Before It Melts

3.75

Quick, Before It Melts
1965-01-20

Twilight of Honor

6.5

Twilight of Honor
1963-11-13

The Weekend Nun

7

The Weekend Nun
1972-12-20

Hey Boy! Hey Girl!

10

Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
1959-08-05

Underwater Warrior

6

Underwater Warrior
1958-02-14

0

The Hunted
1967-10-05

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

5.25

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983-01-17

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

8

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981-02-19

6.125

X-15
1961-12-22

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

6.149

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970-04-23

Miracle on 34th Street

7

Miracle on 34th Street
1973-12-14

5.525

The Hawaiians
1970-06-17

The Comeback Kid

6

The Comeback Kid
1980-04-11

7.5

Gridlock
1980-10-02

5.9

Clambake
1967-12-04

5.5

Onionhead
1958-10-25

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

7

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976-09-29

8

The Late Liz
1971-09-01

6

At This Moment
1954-01-01

The Strongest Man in the World

6.185

The Strongest Man in the World
1975-02-06

6

The Love God?
1969-08-01

A Very Missing Person

7.75

A Very Missing Person
1972-03-04

The Million Dollar Duck

5.9

The Million Dollar Duck
1971-06-30

The Abduction of Saint Anne

8

The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975-01-21

7.208

The Naked City
1948-03-04

The Things People Want

0

The Things People Want
1948-01-01

8.5

Cocoon
1968-09-20

The Marshal of Madrid

0

The Marshal of Madrid
1972-01-01

Journey to the Day

0

Journey to the Day
1960-04-22

7.999

Star Trek
1966-09-08

7.933

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

My World and Welcome to It

6.333

My World and Welcome to It
1969-09-15

6.3

F Troop
1965-09-14

6.628

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

5.64

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

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

All in the Family

7.8

All in the Family
1971-01-12

6.176

That Girl
1966-09-08

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

6.074

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.667

All's Fair
1976-09-20

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.788

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7.912

Emergency!
1972-01-22

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.667

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

Target: The Corruptors!

5.667

Target: The Corruptors!
1961-09-29

The Lawless Years

7

The Lawless Years
1959-04-16

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

6.5

The Outcasts
1968-09-23

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

The High Chaparral

6.75

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

5.583

Lancer
1968-09-24

6.675

Thriller
1960-09-13

7.1

Search
1972-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

7.173

McCloud
1970-02-17

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7

The Headmaster
1970-09-18

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.25

The Loner
1965-09-18

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

The Paul Lynde Show

5.25

The Paul Lynde Show
1972-09-13

6.854

Tarzan
1966-09-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

6.694

Laramie
1959-09-15

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.667

The New Breed
1961-10-03

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

7

The Lieutenant
1963-09-14

Playwrights '56

6.25

Playwrights '56
1955-10-04

8

Inner Sanctum
1954-01-09

7.667

Danger
1950-09-26

6.333

Flying High
1978-09-29

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

0

Premiere
1968-07-01

6

The Outsider
1968-09-18

Detective School

6

Detective School
1979-07-31

7.6

Hogan's Heroes
1965-09-17

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Temperatures Rising

7.5

Temperatures Rising
1972-09-12

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

7.667

Danger
1950-09-26

Kraft Television Theatre

7.8

Kraft Television Theatre
1947-05-07

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Partridge Family

6.887

The Partridge Family
1970-09-25

7

The Bastard
1978-05-22

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

5.6

Supertrain
1979-02-07

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06