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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1928-11-11
- event Death Date 2002-06-07
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 5.6
- info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by James Luisi
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978-01-15
6.5
Star 80
1983-11-10
6.1
Murphy's Law
1986-04-18
6.9
The Hidden
1987-10-30
5.5
Fade to Black
1980-10-14
5
Future Cop
1976-05-01
5
Killer's Delight
1978-04-28
4.7
I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973-09-01
0
The Man from Independence
1974-03-11
3.4
Moment by Moment
1978-12-22
6.3
Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19
7.6
The Renegades
1982-08-11
0
Our Family Business
1981-09-20
0
Love Is Not Enough
1978-06-12
5.5
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978-09-26
6.3
The Take
1974-05-01
7.1
Norma Rae
1979-03-02
3.2
Lethal Woman
1989-04-30
5.1
Stunts
1977-06-01
6.5
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996-04-25
5.9
Ben
1972-06-23
2.5
The Red-Light Sting
1984-03-05
5.8
Feds
1988-10-28
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
6.8
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996-01-14
0
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
1975-10-23
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11
7.5
The Rockford Files
1974-09-13
7
The Rookies
1972-09-11
6.3
T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13
7.1
L.A. Law
1986-09-15
7.5
The A-Team
1983-01-23
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10
5.5
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
5.5
Baywatch Nights
1995-09-30
7.6
Knight Rider
1982-09-26
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03
6.9
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979-09-20
7
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23
7.2
Hawkins
1973-03-13
5.3
Naked City
1958-09-30
6.8
Knots Landing
1979-12-27
7
Kojak
1973-10-24
6
Silk Stalkings
1991-11-07
6.9
Hart to Hart
1979-09-22
6.6
Gunsmoke
1955-09-10
7.1
Wonder Woman
1975-11-07
6.5
Cannon
1971-09-14
5
Another World
1964-05-04
7
The Hogan Family
1986-03-01
7.5
The Fall Guy
1981-11-04
7
Vega$
1978-09-20
7.1
Police Story
1973-03-20
7
S.W.A.T.
1975-02-24
5.5
Sword of Justice
1978-09-10
6
City of Angels
1976-02-03
5.3
Here's Boomer
1980-03-14
6.2
Matt Houston
1982-09-26
6.8
Dark Justice
1991-04-05
5.5
Good Heavens
1976-02-29
7
The Rifleman
1958-09-30
5
Spencer's Pilots
1976-09-17
5
Hell Town
1985-09-11
5
The Renegades
1983-03-04
0
Harris and Company
1979-03-15
7.1
Ghost Story
1972-09-15
8
Hunter
1977-02-18
5
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978-09-08
6.2
Partners in Crime
1984-09-27
6.8
CHiPs
1977-09-15
5.5
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
7.1
Adam-12
1968-09-21
7
Kojak
1973-10-24
7.5
The Rockford Files
1974-09-13
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22
6.9
Ironside
1967-03-28
6.9
Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28
6.9
Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28