Birthday
1928/11/11
Day of death
2002/06/07 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
(1983) Star 80
as Roy
(1986) Murphy's Law
as Ed Reineke
(1987) The Hidden
as Ferrari Salesman
(1980) Fade to Black
as Capt. M.L. Gallagher
(1976) Future Cop
as Paterno
(1978) Killer's Delight
as Sgt. Vince De Carlo
(1973) I Escaped from Devil's Island
as Dazzas
(1974) The Man from Independence
as Stranger
(1978) Moment by Moment
as Dan Santini
(1977) Contract on Cherry Street
as Al Palmini / Arnold Palmer
(1982) The Renegades
as Lt. Joe Marciano
(1981) Our Family Business
as Frank
(1978) Love Is Not Enough
as Harry Foreman
(1978) One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Jimmy Karalla
(1974) The Take
as Benedetto
(1979) Norma Rae
as George Benson
(1989) Lethal Woman
as Colonel Jerry Maxim
(1977) Stunts
as Alvin Blake
(1996) The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Capt. Doug Chapman
(1972) Ben
as Ed
(1984) The Red-Light Sting
as Renny Lucas
(1988) Feds
as Sperry
(1983) Sunset Limousine
as Angel
(1973) Cry Rape
as Det. Kroger
(1974) Honky Tonk
as Blackie
(1971) Cat Ballou
as Spider Levinsky
(1996) The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Capt. Doug Chapman
(1975) First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
as George Washington
(1978) A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Lazzeri
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Lt. Doug Chapman
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Vincent Hazzard / George Laszlo
(1986) L.A. Law
as Paul Viola
(1983) The A-Team
as Jimmy Durkee
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as ---
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Sam Kehoe
(1995) Baywatch Nights
as Murray
(1982) Knight Rider
as D.G. Grebs
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Hood
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1973) Hawkins
as Andy Tyler
(1958) Naked City
as Mark Andrew
(1979) Knots Landing
as Lieutenant Gilbert Garcia
(1973) Kojak
as Det. Geno Alessi
(1991) Silk Stalkings
as ---
(1979) Hart to Hart
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Ivers
(1975) Wonder Woman
as George
(1971) Cannon
as ---
(1964) Another World
as ---
(1986) The Hogan Family
as ---
(1981) The Fall Guy
as ---
(1978) Vega$
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1975) S.W.A.T.
as ---
(1978) Sword of Justice
as ---
(1976) City of Angels
as ---
(1980) Here's Boomer
as ---
(1982) Matt Houston
as ---
(1991) Dark Justice
as ---
(1976) Good Heavens
as ---
(1958) The Rifleman
as ---
(1976) Spencer's Pilots
as ---
(1983) The Renegades
as Lt. Marciano
(1985) Hell Town
as ---
(1979) Harris and Company
as ---
(1972) Ghost Story
as Rick
(1977) Hunter
as ---
(1978) The Eddie Capra Mysteries
as ---
(1984) Partners in Crime
as ---
(1977) CHiPs
as ---
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Little Julio
(1968) Adam-12
as Antonio Minetti
(1973) Kojak
as Capt. Henry 'Hank' Rosseau
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Burt Stryker
(1984) Finder of Lost Loves
as Jordan Hollis
(1967) Ironside
as Mike Purcell
(1973) Barnaby Jones
as Nick Gorman
(1973) Barnaby Jones
as Burt Logan