James Luisi

James Luisi

Birthday: 1928-11-11

Deathday: 2002-06-07

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0525403

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.

Played in movies:

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Score: 9.0

Norma Rae

Score: 7.2

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Score: 7.0

The Hidden

Score: 6.9

Cry Rape

Score: 6.7

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Score: 6.5

The Renegades

Score: 6.4

Star 80

Score: 6.4

The Take

Score: 6.3

Contract on Cherry Street

Score: 6.3

Murphy's Law

Score: 6.1

Ben

Score: 6.0

Feds

Score: 5.8

Fade to Black

Score: 5.6

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

Score: 5.5

Stunts

Score: 5.3

Future Cop

Score: 5.0

I Escaped from Devil's Island

Score: 5.0

Killer's Delight

Score: 4.3

Sunset Limousine

Score: 4.0

Moment by Moment

Score: 3.3

Lethal Woman

Score: 2.8

The Red-Light Sting

Score: 2.5

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington

Score: 0.0

Cat Ballou

Score: 0.0

Honky Tonk

Score: 0.0

Love Is Not Enough

Score: 0.0

Our Family Business

Score: 0.0

The Man from Independence

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hunter

Score: 8.0

The Fall Guy

Score: 7.6

The Rockford Files

Score: 7.6

The Rockford Files

Score: 7.6

Knight Rider

Score: 7.5

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

Score: 7.5

Magnum, P.I.

Score: 7.3

Hawkins

Score: 7.2

Starsky & Hutch

Score: 7.2

Ghost Story

Score: 7.1

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Wonder Woman

Score: 7.0

Kojak

Score: 7.0

Kojak

Score: 7.0

The Rifleman

Score: 7.0

S.W.A.T.

Score: 7.0

Vega$

Score: 7.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Score: 7.0

Adam-12

Score: 6.9

Barnaby Jones

Score: 6.9

Barnaby Jones

Score: 6.9

Police Story

Score: 6.9

The Streets of San Francisco

Score: 6.9

Ironside

Score: 6.8

CHiPs

Score: 6.8

Dark Justice

Score: 6.8

The Hogan Family

Score: 6.8

Hart to Hart

Score: 6.8

The Rookies

Score: 6.8

Knots Landing

Score: 6.7

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Cannon

Score: 6.5

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4

Silk Stalkings

Score: 6.3

Partners in Crime

Score: 6.2

Matt Houston

Score: 6.2

Baywatch Nights

Score: 6.2

Finder of Lost Loves

Score: 5.7

Another World

Score: 5.6

Good Heavens

Score: 5.5

Sword of Justice

Score: 5.5

Naked City

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

Here's Boomer

Score: 5.3

City of Angels

Score: 5.2

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Score: 5.0

The Renegades

Score: 5.0

Hell Town

Score: 5.0

Spencer's Pilots

Score: 5.0

Harris and Company

Score: 0.0