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James Luisi

James Luisi

Known for ActingBorn 1928-11-11Died 2002-06-07New York City, New York, USA
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.Read more

Movies & web series

Love Is Not Enough10.0
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Love Is Not Enough

1978 · Movie

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story9.5
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978 · Movie

Our Family Business9.0
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Our Family Business

1981 · Movie

Hunter8.2
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Hunter

1977 · Series

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play8.0
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The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

1996 · Movie

Harris and Company
8.0
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Harris and Company

1979 · Series

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
8.0
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First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington

1975 · Movie

Honky Tonk8.0
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Honky Tonk

1974 · Movie

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...7.8
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The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

1996 · Movie

Hawkins7.8
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Hawkins

1973 · Series

The Fall Guy7.6
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The Fall Guy

1981 · Series

Knight Rider7.5
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Knight Rider

1982 · Series

The Rockford Files7.6
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The Rockford Files

1974 · Series

The A-Team7.5
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The A-Team

1983 · Series

Quincy, M.E.7.5
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Quincy, M.E.

1976 · Series

Future Cop7.5
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Future Cop

1976 · Movie

Ghost Story7.4
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Ghost Story

1972 · Series

Magnum, P.I.7.3
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Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Series

Starsky & Hutch7.3
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Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Series

Norma Rae7.2
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Norma Rae

1979 · Movie

L.A. Law7.1
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L.A. Law

1986 · Series

Kojak7.2
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Kojak

1973 · Series

S.W.A.T.7.1
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S.W.A.T.

1975 · Series

Dark Justice6.9
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Dark Justice

1991 · Series

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century7.0
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979 · Series

Adam-127.1
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Adam-12

1968 · Series

The Hidden6.9
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The Hidden

1987 · Movie

Good Heavens7.0
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Good Heavens

1976 · Series

Vega$7.0
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Vega$

1978 · Series

Wonder Woman7.0
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Wonder Woman

1975 · Series

The Streets of San Francisco7.0
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The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Series

Cry Rape7.0
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Cry Rape

1973 · Movie

Police Story7.0
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Police Story

1973 · Series

Barnaby Jones7.0
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Barnaby Jones

1973 · Series

Cat Ballou7.0
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Cat Ballou

1971 · Movie

The Hogan Family6.8
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The Hogan Family

1986 · Series

Knots Landing6.9
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Knots Landing

1979 · Series

The Rifleman7.1
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The Rifleman

1958 · Series

Hart to Hart6.9
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Hart to Hart

1979 · Series

CHiPs6.9
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CHiPs

1977 · Series

Finder of Lost Loves6.8
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Finder of Lost Loves

1984 · Series

The Rookies6.9
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The Rookies

1972 · Series

Ironside6.9
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Ironside

1967 · Series

Contract on Cherry Street6.8
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Contract on Cherry Street

1977 · Movie

The Take6.8
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The Take

1974 · Movie

The Renegades6.6
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The Renegades

1982 · Movie

Cannon6.7
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Cannon

1971 · Series

Partners in Crime6.5
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Partners in Crime

1984 · Series