CMNetwork Actors

James Gregory

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.

  • Nacimiento: 1911-12-23, Bronx, New York, USA
  • Fallecimiento: 2002-09-16
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,0 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • Regreso al planeta de los simios (1970) — Ursus
  • El mensajero del miedo (1962) — Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
  • La dimensión desconocida (1959) — Confederate Sergeant / Air Force General
  • Colombo (1971) — David Buckner
  • Star Trek (1966) — Dr. Tristan Adams
  • Los cuatro hijos de Katie Elder (1965) — Morgan Hastings
  • Bonanza (1959) — Mulvaney / Sgt. Mike Russell / Whitney Parker
  • El vuelo de los dragones (1982) — Bryagh / Smrgol (voz)

Filmografía

  • La otra cara del entrenador (1983) — Dan Peters
  • El vuelo de los dragones (1982) — Bryagh / Smrgol (voz)
  • Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981) — Leo Hackett
  • Gridlock (1980) — Gen. Caribou Caruthers
  • The Comeback Kid (1980) — Scotty
  • Detective School (1979)
  • Combate de fondo (1979) — Gough
  • Supertrén (1979) — Griswald
  • Flying High (1978)
  • The Bastard (1978) — Will Campbell
  • Vacaciones en el mar (1977) — Milton Benson
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Tony Gordon
  • Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976) — James Donovan
  • All's Fair (1976)
  • El hombre más fuerte del mundo (1975) — Chief Blair
  • Barney Miller (1975) — Inspector Frank Luger
  • The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975) — Pete Haggerty
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Captain Quill
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1973) — District Attorney
  • Police Story (1973)
  • The Weekend Nun (1972) — Sid Richardson
  • Las calles de San Francisco (1972)
  • M*A*S*H (1972) — General Kelly
  • Search (1972)
  • The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
  • Temperatures Rising (1972) — James Jerome
  • A Very Missing Person (1972) — Oscar Piper
  • Emergency! (1972)
  • Sanford and Son (1972)
  • The Marshal of Madrid (1972) — Oil Tycoon
  • Colombo (1971) — David Buckner
  • Cannon (1971)
  • The Late Liz (1971) — Sam Burns
  • Círculo De Fuego (1971) — Sam Foley
  • Millonarios por una pata (1971) — Rutledge
  • All in the Family (1971) — William R. Kirkwood
  • Galería nocturna (Night Gallery) (1970)
  • The Partridge Family (1970) — Claude Tubbles
  • The Headmaster (1970)
  • Los indomables (1970) — Dr. Whipple Sr. (sin acreditar)
  • Regreso al planeta de los simios (1970) — Ursus
  • McCloud (1970)
  • Medical Center (1969) — Col. Whittendale
  • My World and Welcome to It (1969)
  • The Love God? (1969) — Darrell Evans Hughes
  • Hawaii 5-0 (1969) — Jonathan Kaye / Mike Finney
  • Patrulla juvenil (1968) — Gus Williams
  • Lancer (1968)
  • The Outcasts (1968)
  • Cocoon (1968) — Jonathan Kaye
  • El astuto (1968)
  • Premiere (1968)
  • Comando secreto (1968) — Gen. Homer Prentiss
  • Emboscada a Matt Helm (1967) — MacDonald
  • Cambalache (1967) — Duster Heyward
  • Los perseguidos (1967) — Buckman
  • El gran Chaparral (1967) — Jake Stoner
  • Judd, for the Defense (1967)
  • Cimarron (1967)
  • Ironside (1967) — Herb Jarman / TV Presenter / Tony Hudson
  • Matt Helm, agente muy especial (1966) — MacDonald
  • Misión. Imposible (1966)
  • Star Trek (1966) — Dr. Tristan Adams
  • That Girl (1966)
  • Tarzan (1966)
  • Los silenciadores (1966) — MacDonald
  • Vida sin freno (1965) — Dr. O'Brien
  • The F.B.I. (1965) — Bert Anslem
  • The Loner (1965)
  • Jim West (1965)
  • Los héroes de Hogan (1965) — General Biedenbender
  • The Big Valley (1965) — Simon Carter / Harry Bodine / Senator Jim Bannard
  • F Troop (1965)
  • Los cuatro hijos de Katie Elder (1965) — Morgan Hastings
  • Quick, Before It Melts (1965) — Vice Admiral
  • Daniel Boone (1964) — Captain Asa Webb
  • Una trompeta lejana (1964) — Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
  • El capitán Newman (1963) — Col. Edgar Pyser
  • Acusación de asesinato (A cualquier precio) (1963) — Norris Bixby
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) — Lieutenant Wade
  • El fugitivo (1963) — Pete Crandall
  • The Lieutenant (1963)
  • Patrullero PT 109 (1963) — Commander C.R. Ritchie
  • El mensajero del miedo (1962) — Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
  • La hora de Alfred Hitchcock (1962) — Fred Kruger
  • El Virginiano (1962) — Slim Jessup / Cal Young
  • Sam Benedict (1962)
  • Dos semanas en otra ciudad (1962) — Brad Byrd
  • X-15 El avión cohete (1961) — Tom Deparma
  • The New Breed (1961) — Father Al
  • Ben Casey (1961)
  • Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
  • Los defensores (1961) — Paul Tasso
  • My Three Sons (1960)
  • Thriller (1960) — Howard Yates
  • Journey to the Day (1960) — Endicott
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960) — Editor
  • La dimensión desconocida (1959) — Confederate Sergeant / Air Force General
  • El Show de June Allyson (1959) — John Kramer
  • Laramie (1959)
  • Bonanza (1959) — Mulvaney / Sgt. Mike Russell / Whitney Parker
  • Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959) — Father Burton
  • The Lawless Years (1959) — Barney Ruditsky
  • Al Capone (1959) — Schaefler (narrator)
  • Cuero crudo (1959) — Owen Spencer / Lash Whitcomb / Mister Brothers
  • Onionhead (1958) — Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) — Martin Burke
  • A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958) — Hennify
  • Underwater Warrior (1958) — Lt. William Arnold
  • El rifle del forastero (1957) — Grimsell
  • The Big Caper (1957) — Flood
  • The Young Stranger (1957) — Sergeant Shipley
  • Al caer la noche (1956) — Ben Fraser
  • La hora escarlata (1956) — Ralph Nevins
  • Playwrights '56 (1955)
  • Alfred Hitchcock presenta (1955) — Mr. Wescott / Wayne Campbell / John Gregory
  • La ley del revólver (1955) — Scanlon, Sr. / Judge Calvin Strom / Wes Martin
  • Climax! (1954) — Joe McCarthy / Dr. Froelich
  • Inner Sanctum (1954)
  • At This Moment (1954) — Bill Ritter
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) — Jim Patton
  • General Electric Theater (1953) — Sandy Green
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Morgan / Lieutenant Billy Kyle
  • Luchas submarinas (1951) — Chief Petty Officer Lane
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Mac / Mr. Randolph
  • Danger (1950) — Willie
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
  • Suspense (1949) — Jerry
  • Studio One (1948) — Gas Man / Mr. Black / James Metcalf / Mr. Bales / George Monzo / Corey / Private Alan Pomeroy
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) — Lester Thompson / Angus
  • La ciudad desnuda (1948) — Patrolman Albert Hicks (sin acreditar)
  • The Things People Want (1948) — Pete
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947) — Steve