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person_profile-James Luisi

James Luisi Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

James Luisi

Date of Birth:

Nov 11, 1928

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jun 07, 2002

Biography of

James Luisi

    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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James Luisi

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Filmography of

James Luisi

Found 28 Movies in total

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Capt. Doug Chapman ( Actor )

... 1996

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Capt. Doug Chapman ( Actor )

... 1996

Lethal Woman

Colonel Jerry Maxim ( Actor )

... 1989

Feds

Sperry ( Actor )

... 1988

The Hidden

Ferrari Salesman ( Actor )

... 1987

Murphy's Law

Ed Reineke ( Actor )

... 1986

The Red-Light Sting

Renny Lucas ( Actor )

... 1984

Star 80

Roy ( Actor )

... 1983

Sunset Limousine

Angel ( Actor )

... 1983

The Renegades

Lieutenant Joe Marciano ( Actor )

... 1982

Our Family Business

Frank ( Actor )

... 1981

Fade to Black

Capt. M.L. Gallagher ( Actor )

... 1980

Norma Rae

George Benson ( Actor )

... 1979

Moment by Moment

Dan Santini ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1978

Love Is Not Enough

Harry Foreman ( Actor )

... 1978

Killer's Delight

Sgt. Vince De Carlo ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1978

Contract on Cherry Street

Al Palmini / Arnold Palmer ( Actor )

... 1977

Stunts

Alvin Blake ( Actor )

... 1977

Future Cop

Paterno ( Actor )

... 1976

The Take

Benedetto ( Actor )

... 1974

Honky Tonk

Blackie ( Actor )

... 1974

Cry Rape

Det. Kroger ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1973

Ben

Ed ( Actor )

... 1972