James Luisi

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1928-11-11
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movies List of James Luisi

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Star 80

1983 Movie
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Murphy's Law

1986 Movie
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The Hidden

1987 Movie
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Fade to Black

1980 Movie
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Future Cop

1976 Movie
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Killer's Delight

1978 Movie
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Moment by Moment

1978 Movie
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The Renegades

1982 Movie
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Our Family Business

1981 Movie
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Love Is Not Enough

1978 Movie
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The Take

1974 Movie
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Norma Rae

1979 Movie
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Lethal Woman

1989 Movie
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Stunts

1977 Movie
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Ben

1972 Movie
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The Red-Light Sting

1984 Movie
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Feds

1988 Movie
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Sunset Limousine

1983 Movie
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Cry Rape

1973 Movie
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Honky Tonk

1974 Movie
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Cat Ballou

1971 Movie