James Gregory

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Dec 23, 1911
Died	Sep 16, 2002 (90)
Birthplace	Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity	0.4 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

One of the most beloved actors of all, James Gregory was born December 23, 1911, in the Bronx and 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. James 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, James 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). One good thing that came out of the war years is that he married Anne in 1944, and they would stay together always. During his Broadway career, James Gregory earned consistently favorable reviews by drama critics from the New York Press, Boston Globe, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Hollywood Reporter and Variety. James 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, James 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. James 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). But he won his biggest acclaim as Inspector Frank Luger for the entire run of the TV series Barney Miller (1974) (1975-1982). This was his signature role; as the Inspector, he would be lovable, irritating, ingratiating, exasperating and humorous, sometimes all at the same time. He was Barney's buddy for 7 years, and the series ended with the Inspector getting himself a mail-order bride. James Gregory retired from acting in 1983, with over 100 TV and movie credits. He has entertained, uplifted and captivated us with his performances. He has endeared himself to a legion of fans. When asked to define his life's work, he simply said, "I am an actor". Fans would disagree with him. James Gregory is so much more -- role model and inspiration.

Known For

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Filmography

Wait 'Till Your Mother Gets Home

1983

as Dan Peters

The Flight of Dragons

1982

as Bryagh / Smrgol (voice)

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

1981

as Leo Hackett

The Comeback Kid

1980

as Scotty

Gridlock

1980

as Gen. Caribou Caruthers

The Main Event

1979

as Gough

The Bastard

1978

as Will Campbell

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

1976

as James Donovan

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

as Pete Haggerty

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

as Chief Blair

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

as District Attorney

A Very Missing Person

1972

as Oscar Piper

The Marshal of Madrid

1972

as Oil Tycoon

The Weekend Nun

1972

as Sid Richardson

The Late Liz

1971

as Sam Burns

Shoot Out

1971

as Sam Foley

The Million Dollar Duck

1971

as Rutledge

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970

as Ursus

The Hawaiians

1970

as Dr. Whipple Sr. (uncredited)

The Love God?

1969

as Darrell Evans Hughes

Cocoon

1968

as Jonathan Kaye

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968

as Gen. Homer Prentiss

The Ambushers

1967

as MacDonald

Clambake

1967

as Duster Heyward

Murderers' Row

1966

as MacDonald

The Silencers

1966

as MacDonald

Quick, Before It Melts

1965

as Vice Admiral

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Morgan Hastings

A Rage to Live

1965

as Dr. O'Brien

A Distant Trumpet

1964

as Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint

PT 109

1963

as Commander C.R. Ritchie

Twilight of Honor

1963

as Norris Bixby

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

as Col. Edgar Pyser

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

as Brad Byrd

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

as Editor

Al Capone

1959

as Schaefler (narrator)

Hey Boy! Hey Girl!

1959

as Father Burton

Underwater Warrior

1958

as Lt. William Arnold

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958

as Hennify

Onionhead

1958

as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper

The Big Caper

1957

as Flood

The Young Stranger

1957

as Sergeant Shipley

Gun Glory

1957

as Grimsell

Nightfall

1956

as Ben Fraser

The Scarlet Hour

1956

as Ralph Nevins

Knife in the Dark

1954

as Willie

At This Moment

1954

as Bill Ritter

The Frogmen

1951

as Chief Petty Officer Lane

The Naked City

1948

as Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)

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Off the Wall

1977

Producer

Organization	Category	Movie

The Lawless Years

as Barney Ruditsky

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Apr 16, 1959

Barney Miller

as Inspector Frank Luger

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Barney Miller

as Frank Luger

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Hawaii Five-O

as Jonathan Kaye

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Columbo

as David Buckner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Star Trek

as Dr. Tristan Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

M*A*S*H

as General Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Lieutenant Wade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The F.B.I.

as Bert Anslem

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

All in the Family

as William R. Kirkwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Gunsmoke

as Scanlon, Sr.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Studio One

as Gas Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Sandy Green

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Confederate Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Ironside

as Herb Jarman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Captain Quill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Wescott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Owen Spencer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Captain Asa Webb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Pete Crandall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The High Chaparral

as Jake Stoner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Virginian

as Slim Jessup

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Thriller

as Howard Yates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Mac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Joe McCarthy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Big Valley

as Simon Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

The New Breed

as Father Al

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

The Defenders

as Paul Tasso

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as John Kramer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Letter to Loretta

as Jim Patton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Hogan's Heroes

as General Biedenbender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Rawhide

as Lash Whitcomb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Mister Brothers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Big Valley

as Harry Bodine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

The Big Valley

as Senator Jim Bannard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

The Virginian

as Cal Young

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Judge Calvin Strom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Wes Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lieutenant Billy Kyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Mr. Randolph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Hawaii Five-O

as Mike Finney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Studio One

as Mr. Black

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as James Metcalf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Mr. Bales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as George Monzo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Bonanza

as Mulvaney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Studio One

as Corey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Private Alan Pomeroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Climax!

as Dr. Froelich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Suspense

as Jerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Lester Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Angus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Twilight Zone

as Air Force General

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Love Boat

as Milton Benson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wayne Campbell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as John Gregory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Temperatures Rising

as James Jerome

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

Bonanza

as Sgt. Mike Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Fred Kruger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Ironside

as Tony Hudson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Detective School

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Jul 31, 1979

That Girl

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Police Story

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

F Troop

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1965

Sanford and Son

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 14, 1972

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

The Paul Lynde Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Lieutenant

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1963

Inner Sanctum

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

The Loner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

My World and Welcome to It

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1969

My Three Sons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

All's Fair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

Night Gallery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Emergency!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Lancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

The Headmaster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1970

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Tarzan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Suspense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Playwrights '56

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1955

Danger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1950

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

Premiere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1968

The Outsider

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1968

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Ironside

as TV Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

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