- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1928
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 7, 2002
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-…
Filmography
movieThe Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996 · Capt. Doug Chapman
movieThe Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996 · Capt. Doug Chapman
tvBaywatch Nights
1995 · Murray
tvSilk Stalkings
1991
tvDark Justice
1991
movieLethal Woman
1989 · Colonel Jerry Maxim
movieFeds!
1988 · Sperry
movieThe Hidden
1987 · Ferrari Salesman
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Paul Viola
movieMurphy's Law
1986 · Ed Reineke
tvThe Hogan Family
1986
tvHell Town
1985
tvPartners in Crime
1984
tvFinder of Lost Loves
1984 · Jordan Hollis
movieThe Red-Light Sting
1984 · Renny Lucas
movieStar 80
1983 · Roy
movieSunset Limousine
1983 · Angel
tvThe Renegades
1983 · Lt. Marciano
tvThe A-Team
1983 · Jimmy Durkee
tvKnight Rider
1982 · D.G. Grebs
tvMatt Houston
1982
movieThe Renegades
1982 · Lt. Joe Marciano
tvT. J. Hooker
1982 · George Laszlo, Vincent Hazzard
tvThe Fall Guy
1981
movieOur Family Business
1981 · Frank
tvHere's Boomer
1981
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · John Walter Costa
The Asphalt Cowboy
movieThe Asphalt Cowboy
1980 · Lt. Lassiter
movieFade to Black
1980 · Capt. M.L. Gallagher
tvKnots Landing
1979 · Lieutenant Gilbert Garcia
tvHart to Hart
1979
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Hood
Harris and Company
tvHarris and Company
1979
movieNorma Rae
1979 · George Benson
movieMoment by Moment
1978 · Dan Santini
movieOne in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978 · Jimmy Karalla
tvVega$
1978
tvSword of Justice
1978
tvThe Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
movieLove Is Not Enough
1978 · Harry Foreman
movieKiller's Delight
1978 · Sgt. Vince De Carlo
tvFantasy Island
1978 · Arbogast
movieA Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978 · Lazzeri
movieContract on Cherry Street
1977 · Al Palmini / Arnold Palmer
tvCHiPs
1977
movieStunts
1977 · Alvin Blake
tvHunter
1977
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvSpencer's Pilots
1976
movieFuture Cop
1976 · Paterno
tvGood Heavens
1976
tvCity of Angels
1976
tvWonder Woman
1975 · George
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
movieFirst Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
1975 · George Washington
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975
tvS.W.A.T.
1975
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · Doug Chapman, Burt Stryker
movieThe Take
1974 · Benedetto
movieHonky Tonk
1974 · Blackie
The Man from Independence
movieThe Man from Independence
1974 · Stranger
movieCry Rape
1973 · Det. Kroger
tvKojak
1973 · Det. Geno Alessi, Capt. Henry 'Hank' Rosseau
movieI Escaped from Devil's Island
1973 · Dazzas
tvPolice Story
1973
tvHawkins
1973 · Andy Tyler
tvBarnaby Jones
1973 · Nick Gorman, Burt Logan
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvGhost Story
1972 · Rick
tvThe Rookies
1972
movieBen
1972 · Ed
tvCannon
1971
movieCat Ballou
1971 · Spider Levinsky
tvAdam-12
1968 · Antonio Minetti
tvIronside
1967 · Mike Purcell
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Sam Kehoe, Little Julio
tvAnother World
1964
tvNaked City
1958 · Mark Andrew
tvThe Rifleman
1958
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Ivers