Acting
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.
Filmography
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Film · 1983
The Flight of Dragons
Film · 1982
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Film · 1981
The Comeback Kid
Film · 1980
Gridlock
Film · 1980
The Main Event
Film · 1979
Detective School
Series · 1979
Supertrain
Series · 1979
Flying High
Series · 1978
The Bastard
Series · 1978
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Film · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
All's Fair
Series · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne
Film · 1975
Barney Miller
Series · 1975
Barney Miller
Series · 1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
Miracle on 34th Street
Film · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
The Weekend Nun
Film · 1972
A Very Missing Person
Film · 1972
The Marshal of Madrid
Film · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
Sanford and Son
Series · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
Search
Series · 1972
The Paul Lynde Show
Series · 1972
Temperatures Rising
Series · 1972
Shoot Out
Film · 1971
The Late Liz
Film · 1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Film · 1971
All in the Family
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1970
The Hawaiians
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
McCloud
Series · 1970
The Headmaster
Series · 1970
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
The Love God?
Film · 1969
My World and Welcome to It
Series · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Film · 1968
Cocoon
Film · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Outcasts
Series · 1968
Lancer
Series · 1968
Premiere
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Ambushers
Film · 1967
The Hunted
Film · 1967
Clambake
Film · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
The Silencers
Film · 1966
Murderers' Row
Film · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
That Girl
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Tarzan
Series · 1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Film · 1965
A Rage to Live
Film · 1965
Quick, Before It Melts
Film · 1965
F Troop
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Loner
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
A Distant Trumpet
Film · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Captain Newman, M.D.
Film · 1963
PT 109
Film · 1963
Twilight of Honor
Film · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Lieutenant
Series · 1963
The Manchurian Candidate
Film · 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Film · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
X-15
Film · 1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Series · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
The New Breed
Series · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Film · 1960
Journey to the Day
Film · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
Al Capone
Film · 1959
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Lawless Years
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Film · 1958
Underwater Warrior
Film · 1958
Onionhead
Film · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
The Big Caper
Film · 1957
The Young Stranger
Film · 1957
Gun Glory
Film · 1957
Nightfall
Film · 1956
The Scarlet Hour
Film · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Playwrights '56
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
At This Moment
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Inner Sanctum
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
The Frogmen
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Danger
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Danger
Series · 1950
Suspense
Series · 1949
Suspense
Series · 1949
The Naked City
Film · 1948
The Things People Want
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947