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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Character:Dan Peters
Release Date:17/01/1983
The Flight of Dragons
Character:Bryagh / Smrgol (voice)
Release Date:17/08/1982
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Character:Leo Hackett
Release Date:19/02/1981
Gridlock
Character:Gen. Caribou Caruthers
Release Date:02/10/1980
The Comeback Kid
Character:Scotty
Release Date:11/04/1980
The Main Event
Character:Gough
Release Date:22/06/1979
The Bastard
Character:Will Campbell
Release Date:22/05/1978
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Character:James Donovan
Release Date:29/09/1976
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Chief Blair
Release Date:06/02/1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne
Character:Pete Haggerty
Release Date:21/01/1975
Miracle on 34th Street
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:14/12/1973
The Weekend Nun
Character:Sid Richardson
Release Date:20/12/1972
A Very Missing Person
Character:Oscar Piper
Release Date:04/03/1972
The Marshal of Madrid
Character:Oil Tycoon
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Late Liz
Character:Sam Burns
Release Date:01/09/1971
Shoot Out
Character:Sam Foley
Release Date:02/07/1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Character:Rutledge
Release Date:30/06/1971
The Hawaiians
Character:Dr. Whipple Sr. (uncredited)
Release Date:17/06/1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Character:Ursus
Release Date:23/04/1970
The Love God?
Character:Darrell Evans Hughes
Release Date:01/08/1969
Cocoon
Character:Jonathan Kaye
Release Date:20/09/1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Character:Gen. Homer Prentiss
Release Date:29/02/1968
The Ambushers
Character:MacDonald
Release Date:22/12/1967
Clambake
Character:Duster Heyward
Release Date:04/12/1967
The Hunted
Character:Buckman
Release Date:05/10/1967
Murderers' Row
Character:MacDonald
Release Date:20/12/1966
The Silencers
Character:MacDonald
Release Date:18/02/1966
A Rage to Live
Character:Dr. O'Brien
Release Date:20/10/1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Character:Morgan Hastings
Release Date:23/06/1965
Quick, Before It Melts
Character:Vice Admiral
Release Date:20/01/1965
A Distant Trumpet
Character:Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
Release Date:20/05/1964
Captain Newman, M.D.
Character:Col. Edgar Pyser
Release Date:25/12/1963
Twilight of Honor
Character:Norris Bixby
Release Date:13/11/1963
PT 109
Character:Commander C.R. Ritchie
Release Date:26/06/1963
The Manchurian Candidate
Character:Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Release Date:24/10/1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Character:Brad Byrd
Release Date:17/08/1962
X-15
Character:Tom Deparma
Release Date:22/12/1961
Journey to the Day
Character:Endicott
Release Date:22/04/1960
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Character:Editor
Release Date:25/03/1960
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Character:Father Burton
Release Date:05/08/1959
Al Capone
Character:Schaefler (narrator)
Release Date:25/03/1959
Onionhead
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Release Date:25/10/1958
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Character:Hennify
Release Date:19/06/1958
Underwater Warrior
Character:Lt. William Arnold
Release Date:14/02/1958
Gun Glory
Character:Grimsell
Release Date:19/07/1957
The Big Caper
Character:Flood
Release Date:28/03/1957
The Young Stranger
Character:Sergeant Shipley
Release Date:01/02/1957
Nightfall
Character:Ben Fraser
Release Date:09/11/1956
The Scarlet Hour
Character:Ralph Nevins
Release Date:01/04/1956
At This Moment
Character:Bill Ritter
Release Date:01/01/1954
The Frogmen
Character:Chief Petty Officer Lane
Release Date:25/01/1951
The Naked City
Character:Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)
Release Date:04/03/1948
The Things People Want
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/01/1948
Television Appearances
Detective School
Character:
Flying High
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Milton Benson
Quincy, M.E.
Character:
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Tony Gordon
All's Fair
Character:
Barney Miller
Character:Inspector Frank Luger
Barney Miller
Character:Frank Luger
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:Captain Quill
Police Story
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
M*A*S*H
Character:General Kelly
Search
Character:
The Paul Lynde Show
Character:
Temperatures Rising
Character:James Jerome
Emergency!
Character:
Sanford and Son
Character:
Columbo
Character:David Buckner
Cannon
Character:
All in the Family
Character:William R. Kirkwood
Night Gallery
Character:
The Partridge Family
Character:Claude Tubbles
The Headmaster
Character:
McCloud
Character:
My World and Welcome to It
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
Lancer
Character:
The Outcasts
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Jonathan Kaye
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Mike Finney
The Outsider
Character:
Premiere
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Jake Stoner
Judd for the Defense
Character:
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Ironside
Character:Herb Jarman
Ironside
Character:TV Presenter
Ironside
Character:Tony Hudson
Mission: Impossible
Character:
Star Trek
Character:Dr. Tristan Adams
That Girl
Character:
Tarzan
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Bert Anslem
The Loner
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:
Hogan's Heroes
Character:General Biedenbender
The Big Valley
Character:Simon Carter
The Big Valley
Character:Senator Jim Bannard
The Big Valley
Character:Harry Bodine
F Troop
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Captain Asa Webb
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Lieutenant Wade
The Fugitive
Character:Pete Crandall
The Lieutenant
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Fred Kruger
The Virginian
Character:Slim Jessup
The Virginian
Character:Cal Young
Sam Benedict
Character:
The New Breed
Character:Father Al
Ben Casey
Character:
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
The Defenders
Character:Paul Tasso
My Three Sons
Character:
Thriller
Character:Howard Yates
The Twilight Zone
Character:Confederate Sergeant
The Twilight Zone
Character:Air Force General
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:John Kramer
Laramie
Character:
Bonanza
Character:Mulvaney
Bonanza
Character:Sgt. Mike Russell
Bonanza
Character:Whitney Parker
The Lawless Years
Character:Barney Ruditsky
Rawhide
Character:Owen Spencer
Rawhide
Character:Mister Brothers
Rawhide
Character:Lash Whitcomb
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Playwrights '56
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mr. Wescott
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:John Gregory
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Wayne Campbell
Gunsmoke
Character:Scanlon, Sr.
Gunsmoke
Character:Judge Calvin Strom
Gunsmoke
Character:Wes Martin
Climax!
Character:Joe McCarthy
Climax!
Character:Dr. Froelich
Inner Sanctum
Character:
Letter to Loretta
Character:Jim Patton
General Electric Theater
Character:Sandy Green
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Morgan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Lieutenant Billy Kyle
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Mac
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Mr. Randolph
Danger
Character:
Danger
Character:Willie
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Suspense
Character:
Suspense
Character:Jerry
Studio One
Character:Gas Man
Studio One
Character:Mr. Black
Studio One
Character:James Metcalf
Studio One
Character:Mr. Bales
Studio One
Character:George Monzo
Studio One
Character:Corey
Studio One
Character:Private Alan Pomeroy
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Lester Thompson
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Angus
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Steve
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