James Luisi
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Nov 11 1928• Died Jun 07 2002
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Biography
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…
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James Luisi's Credits
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Knots Landing
Lieutenant Gilbert Garcia
The A-Team
Jimmy Durkee
Magnum, P.I.
John Walter Costa
Knight Rider
D.G. Grebs
Ironside
Mike Purcell
Quincy, M.E.
L.A. Law
Paul Viola
Adam-12
Antonio Minetti
The Rockford Files
Lt. Doug Chapman
T. J. Hooker
George Laszlo
Naked City
Mark Andrew
Starsky & Hutch
Hart to Hart
The Rifleman
The F.B.I.
Sam Kehoe
Cannon
Silk Stalkings
The Rookies
Kojak
Det. Geno Alessi
Barnaby Jones
Nick Gorman
The Fall Guy
Vega$
Matt Houston
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Hood
Gunsmoke
Ivers
The Hogan Family
Baywatch Nights
Murray
The Streets of San Francisco
Police Story
Wonder Woman
George
Finder of Lost Loves
Jordan Hollis
Ghost Story
Rick
CHiPs
Dark Justice
S.W.A.T.
Here's Boomer
City of Angels
Another World
Hunter
Hell Town
Hawkins
Andy Tyler
Partners in Crime
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Spencer's Pilots
Good Heavens
Sword of Justice
The Hidden
Ferrari Salesman
Star 80
Roy
Murphy's Law
Ed Reineke
Ben
Ed
The Renegades
Lt. Marciano
Norma Rae
George Benson
Fade to Black
Capt. M.L. Gallagher
Feds!
Sperry
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lazzeri
The Renegades
Lt. Joe Marciano
Contract on Cherry Street
Al Palmini / Arnold Palmer
Lethal Woman
Colonel Jerry Maxim
Stunts
Alvin Blake
Honky Tonk
Blackie
Harris and Company
The Take
Benedetto
The Red-Light Sting
Renny Lucas
Sunset Limousine
Angel
Cry Rape
Det. Kroger
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Dazzas
Future Cop
Paterno
Love Is Not Enough
Harry Foreman
Our Family Business
Frank
Moment by Moment
Dan Santini
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Capt. Doug Chapman
Killer's Delight
Sgt. Vince De Carlo
The Man from Independence
Stranger
The Asphalt Cowboy
Lt. Lassiter
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Capt. Doug Chapman
Cat Ballou
Spider Levinsky
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Jimmy Karalla
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
George Washington