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James Gregory

James Gregory

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1911-12-23

Birth Place

Bronx, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet

1964

5.2

Movie
A Rage to Live

A Rage to Live

1965

4.7

Movie
A Town Has Turned to Dust

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958

0.0

Movie
A Very Missing Person

A Very Missing Person

1972

8.0

Movie
Al Capone

Al Capone

1959

6.6

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
poster

All in the Family

1971

7.8

TV
poster

All's Fair

1976

7.0

TV
At This Moment

At This Moment

1954

6.0

Movie
poster

Barney Miller

1975

7.3

TV
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970

6.2

Movie
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
poster

Cannon

1971

6.5

TV
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

6.6

Movie
poster

Cimarron Strip

1967

5.0

TV
Clambake

Clambake

1967

5.9

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Cocoon

Cocoon

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Columbo

1971

8.1

TV
poster

Danger

1950

8.0

TV
poster

Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
poster

Detective School

1979

5.5

TV
poster

Emergency!

1972

7.8

TV
poster

F Troop

1965

6.1

TV
Five in Judgement

Five in Judgement

1955

0.0

Movie
poster

Flying High

1978

4.5

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

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

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

1981

0.0

Movie
Gridlock

Gridlock

1980

6.0

Movie
Gun Glory

Gun Glory

1957

5.8

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!

Hey Boy! Hey Girl!

1959

0.0

Movie
poster

Hogan's Heroes

1965

7.5

TV
poster

Inner Sanctum

1954

7.0

TV
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
poster

Judd for the Defense

1967

7.5

TV
Knife in the Dark

Knife in the Dark

1954

6.0

Movie
poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

7.6

TV
poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
poster

Lancer

1968

4.7

TV
poster

Laramie

1959

6.4

TV
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
poster

M*A*S*H

1972

7.9

TV
poster

McCloud

1970

7.1

TV
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

6.8

Movie
poster

Mission: Impossible

1966

7.6

TV
Murderers' Row

Murderers' Row

1966

5.7

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
poster

My World and Welcome to It

1969

5.5

TV
poster

Night Gallery

1970

7.8

TV
Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

6.8

Movie
Onionhead

Onionhead

1958

5.5

Movie
poster

Playwrights '56

1955

6.0

TV
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
poster

Premiere

1968

0.0

TV
PT 109

PT 109

1963

5.9

Movie
Quick, Before It Melts

Quick, Before It Melts

1965

3.5

Movie
poster

Quincy, M.E.

1976

7.5

TV
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

5.2

TV
poster

Sam Benedict

1962

6.0

TV
poster

Sanford and Son

1972

7.4

TV
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
poster

Search

1972

6.9

TV
Shoot Out

Shoot Out

1971

6.3

Movie
poster

Star Trek

1966

8.0

TV
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
poster

Suspense

1949

4.6

TV
poster

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

3.5

TV
poster

Tarzan

1966

6.7

TV
poster

Temperatures Rising

1972

5.0

TV
poster

That Girl

1966

6.1

TV
The Abduction of Saint Anne

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

6.0

Movie
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
The Ambushers

The Ambushers

1967

5.0

Movie
The Bastard

The Bastard

1978

5.0

Movie
The Big Caper

The Big Caper

1957

6.2

Movie
poster

The Big Valley

1965

6.0

TV
The Comeback Kid

The Comeback Kid

1980

6.0

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

6.3

TV
poster

The F.B.I.

1965

5.4

TV
The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons

1982

6.6

Movie
The Frogmen

The Frogmen

1951

5.9

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

1970

5.4

Movie
poster

The Headmaster

1970

0.0

TV
poster

The High Chaparral

1967

6.5

TV
The Hunted

The Hunted

1967

0.0

Movie
The Late Liz

The Late Liz

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

The Lawless Years

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Lieutenant

1963

6.0

TV
poster

The Loner

1965

5.7

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Love God?

The Love God?

1969

6.0

Movie
The Main Event

The Main Event

1979

5.2

Movie
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

7.5

Movie
The Marshal of Madrid

The Marshal of Madrid

1972

0.0

Movie
The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

1971

5.7

Movie
poster

The Mod Squad

1968

6.5

TV
The Naked City

The Naked City

1948

7.2

Movie
poster

The New Breed

1961

7.0

TV
poster

The Outcasts

1968

5.3

TV
poster

The Outsider

1968

5.2

TV
poster

The Paul Lynde Show

1972

5.0

TV
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
The Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour

1956

5.1

Movie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968

6.0

Movie
The Silencers

The Silencers

1966

6.1

Movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

0.0

Movie
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

7.0

Movie
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

6.1

Movie
The Things People Want

The Things People Want

1948

0.0

Movie
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
The Weekend Nun

The Weekend Nun

1972

6.3

Movie
poster

The Wild Wild West

1965

7.6

TV
The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

1957

5.8

Movie
poster

Thriller

1960

6.4

TV
Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

1963

6.7

Movie
Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

5.9

Movie
Underwater Warrior

Underwater Warrior

1958

5.0

Movie
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

1983

4.5

Movie
poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

5.3

TV
X-15

X-15

1961

5.9

Movie