1928Born, New York City
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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…
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Knight RiderD.G. Grebs
The A-TeamJimmy Durkee
The HiddenFerrari Salesman
Wonder WomanGeorge
Magnum, P.I.John Walter Costa1996The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayCapt. Doug ChapmanMovie
1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Capt. Doug ChapmanMovie
1995Baywatch NightsMurray · 1 episodeShow
1991Silk Stalkings1 episodeShow
1991Dark Justice1 episodeShow
1989Lethal WomanColonel Jerry MaximMovie
1988Feds!SperryMovie
1987The HiddenFerrari SalesmanMovie
1986L.A. LawPaul Viola · 1 episodeShow
1986Murphy's LawEd ReinekeMovie
1986The Hogan Family3 episodesShow
1985Hell Town1 episodeShow
1984Partners in Crime1 episodeShow
1984Finder of Lost LovesJordan Hollis · 1 episodeShow
1984The Red-Light StingRenny LucasMovie
1983Star 80RoyMovie
1983Sunset LimousineAngelMovie
1983China LakeWatch CommanderMovie
1982Knight RiderD.G. Grebs · 1 episodeShow
1982Matt Houston2 episodesShow
1982The RenegadesLt. Joe MarcianoMovie
1982T. J. HookerGeorge Laszlo, Vincent Hazzard · 1 episodeShow
1981The Fall Guy1 episodeShow
1981Our Family BusinessFrankMovie
1981Here's Boomer1 episodeShow
1980Magnum, P.I.John Walter Costa · 1 episodeShow
1980The Asphalt CowboyLt. LassiterMovie
1980Fade to BlackCapt. M.L. GallagherMovie
1979Knots LandingLieutenant Gilbert Garcia · 4 episodesShow
1979Hart to Hart2 episodesShow
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyHood · 1 episodeShow
1979Harris and Company4 episodesShow
1979Norma RaeGeorge BensonMovie
1978Moment by MomentDan SantiniMovie
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryJimmy KarallaMovie
1978Vega$2 episodesShow
1978Sword of Justice1 episodeShow
1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries1 episodeShow
1978Love Is Not EnoughHarry ForemanMovie
1978Killer's DelightSgt. Vince De CarloMovie
1978Fantasy IslandArbogast · 1 episodeShow
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryLazzeriMovie
1977Contract on Cherry StreetAl Palmini / Arnold PalmerMovie
1977CHiPs1 episodeShow
1977StuntsAlvin BlakeMovie
1977Hunter2 episodesShow
1976Quincy, M.E.1 episodeShow
1976Spencer's Pilots1 episodeShow
1976Future CopPaternoMovie
1976Good Heavens1 episodeShow
1976City of Angels1 episodeShow
1975Wonder WomanGeorge · 1 episodeShow
1975First Ladies Diaries: Martha WashingtonGeorge WashingtonMovie
1975Starsky & Hutch1 episodeShow
1975S.W.A.T.1 episodeShow
1974The Rockford FilesDoug Chapman, Burt Stryker · 22 episodesShow
1974The TakeBenedettoMovie
1974Honky TonkBlackieMovie
1974The Man from IndependenceStrangerMovie
1973Cry RapeDet. KrogerMovie
1973KojakDet. Geno Alessi, Capt. Henry 'Hank' Rosseau · 2 episodesShow
1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandDazzasMovie
1973Police Story1 episodeShow
1973HawkinsAndy Tyler · 1 episodeShow
1973Barnaby JonesNick Gorman, Burt Logan · 1 episodeShow
1972The Streets of San Francisco1 episodeShow
1972Ghost StoryRick · 1 episodeShow
1972BenEdMovie
1971Cannon1 episodeShow
1971Cat BallouSpider LevinskyMovie
1968Adam-12Antonio Minetti · 1 episodeShow
1967IronsideMike Purcell · 1 episodeShow
1965The F.B.I.Sam Kehoe, Little Julio · 1 episodeShow
1964Another World1547 episodesShow
1958Naked CityMark Andrew · 1 episodeShow
1955GunsmokeIvers · 2 episodesShow
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