
James Luisi
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Capt. Doug Chapman
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Capt. Doug Chapman
Lethal Woman
as Colonel Jerry Maxim
Feds!
as Sperry
The Hidden
as Ferrari Salesman
Murphy's Law
as Ed Reineke
The Red-Light Sting
as Renny Lucas
Star 80
as Roy
Sunset Limousine
as Angel
The Renegades
as Lt. Joe Marciano
Our Family Business
as Frank
The Asphalt Cowboy
as Lt. Lassiter
Fade to Black
as Capt. M.L. Gallagher
Norma Rae
as George Benson
Moment by Moment
as Dan Santini
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
as Jimmy Karalla
Love Is Not Enough
as Harry Foreman
Killer's Delight
as Sgt. Vince De Carlo
Contract on Cherry Street
as Al Palmini / Arnold Palmer
Stunts
as Alvin Blake
Future Cop
as Paterno
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
as George Washington
The Take
as Benedetto
Honky Tonk
as Blackie
The Man from Independence
as Stranger
Cry Rape
as Det. Kroger
I Escaped from Devil's Island
as Dazzas
Ben
as Ed
Cat Ballou
as Spider Levinsky