Personal Info
James Luisi
Acting
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 1976 he shared a "best actor" daytime E…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Capt. Doug Chapman
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
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
TV Shows
Baywatch Nights
as Murray · 1 ep.
Silk Stalkings
1 ep.
Dark Justice
1 ep.
L.A. Law
as Paul Viola · 1 ep.
The Hogan Family
3 ep.
Hell Town
1 ep.
Finder of Lost Loves
as Jordan Hollis · 1 ep.
Partners in Crime
1 ep.
The A-Team
as Jimmy Durkee · 1 ep.
The Renegades
as Lt. Marciano · 6 ep.