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Ask James Gregory to define his life's work, and
he will say simply, "I am an actor."
That single word, spoken by a man who has made
his living in an extraordinarily competitive
field sums up his philosophy, ethics, and
emotions regarding life as well as career.
Mr. Gregory is a proud man and an artist, one who
doesn't let that term distract him from
delivering an honest day's work. He is a
no-nonsense professional who, through talent and
determination, has built a solid reputation in
the film industry as a consistent and reliable
performer.
Whether the part is a leading role or as an
ensemble player, James Gregory has always
approached his work with a combination of
ambition, integrity, and respect. It is this
ability to focus his performance at a practical
level as well as an artistic one that has created
the electrifying style and substance of the broad
range of characters that he has played.
Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, James
Gregory grew up in suburban New Rochelle, NY. His
ability and enthusiasm were recognized as early
as high school, where he was elected president of
the Drama Club, and captain of the Golf Team.
Gregory enjoyed the challenge and sport of golf,
and was talented enough to consider a career in
professional golf at one time.
Independent and ambitious, James Gregory has
always been self-supporting.From boyhood jobs as
a caddy, bus-boy, waiter and grocery clerk, he
went to work on Wall Street as a runner shortly
after the 1929 crash. Over a five-year period he
was promoted to clerk, and then private
secretary. Other private-sector positions that he
has held are sales and office work, as well as
real-estate. Mr. Gregory also served for 3
years during WWII, in the U.S. Navy and Marine
Corps. His tour of duty took him to the Pacific
where he spent 83 days in Okinawa.
From local drama groups in Westchester County,
Gregory progressed to professional status as a
summer-stock player in 1935. He performed in
plays throughout New York, Maryland, and New
Jersey, and traveled with a troupe of performers
through small towns in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, towing a trailer full of theatre props.
They performed in school gymnasiums, churches,
and YMCA's, earning 25.00 for a week of one-night
stands.
In 1939, Gregory made his Broadway debut in a
production of "Key Largo", with Paul
Muni and Jose Ferrar. Over the next 18 years, Mr.
Gregory performed in approximately 25 Broadway
productions, working with a stunning line-up of
talented actors. This included Paul Newman and
Karl Malden in "The Desperate Hours",
Don Taylor and Dane Clark in "Fragile
Fox", Lloyd Bridges and Joan Loring in
"Dead Pigeon", and John Forsythe and Ed
Begley, Sr. in "All My Sons". It was on
Broadway that Gregory played the character
"Biff" in "Death of a
Salesman", performing with five "Willy
Lomans" Lee J. Cobb, Gene Lockhart, Thomas
Mitchell, Albert Dekker, and Robert F. Simon.
During the course of his broadway career, James
Gregory earned consistently favorable reviews for
his performances by drama critics throughout the
industry, such as the New York Press, The Boston
Globe, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune,
The Hollywood Reporter, and "VARIETY".
In 1956, Mr. Gregory's career moved from the
Broadway stage to live television. He worked
steadily throughout the glory years of TV for
every major live television production from New
York to Hollywood, and at one point accomplished
what is believed to be a record for live
performances, acting in five different dramatic
productions in 10 days.
Gregory also applied his dramatic talents to
radio, doing narration and commercial work. He
starred as "Captain Vincent J. Cronin"
for a year, on the coast to coast broadcast of
CBS Radio's "21st Precinct".
Mr. Gregory segued smoothly into the taped
television series of the early sixties, and had
starring or feature roles in classics such as
"Twilight Zone", "Columbo",
"McCloud", "The Big Valley",
"Gunsmoke, "Bonanza", "The
Virginian", "Playhouse 90", and
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents", to name
only a few. From 1959 to 1961, he played
"Barney Ruditsky" on the NBC series
"The Lawless Years", a role that was
based on the 1920's real-life detective from New
York City. Gregory also won acclaim with his
portrayal of detective "Inspector
Luger" for eight seasons on the hit
television series "Barney Miller".
In addition to carving a career for himself in
every area of show business, James Gregory has
also established himself firmly in movie and film
history. He has worked with a long list of
notables, including Elvis Presley, Barbara
Streisand, Angela Lansbury, John Wayne, Barbara
Stanwyck, Andy Griffith, Kim Hunter, Robert
Montgomery, Claude Raines, Vincent Price, Lillian
Gish, and countless others. Gregory has earned
the respect and regard of his colleagues both in
front of and behind the camera, for the scope of
his career and the strength of his talents. Says
"Barney Miller" producer Danny Arnold,
"Jim is a star in his field. There aren't
that many feature character actors. Guys like him
come along very seldom in this business."
In a career that has spanned over a half century,
James Gregory has won sympathy as the beleaguered
Senator Iselin in "The Manchurian
Candidate", (with Frank Sinatra), and
horrified viewers as evil Morgan Hastings, the
land-hungry father who shot his own son in
"The Sons of Katie Elder". He has held
the line against lawlessness and corruption as
Sgt. Schaeffer in "Al Capone", (with
Rod Steiger), and mesmerized viewers as the
human-hating gorilla General Ursus, in
"Beneath the Planet of the Apes". Yet
above all, James Gregory has devoted his
considerable talent to the vocation he loves so
well, and has entertained, uplifted, and
captivated with his performances. His commitment
to quality and integrity has endeared him to a
legion of fans, establishing him as a star in the
acting field, and a legend in film history.
Mr. Gregory lived
with
Anne Gregory, his beloved wife in
Sedona, Arizona the
last 54 years of his life.
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1911 -2002
Mr. Gregory passed away 9/17/02. He was an artist and a gentleman who will be
deeply missed by his family, friends and fans.
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FILMS (Link to IMDB)
Filmography
Naked City
- 1948
The Frogmen
- 1951
Scarlet
Hour - 1956
Young
Stranger - 1957
Nightfall -
1957
Gun Glory -
1957
The Big
Caper - 1957
Onionhead -
1958
Underwater
Warrior - 1958
Al Capone - 1959
Hey Boy!
Hey Girl! - 1959
X-15 - 1961
Two Weeks
In Another Town - 1962
Manchurian
Candidate - 1962
Captain
Newman, M.D. - 1963
Twilight of
Honor - 1963
PT-109 -
1963
The Great
Escape - 1963
A Distant
Trumpet - 1964
Quick,
Before It Melts - 1964
Sons of
Katie Elder - 1965
A Rage To
Live - 1965
The
Silencers - 1966
Murderer’s
Row - 1966
The
Ambushers - 1967
Clambake -
1967
Secret War
of Harry Frigg - 1968
The Love
God - 1969
Beneath the
Planet of the Apes - 1970
The
Hawaiins - 1970
The
$1,000,000 Duck - 1971
Shoot Out -
1971
The Late
Liz - 1971
Strongest
Man In The Town - 1975
The Main
Event - 1979
Television Credits
The Web
"All the Way to the Moon" - 1951
Philco TV
Playhouse "Marcia Akers" - 1951
Police
Story "Det. Sgt. Martin Stephens - 1952
Goodyear
Theatre "The Search" - 1952
RBT.
Montgomery Presents "The Closed Door" -
1952
Short Short
Drama "Lapse of Memory" - 1953
Kraft TV
Playhouse "My Brothers Keeper" - 1953
Armstong
Circle Theatre "Transfusion"- 1953
Philco TV
Playhouse - "A Young Lady of Property"
- 1953
Eye Witness
"Burial Plot" - 1953
Danger
"Last Stop Before Albany" - 1953
Danger
"Surface Tension" - 1953
Campbell TV
Soundstage "The Dark Room" - 1953
Kraft TV
Theatre "Alias Jimmy Balentine" - 1953
Campbell TV
Soundstge "Solitaire"- 1953
The Mask
"Hotel Murder"- 1954
Armstrong
Circle Theatre "Old Man’s Gold" -
1954
Man Behind
the Badge "The Cleveland Story"- 1954
Danger
"Fall Guy" - 1954
Love Story
"Timmy" - 1954
The Big
Story "Chet Holcombe, Reporter" - 1954
Danger
"Outlaw’s Boots" - 1954
Love Story
"For All We Know" - 1954
Kraft TV
Theatre "For All We Know" - Long Road
Home - 1954
Studio One
Summer Theatre "Small Door"- 1954
Inner
Sanctum "Hour of Darkness" - 1954
Studio One
Summer Theatre "The Hero" - 1954
Studio One
Summer Theatre "The Deserter - 1954
Danger
"Knife in the Dark"- 1954
You Are
There "First Flight of the Wright" -
1955
Kraft TV
Theatre "The Haunted" - 1955
Star Stage
"Cop Without a Badge"- 1955
Kraft TV
Theatre "Truck Welcome"- 1955
Playwright’s
‘56 "Snow Job" -1955
Justice
"The Big Frame" - 1955
Alcoa Hour
"Thunder In Washington" - 1955
Star
Tonight "Nightmare by Night" - 1955
Studio One
"Fair Play" - 1955
Kraft TV
Theatre ‘Theiving Magpie" - 1956
Climax
"Lou Gehrig Story" - 1956
Kraft TV
Theatre "Boy in a Cage" - 1956
Kraft TV
Theatre "Anna Santonello - 1956
Climax
"Island in the City" - 1956
On Trial
"Jameson Case" - 1956
Alfred
Hitchcock Presents "Cream of the Jest"
- 1957
US Steel
Hour "Hidden Fury"- 1957
Studio One
Summer Theatre "The Staring Match"-
1957
Kraft TV
Theatre "The Long Flight" - 1957
Alfred
Hitchcock Presents "The Perfect Crime"
- 1957
Kraft TV
Theatre "Polka" - 1957
Studio One
in Hollywood "Presence of the Enemy" -
1958
Suspicion
"I Die Before I Live" - 1958
Alfred
Hitchcock Presents "Post-Mortem" - 1958
Playhouse
90 "A Town Has Tur" - 1958
Schlitz
Playhouse of Stars "You’ll Have To Die
Now" - 1958
Studio One
In Hollywood ""Tag-Along" - 1958
Pursuit
"House At Malibu" - 1958
Playhouse
90 "Face of a Hero" - 1959
Lux
Playhouse "Deathtrap" - 1959
Lawless
Years - 1959
Desilu
Playhouse "Day the Town Stood Up" -
1959
Laramie
"Man of God" - 1959
G.E.
Theatre "Sarah’s Daughter" - 1959
Buick
Electra Playhouse "Snows of
Kilimanjaro" - 1959
Alcoa
Theatre "Face To Face" - 1960
Alcoa
Theatre "Head To Head" - 1960
Wagon Train
"Ricky & Laura Bell Story" - 1960
Playhouse
90 "Journey to the" - 1960
Moment of
Fear "Third Party" - 1960
June
Allyson Show "I Hit and Ran" - 1960
Checkmate
"Hour of the Executioner" - 1961
Thriller
"Meriweather File" - 1961
Loretta
Young Show "Those at the Top" - 1961
Lawless
Years - 1961
Happily
Ever After - 1961
Frontier
Circus "Depths of Fear"
Twilight
Zone "The Passerby" - 1961
New Breed "Prime Target" - 1961
Alcoa
Presents "People Need People" - 1961
Untouchables
"Jigsaw" - 1961
Target the
Corruptors "Malignant Hearts" 1962
The
Virginian - "50 Days to Moose Jaw" -
1962
When the
Gods Laugh - 1962
Larmie "The Sometime Gambler"- 1963
Rawhide
"Incident at Crooked Hat" - 1963
Seventh
Hour "Try to Keep Al" - 1963
Sam
Benedict "Of Rusted Canons"- 1963
The
Lieutenant "Very Private Affair" - 1963
Alfred
Hitchcock Hour "The Deviding Wall" 1963
The
Defenders "All The Silent" - 1964
Ben Casey
"There Was Once A Man" 1964
Breaking
Point "Glass Flowers"- 1964
Rawhide "Inc of the Pey" - 1964
The
Lieutenant "Capp’s Lady" - 1964
The Rogues
"Day They Gave" - 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre "One Tiger to A
Hill" - 1964
Bonanza
"A Man to Admire" - 1964
Gunsmoke
"The New Society" - 1965
Wild Wild
West "Night of the Inferno" - 1965
Rawhide "Six Weeks to Bent Fork" - 1965
The F.B.I.
"To Free My Enemy" - 1965
Gunsmoke
"The Avengers" - 1965
Hogan’s
Heroes "Hogan gives A Birthday Party - 1966
F Troop
"Lt. O’Rourke, Front & Center"
- 1966
Man Called
Shenandoah "Lost Diablo" - 1966
The Loner
"A Question of Guilt"" - 1966
Big Valley
"Pursuit" - 1966
Disney’s
Wonderful World of Color "Showdown w/
Sundown Kid"1966
The
Fugitive "Wine is a Traitor" - 1966
Star Trek "Dagger of the Mind" - 1966
F Troop
"Carpetbagging Anyone?" - 1967
The
Virginian ""Without Mercy" - 1967
My Three
Suns "So Long Charley Hello" - 1967
Ironside
"Message from Beyond" - 1967
Tarzan
"Man Killer"- 1967
Bonanza -
"Second Chance" - 1967
Big Valley
"Ambush" - 1967
Cimarron
Strip "The Hunted" - 1967
Cowboy in Africa "Fang and Claw - 1967
Daniel Boone "Value of a Kin" - 1967
Gunsmoke
"The Victim" - 1968
The High Caparral "The Hair Hunter" -
1968
Big Valley
"The Challenge" - 1968
Call to Danger (pilot) - 1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Movie) - 1968
The
Outcasts "3 Ways to Die" - 1968
Lancer
"The Lawman" - 1968
Judd For
the Defense "The Death Farm" - 1968
Mod Squad
"A Quiet Weekend in the Country" - 1968
Ironside
"Rundown on a Bum Rap" - 1968
Bonanza
"Company of Forgotten Men" - 1969
The
Virginian "Price of Love" - 1969
The
Outsider "A Lost of Muscle" - 1969
Big Valley
"Other Face of Justice"- 1969
Flim Flam
Man (Pilot) - 1969
Good Guys -
1969
Hawaii
Five-0 "All The King’s Horses" -
1969
Name of the
Game "Man of the People" - 1970
Bracken’s
World "Day for Night" - 1970
Name of the
Game "So Long Baby and Amen" - 1970
Headmaster
- 1970
That Girl
"Super Don" - 1970
Men From
Shiloh - 1970
That Girl
"Soot Yourself" - 1971
Cade’s
Country "Crisscross" - 1971
Mission
Impossible "The Bride" - 1972
Columbo
"Short Fuse" - 1972
Night
Gallery "Stop Killing Me" - 1972
A Very
Missing Person (TV Movie) - 1972
Paul Lynde Show -series regular 1972-73
Ironside
"Programmed for Panic" - 1972
All in the
Family "Edith Flips Her Wig" - 1972
Search
"Operation Iceman" - 1972
Jigsaw
"Brady Affair"- 1972
Columbo
"Most Crucial Game" - 1972
Weekend Nun
(TV Movie) - 1972
Escape -
1973
Love
American Style - 1973
Streets of
San Francisco "For the Love of God" -
1973
Ironside
"The Hidden Man" - 1973
Miracle on
34th Street (TV Movie) -1973
Police
Story "World Full of Hurt" - 1974
McCloud
"Cowboy in Paradise" - 1974
Partridge
Family "Danny Drops Out" - 1974
Police
Story "Fingerprint" - 1974
The F.B.I
"The Vendetta" - 1974
The Night
Stalker "U.F.O." - 1974
M*A*S*H
"Iron
Guts Kelly" - 1974
Abduction
of St. Anne (TV Movie) - 1975
Emergency
"Prestidigitation" - 1975
Police
Story "The Witness" - 1975
Barney
Miller "Vigilante" - 1975
Barney
Miller (series regular) 1975 -1982
McCoy
"Bless the Big Fish" - 1975
Cannon
"Man Who Died Twice" - 1975
Police
Story "The Cut Man Caper" - 1975
Medical
Center "Major Annie, MD" - 1976
Francis
Gary Powers:True Story (TV Movie) - 1976
All’s
Fair - 1977
Stop the
Presses (Pilot) - 1977
Quincy,
M.D. "Murder By Self" - 1977
The Bastard
(2 part TV Movie) - 1978
Flying High
"A Hairy Yak Plays" - 1978
Supertrain
"Pirouette" - 1979
Detective
School (series regular) - 1979
Love Boat
"Jealous Lover" - 1980
ComebackKid
(TV Movie) - 1980
Gridlock
(TV Movie) - 1980
Goldie and
the Boxer go to Hollywood - 1981
Aloha
Paradise - 1981
Quincy,
M.D. "Last of Leadbottom" - 1982
Wait Til
Your Mother Gets Home (TV Movie) - 1983
Flight of
the Dragons (animated special/voice only) - 1986
Mr.
Belvedere -1986
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