James Luisi
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James Luisi | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California , United States | November 2, 1928
Other names | Jim Luisi |
Occupation(s) | Former NBA player, actor |
Years active | 1961–1999 |
Spouse | Georgia Phillips (1961–2002) |
Children | 1 |
James A. Luisi (November 2, 1928 – June 7, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and actor. Luisi is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Doug Chapman, the apoplectic foil to detective Jim Rockford, in a total of 23 episodes during Seasons 3 through 6 of the television series The Rockford Files.
Basketball career
Born in
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[1]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1953–54 | Baltimore | 31 | 11.8 | .326 | .659 | .8 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
Stage
Luisi then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and appeared on Broadway in productions of Alfie and Do I Hear a Waltz? as well as the original 1966 production of Sweet Charity.[2]
Television and movies
From 1961 to the mid-1970s Luisi appeared on such television shows as
In 1976 Luisi had a guest role as a shady businessman on a Season 2 episode of The Rockford Files. The next season on the same show he portrayed Lt. Doug Chapman, a high-ranking, disagreeable police officer who dislikes the titular character portrayed by James Garner. Luisi ultimately played Chapman in 23 episodes, until the end of the show's six-year run. He reprised the role in two Rockford TV movies in 1996.
In 1976, Luisi shared a
Also in 1976 he appeared on
During the 1980s Luisi guest starred on such television staples as
Luisi appeared in the studio films Ben (1972), I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973), The Man from Independence (1974), The Take (1974), Stunts (1977), Killer's Delight (1978), Moment by Moment (1978), Norma Rae (1979), Fade to Black (1980), Star 80 (1983), Murphy's Law (1986), The Hidden (1987), Feds (1987), Lethal Woman (1987) and Wanted (1998).
He also appeared in the made-for-television movies Cat Ballou (1971), Cry Rape (1973), Honky Tonk (1974), Don't Call Us (1976), The Cabot Connection (1977), A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1977), Contract on Cherry Street (1977), Love Is Not Enough (1978), One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978), The Asphalt Cowboy (1980), Our Family Business (1981), The Renegades (1982), Sunset Limousine (1983) and The Red-Light Sting (1984).
Death
Luisi died of cancer in 2002, aged 73. He was survived by his wife of 41 years, the former Georgia Phillips. He was also survived by his daughter, Jamie Swartz; a brother, Jerry Luisi; and two grandchildren. He is buried in
Filmography (partial)
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1967 | The Tiger Makes Out | Pete Copolla | |
1972 | Ben | Ed | |
1973 | I Escaped from Devil's Island | Dazzas | |
1974 | The Man from Independence | Stranger | |
1974 | The Take | Benedetto | |
1977 | Stunts | Alvin Blake | Alternative title: The Deadly Game |
1978 | Killer's Delight | Sgt. Vince De Carlo | |
1978 | Moment by Moment | Dan Santini | |
1979 | Norma Rae | George Benson | |
1980 | Fade to Black | Capt. M.L. Gallagher | |
1983 | Star 80 | Roy | |
1983 | China Lake | Watch Commander | Short |
1986 | Murphy's Law | Ed Reineke | |
1987 | The Hidden | Sleazy cocaine-sniffing Ferrari Salesman | |
1988 | Lethal Woman | Colonel Jerry Maxim | Alternative title: The Most Dangerous Woman Alive |
1988 | Feds | Sperry | |
1999 | Wanted | Vincent Argento | (final film role) |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1961 | Naked City | Mark Andrew | Screen / Television debut |
1962 | The Rifleman | Chuley Carr | 1 episode |
1963–1964 | Bonanza | Willard | 2 episodes |
1964 | The Reporter | Joe | 1 episode |
1971 | The Interns | Nick | 1 episode |
1972 | Cannon | Sonny | 1 episode |
1973 | Hawkins | 1 episode | |
1974 | Ironside
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Mike Purcell | 1 episode |
Mannix | John Larkin | 1 episode | |
The Streets of San Francisco | Lloyd Davies | 1 episode | |
1975 | S.W.A.T | Phil Garland | 1 episode |
1976 | Starsky and Hutch
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Carl Boyce | 1 episode |
Kojak | Captain Rosseau | 1 episode | |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Doug | 1 episode | |
The Rockford Files | Lieutenant Chapman | Season 3 through 6 | |
Good Heavens | Bart Matson | 1 episode | |
1978 | Wonder Woman | George | 1 episode |
Fantasy Island
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Arbogast | 1 episode | |
1979 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Dale Monday | Episode "Murder Plays a Dead Hand" |
Quincy M.E.
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Marine Colonel Charles Casey | 1 episode | |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Hood | 1 episode | |
1980 | CHiPs | Lazarri | 1 episode |
Here's Boomer | Combs | 1 episode | |
1982 | Beyond Witch Mountain | Foreman | Television movie |
1983 | Renegades
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Lt. Marciana | 6 episodes |
1984 | Riptide | Uptown Bill Brown | 1 episode |
Hart to Hart | Damian Troy | 1 episode | |
The A-Team | Jimmy Durkee | 1 episode | |
1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Jordan Hollis | 1 episode |
Knight Rider | D.G. Grebs | 1 episode | |
The Fall Guy | Brazzi | 1 episode | |
1987 | Magnum, P.I. | John Walter Costa | 1 episode |
Knots Landing | Lieutenant Gilbert Garcia | 4 episodes | |
1987–1988 | Santa Barbara | Ben Clark | 11 episodes |
1988 | It's a Living
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Roscoe | 1 episode |
1989 | The Hogan Family | Leopold | 3 episodes |
1991 | L.A. Law | Paul Viola | 1 episode |
1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Harry Dirday | 1 episode |
1996 | Baywatch Nights | Murray | 1 episode |
References
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Oliver, Myrna (June 21, 2002). "James Luisi, 73; Emmy-Winning Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
- ^ IMDb[unreliable source?]
External links
- James Luisi at the Internet Broadway Database
- NBA statistics at basketball-reference.com
- James Luisi at Find a Grave