Actor

James Gregory

December 23, 1911 · Bronx, New York, USA

James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) was an American actor. His best-known roles include Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and Inspector Frank Luger in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982). Gregory grew up in New Rochelle, NY. In high school, he was elected president of the Drama Club. He went to work on Wall Street as a runner shortly after the 1929 crash. Gregory performed in drama groups and achieved pro status as a summer stock player in 1935. He performed in plays throughout New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

Notable work

8
Star Trek (1966)
as Dr. Tristan Adams
6.1
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
as Ursus
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Confederate Sergeant and as Air Force General
8.1
Columbo (1971)
as David Buckner
7.5
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
7.9
M*A*S*H (1972)
as General Kelly
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Mulvaney and as Sgt. Mike Russell and as Whitney Parker
7.6
Mission: Impossible (1966)
cast
7
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
as Morgan Hastings

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