James Gregory

Personal Info

Birthday

December 23, 1911

Day of Death

2002-09-16

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Also Known As

Robert Dixon

Jim Gregory

James Gregory

Biography

One of the most beloved actors of all, James Gregory was born December 23, 1911, in the Bronx and 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. James 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.

Known For

Columbo

Star Trek

Bonanza

The Love Boat

Hogan's Heroes

The Twilight Zone

M*A*S*H

Quincy, M.E.

Filmography

1983
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
as Dan Peters
1982
The Flight of Dragons
as Bryagh / Smrgol (voice)
1981
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
as Leo Hackett
1980
Gridlock
as Gen. Caribou Caruthers
The Comeback Kid
as Scotty
1979
The Main Event
as Gough
1978
The Bastard
as Will Campbell
1976
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
as James Donovan
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
as Chief Blair
The Abduction of Saint Anne
as Pete Haggerty
1973
Miracle on 34th Street
as District Attorney
1972
The Weekend Nun
as Sid Richardson
A Very Missing Person
as Oscar Piper
The Marshal of Madrid
as Oil Tycoon
1971
The Late Liz
as Sam Burns
Shoot Out
as Sam Foley
The Million Dollar Duck
as Rutledge
1970
The Hawaiians
as Dr. Whipple Sr. (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
as Ursus
1969
The Love God?
as Darrell Evans Hughes
1968
Cocoon
as Jonathan Kaye
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Gen. Homer Prentiss
1967
The Ambushers
as MacDonald
Clambake
as Duster Heyward
The Hunted
as Buckman
1966
Murderers' Row
as MacDonald
The Silencers
as MacDonald
1965
A Rage to Live
as Dr. O'Brien
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Morgan Hastings
Quick, Before It Melts
as Vice Admiral
1964
A Distant Trumpet
as Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Col. Edgar Pyser
Twilight of Honor
as Norris Bixby
PT 109
as Commander C.R. Ritchie
1962
The Manchurian Candidate
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Brad Byrd
1961
X-15
as Tom Deparma
1960
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Editor
1959
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
as Father Burton
Al Capone
as Schaefler (narrator)
1958
Onionhead
as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
A Town Has Turned to Dust
as Hennify
Underwater Warrior
as Lt. William Arnold
1957
Gun Glory
as Grimsell
The Big Caper
as Flood
The Young Stranger
as Sergeant Shipley
1956
Nightfall
as Ben Fraser
The Scarlet Hour
as Ralph Nevins
1954
At This Moment
as Bill Ritter
1951
The Frogmen
as Chief Petty Officer Lane
1948
The Naked City
as Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)
The Things People Want
as Pete