James Gregory (actor)
James Gregory (actor)
James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) was an American character actor who played roles such as 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).
Career
Gregory was the lead in The Lawless Years, a 1920s-era crime drama which aired 45 episodes on NBC. In the series, which ran from 1959 to 1961, he played NYPD Detective Barney Ruditsky.
Career
Gregory portrayed Nick Hannigan on Detective School. He was a semiregular on the TV series Barney Miller as Deputy Inspector Frank Luger. His final acting credit was in a 1986 episode of Mr. Belvedere.
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