--- name: "James Gregory" canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-gregory-14732" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 December 1911" died: "16 September 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-19T16:45:15.925796+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # James Gregory Actor. Born 23 December 1911 in Bronx, New York, USA. Died 16 September 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 December 1911, Bronx, New York, USA - **Died:** 16 September 2002 - **Active:** 1966–1971 - **Also known as:** Robert Dixon, Jim Gregory - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 83 (1), 1970s 66 (2) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $19m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gregory_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339834/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14732 ## Biography James Gregory (23 December 1911 – 16 September 2002) was an American character actor. He made his Broadway debut in the 1939 production of *Key Largo* and appeared in around 25 further Broadway plays over the next 16 years. His film debut came in 1948, after which he took roles in numerous films and television series. He is known for playing Senator John Yerkes Iselin in *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962), General Ursus in *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Dr Tristan Adams in the *Star Trek* episode "Dagger of the Mind" (1966), and Inspector Frank Luger in the sitcom *Barney Miller* (1975–1982). Gregory also appeared in *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965), several *Matt Helm* films, and episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *Columbo*, *M*A*S*H* and *Bonanza*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as William R. Kirkwood — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md) - *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Fi1m 50, as Ursus — [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) - *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, as Dr. Tristan Adams — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md) ## Complete filmography (134) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home* (1983), as Dan Peters - *The Flight of Dragons* (1982), as Bryagh / Smrgol (voice) - *Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood* (1981), as Leo Hackett - *Gridlock* (1980), as Gen. Caribou Caruthers - *The Comeback Kid* (1980), as Scotty - *Detective School* (1979), series, Actor - *The Main Event* (1979), as Gough - *Supertrain* (1979), series, as Griswald - *Flying High* (1978), series, Actor - *The Bastard* (1978), series, as Will Campbell - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Milton Benson - *Off the Wall* (1977), Producer - *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Tony Gordon - *Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident* (1976), as James Donovan - *All's Fair* (1976), series, Actor - *The Strongest Man in the World* (1975), as Chief Blair - *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Inspector Frank Luger, Frank Luger - *The Abduction of Saint Anne* (1975), as Pete Haggerty - *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Captain Quill - *Miracle on 34th Street* (1973), as District Attorney - *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor - *The Weekend Nun* (1972), as Sid Richardson - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor - *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as General Kelly — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) - *Search* (1972), series, Actor - *The Paul Lynde Show* (1972), series, Actor - *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, as James Jerome - *A Very Missing Person* (1972), as Oscar Piper - *Emergency!* (1972), series, Actor - *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor - *The Marshal of Madrid* (1972), as Oil Tycoon - *Columbo* (1971), series, as David Buckner — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *The Late Liz* (1971), as Sam Burns - *Shoot Out* (1971), as Sam Foley - *The Million Dollar Duck* (1971), as Rutledge - *All in the Family* (1971), series, as William R. Kirkwood — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md) - *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor - *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Claude Tubbles - *The Headmaster* (1970), series, Actor - *The Hawaiians* (1970), as Dr. Whipple Sr. (uncredited) - *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), as Ursus — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) - *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor - *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Col. Whittendale - *My World and Welcome to It* (1969), series, Actor - *The Love God?* (1969), as Darrell Evans Hughes - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Jonathan Kaye, Mike Finney - *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor - *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor - *The Outcasts* (1968), series, Actor - *Cocoon* (1968), as Jonathan Kaye - *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor - *Premiere* (1968), series, Actor - *The Secret War of Harry Frigg* (1968), as Gen. Homer Prentiss - *The Ambushers* (1967), as MacDonald - *Clambake* (1967), as Duster Heyward - *The Hunted* (1967), as Buckman - *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Jake Stoner - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, Actor - *Ironside* (1967), series, as Herb Jarman · TV Presenter, Tony Hudson - *Murderers' Row* (1966), as MacDonald - *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, Actor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md) - *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Dr. Tristan Adams — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md) - *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor - *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor - *The Silencers* (1966), as MacDonald - *A Rage to Live* (1965), as Dr. O'Brien - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Bert Anslem - *The Loner* (1965), series, Actor - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as General Biedenbender - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Simon Carter, Senator Jim Bannard, Harry Bodine - *F Troop* (1965), series, Actor - *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965), as Morgan Hastings - *Quick, Before It Melts* (1965), as Vice Admiral - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Captain Asa Webb - *A Distant Trumpet* (1964), as Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint - *Captain Newman, M.D.* (1963), as Col. Edgar Pyser - *Twilight of Honor* (1963), as Norris Bixby - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Lieutenant Wade - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Pete Crandall — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, Actor - *PT 109* (1963), as Commander C.R. Ritchie - *The Manchurian Candidate* (1962), as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Fred Kruger - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Slim Jessup, Cal Young - *Sam Benedict* (1962), series, Actor - *Two Weeks in Another Town* (1962), as Brad Byrd - *X-15* (1961), as Tom Deparma - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Father Al - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Paul Tasso - *My Three Sons* (1960), series, Actor - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Howard Yates - *Journey to the Day* (1960), as Endicott - *The Snows of Kilimanjaro* (1960), as Editor - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Confederate Sergeant, Air Force General — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as John Kramer - *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Mulvaney, Sgt. Mike Russell, Whitney Parker - *Hey Boy! Hey Girl!* (1959), as Father Burton - *The Lawless Years* (1959), series, as Barney Ruditsky - *Al Capone* (1959), as Schaefler (narrator) - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Owen Spencer, Mister Brothers, Lash Whitcomb - *Onionhead* (1958), as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, as Martin Burke - *A Town Has Turned to Dust* (1958), as Hennify - *Underwater Warrior* (1958), as Lt. William Arnold - *Gun Glory* (1957), as Grimsell - *The Big Caper* (1957), as Flood - *The Young Stranger* (1957), as Sergeant Shipley - *Nightfall* (1956), as Ben Fraser - *The Scarlet Hour* (1956), as Ralph Nevins - *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mr. Wescott, Wayne Campbell, John Gregory - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Scanlon, Sr., Judge Calvin Strom, Wes Martin - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Joe McCarthy, Dr. Froelich - *Inner Sanctum* (1954), series, Actor - *At This Moment* (1954), as Bill Ritter - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Jim Patton - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Sandy Green - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Morgan, Lieutenant Billy Kyle - *The Frogmen* (1951), as Chief Petty Officer Lane - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Mac, Mr. Randolph - *Danger* (1950), series, as Willie - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor - *Suspense* (1949), series, as Jerry - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Gas Man, Mr. Black, James Metcalf, Mr. Bales, George Monzo, Corey, Private Alan Pomeroy - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Lester Thompson, Angus - *The Naked City* (1948), as Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited) - *The Things People Want* (1948), as Pete - *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, as Steve ## Gallery - ![James Gregory](https://film.one/media/person/467293/gallery-5b7c8d119be3.jpg) James Gregory — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Gregory%2C_James.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![James Gregory](https://film.one/media/person/467293/gallery-1b35938fd0ac.jpg) James Gregory — Image via TMDB - ![James Gregory](https://film.one/media/person/467293/gallery-447b8301bd6f.jpg) James Gregory — Image via TMDB - ![James Gregory](https://film.one/media/person/467293/gallery-7e79b2eaacfb.jpg) James Gregory — Image via TMDB - ![James Gregory](https://film.one/media/person/467293/gallery-46d5921a7ebb.jpg) James Gregory — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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