A native New Yorker, James Luisi attended St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights on a basketball scholarship. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He then played one season (1953-54) with the Baltimore Bullets in the National Basketball Association. His acting career began on the stage with early parts coming in the Broadway musicals "Sweet Charity" and "Zorba". His early movies were minor, though his "beefcake" appeal was
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⭐ 6.4Murphy's Law
⭐ 6The Hidden
⭐ 6.886Fade to Black
⭐ 5.5Future Cop
⭐ 5Killer's Delight
⭐ 4.25I Escaped from Devil's Island
⭐ 4.6The Man from Independence
⭐ 0Moment by Moment
⭐ 3.3Contract on Cherry Street
⭐ 6.3The Renegades
⭐ 6.417Our Family Business
⭐ 0Love Is Not Enough
⭐ 0One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
⭐ 5.5The Take
⭐ 6.3Norma Rae
⭐ 7.176Lethal Woman
⭐ 2.8Stunts
⭐ 5.1The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
⭐ 6.5Ben
⭐ 6The Red-Light Sting
⭐ 2.5Feds
⭐ 5.8Sunset Limousine
⭐ 4Cry Rape
⭐ 6.7Honky Tonk
⭐ 0Cat Ballou
⭐ 0The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
⭐ 7First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
⭐ 0A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
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