James Gregory

 James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002)

Gregory was a character actor known for his deep, gravelly voice and playing brash roles such as the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the audacious General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and crusty Inspector Frank Luger in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982). In 1939, he made his Broadway debut in a production of Key Largo and worked in about twenty-five more Broadway productions over the next sixteen years.[citation needed] He served three years in the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps during World War II. His early acting work included army training films; one such appearance is excerpted in The Atomic Café (1982). He also worked in radio, including a year (1955–1956) on 21st Precinct. In addition, in the pilot movie for the Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Gregory became the first actor to portray State Department official Jonathan Kaye, a recurring character on the series. His last appearance came on an episode of Mr. Belvedere in 1986. Gregory died of natural causes in Sedona, Arizona, in 2002, aged 90. He and his wife were married from 1944 until his death. Gregory is interred at the Sedona Community Cemetery in Arizona.