James Gregory (1911-2002) Planet of the Apes 8x10 AUTOGRAPHED Signed Photo POA

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James Gregory
(1911-2002)
General Ursus
"Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970)
Original Han
d Signature
Autographed
8x10 Glossy
In
Blue
(C.O.A. Included)
James Gregory
was an American character actor noted for his deep, gravelly voice and playing brash roles such as the
McCarthy-like
Senator John Iselin in
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962), the audacious
General Ursus
in
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
, and loudmouthed Inspector Frank Luger in
Barney Miller
(1975–1982)
.
(Full Bio of James Gregory Below)
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BIO
One of the most beloved actors of all, James Gregory was born December 23, 1911, in the Bronx and grew up in
New Rochelle
,
N.Y.
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
. His troupe of performers toured small towns in
Pennsylvania
and
West Virginia
, towing a trailer full of theatre props; they performed in school gyms, churches and YMCAs, earning for a week of one-night stands.
Gregory was born in
Bronx
,
New York City
,
New York
, and reared in
New Rochelle
north of the city. In high school he was president of the Drama Club. He briefly worked on
Wall Street
as a runner in 1929 and thought of being a
stockbroker
, but, by 1935, had become a professional actor instead. 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.
Gregory served three years in the
United States Navy
and
Marine Corps
during
World War II
. His early acting work included Army training films; one such appearance is excerpted in
The Atomic Café
. From 1959 to 1961, Gregory had his own series, a 1920s crime drama entitled
The Lawless Years
, which aired forty-five episodes on
NBC
. He played a
New York City
police detective named
Barney Ruditsky
. Gregory also starred in 1963 in the film
PT 109
with
Cliff Robertson
He was also cast as
Dean Martin
's spy boss MacDonald, in the
Matt Helm
movie series, and is fondly remembered for his role as Dr. Tristan Adams, the villainous director of the Tantalus IV Penal Colony on the
Star Trek
Original Series episode, "
Dagger of the Mind
". Another of his roles many recall was playing the father of Scott Hayward in
Elvis Presley
's 1967 musical
Clambake
.
His extensive filmography can be found at imdb.com.