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James Staley

Born: 20th May 1948 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 52
Film: 21 (40%)
Television: 31 (60%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Science Fiction, Soap, Kids, Western, Music, Horror, Documentary

Filmography

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Western, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Aug 1993 (first aired)
A tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed hi ... view
Character:
Mayor Dartly (1 ep.)
Robot Wars Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
1993
In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologis ... view
Character:
Stumpy
Without a Kiss Goodbye TV Movie, Crime, Drama
1993
True story of a middle class mother charged with murdering her baby, despite her denials. Re-tells the story of the medical and police investigations, ... view
Character:
Myron Ogelsby
1991
This is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to have an armed bodyguard. ... view
Character:
Welt
Pacific Heights Thriller, Drama, Mystery
1990
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own. ... view
Character:
District Attorney Henry
Coach Comedy
Feb 1989 (first aired)
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, ... view
Character:
Mr. Rosebrock (4 ep.)
Murphy Brown Comedy
Nov 1988 (first aired)
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty ... view
Character:
Glenn Goodman (1 ep.)
Empty Nest Family, Comedy
Oct 1988 (first aired)
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people s ... view
Character:
Ted (1 ep.)
21 Jump Street Crime, Mystery, Drama
Apr 1987 (first aired)
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and ... view
Character:
Bob (1 ep.)
The Stepford Children Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie, Mystery
1987
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is s ... view
Character:
Swimming Instructor
Assassination Action, Thriller
1987
Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first lady (Lara Royce). Lara hates Killon so she does all ... view
Character:
Briggs
A Fight for Jenny Drama, TV Movie
1986
Kelsey finds herself fighting a legal battle with her ex-husband Ben when he sues for full custody of their daughter believing that she's no longer li ... view
Character:
Supervisor
Sidekicks Action & Adventure
Sep 1986 (first aired)
'Sidekicks' is half-hourlong US action series that aired in primetime during the 1986–1987 television season on ABC. Its backdoor-pilot 'The Last El ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Matlock Drama, Crime
Mar 1986 (first aired)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced b ... view
Character:
Freddy Hatton (1 ep.)
A Letter to Three Wives TV Movie, Drama
1985
A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't speci ... view
Character:
Frank
Sweet Dreams Drama, Music, Romance
1985
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame. ... view
Character:
Gerald Cline
Desert Hearts Drama, Romance
1985
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named ... view
Character:
Art Warner
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, m ... view
Character:
Dean Tucker (1 ep.)
Dr. Manning (1 ep.)
Moonlighting Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
Mar 1985 (first aired)
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, ... view
Character:
William Raymond (1 ep.)
Protocol Comedy
1984
A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal. ... view
Character:
Vice President Merck
American Dreamer Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
1984
American housewife Cathy Palmer loses her memory on a trip to Paris after being hit by a car. She wakes up in the hospital believing she's the fiction ... view
Character:
Kevin Palmer
Murder, She Wrote Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Fouchet (1 ep.)
Punky Brewster Comedy, Kids
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her guardian in this family-friendly sitcom. ... view
Character:
Mr. Whitney (1 ep.)
Deal of the Century Comedy, Crime
1983
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; und ... view
Character:
JWT Assoc
National Lampoon's Vacation Comedy, Adventure
1983
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned. ... view
Character:
Motel Desk Clerk
Mama's Family Comedy
Jan 1983 (first aired)
Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an ad ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Newhart Comedy, Drama
Oct 1982 (first aired)
Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually be ... view
Character:
Patrick (1 ep.)
Remington Steele Drama, Family, Comedy
Oct 1982 (first aired)
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solv ... view
Character:
Lester Shane (1 ep.)
Silver Spoons Comedy
Sep 1982 (first aired)
Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard Bluedho ... view
Character:
Agent Ferguson (1 ep.)
Firefox Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
1982
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there ar ... view
Character:
Lt. Commander Fleischer
Falcon Crest Soap, Drama
Dec 1981 (first aired)
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A ... view
Character:
Fred Tanner (1 ep.)
Nov 1981 (first aired)
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother wh ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1981
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not ... view
Character:
Governor's Assistant
Magnum, P.I. Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dec 1980 (first aired)
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar ... view
Character:
Steve the Banker (1 ep.)
Andrew Clifton (1 ep.)
The Last Word Comedy
1979
When politicians try to force out a renter in a corrupt real-estate deal, the man decides to take matters into his own hands. He takes a police office ... view
Character:
Brady
Sep 1979 (first aired)
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father f ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
The Facts of Life Drama, Comedy
Aug 1979 (first aired)
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every tee ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
California Dreaming Comedy, Drama, Romance
1979
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden ... view
Character:
Airline Officer
Mork & Mindy Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sep 1978 (first aired)
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Taxi Comedy, Drama
Sep 1978 (first aired)
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange charact ... view
Character:
Priest (1 ep.)
Sep 1978 (first aired)
The Waverly Wonders is a short-lived TV sitcom, starring retired pro football star Joe Namath, that lasted less than a month on NBC in 1978. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (9 ep.)
1978
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which spa ... view
Character:
Network Man #4
The Storyteller Drama, TV Movie
1977
A television writer is troubled by accusations that a young boy's death resulted from actions the boy copied from the writer's teleplay. ... view
Character:
Paul Temperson
Oct 1977 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (30 ep.)
Rafferty Drama
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Rafferty is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 5 to November 28, 1977. The series stars Patrick McGoohan as Doctor Sid Raffert ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sugar Time! Comedy
Aug 1977 (first aired)
Three California girls with dreams of rock stardom must hold down regular jobs to make ends meet. Paul Williams provided original songs for the show. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Mar 1977 (first aired)
When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find ... view
Character:
Special Agent Banning (1 ep.)
Quincy, M.E. Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 1976 (first aired)
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Wonder Woman Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Nov 1975 (first aired)
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess ... view
Character:
Guard #1 (1 ep.)
The Jeffersons Comedy, Family
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Rimers of Eldritch Drama, TV Movie
1972
Lanford Wilson's prize-winning drama about life in a played-out coal town in the Midwest. Against the background of a murder trial, the people recall ... view
Character:
Robert Conklin
Great Performances Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Robert Conklin (Driver Jr.) (1 ep.)