Biography
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James Stacy (born Maurice W. Elias December 23, 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. Stacy made his movie debut in 1957 in Sayonara starring Marlon Brando. He also appeared regularly as Fred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. He appeared in several movies and television shows during the 1950s through the 1970s. He was a frequent guest star on Gunsmoke.
In 1968, 20th Century Fox began casting for a new TV western called Lancer. James was signed for the role of youngest son Johnny, along with Andrew Duggan as father Murdoch Lancer, Wayne Maunder as the oldest son Scott and Elizabeth Baur as Murdoch's ward Teresa O'Brien. It was Stacy's role of "Johnny Madrid Lancer", the reformed gunfighter with a heart of gold, for which he is most famous. The television western series Lancer ran from 1968-1971. After Lancer, James continued to land roles in TV movies and appeared in a variety of TV shows.
Two years after the cancellation of Lancer, on the night of September 27, 1973, James's life was changed dramatically. While riding on his motorcycle with his girlfriend as passenger, he was struck by a car driven by a drunk driver. His girlfriend was killed and the accident cost Jim his left arm and leg.
Courageously refusing to retire, James began appearing in roles specially written to accommodate his handicap. His comeback film was the 1975 Kirk Douglas western Posse, in which he was cast in the role of newspaper editor Hellman. Kirk Douglas had written the part especially for James. In 1977, he starred in the TV-movie Just a Little Inconvenience, playing a double-amputee Vietnam veteran, and in Disney's 1982 fantasy film Something Wicked This Way Comes. Other TV appearances included Cagney & Lacey, Hotel and Highway to Heaven to name a few. His last regular TV role was Rogosheske in the weekly cop series Wiseguy. James was nominated twice for Emmys: Just a Little Inconvenience in 1977 and Cagney & Lacey in 1986.
Stacy was married to actress and singer Connie Stevens (1963-1966) and actress Kim Darby 1968-1969, with whom he had one child. He retired from acting in 1991.
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