James Staley

Known For

National Lampoon's Vacation Motel Desk Clerk

(1983)

Assassination Briggs

(1987)

Protocol Vice President Merck

(1984)

American Dreamer Kevin Palmer

(1984)

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1996 Baby Face Nelson
William Macafee

1996 Picket Fences (TV Series)

- Dante's Inferno (1996)

1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series)
Mayor Dartly

- Showdown (1993) ... Mayor Dartly

1993 Robot Wars
Stumpy

1993 Without a Kiss Goodbye (TV Movie)
Myron Ogelsby

1989-1992 Coach (TV Series)
Mr. Rosebrock / Wilson Rosebrock

- The Woodchuck, the Beaver and the Fox: A Menage a Trois (1992) ... Mr. Rosebrock

- Christmas Brains (1990) ... Wilson Rosebrock

- The Rosebrocks of Wisconsin (1990) ... Mr. Rosebrock

- If a Coach Falls in the Woods (1989) ... Mr. Rosebrock

1991 Perfect Strangers (TV Series)
Howard Johnson

- Wild Turkey (1991) ... Howard Johnson

1991 Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (TV Movie)
Welch

1990 Pacific Heights
District Attorney

1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series)
Dr. Carl Boxwell

- The Medical Mystery (1990) ... Dr. Carl Boxwell

1986-1989 The Golden Girls (TV Series)
Dr. Manning / Dean Tucker

- The Accurate Conception (1989) ... Dr. Manning

- Adult Education (1986) ... Dean Tucker

1989 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series)
Jack Patterson

- B-Men (1989) ... Jack Patterson

1989 Murphy Brown (TV Series)
Glenn Goodman

- The Morning Show (1989) ... Glenn Goodman

1989 Empty Nest (TV Series)
Ted

- The More Things Change... (1989) ... Ted

1989 Moonlighting (TV Series)
William Raymond

- Take My Wife, for Example (1989) ... William Raymond

1988 Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (TV Movie)
Donald Snarkman

1988 Matlock (TV Series)
Freddy Hatton

- The Umpire (1988) ... Freddy Hatton

1988 The Facts of Life (TV Series)
Barkley

- Peekskill Law (1988) ... Barkley

1985-1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Dr. Hightower / Steve the Banker

- Tigers Fan (1987) ... Dr. Hightower

- Going Home (1985) ... Steve the Banker

1987 21 Jump Street (TV Series)
Bob

- After School Special (1987) ... Bob

1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Fouchet

- Witness for the Defense (1987) ... Fouchet

1987 The Popcorn Kid (TV Series)
Beryl Creasman

- A Day in the Life of Ed Asner (1987) ... Beryl Creasman

- Career Day (1987) ... Beryl Creasman

1987 The Stepford Children (TV Movie)
Swimming Instructor

1987 Sidekicks (TV Series)
Mel

- The Worst of the Mohicans (1987) ... Mel

1987 Assassination
Briggs

1986 Fresno (TV Mini-Series)
Kyle Tensinger

1986 A Fight for Jenny (TV Movie)
Supervisor

1986 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Bob Johnson

- Mobile Home of the Brave (1986) ... Bob Johnson

1986 Riptide (TV Series)

- The Wedding Bell Blues (1986)

1985 A Letter to Three Wives (TV Movie)
Frank

1985 Remington Steele (TV Series)
Lester Shane

- Premium Steele (1985) ... Lester Shane

1985 Punky Brewster (TV Series)
Richard Whitney

- Milk Does a Body Good (1985) ... Richard Whitney

1985 Sweet Dreams
Gerald Cline

1985 Newhart (TV Series)
Patrick

- The Way We Ought to Be (1985) ... Patrick

1985 Desert Hearts
Art Warner

1985 Three's a Crowd (TV Series)
Gordon Kinsey

- Jack Gets Trashed (1985) ... Gordon Kinsey

1985 Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series)
Ted

- Baseball Blues (1985) ... Ted

1984 Protocol
Vice President Merck

1984 The Night They Saved Christmas (TV Movie)
Marin

1984 American Dreamer
Kevin Palmer

1983 Sadat (TV Mini-Series)
Williams

- Episode #1.2 (1983) ... Williams

- Episode #1.1 (1983) ... Williams

1983 Mama's Family (TV Series)
Roy Ortell

- The Mama Who Came to Dinner (1983) ... Roy Ortell

1980-1983 Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series)
Hospital Public Relations Rep. / Bob Wadsworth / Vernon Hughes

- Old Man Liver (1983) ... Hospital Public Relations Rep.

- Angel of Mercy (1982) ... Bob Wadsworth

- Quarantine (1980) ... Vernon Hughes

1983 Deal of the Century
JWT Assoc

1983 The Love Boat (TV Series)
Fred

- Rhino of the Year/One Last Time/For Love or Money (1983) ... Fred

1983 The Mississippi (TV Series)
Alan Gardner

- The Trial of Ben Walker (1983) ... Alan Gardner

1983 National Lampoon's Vacation
Motel Desk Clerk

1982 Falcon Crest (TV Series)
Fred Tanner

- The Vigil (1982) ... Fred Tanner

1982 Silver Spoons (TV Series)
Agent Ferguson

- The Great Computer Caper (1982) ... Agent Ferguson

1982 Firefox
Lt. Commander Fleischer

1982 Bret Maverick (TV Series)
Samuel Workman / Brother Samuel Workman

- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2 (1982) ... Samuel Workman

- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1 (1982) ... Brother Samuel Workman

1982 Open All Night (TV Series)
Bucky

- The Chicken Suit (1982) ... Bucky

1981 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
Harry Sylmar

- The Golden Hour (1981) ... Harry Sylmar

1979-1981 Mork & Mindy (TV Series)
The Reverend / Stu Scully

- The Wedding (1981) ... The Reverend

- Hold That Mork (1979) ... Stu Scully

1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Governor's Assistant

1981 And They All Lived Happily After (TV Movie)
Ted Hofstedter

1981 Flo (TV Series)
Major Spencer

- Flo's Encounter of the Third Kind (1981) ... Major Spencer

1981 Benson (TV Series)
Caldwell

- Clayton, Go Home (1981) ... Caldwell

1981 The White Shadow (TV Series)
Robbie Maine

- The Vanity Fare (1981) ... Robbie Maine

1980 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)
Inspector Carruthers

- Strike (1980) ... Inspector Carruthers

1979 The Last Word
Brady

1979 Three's Company (TV Series)
Special Agent Banning

- Jack on the Lam (1979) ... Special Agent Banning

1979 California Dreaming
Airline Officer

1979 Taxi (TV Series)
Priest

- Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (1979) ... Priest

1978 The Waverly Wonders (TV Series)
Alan Kerner

- The Revolution (1978) ... Alan Kerner

- The Kiss (1978) ... Alan Kerner

- Mock Marriage (1978) ... Alan Kerner

- Joe Goes to Press (1978) ... Alan Kerner

- Joe Checks Out the Librarian (1978) ... Alan Kerner

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1978 Family (TV Series)
Photographer

- Starting Over (1978) ... Photographer

1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Network Man #4

1977 The Storyteller (TV Movie)
Paul Temperson

1977 Rafferty (TV Series)
Donald Berkis

- Death Out of a Blue Sky (1977) ... Donald Berkis

1977 Wonder Woman (TV Series)
Guard #1

- The Bermuda Triangle Crisis (1977) ... Guard #1

1977 The Jeffersons (TV Series)
Man #2

- The Grand Opening: Part 2 (1977) ... Man #2

- The Grand Opening: Part 1 (1977) ... Man #2

1977 Sugar Time! (TV Series)
Roger

- Maggie's Long Date (1977) ... Roger

1972 Great Performances (TV Series)
Robert Conklin (Driver Jr.)

- The Rimers of Eldritch (1972) ... Robert Conklin (Driver Jr.)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for Big Red chewing gum (sports reporter waiting to interview race car driver) See more »

Alternate Names:

Jim Staley

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

1978, was called back with one other actor for an Illinois Bell commercial. The other actor went in first and absolutely rocked the room. Gales of laughter. James Staley then followed with his audition only to lose out to the previous actor. Three weeks later the same actor landed the role of a Space Alien on Happy Days named Mork. That other actor was Robin Williams. Two years later on the ... See more »