James Gregory (left) with Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate
James Gregory (1911 - 2002)
Not to be confused with less-known actor James Gregory
Film Deaths[]
- The Scarlet Hour (1956) [Ralph] Shot by Carol Ohmart.
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) [Senator John Yerkes Iselin]: Shot in the head with a sniper rifle by his stepson (Laurence Harvey) at a political rally, just before Laurence also shoots Angela Lansbury.
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) [Morgan Hastings]: Burned to death when he tries to hide in an arms store and John Wayne fires into a barrel of gunpowder which blows up and engulfs the building in flames. (Thanks to Brian)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) [Ursus]: Shot to death by James Franciscus. (James was wearing ape make-up for this role.) (Thanks to Jeffrey, Stephen and Tommy)
- Shoot-out (1971) [Foley]: Shot in the chest by Robert F. Lyons when James draws his gun from the safe while Robert was after his money. (Thanks to Harry)
- The Flight of Dragons (1982) [Smrgol the Dragon/Bryagh the Dragon]: Provided the voice of two dragons. Smrgol is mortally wounded after saving Peter (voiced by John Ritter, in his dragon form) from an ogre. He dies shortly after talking to John. Bryagh is burned to death after Sir Orrin (voiced by Bob McFadden) sacrifices himself throwing a burning sword at him.
Television Deaths[]
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Perfect Crime (1957) [John Gregory]: Strangled in an arm lock by Vincent Price. (Thanks to Brian)
- The Twilight Zone: The Passersby(1961) [Confederate Sergeant]: Killed in battle (off-screen) some time before the story begins. He appears as a ghost, along with all the other casualties of the Civil War, walking on a road to the afterlife (though we don't discover that he's dead until near the end of the episode).
- Rawhide: Incident at Crooked Hat (1963) [Owen Spencer]: Shot to death by Arch Johnson and several other townspeople when James rushes unarmed out of Jeanne Cooper's saloon to help the wounded Eric Fleming.
- Star Trek: Dagger of the Mind (1966) [Dr. Tristan Adams]: Killed when the "neural neutralizer" device erases his brain, when Marianna Hill inadvertently activates it while James is preparing to use it on William Shatner. (Thanks to Gary and Stephen)
- Bonanza: Second Chance (1967) [Mulvaney]: Knifed to death by 4 Apache when he goes to them with his rigged rifle which he fires so it explodes and kills them all. (Thanks to Brian)
- The High Chaparral: The Hair Hunter (1968) [Jake Stoner]: A scalphunter he is apprehended by the Apache but as he tries to surrender, the chief, James Almanzar, orders a brave to kill him with an arrow. (Thanks to Brian)
- Hawaii Five-O: All the King's Horses (1969) [Mike Finney]: Shot in the back by Nick Benedict. Dies shortly after talking to Jack Lord.
- Columbo: Short Fuse (1972) [David L. Buckner]: Killed in an explosion, along with Lawrence Cook, after Roddy McDowall plants a cigar case containing a bomb in his limousine.
- Mission: Impossible: The Bride (1972) [Joe Corvin]: Falls to his death (off-screen) when Brad Dexter's men push him into an elevator shaft.
- M*A*S*H: Iron Guts Kelly (1974) [Lt. Gen. Robert 'Iron Guts' Kelly]: Dies of a heart attack (off-screen) during sex with Loretta Swit in her tent; his body is shown afterwards when Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers examine him after Loretta brings him in. (Thanks to Tony)
Gallery[]
James Gregory (on the floor) in Star Trek: Dagger of the Mind
James Gregory (front, left) in Beneath the Planet of the Apes