James Stacy
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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. Stacy was a star of the television western series Lancer from 1968-1971 playing the character Johnny Madrid. He appeared in several movies during the 1950s and through the 1970s. In 1973, Stacy and his girlfriend were struck by a drunk driver. He lost his left arm and leg and his girlfriend was killed. 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 (1963-1967) and actress Kim Darby 1968-1971, with whom he had one child. He retired from acting in 1991.
In 1996 Stacy was sentenced to 6 years in prison for molesting an 11 year old girl. [1]
