Born Maurice William Elias in Los Angeles, James Stacy is the son of a Lebanese immigrant father and an American-born mother of Irish-Scottish descent. As a teen, Stacy first aspired to play professional football but settled on a career in the movies after a friend coaxed him into taking some acting classes. Adopting the screen name James Stacy ...
In November 1995, after pleading no contest to a charge of molesting an 11-year-old-girl, Stacy checked into a Ventura County rehab facility from which he was soon expelled for unruly behavior. He then flew to Honolulu, where he attempted suicide by drinking a pint of whiskey and leaping off a 1,200-foot (370 m) cliff. A ledge 45 feet (14 m) below broke his fall. He was arrested for failing to appear at his December 7th sentencing hearing at Ventura County Superior Court. On March 5, 1996, he received a six-year prison sentence, which he served in full at the California Institution for Men at Chino.
An avid skier before his accident, he has continued to ski since, providing the basis for one of his roles, in the movie Just a Little Inconvenience (1977).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1992
TV Series
Lt. Youngblood
F/X2
1991
Cyborg
Matters of the Heart
1990
TV Movie
Glenn Harper
Wiseguy
1990
TV Series
Ed Rogosheske / Mark Rogosheke
Highway to Heaven
1987
TV Series
Joe Mason
Cagney & Lacey
1986
TV Series
Ted Peters
Hotel
1985
TV Series
Jeremy Hale
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Ed, The Bartender
Double Exposure
1983
B.J. Wilde
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
TV Movie
Denny
Just a Little Inconvenience
1977
TV Movie
Kenny Briggs
Posse
1975
Harold Hellman
Ordeal
1973
TV Movie
Andy Folsom
Gunsmoke
1964-1973
TV Series
Bob Johnson / J.J. Honegger / Yankton / ...
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
1972
TV Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1972
TV Series
Phil Darrow
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV Series
Peter Forrest
Medical Center
1972
TV Series
Neil
Heat of Anger
1972
TV Movie
Gus Pride
Love, American Style
1972
TV Series
Hank (segment "Love and the Alibi")
Paper Man
1971
TV Movie
Jerry
Men at Law
1970
TV Series
Murph Collins
Lancer
1968-1970
TV Series
Johnny Madrid Lancer
Flareup
1969
Joe Brodnek
Cimarron Strip
1968
TV Series
Joe Bravo
Premiere
1968
TV Series
Andrew Bass
Insight
1967
TV Series
David
The Sheriff
1966
TV Movie
Combat!
1966
TV Series
Farley
The Monroes
1966
TV Series
Perry Hutchins
And Baby Makes Three
1966
TV Movie
Dr. Peter Martin Cooper
Perry Mason
1964-1966
TV Series
Barry Conrad / Scott Everett
A Swingin' Summer
1965
Mickey
Mister Roberts
1965
TV Series
Winter A-Go-Go
1965
Danny Frazer
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1956-1964
TV Series
Fred / Maurice / George / ...
Hazel
1963
TV Series
David Merrick
Summer Magic
1963
Charles Bryant
The Donna Reed Show
1962
TV Series
Sandy / Steve Callahan / Danny
Cheyenne
1962
TV Series
Luther James
Have Gun - Will Travel
1962
TV Series
Johnny Tully
Shannon
1962
TV Series
Cracker Coe
A.P.O. 923
1962
TV Movie
Lt. James T. Irvine (as Jim Stacey)
Like Father, Like Son
1961
Art
Target
1958
TV Series
South Pacific
1958
Sailor / Seabee (as Jim Stacy)
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
Alan Nichols (uncredited)
Sayonara
1957
Reporter (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
1957
TV Series
Young Man in Car
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Winter A-Go-Go
1965
performer: "Hip Square Dance"
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1963-1964
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980
TV Movie producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Good Morning America
1978
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Party
1963
TV Special
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1965
TV Series
Charles Bryant
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Cagney & Lacey (1981)
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special