James Franciscus

James Grover Franciscus was a leading and supporting American actor. He was born in Clayton, Missouri. His first big role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the TV version of The Naked City.

Although he performed in many feature films and television programs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Franciscus is probably best known for his title roles in two TV series, Mr. Novak and Longstreet, and for his vocal performance in the big-screen version of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In 1976, he starred another TV series, Hunter, a series about espionage where Franciscus played a secret agent.