James Stacy

Maurice William Elias (December 23, 1936 September 9, 2016), known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor who starred in the late 1960s TV western Lancer.

In 1973, Stacy was hit by a drunk driver while riding his motorcycle, resulting in his left leg being severed. His left arm, nearly severed in the accident, was later amputated in the hospital. His girlfriend died in the crash. He returned to acting in 1975 before retiring in 1992. He largely disappeared from the public eye after being convicted of child molestation in 1995.

Early life Stacy was born Maurice William Elias on December 23, 1936, in Los Angeles to an Ulster-Scots waitress and a Lebanese American bookmaker. for a ride on his motorcycle in the Hollywood Hills when a drunken driver struck them. Cox was killed and Stacy lost his left arm and leg. Stacy's ex-wife, actress and singer Connie Stevens, organized a 1974 celebrity gala to raise money for his expenses. The gala, whose attendees included Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, raised $118,000 ($ today). In 1976, Stacy won a $1.9 million lawsuit ($ million today) against the bar that had served the drunk driver. They were divorced in November 1966. His second marriage was to actress Kim Darby in 1968. They had a daughter, Heather, and divorced in 1969.

Arrest and conviction In November 1995, Stacy pleaded no contest to a charge of molesting an 11-year-old girl. On December 7, 1995, he failed to appear for sentencing in Ventura County Superior Court and was arrested the next day in a Honolulu, Hawaii hospital after he fled California. He attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff. After recovering, he waived extradition and returned to California. On March 5, 1996, he received a six-year prison sentence. The prosecutor said she believed Stacy might have been eligible for probation for the molestation, but his post-arrest behavior, coupled with two arrests in June 1995 for prowling at the homes of other girls, led her to seek a prison sentence. He served his sentence at the California Institution for Men in Chino, California. He was 79. Olyphant is set to reprise his role in the sequel The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1957 Sayonara Reporter Uncredited 1958 Lafayette Escadrille Alan Nichols Uncredited 1958 South Pacific Sailor / Seabee Credited as Jim Stacey, Uncredited 1961 Like Father, Like Son Art Credited as Jim Stacey 1963 Summer Magic Charles Bryant 1965 Winter A-Go-Go Danny Frazer 1965 A Swingin' Summer Mickey 1969 Flareup Joe Brodnek 1975 Posse Harold Hellman 1982 Double Exposure B.J. Wilde Alternative title: Model Killer 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes Ed, the Bartender 1991 F/X2 Cyborg Alternative title: F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1956–1963 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Fred 19 episodes 1957 Highway Patrol Young Man in Car Episode: "Female Hitchhiker" 1962 Shannon Cracker Coe Episode: "The Jungle Kid" 1962 Have Gun – Will Travel Johnny Tully Episode: "Man in an Hourglass" 1962 The Donna Reed Show DannySandySteve Calahan 3 episodes 1962 Cheyenne Luther James Episode: "Showdown at Oxbend" 1963 Hazel Episode: "The Baby Came C.O.D." 1964–1966 Perry Mason Scott EverettBarry Conrad 2 episodes 1964–1973 Gunsmoke Various roles 5 episodes 1965 Mister Roberts Episode: "Just Getting There Is Half the Fun" 1966 And Baby Makes Three Dr. Peter Cooper unsold TV pilot 1966 The Monroes Perry Hutchins Episode: "Ride with Terror" 1966 Combat! Farley Episode: "The Bankroll" 1968 Premiere Andrew Bass Episode: "The Freebooters" (unsold pilot) 1968 Cimarron Strip Joe Bravo Episode: "The Judgment" 1968–1970 Lancer Johnny Madrid Lancer 51 episodes 1971 Paper Man Jerry TV movie 1972 Love, American Style Segment: "Love and the Alibi" 1972 Heat of Anger Gus Pride TV movie 1972 Medical Center Neil Episode: "Cycle of Peril" 1972 The Streets of San Francisco Peter Forrest Episode: "Whose Little Boy Are You?" 1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. Phil Darrow Episode: "Jason Be Nimble, Jason Be Quick" 1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Episode: "Starting Over Again" 1973 Ordeal Andy Folsom TV movie 1977 Just a Little Inconvenience Kenny Briggs TV movie 1980 My Kidnapper, My Love Denny TV movie 1981 An Ozzie and Harriet Christmas Self TV special on KTLA in Los Angeles 1985 Hotel Jeremy Hale Episode: "Saving Grace" 1986 Cagney & Lacey Ted Peters Episode: "The Gimp" 1987 Highway to Heaven Joe Mason Episode: "The Hero" 1990 Wiseguy Ed Rogosheske 5 episodes 1990 Matters of the Heart Glen Harper TV movie 1991 Roseanne Himself Episode: "Communicable Theater"