Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

Born: October 22, 1939
in New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

David Anthony "Tony" Roberts (born October 22, 1939) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in several Woody Allen movies, usually cast as Allen's best friend.

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Dirty Dancing
Title: Dirty Dancing
Character: Max Kellerman
Released: May 24, 2017
Type: Movie
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family.
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Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
Title: Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
Character: Tony Roberts
Released: February 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Brett Gelman throws his parents a dinner and show for their 40th anniversary.
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The Longest Week
Title: The Longest Week
Character: Barry
Released: September 5, 2014
Type: Movie
Left broke and homeless by his wealthy parents' divorce, a young man moves in with an old friend and finally meets the woman of his dreams -- only to discover she's already dating his friend.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
Title: Woody Allen: A Documentary
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2011
Type: Movie
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Title: The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character: Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")
Released: May 2, 2006
Type: Movie
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more.
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12 and Holding
Title: 12 and Holding
Character: Doctor
Released: March 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Title: Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Character: Charley (segment "How Now, Dow Jones")
Released: August 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
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The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Title: The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Character: archival footage (The Allergist's Wife)
Released: April 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Title: Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character: Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)
Released: July 28, 2004
Type: Movie
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
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Title: Married to the Kellys
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: TV
New York writer Tom grew up an only child and is a loner by nature. He's a man who takes pride in refusing to learn the names of his neighbors. But his life is destined for change when he marries Susan, a gregarious social butterfly from the Midwest. Tom loves the big city, but Susan longs for something more, so Tom promises her that when he sells his first book, they'll move wherever she wants. Well, he sells one and has to make good – the couple moves to Kansas City to be near her large and close-knit family. And what a family it is!
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Title: Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
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My Best Friend's Wife
Title: My Best Friend's Wife
Character: Mr. Epstein
Released: December 12, 2001
Type: Movie
Two friends are about to learn that they are "Grownups."
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Sounds from a Town I Love
Title: Sounds from a Town I Love
Character: man on bench
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Short film celebrating New York City after the events of September 11.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Ziggy Gold
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sound
Title: Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sound
Character: narrator
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
In a prolific career that spanned seven decades, Richard Rodgers wrote over 900 songs for more than 70 shows - a body of work unmatched by any other theatrical composer in American history. His celebrated partnerships with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II produced some of the most beloved musicals of all time, from 'Babes in Arms', 'Pal Joey' and 'Oklahoma!' and 'Carousel', 'South Pacific', 'The King and I' and 'The Sound of Music'. But unknown to many, the man behind the Broadway curtain was dark and solitary - in complete contrast with the music he created. 'American Masters' takes an unprecedented look at the legendary composer with 'Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds'. Narrated by Tony Roberts, this compelling film portrait features interviews with Julie Andrews, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn and Celeste Holm as well as archival performances by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Diahann Carroll, Mary Martin, John Coltrane and Barbra Streisand.
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My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Title: My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Character: Self - Performer
Released: December 1, 1999
Type: Movie
On Sept. 28, 1998, some of the greatest divas in musical theater -- including Marin Mazzie, Judy Kuhn and Audra McDonald -- took the stage at New York City's Carnegie Hall to belt out songs that made them famous. Julie Andrews hosted the event. Showstoppers include Liza Minnelli performing "Some People"; Andrea McArdle singing "Look for the Silver Lining" and "Tomorrow"; and Bebe Neuwirth and Karen Ziemba teaming for "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag." Originally broadcast on PBS's "Great Performances" (season 28, episode 4).
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Dead Broke
Title: Dead Broke
Character: Walter
Released: June 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn. A motley assortment of suspects includes the employees of the agency.
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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Title: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Character: Heinrich Karl Grüber / George Wellers (voices)
Released: April 30, 1997
Type: Movie
David Brinkley hosts this shattering two-hour documentary about the trial of the man whose role in deporting the Jews of Europe for extermination made him the target of a 15-year manhunt by Israeli agents. Rare videotapes of the trial, exclusive interviews with courtroom witnesses, prosecutors, and others recount the emotionally explosive proceedings.
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Victor/Victoria
Title: Victor/Victoria
Character: Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Released: December 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Out-of-work singer Victoria Grant meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a club in 1920s Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a female impersonator in order to get a job. The act is a hit in a local nightclub, but things get complicated when a gangster and nightclub owner from Chicago, King Marchan, falls in love with "him." Filmed live on Broadway, 1995.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Character: Toby Joplin
Released: April 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and demanding sitcom star.
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The American Clock
Title: The American Clock
Released: January 2, 1993
Type: Movie
Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Lee, a college-age young man, who now faces no possibility of entering college, decides to go on the road to see what is happening to the rest of the country.
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Title: The Carol Burnett Show
Released: November 1, 1991
Type: TV
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Our Sons
Title: Our Sons
Character: Harry
Released: May 19, 1991
Type: Movie
When James admits to his mother that he is gay it strains her liberal attitude. A San Diego businesswoman, Audrey believes she is a modern, open-minded mother, but the news sends her reeling. However, the real shock comes when James asks her to travel to Arkansas and inform his lover's estranged mom, Luanne, that her son has AIDS. As Audrey and Luanne learn to put aside their prejudice toward each other, they soon discover how to share their thoughts, hopes and fears for their sons.
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Switch
Title: Switch
Character: Arnold Freidkin
Released: May 10, 1991
Type: Movie
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
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Popcorn
Title: Popcorn
Character: Mr. Davis
Released: February 1, 1991
Type: Movie
While holding a horror film festival, a group of film students find themselves stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Bryce Peterson
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Nicholas Bennett
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Paul Redfield
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Lucas Pollard
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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18 Again!
Title: 18 Again!
Character: Arnold 'Arnie' Watson
Released: April 8, 1988
Type: Movie
18 Again! is a 1988 comedy film starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. This was one of a series of unrelated films, including Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa, produced in the late 1980s involving a similar plotline.
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Title: The Thorns
Character: Sloan Thorn
Released: January 15, 1988
Type: TV
The Thorns is an American sitcom that aired from January 15 until March 11, 1988.
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A Different Affair
Title: A Different Affair
Character: Jeffrey Newman
Released: March 24, 1987
Type: Movie
A single radio psychiatrist takes in a runaway boy she sponsors in a foster parents program.
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Radio Days
Title: Radio Days
Character: "Silver Dollar" Emcee
Released: January 30, 1987
Type: Movie
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
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Seize the Day
Title: Seize the Day
Character: Bernie Pell
Released: September 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
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Title: Matlock
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Hannah and Her Sisters
Title: Hannah and Her Sisters
Character: Norman (uncredited)
Released: February 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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Key Exchange
Title: Key Exchange
Character: David Slattery
Released: August 14, 1985
Type: Movie
A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is exchange apartment keys.
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Title: The Lucie Arnaz Show
Character: Jim Gordon
Released: April 2, 1985
Type: TV
Dr. Jane Lucas is a psychologist who answers questions from the public on her radio show "The Jane Lucas Show" and in a magazine.
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Night of 100 Stars II
Title: Night of 100 Stars II
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1985
Type: Movie
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
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Title: Finder of Lost Loves
Character: Thad Holcolmbe
Released: September 22, 1984
Type: TV
The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients.
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Title: The Four Seasons
Released: January 29, 1984
Type: TV
The Four Seasons is a sitcom, created and produced by Alan Alda and based on his feature film of the same name, that aired on CBS in 1984. The series centers on the friendship among three middle-aged couples.
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Amityville 3-D
Title: Amityville 3-D
Character: John Baxter
Released: November 18, 1983
Type: Movie
To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
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Packin' It In
Title: Packin' It In
Character: Charlie Baumgarten
Released: February 7, 1983
Type: Movie
In quest of a wholesome place to live: at first the Webbers laugh at their neighbors when they leave L.A. for the mountains of Oregon. But when they recognize the same symptoms in their family that made the neighbors leave, they follow them. However their new domicile is a bit more apart from the civilization than expected. Even then it's not a paradise: their neighbors are weird, the next shop is miles away and their house lacks even the most basic comfort. How long will it take until they're packin' it in again?
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Title: Hotel
Released: August 21, 1982
Type: TV
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Title: A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Character: Maxwell
Released: July 16, 1982
Type: Movie
A nutty inventor, his frustrated wife, a philosopher cousin, his much younger fiancée, a randy doctor, and a free-thinking nurse spend a summer weekend in and around a stunning - and possibly magical - country house.
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A Question of Honor
Title: A Question of Honor
Character: Marlowe
Released: April 28, 1982
Type: Movie
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
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Stardust Memories
Title: Stardust Memories
Character: Tony
Released: September 26, 1980
Type: Movie
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
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Just Tell Me What You Want
Title: Just Tell Me What You Want
Character: Mike Berger
Released: January 18, 1980
Type: Movie
A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.
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If Things Were Different
Title: If Things Were Different
Character: Michael Boden
Released: January 16, 1980
Type: Movie
A woman tries to cope with her husband's emotional instability while also juggling a career as a local TV show director, her motherly duties, and an extramarital affair.
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Title: Trapper John, M.D.
Released: September 23, 1979
Type: TV
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.
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The Girls in the Office
Title: The Girls in the Office
Character: Mike Holden
Released: February 2, 1979
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy about four women employed by an ultra-modern Houston department store who discover that they must choose between love and a career.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Jack Chenault
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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Title: Rosetti and Ryan
Released: September 22, 1977
Type: TV
Rosetti and Ryan is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 22 until November 10, 1977.
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Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
Title: Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
Character: Joseph Rosetti
Released: May 19, 1977
Type: Movie
A couple of resourceful, free-wheeling criminal attorneys with an eye for the ladies confront a no-nonsense judge while trying to clear an heiress in the slaying of her husband, although her explanation of a mysterious intruder provides them with a rather weak case.
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Annie Hall
Title: Annie Hall
Character: Rob
Released: April 19, 1977
Type: Movie
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Title: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Character: Lt. Jim Finn
Released: February 26, 1976
Type: Movie
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.
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Lovers Like Us
Title: Lovers Like Us
Character: Alex Fox
Released: November 26, 1975
Type: Movie
A young Frenchwoman fleeing her Italian fiancé in Caracas thrusts herself and those around her into madcap events.
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Title: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Character: Warren LaSalle
Released: October 2, 1974
Type: Movie
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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Serpico
Title: Serpico
Character: Bob Blair
Released: December 18, 1973
Type: Movie
Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. His actions get Frank shunned by the other officers, and often placed in dangerous situations by his partners. When his superiors ignore Frank's accusations of corruption, he decides to go public with the allegations. Although this causes the Knapp Commission to investigate his claims, Frank has also placed a target on himself.
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Play It Again, Sam
Title: Play It Again, Sam
Character: Dick Christie
Released: May 4, 1972
Type: Movie
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
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Star Spangled Girl
Title: Star Spangled Girl
Character: Andy Hobart
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A pair of 60's hippies fall in love with the girl next door, who is exactly the kind of square that they are fighting against.
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The Million Dollar Duck
Title: The Million Dollar Duck
Character: Fred Hines
Released: June 30, 1971
Type: Movie
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
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Title: Night Gallery
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: TV
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Nominee / Performer
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Performer
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.