Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Born: February 17, 1925
Died: January 23, 2021
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and writer. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, Mark Twain Tonight!, performing as Mark Twain, while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. He would continue to perform his signature role for over 60 years, only retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health. Throughout his career, he also won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on television and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in film.

Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966). He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film All the President's Men. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 miniseries Lincoln and 1985 miniseries North and South. He also appeared in such films as Julia (1977), The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993), Hercules (1997), and Men of Honor (2000).

Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007) earned him both Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, Holbrook received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film That Evening Sun. He also portrayed Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012).

In 2003, Holbrook was honored with the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush.

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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Title: An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Character: Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Released: March 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr's impact was far greater, as presidents and civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. often turned to Niebuhr's writings for guidance and inspiration on the most volatile political and social issues of the 20th century. Niebuhr rose from a small Midwest church pulpit to become the nation's moral voice - an American conscience -during some of the most defining moments in American history.
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Blackway
Title: Blackway
Character: Whizzer
Released: October 3, 2015
Type: Movie
A young woman newly returned to her hometown becomes the subject of harassment by a man named Blackway, an ex-cop turned violent crime lord who operates with impunity in this small community on the edge of the wilderness. Forsaken by the local townspeople—and advised by the Sheriff to leave town—Lillian decides instead to take a stand against her sociopathic stalker, and enlists the help of ex-logger Lester and his laconic young sidekick.
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
Title: Planes: Fire & Rescue
Character: Mayday (voice)
Released: July 17, 2014
Type: Movie
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Title: Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Character: Himself
Released: June 15, 2014
Type: Movie
Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain is an icon of American theater. Since first walking on stage in 1954, Holbrook has performed his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! for millions on and off Broadway, in all fifty states, in twenty countries, before five U.S. presidents and behind the Iron Curtain. Countless actors and Twain scholars have been influenced by Holbrook's work and his Tony and Emmy Award-winning masterpiece.
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Title: Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2013
Type: Movie
With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with whom he has worked, as well as comments from Clint Eastwood himself.
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Savannah
Title: Savannah
Character: Judge Harden
Released: April 25, 2013
Type: Movie
Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
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Title: Rectify
Character: Rutherford Gaines
Released: April 22, 2013
Type: TV
After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. Daniel is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his homecoming reignites the fears of a small town and threatens to shatter his family’s fragile peace. Daniel’s alleged crime divided a community. Will his freedom tear it in half?
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Title: Monday Mornings
Character: Dr. Arvin Wayne
Released: February 4, 2013
Type: TV
Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4 to April 8, 2013 and aired Mondays after Dallas. It is based on a novel of the same name by Sanjay Gupta. In May 2012, TNT placed a ten-episode order for the series. On May 10, 2013, Monday Mornings was canceled by TNT.
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Lincoln
Title: Lincoln
Character: Preston Blair
Released: November 9, 2012
Type: Movie
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
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Promised Land
Title: Promised Land
Character: Frank Yates
Released: September 23, 2012
Type: Movie
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
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Water for Elephants
Title: Water for Elephants
Character: Old Jacob
Released: April 15, 2011
Type: Movie
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
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Good Day for It
Title: Good Day for It
Character: Hec
Released: April 8, 2011
Type: Movie
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.
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Title: Hawaii Five-0
Character: Leonard Patterson
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.
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Title: The Event
Character: James Dempsey (voice)
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
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Title: The Event
Character: James Dempsey
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
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Flying Lessons
Title: Flying Lessons
Released: February 4, 2010
Type: Movie
With her life at a crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway returns home to the small town she always wanted to forget. Once home, she is faced with the friends and lovers she left behind, a tangled relationship with her Mother, and Harry Pleasant, an Alzheimer's Disease patient who, in an opposing way, shares Sophie's struggle to remember.
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That Evening Sun
Title: That Evening Sun
Character: Abner Meecham
Released: November 6, 2009
Type: Movie
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
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Killshot
Title: Killshot
Character: Papa
Released: November 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
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Title: Sons of Anarchy
Character: Nate Madock
Released: September 3, 2008
Type: TV
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate developers, and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC’s familial lifestyle and legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless and illegal arms business driven by the seduction of money, power, and blood.
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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Title: The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 2008
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and John Badham.
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Title: A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 2008
Type: Movie
Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Title: The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2008
Type: Movie
Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Title: The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2008
Type: Movie
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.
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Into the Wild
Title: Into the Wild
Character: Ronald "Ron" Franz
Released: September 21, 2007
Type: Movie
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Title: Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: February 28, 2006
Type: Movie
It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to the man struggling to crack the case. Meetings in shadowy parking garages... cryptic signals using flower pots on balconies... it was John Le Carre or Alfred Hitchcock at their best... And it was all true. Featuring interviews with Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite, Oliver Stone, Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste and many others, this documentary examines the methods, motivations and far-reaching legacy of the man known as Deep Throat, now revealed to be W. Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI during the Watergate era.
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Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Title: Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: February 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward changed American history through their dogged pursuit of the truth in uncovering the story of Watergate. Starting small and building step-by-step, they connected the dots that led from a third-rate burglary at the Watergate Office Building to the resignation of the President of the United States. This documentary asks the question: If two young reporters uncovered a national crime in the White House today, could they be as successful as Woodward and Bernstein were in the 1970s? Through interviews with prominent journalists such Walter Cronkite, Jonathan Alter, Linda Ellerbee, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, we take an insightful look at the state of investigative journalism in America today.
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Title: Bones
Character: Red Hudmore
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: TV
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
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Title: The Seventh Day
Character: Host
Released: September 10, 2005
Type: TV
This five-hour documentary traces the history of the Sabbath. Hosted by award-winning actor Hal Holbrook, the series features more than fifty historians, theologians and other experts. Backed up with careful documentation, "The Seventh Day" is an authoritative presentation of the controversy over Saturday and Sunday as Christian days of worship.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Lewis Clatch
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Title: NCIS
Character: Mickey Stokes
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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Title: Hope & Faith
Character: Edward Shanowski
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the Hollywood life as a soap opera star before her character was killed off.
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Shade
Title: Shade
Character: The Professor
Released: May 18, 2003
Type: Movie
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
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The Street Lawyer
Title: The Street Lawyer
Character: Arthur Jacobs
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
An attorney leaves his high-priced firm to work for the less fortunate.
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Title: Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)
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Purpose
Title: Purpose
Character: Tom Walker
Released: February 21, 2002
Type: Movie
A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeover.
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Title: Mark Twain
Character: self
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: TV
Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the public and private persona of Mark Twain from his birth to his death. The film was narrated by Keith David and the voice of Mark Twain was provided by Kevin Conway.
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Mark Twain
Title: Mark Twain
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: Movie
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
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The Majestic
Title: The Majestic
Character: Congressman Doyle
Released: December 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
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Dirty Harry: The Original
Title: Dirty Harry: The Original
Character: Self - Actor
Released: November 20, 2001
Type: Movie
A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.
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The Legend of the Three Trees
Title: The Legend of the Three Trees
Character: Narrator
Released: May 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Vivid visual imagery brings this classic legend to life. Told simply, in language even the youngest family members will understand, the story begins with three young trees who dream - as all children do - of doing big deeds. When the woodcutters come, the trees each find that the reality of their existence doesn't match their dreams... and yet... This touching story contains a simple lesson about God's Plan for every life, told in a way that will touch hearts. Narrated by Hal Holbrook.
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Haven
Title: Haven
Character: Harold L. Ickes
Released: February 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.
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Title: Founding Fathers
Character: Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Released: November 27, 2000
Type: TV
Four episodes: "Rebels With A Cause" discusses Sam Adams and John Hancock and how they influenced the start of the revolution. "Taking Liberties" discusses the heavy British tax levies, the Boston Massacre, the eloquence of orator Patrick Henry and the attempt of Benjamin Franklin to patch things up with King George. "You Say You Want a Revolution" discusses Thomas Jefferson, the early failures of George Washington, the arrest of Benjamin Franklin's son for plotting to aid the British and the support of the French. "A healthy Constitution" goes into what happened after the final defeat of the British, the lack of funds to run the country, James Madison's salvation of the revolution, and George Washington's refusal of the title "King".
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Title: The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Character: Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Released: October 31, 2000
Type: Movie
Based on the popular book by L. Frank Baum, the beloved author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, comes the incredible story of The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus. Many centuries ago, long before toys had even been invented, a baby abandoned at the edge of an enchanted forest was adopted and raised by a beautiful wood nymph, thus beginning the life story of Santa Claus. From his first truly magical childhood through the discovery of his life's work of making children happy, discover the origin of every tradition surrounding Santa Claus, from toys, stockings and lighted trees to reindeer and sleigh. Journey back to a time of magic and wonder, and experience this heartwarming tale that will bring joy each holiday season.
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Men of Honor
Title: Men of Honor
Character: 'Mr. Pappy'
Released: September 13, 2000
Type: Movie
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
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Waking the Dead
Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Isaac Green
Released: March 24, 2000
Type: Movie
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
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Battleships
Title: Battleships
Character: Narrator
Released: November 8, 1999
Type: Movie
Hal Holbrook narrates this documentary chronicling the history of the battleship. Famous historical ships featured include the Bismark, Yamato, Prince of Wales, Repulse and Missouri.
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The Bachelor
Title: The Bachelor
Character: O'Dell
Released: November 5, 1999
Type: Movie
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.
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Title: The West Wing
Character: Asst. Sec. of State Albie Duncan
Released: September 22, 1999
Type: TV
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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Title: Family Law
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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The Florentine
Title: The Florentine
Character: Smitty
Released: April 19, 1999
Type: Movie
A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey (Michael Madsen), is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough (Burt Young), and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly (Virginia Madsen), is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy (Tom Sizemore), shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco (Jim Belushi) runs a con on Frankie (Luke Perry) to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby (Chris Penn) becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki (Mary Stuart Masterson). Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.
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Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Title: Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Character: Narrator
Released: March 11, 1999
Type: Movie
This is the story of one town's journey to survive the changes of a new economic era. It begins in Midwestern America ... but it's more than that. It's the story of every industrial town struggling to find its way in a new age. This PBS documentary tells a story about how one community in Ohio is trying to adapt to the historic economic crosswinds sweeping the world today. Lima is a town of 45,000 residents in the agriculturally rich northwestern part of the state. Lima's journey, through the 20' century, is a microcosm reflecting many of the economic trends that have effected millions and has reshaped this country. Lost in Middle America is a discovery process where people help tell the story of Lima through their own personal stories. This is a story of every industrial town struggling to find its way in a new age. It's a story of lost pride, enduring hope, and the strength of the human spirit.
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Title: The Sopranos
Character: John Schwinn
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
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Title: Becker
Character: Mr. Humphries
Released: November 2, 1998
Type: TV
Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Title: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Character: Boyd Callahan
Released: September 22, 1998
Type: Movie
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog decides to save them.
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Judas Kiss
Title: Judas Kiss
Character: Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Released: September 16, 1998
Type: Movie
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.
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My Own Country
Title: My Own Country
Character: Lloyd Flanders
Released: July 12, 1998
Type: Movie
An East Indian physician works with AIDS patients as an epidemic of the disease hits in Tennessee.
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Walking to the Waterline
Title: Walking to the Waterline
Character: Man on the Beach
Released: June 13, 1998
Type: Movie
Once a successful television sitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on the Jersey Shore to sell it following his father's death. While there, he interacts with his agent Michael Woods, his childhood friend Duane Hopwood, and tour guide Lucy Bammer, with whom he drifts into a casual affair while his wife and children wait for him to return home.
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Hush
Title: Hush
Character: Dr. Franklin Hill
Released: March 6, 1998
Type: Movie
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.
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Beauty
Title: Beauty
Character: Alexander Miller
Released: March 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Alix Miller arrives at the isolated Crompton mansion in New Hampshire to paint the portrait of the mysterious Leland Crompton. When they meet, she discovers that he is horribly disfigured from a disease called acromegaly. Nevertheless, friendship, romance, and a deeper understanding develop between the two.
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Title: The Third Twin
Character: Pete
Released: November 9, 1997
Type: TV
A biologist falls for a twin she is studying and confronts a scientist with evidence on a cloning scandal.
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Title: Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 4, 1997
Type: TV
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark’s African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacajawea, who brought along her infant son. As important to the story as these many characters, however, was the spectacular land itself, and the promises it held.
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Eye of God
Title: Eye of God
Character: Sheriff Rogers
Released: October 17, 1997
Type: Movie
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
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All the Winters that Have Been
Title: All the Winters that Have Been
Character: Uncle Ren Corvin
Released: September 21, 1997
Type: Movie
Dane Corvin (Chamberlain) returns to Raven Island where 20 years before he and Helen Raven (Allen) had fallen in love. She vowed never to see him again because he had arrested her brother, who he had been investigating. Dane is now determined to win her back and slowly re-enters her daily life. But Helen has a secret, and unless Dane can forgive her and understand the powerful feelings that motivated her to keep it from him, their fragile relationship will not survive.
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Trail of Hope
Title: Trail of Hope
Character: Narrator
Released: August 10, 1997
Type: Movie
Hal Holbrook narrates this breathtaking documentary. Produced for national release on PBS Television, Trail of Hope captures the 22-year history of the Mormon Trail, a singular saga in American history. This conduit to the West was used by more than 70,000 emigrants - most of them migrating for religious reasons on their journey to the Great Basin. The great majority of these pioneers made the trek on foot across windblown plains, sunbaked deserts and frozen mountain valleys; each step a triumph in the face of tragedy, and a testament to unwavering faith.
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Hercules
Title: Hercules
Character: Amphitryon (voice)
Released: June 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
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Cats Don't Dance
Title: Cats Don't Dance
Character: Cranston (voice)
Released: March 26, 1997
Type: Movie
An ambitious singing and dancing cat goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
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Operation Delta Force
Title: Operation Delta Force
Character: Admiral Henshaw
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A team of military experts and scientists go after a terrorist group that has seized a deadly virus and is threatening to release it.
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The Battle of The Alamo
Title: The Battle of The Alamo
Character: Voice
Released: March 9, 1996
Type: Movie
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Carried Away
Title: Carried Away
Character: Doctor Evans
Released: January 26, 1996
Type: Movie
Based on Jim Harrison's book, "Farmer". 47-year-old Joseph Svenden lives on the family farm with his dying mother and teaches at a two room schoolhouse with Rosealee, his lover and his best friend's widow. Joseph, who lacks a college degree, learns that he will lose his teaching job at the end of the year when the school district expands into his town. Meanwhile, he is seduced by 17-year-old Catherine, a new student in his class. His affair with Catherine and losing his teaching job forces Joseph to take a look at his previously dull life and to decide how he wants to live the rest of it.
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Stormchasers
Title: Stormchasers
Character: Narrator
Released: October 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Track monsoons, hurricanes, blizzards, and tornadoes. Take a journey around the planet to experience our most extreme storms and to witness the dramatic--and often perilous--efforts of scientists in the pursuit of understanding weather.Join meteorologists in the cockpit of a P-3 weather plane as they penetrate the eye of a hurricane; and in the tense, decisive moments on the road as they focus their radar on an approaching tornado, traveling to the heart of severe storms to learn what makes weather systems tick. Experience the bumpy ride into the sudden and spectacular calm of a hurricane’s eye, or the commando-like raid to the very brink of a killer tornado, and experience one of the elemental joys of doing science: that of confronting nature head-on to divine its awesome secrets.
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She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Title: She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Character: Adm. Kelso
Released: May 22, 1995
Type: Movie
A dramatized account of a female US Naval officer's ordeal of being sexually harassed at a Naval convention and her legal retaliation.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Character: Wild Bill McKenzie
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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Title: The Outer Limits
Character: Justice Oliver Harbison
Released: March 26, 1995
Type: TV
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Character: Wild Bill McKenzie
Released: November 9, 1994
Type: Movie
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.
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Title: ER
Character: Walter Perkins
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Character: William McKenzie
Released: May 10, 1994
Type: Movie
A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality.
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The Firm
Title: The Firm
Character: Oliver Lambert
Released: June 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
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Bonds of Love
Title: Bonds of Love
Character: Jim Smith
Released: January 24, 1993
Type: Movie
A divorced woman falls in love with a mentally-disabled man, but his family objects to their relationship.
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Title: Evening Shade
Character: Evan Evans
Released: September 21, 1990
Type: TV
Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.
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A Killing in a Small Town
Title: A Killing in a Small Town
Character: Dr. Beardsley
Released: May 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
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Sorry, Wrong Number
Title: Sorry, Wrong Number
Character: Jim Coltrane
Released: October 11, 1989
Type: Movie
Based on a famous play, follows a bedridden wife who overhears a murder plan on her phone. She tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent it.
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Day One
Title: Day One
Character: Gen. George Marshall
Released: May 12, 1989
Type: Movie
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
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Fletch Lives
Title: Fletch Lives
Character: Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Released: March 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.
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I'll Be Home for Christmas
Title: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Character: Joseph Bundy
Released: December 12, 1988
Type: Movie
The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War II.
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Title: Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Character: Jonas Coe
Released: November 14, 1988
Type: TV
Based on the life of Emma Eliza Coe, known as the "Queen of the South Seas", whose strength and cunning staved off the colonial struggle involving the United States, Great Britain, and Germany while she built her own empire. Emma’s father, the first consul in Samoa, taught his daughter at an early age the bitter truth about the fickleness of men.
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Title: American Experience
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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The Unholy
Title: The Unholy
Character: Archbishop Mosely
Released: April 22, 1988
Type: Movie
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
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Title: The Fortunate Pilgrim
Character: Dr. Andrew McKay
Released: April 3, 1988
Type: TV
The saga of an Italian immigrant family in search of the American dream.
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Title: Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Character: Self
Released: February 29, 1988
Type: Movie
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
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Wall Street
Title: Wall Street
Character: Lou Mannheim
Released: December 10, 1987
Type: Movie
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
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Plaza Suite
Title: Plaza Suite
Character: Sam Nash
Released: December 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza.
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Title: Designing Women
Character: Reese Watson
Released: September 29, 1986
Type: TV
Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are associates at their design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia is the owner and is very outspoken and strong-willed. Mary Jo is a divorced single-parent whom is just as strong-willed as Julia, but isn't as self-confident. Charlene is the naive and trusting farm girl from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Suzanne is the self-centered ex-beauty queen whom has a number of wealthy ex-husbands.
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Title: Dress Gray
Character: Gen. Charles Hedges
Released: May 9, 1986
Type: TV
When a cadet at a military academy is found dead, the assumption is it was an accident. But the autopsy reveals that's not the case and that he's a homosexual and the last person he was with someone before he died and that someone is an academy upperclassman. The commandant wanting to protect the academy's good name tries to keep it quiet and hopefully no one will care about it. But the cadet comes from a prominent family and his father knows it couldn't have been an accident. And his sister knows one of the upper class men who knew his brother. And he learns the truth of her brother's death when he spoke to the academy doctor. Later when the commandant learns of this he orders the man brought to him and tells him to forget what he learned. But he sets out to find out the truth. At the same time the commandant gets some info that might implicate him.
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Under Siege
Title: Under Siege
Character: President Maxwell Monroe
Released: February 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President to retaliate. The director of the FBI believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense is the only other person urging caution.
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92 Grosvenor Street
Title: 92 Grosvenor Street
Released: December 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
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Title: North and South
Character: Abraham Lincoln
Released: November 3, 1985
Type: TV
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Title: The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Character: Grandpa Grier
Released: October 31, 1984
Type: Movie
A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.
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Title: George Washington
Character: John Adams
Released: April 8, 1984
Type: TV
This 1984 miniseries chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. Based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
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Title: Celebrity
Character: Calvin Sledge
Released: February 12, 1984
Type: TV
Self-proclaimed faith healer T.J. Luther, movie star Mack Crawford and journalist Kleber Cantrell share a fateful reunion in a deserted Texas cabin that was the scene of a night of violence over two decades.
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America Remembers John F. Kennedy
Title: America Remembers John F. Kennedy
Character: Host
Released: November 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A documentary on the life of John F. Kennedy, including home movies of the Kennedy family and recollections of friends and colleagues.
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The Star Chamber
Title: The Star Chamber
Character: Benjamin Caulfield
Released: August 5, 1983
Type: Movie
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
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Creepshow
Title: Creepshow
Character: Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Released: November 10, 1982
Type: Movie
Five tales in the style of classic '50s horror comics, involving a murdered man emerging from the grave, a meteor's ooze that makes everything grow, a snack for a crated creature, a scheming husband, and a malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia.
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Girls Nite Out
Title: Girls Nite Out
Character: Jim MacVey
Released: June 20, 1982
Type: Movie
The students of DeWitt University are preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics in the form of an all-night scavenger hunt. Little do they know that they are in fact the ones being hunted.
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The Killing of Randy Webster
Title: The Killing of Randy Webster
Character: John Webster
Released: March 11, 1981
Type: Movie
When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.
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The Kidnapping of the President
Title: The Kidnapping of the President
Character: President Adam Scott
Released: August 15, 1980
Type: Movie
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.
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Off the Minnesota Strip
Title: Off the Minnesota Strip
Character: Bud Johansen
Released: May 5, 1980
Type: Movie
A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York City as a hooker and tries desperately to regain her parents' understanding and love.
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The Fog
Title: The Fog
Character: Father Malone
Released: February 8, 1980
Type: Movie
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
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Natural Enemies
Title: Natural Enemies
Character: Paul Steward
Released: November 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, is a failed husband, a failed father, he considers his entire life a failure. His decision is made, there's only one escape: to kill his family and himself.
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When Hell Was in Session
Title: When Hell Was in Session
Character: Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Released: October 8, 1979
Type: Movie
This film describes Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's 7-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. Held in numerous, brutal POW camps, he faced starvation, torture and terrible living conditions brought on by his North Vietnamese captors in an effort to keep communication alive between the prisoners. His wife, Jane, is also arranging a POW wives league in the U.S. in order to popularize their plight.
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The Legend of the Golden Gun
Title: The Legend of the Golden Gun
Character: J.R. Swackhammer
Released: July 5, 1979
Type: Movie
In Kansas during the middle of the Civil War, John Golden is left for dead and his family has been killed by the ruthless Confederate outlaw William Quantrill. Rescued by runaway slave Joshua Brown, Golden is determined to get revenge. With the help of a legendary gunfighter and a special gun, Golden must not only deal with Quantrill and his men, but has to dodge General Custer and his army, as well.
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Murder by Natural Causes
Title: Murder by Natural Causes
Character: Arthur Sinclair
Released: February 17, 1979
Type: Movie
An elaborate mystery involving a famous mentalist, his unfaithful wife who is trying to literally scare him to death, the best friend of the family, and the wife's ham-actor lover -- not only an intriguing who- (or whether) dunit, but also a literate, adult dramatic puzzle with an endless series of twists.
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Tartuffe
Title: Tartuffe
Character: Self - Host
Released: May 31, 1978
Type: Movie
Donald Moffat stars in Moliere's classic comedy about lovable scoundrel Tartuffe, who befriends the wealthy Orgon and then attempts to seduce both his new friend's wife and daughter in this TV presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive. Tartuffe pretends to be a pious man whose faith convinces Orgon and his family to succumb to his influence, but he's undone when his womanizing ways make it clear that his piety is a charade.
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Title: The Awakening Land
Character: Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Released: February 19, 1978
Type: TV
A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.
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Capricorn One
Title: Capricorn One
Character: Dr. James Kelloway
Released: December 10, 1977
Type: Movie
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
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Julia
Title: Julia
Character: Alan
Released: October 1, 1977
Type: Movie
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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Rituals
Title: Rituals
Character: Harry
Released: July 21, 1977
Type: Movie
Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.
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Our Town
Title: Our Town
Character: Stage manager
Released: May 30, 1977
Type: Movie
3-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder.
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Midway
Title: Midway
Character: Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Released: June 18, 1976
Type: Movie
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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All the President's Men
Title: All the President's Men
Character: Deep Throat
Released: April 9, 1976
Type: Movie
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
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The Time of Your Life
Title: The Time of Your Life
Character: Himself - Host
Released: March 10, 1976
Type: Movie
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young prostitute named Kitty. Saroyan himself is heard reciting the play's prologue.
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Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Title: Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Hoffman, Redford, Bernstein, Woodward, Pakula and Bradlee. Creators and creatures involved in one way or another with 'All the President's Men', whether being the novel or the movie, appear in this documentary to talk about the challenge of both medias and how one was successfully transformed into another.
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The Girl from Petrovka
Title: The Girl from Petrovka
Character: Joe
Released: December 12, 1974
Type: Movie
A beautiful Russian ballerina falls in love with an American news correspondent. The KGB is most displeased and does everything it can to break them up.
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Title: Dinah!
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 1974
Type: TV
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.
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Title: Lincoln
Character: Abraham Lincoln
Released: September 6, 1974
Type: TV
Sandburg's Lincoln is a six-part mini-series starring Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.
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Magnum Force
Title: Magnum Force
Character: Lieutenant Briggs
Released: December 13, 1973
Type: Movie
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
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The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Title: The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes look at 'Magnum Force'.
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Title: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Character: The Elder (voice)
Released: October 23, 1973
Type: Movie
Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his seagull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques. Since he doesn't fit in, the elders expel him from the clan. So he sets out to discover the world beyond the horizon in a quest for wisdom.
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Pueblo
Title: Pueblo
Character: Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Released: March 28, 1973
Type: Movie
Dramatization showing the 1968 seizure of the spy ship, Pueblo, by the North Koreans and the treatment of the Pueblo's crew during their year of captivity through flashbacks during the 1969 investigation of the affair.
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They Only Kill Their Masters
Title: They Only Kill Their Masters
Character: Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Released: November 22, 1972
Type: Movie
An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by the local sheriff uncovers a complex web of relationships centering on the victim; the scattered trail of evidence ranges from a mysterious photograph to the victim's own dog. During the investigation, the sheriff meets and becomes romantically involved with a woman whose connection to the murder is ambiguous.
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That Certain Summer
Title: That Certain Summer
Character: Doug Salter
Released: November 1, 1972
Type: Movie
The first US teleplay to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Divorced San Francisco contractor Doug Salter is looking forward to a summer visit from his fourteen-year-old son Nick, who lives in Los Angeles with his mother Janet. The boy does not know that his father is gay and committed to Gary McClain, his life partner of several years.
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Title: Appointment With Destiny
Character: Narrator
Released: November 19, 1971
Type: TV
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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Title: Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Character: Harlan Webb
Released: October 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A compassionate Hollywood screenwriter attempts to talk a troubled actress out of taking her own life.
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Suddenly Single
Title: Suddenly Single
Character: Larry Hackett
Released: October 19, 1971
Type: Movie
A newly divorced man finds it difficult to get used to the single world.
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Travis Logan, D.A.
Title: Travis Logan, D.A.
Character: Matthew Sand
Released: March 11, 1971
Type: Movie
Sand devises a scheme to murder his former business partner and maintains his innocence throughout the trial, as he is prosecuted by District Attorney Travis Logan.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self - Host
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Title: The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Character: Mitch Collins
Released: October 18, 1970
Type: Movie
Based on Charles Goodrum’s book, "I’ll Trade You an Elk." The mayor wants to close down the run-down city zoo and use the site for a museum, but an accountant and his children fight to save it.
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The Great White Hope
Title: The Great White Hope
Character: Cameron
Released: October 11, 1970
Type: Movie
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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The People Next Door
Title: The People Next Door
Character: David Hoffman
Released: August 26, 1970
Type: Movie
A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.
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Title: The Bold Ones: The Senator
Character: Senator Hays Stowe
Released: March 21, 1970
Type: TV
The Bold Ones: The Senator is an American political television drama series that aired on NBC from 1970 through 1971, lasting for nine episodes. The series stars Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe. The Senator was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors, The Lawyers, and The Protectors. As a group of dramas, The Bold Ones was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and won five awards. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for best Drama TV Show. The series was based on an earlier television movie, A Clear and Present Danger.
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A Clear and Present Danger
Title: A Clear and Present Danger
Character: Hays Stowe
Released: March 21, 1970
Type: Movie
The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.
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The Whole World Is Watching
Title: The Whole World Is Watching
Character: Chancellor Graham
Released: March 11, 1969
Type: Movie
In this second pilot of "The Lawyers," a rotating segment of "The Bold Ones" series, the firm of Nichols, Darrell & Darrell defends the leader of a student protest movement charged with the murder of a campus policeman. The problem is that the student, and his supporters, may be more interested in making a statement about their grievances than about his acquittal.
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The Brotherhood
Title: The Brotherhood
Character: Man at the Table (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1968
Type: Movie
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
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Title: The Name of the Game
Character: Mayor John Adrian
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Wild in the Streets
Title: Wild in the Streets
Character: Sen. Johnny Fergus
Released: May 29, 1968
Type: Movie
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
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Mark Twain Tonight!
Title: Mark Twain Tonight!
Character: Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Released: March 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".
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Title: CBS Playhouse
Released: December 8, 1966
Type: TV
CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series was nominated for a number of awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.
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The Glass Menagerie
Title: The Glass Menagerie
Character: Tom Wingfield
Released: December 8, 1966
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, Amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in St. Louis during the Depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about the future.
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The Group
Title: The Group
Character: Gus Leroy
Released: March 4, 1966
Type: Movie
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows, in a serialized style, their romances and marriages, their searches for careers or meaning in their lives, their highs and their lows.
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Title: The F.B.I.
Character: Christopher Simes
Released: September 19, 1965
Type: TV
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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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: Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character: Self
Released: July 29, 1957
Type: TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
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: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Character: Mitch Collins
Released: October 27, 1954
Type: TV
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The same basic show has since appeared on several networks, with its latest revival debuting in 2012 on Disney Junior. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.