O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson

Born: July 9, 1947
Died: April 10, 2024
in San Francisco, California, USA
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023).

In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer.

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Movies for O.J. Simpson...

The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
Title: The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
Character: Self (archive Footage)
Released: January 9, 2022
Type: Movie
Documentary re-examining the trial of Louise Woodward for the murder of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen 25 years on. The three parts focus on the prosecution case, the defence case and the impact of the case.
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Title: The Problem With Jon Stewart
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 30, 2021
Type: TV
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.
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Title: When Ruby Wax Met...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 22, 2021
Type: TV
Ruby Wax’s interviews in the 90s were some of the most talked-about shows on TV. These sensational series have never been repeated, and Ruby has never watched them back - until now.
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Title: Tiger King
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 20, 2020
Type: TV
A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.
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Title: OJ25
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
Deep dive into the trial of OJ Simpson like you've never seen it before. Featuring some of the original key players involved in what would come to be known as 'The Trial of the Century.
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Title: Dark Side of the Ring
Released: April 10, 2019
Type: TV
Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.
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Title: Basketball: A Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 18, 2018
Type: TV
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.
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O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Title: O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 11, 2018
Type: Movie
In 2006, O.J. Simpson sat down for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview. For over a decade, the tapes of that interview were lost – until now.
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O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Title: O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: Movie
This two-hour premiere special analyzes with new details and revelations the case that led to Simpson's conviction for armed robbery. Included: the scene of the crime in room 1203 at the Palace Station Casino and the chilling details that led to O.J. Simpson's verdict.
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Title: O.J.: Made in America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 11, 2016
Type: TV
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.
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O.J.: Made in America
Title: O.J.: Made in America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 20, 2016
Type: Movie
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
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Title: Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 4, 2016
Type: TV
Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.
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O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Title: O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Provides unique access inside Simpson's civil trial and his rare deposition tapes. Fred Goldman and members of the civil trial legal team, including Daniel Petrocelli, are interviewed exclusively for the special.
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The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Title: The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: Movie
The LMN special, “The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story,” reveals new insights into both the events surrounding the verdict of the criminal trial, and the various disturbing facets of O.J.’s personality, through statements by O.J. himself. The documentary exposes disturbing realities about O.J.’s thoughts, feelings and behavior before, during and after the trial. And an audio recording that O.J. secretly taped, prior to the infamous Bronco Chase, is heard. The special features rare interviews with key players on both sides of the case, including extensive, candid discussions with Robert Kardashian and Kris Kardashian Jenner.
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2012: Time for Change
Title: 2012: Time for Change
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This can be achieved through a personal and global change of consciousness and the systemic implementation of ecological design.
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Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Title: Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Character: Himself
Released: May 10, 2006
Type: Movie
In this hidden camera pay-per-view special, O.J. Simpson, through a variety of characters, plays elaborate pranks on unsuspecting people.
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Title: Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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Absolutely 100% Guilty
Title: Absolutely 100% Guilty
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Relive moments from the case with analysis from top experts. Never Before Seen Footage, Evidence, and Interviews. Mock Trial on how it should've been done. If you like court television or crime dramas, you'll enjoy Absolutely 100% Guilty. It is the Trial of the Century.
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Title: Ruby Wax Meets
Released: January 28, 1996
Type: TV
A series of BBC television celebrity profiles/portraits featuring Ruby Wax.
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O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Title: O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Character: Himself
Released: October 19, 1994
Type: Movie
Put some juice into your health and fitness program as O.J. Simpson guides you through his personal approach to getting and staying in shape – "Minimum Maintenance Fitness For Men". For men with tight schedules who feel they don't have time to go to a gym, can't lose a few stubborn pounds, or feel stressed out at work – this one hour video is your heart-pumping, calorie-burning, total exercise program. Based on a series of articles from PLAYBOY magazine, this comprehensive, first-of-its-kind exercise and lifestyle video is the ideal way to fit fitness and nutrition into your life at home, at work, and on the road.
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Title: Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character: Nordberg
Released: March 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
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No Place To Hide
Title: No Place To Hide
Character: Allie Wheeler
Released: November 6, 1992
Type: Movie
Detective Joe Garvey is called in to a mysterious case: a ballerina has been slayed on stage during a performance, it seems she didn't even fight. At her house Garvey finds her 14 years old precocious sister Tinsel. She's not very cooperative, so he arranges to have her sent to the orphanage -- until she's attacked too. He takes her under his wings, and soon both get the attention of a secret organization.
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C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Title: C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Character: Nick Murphy
Released: September 24, 1992
Type: Movie
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Title: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Character: Nordberg
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
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Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Title: Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis.
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Title: Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 1989
Type: Movie
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
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Monday Night Madness
Title: Monday Night Madness
Character: Self
Released: January 29, 1989
Type: Movie
For two decades, Monday Night Football has brought color, candor, controversy and non-stop action to 20 million homes every week. Monday Night Madness captures all of it in a thrilling 48 minutes featuring the heroes and villains that made Monday Night an American institution. They are all here: the Juice, the Fridge, Howard, Dandy Don, Joe Willie, the Boz, Bo, Sweetness, Mad Mac, the Snake and many, many more.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Title: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Character: Det. Nordberg
Released: December 2, 1988
Type: Movie
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
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Student Exchange
Title: Student Exchange
Character: Soccer Coach
Released: November 29, 1987
Type: Movie
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy were redirected to another school, she figures she and Neil could take their places and be in the middle of public interest for one semester.
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Back to the Beach
Title: Back to the Beach
Character: Man At Airport (uncredited)
Released: August 7, 1987
Type: Movie
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
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Title: 1st & Ten
Character: T.D. Parker
Released: December 2, 1984
Type: TV
1st & Ten is an American situation comedy that aired between December 1984 and January 1991 on the cable television network HBO. Featuring series regulars Delta Burke and veteran Reid Shelton, it was one of cable's first attempts to lure the lucrative sit-com audience away from the "Big Three", by taking advantage of their freedom to include occasional cursing and nudity.
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Hambone and Hillie
Title: Hambone and Hillie
Character: Tucker
Released: April 24, 1983
Type: Movie
An elderly woman searches for her lost dog. Director Roy Watts' 1984 drama stars Lillian Gish, Timothy Bottoms, Candy Clark, O. J. Simpson, Alan Hale Jr. and Jack Carter.
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Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Title: Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Character: Michael Brennen
Released: January 2, 1983
Type: Movie
Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client, leading Brennen to a politically prominent family.
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Title: Late Night with David Letterman
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 1982
Type: TV
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
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Title: Entertainment Tonight
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1981
Type: TV
Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.
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Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Title: Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Character: Joe Gallagher
Released: February 19, 1981
Type: Movie
In this sequel to 1979's "Goldie and the Boxer," the ingratiating twosome, heavyweight champ and his 10-year-old manager, flee to California when a vengeful promoter who lost a bundle on the title fight wants retribution.
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Title: The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Character: Self
Released: May 25, 1980
Type: Movie
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.
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Detour to Terror
Title: Detour to Terror
Character: Lee Hayes
Released: February 22, 1980
Type: Movie
A homicidal dune-buggy trio terrorizes a busload of Las Vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of them.
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Title: The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 4, 1980
Type: Movie
A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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Goldie and the Boxer
Title: Goldie and the Boxer
Character: Joe Gallagher
Released: December 30, 1979
Type: Movie
Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.
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Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
Title: Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
Character: (archive footage)
Released: December 29, 1979
Type: Movie
ABC's Wide World of Sports hosts Jim McKay and Howard Cossell take a look back on the decade in this wrap-up of the top sports stories of the 1970s.
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Firepower
Title: Firepower
Character: Catlett
Released: April 27, 1979
Type: Movie
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
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Superstunt II
Title: Superstunt II
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1979
Type: Movie
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Mickey's 50
Title: Mickey's 50
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 1978
Type: Movie
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career.
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Capricorn One
Title: Capricorn One
Character: Cmdr. John Walker
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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A Killing Affair
Title: A Killing Affair
Character: Woodrow York
Released: September 21, 1977
Type: Movie
A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious murders. During the course of the investigation the two begin to develop an attraction to each other, but the situation is complicated by the fact that he is married.
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Title: Roots
Character: Kadi Touray
Released: January 23, 1977
Type: TV
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
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The Cassandra Crossing
Title: The Cassandra Crossing
Character: Haley
Released: December 18, 1976
Type: Movie
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
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Killer Force
Title: Killer Force
Character: Alexander
Released: January 14, 1976
Type: Movie
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their major mining complex deep in the desert. He quickly manages to become very unpopular, particularly with Claire Chambers, a celebrated cover girl, daughter of the mine administrator. She is visiting the man she loves, Mike Bradley, who is responsible for security at the mine. Nelson, the mine administrator, gives Bradley a curious mission - to steal a diamond. He wants to implicate Bradley in order to bring him into contact with a certain Lewis who is preparing to rob the mine with the aid of a group of mercanaries and a local accessory known as Father Christmas. Webb, not being informed of the deceit, relentlessly pursues Bradley, who is contacted by Lewis. With the mercanaries in the process of penetrating the mine. Bradley reveals himself to be Father Christmas, the organiser of the entire operation...
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Title: O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
An independently produced sports documentary on the career of O.J. Simpson, (#32) the upcoming running back for the Buffalo Bills football team.
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The Towering Inferno
Title: The Towering Inferno
Character: Jernigan
Released: December 14, 1974
Type: Movie
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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The Klansman
Title: The Klansman
Character: Garth
Released: October 25, 1974
Type: Movie
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.
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Why?
Title: Why?
Character: The Athlete
Released: May 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A group therapy session takes place involving a drummer from a suddenly defunct jazz band, an athlete and a pregnant junkie.
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Title: The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Released: August 1, 1971
Type: TV
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977.
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The Dream of Hamish Mose
Title: The Dream of Hamish Mose
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A lost team of Buffalo Soldiers and their Captain in the aftermath of the Civil War trek through the Texas desert on an odyssey to retrieve a comrade they had thought to have been dead.
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Title: Medical Center
Released: September 24, 1969
Type: TV
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: O.J. Simpson
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Ironside
Released: March 28, 1967
Type: TV
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
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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: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self - 1967 All American Offensive Football Team
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.
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Frogmen
Title: Frogmen
Character: John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A team of Navy SEALs take on special assignments for the government and the private sector, the operation is fronted out of a dive shop in Malibu. Their leader, John "Bullfrog" Burke, travels to Costa Rica with his SEALs to rescue a friend who married Burke's ex-wife. Burke's team includes a ladies man, a master of disguise and an expert con man.