Billy Graham

Billy Graham

Born: November 7, 1918
Died: February 21, 2018
in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s. One of his biographers has placed him "among the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century.

As a preacher, he held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television; some were still being re-broadcast into the 21st century. In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual "Crusades", evangelistic campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005. He also hosted the radio show Hour of Decision from 1950 to 1954. He repudiated racial segregation and insisted on racial integration for his revivals and crusades, starting in 1953; he also invited Martin Luther King Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957. In addition to his religious aims, he helped shape the worldview of a huge number of people who came from different backgrounds, leading them to find a relationship between the Bible and contemporary secular viewpoints. According to his website, Graham preached to live audiences of 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including BMS World Mission and Global Mission.

Graham was a spiritual adviser to U.S. presidents, and he provided spiritual counsel for every president from Harry S. Truman (33rd) to Barack Obama (44th). He was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson (one of Graham's closest friends), and Richard Nixon. He was also lifelong friends with another televangelist, the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller, whom Graham talked into starting his own television ministry.

Graham operated a variety of media and publishing outlets. According to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at Billy Graham Crusades to "accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior". Graham's evangelism was appreciated by mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations because he encouraged new converts to become members of these churches. As of 2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. One special televised broadcast in 1996 alone may have reached a television audience of as many as 2.5 billion people worldwide. Because of his crusades, Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history of Christianity. Graham was on Gallup's list of most admired men and women a record 61 times. Grant Wacker writes that by the mid-1960s, he had become the "Great Legitimator": "By then his presence conferred status on presidents, acceptability on wars, shame on racial prejudice, desirability on decency, dishonor on indecency, and prestige on civic events".

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Movies for Billy Graham...

Jesus Revolution
Title: Jesus Revolution
Character: Billy Graham (Archived Footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 23, 2023
Type: Movie
In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.
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Billy Graham
Title: Billy Graham
Character: himself (archival footage)
Released: May 17, 2021
Type: Movie
Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.
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When the World is Shaken
Title: When the World is Shaken
Released: January 28, 2021
Type: Movie
The coronavirus left its mark worldwide with personal impact. Franklin Graham shares an intimate message on how to respond to the storms of life.
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Hail Satan?
Title: Hail Satan?
Character: Self - Religious Leader (archive footage)
Released: April 17, 2019
Type: Movie
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.
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Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey
Title: Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: March 4, 2018
Type: Movie
An inside look at the life of Billy Graham, whose message of the Gospel of Christ helped change millions of lives over his nearly seven decades of evangelism.
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Rules Don't Apply
Title: Rules Don't Apply
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 23, 2016
Type: Movie
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.
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Heaven
Title: Heaven
Character: Self
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Two inspiring real-life stories are intertwined with never-before seen footage of Billy Graham talking about heaven, filmed at his North Carolina mountain home. We never know what we truly believe until it's a matter of life and death. Billy Graham, along with firefighter Cheyane Caldwell and Laurie Coombs, a young woman forced to face the reality of death, share the Gospel message, and what really happens when we die.
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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Title: Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 4, 2014
Type: Movie
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more--while also exposing shocking statements he made about women, people of color, Jews, and the media.
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A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades
Title: A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
During his long and distinguished ministry, Billy Graham has preached the gospel to well over 200 million people worldwide. The massive evangelistic gatherings that took place in sports arenas, concert halls, and outdoor venues became known as the Billy Graham Crusades. This documentary gives the history of the crusades.
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The Case For Faith
Title: The Case For Faith
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: August 31, 2008
Type: Movie
In THE CASE FOR FAITH journalist Lee Strobel investigates two of the most emotional objections to Christianity. Barriers to faith confronted by believers and skeptics alike: Why is Jesus the only way to God? And, how could a loving God exist if there is evil and suffering in the world?
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Billy Graham: God's Ambassador
Title: Billy Graham: God's Ambassador
Character: himself
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
The modern world has never known a more revered or influential spiritual leader than Billy Graham. He's been called the World's Preacher because, for the past 60 years, he has preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history—over 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories. For the first time, the organization he founded, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, has opened its storied archives to allow a film crew to document his extraordinary life. Gaither Film Productions is honored to present Billy Graham: God's Ambassador, the life story of this remarkable man and his ministry.
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A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 2
Title: A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 2
Character: Archival
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
The artists of the Billy Graham Crusades come together to sing the music and share incredible stories. George Beverly Shea, Cliff Barrows and Franklin Graham share unforgettable moments in the history of the ministry. Bill & Gloria Gaither, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Andrae' Crouch, Avalon and others lead the group in emotion-filled songs and testimonies of God's faithfulness.
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A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 1
Title: A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 1
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
The artists of the Billy Graham Crusades come together to sing the music and share incredible stories. George Beverly Shea, Cliff Barrows and Franklin Graham share unforgettable moments in the history of the ministry. Bill & Gloria Gaither, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Andrae' Crouch, Avalon and others lead the group in emotion-filled songs and testimonies of God's faithfulness.
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Something to Sing About
Title: Something to Sing About
Character: Himself
Released: June 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Tommy is a troubled young man with a history of crime. When he meets Memaw, an elderly lady, the two form a special bond with Memaw encouraging Charlie to sing in the local church choir, a talent he has ignored until now. While Charlie excels in church, his old friend G. Smooth remains skeptical and stays on the streets.
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Title: The American President
Character: James Garfield
Released: April 9, 2000
Type: TV
“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.
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The Home Coming
Title: The Home Coming
Character: himself
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A boy is sent to a small town high school to complete his senior year.
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Repeat Performance
Title: Repeat Performance
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Music was his refuge. Then the music stopped. After being abandoned by his mother and losing his father to suicide, 17-year-old Sean Purchase (Joseph Manning, The Matrix Revolutions, Xena: Warrior Princess) is about to hit bottom. When an accident takes the life of another, Sean goes on the run from a shattered family, a back-stabbing friend, the law, and even his greatest hope. Filmed on location in New Zealand, Repeat Performance is based on actual events.
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Power Play
Title: Power Play
Character: Self
Released: April 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Robbie Steele is worried that her star hockey player has lost his edge. It's the high-powered attorney's job to negotiate the sale of Vancouver's pro hockey team, and she needs Cody Harris, the retired bruiser who attracted all the fans. But her plans to lure him back into the game are thwarted by a higher power; he's a Christian now, and his days of kicking butt are over. Will Robbie get him back, or will Cody show her what's important in life?
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Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Title: Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
"This biography profiles the life and faith of the man who has preached to more people than any other person in history. "William Franklin Graham, better known as Billy Graham, is considered by many as the face and voice of evangelicals in America today. Having preached to more than 110 million people, his career spans more than five decades. At 75 years of age, millions throughout the world still hang on his words. "With historical footage of pivotal events, and interviews with Graham, this behind-the -scenes documentary looks at his evangelic crusade in 1992 which reveals how and why the name Billy Graham has become synonymous with American Evangelism."--1994 Peabody Awards entry form.
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Caught
Title: Caught
Character: Billy Graham (uncredited)
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Tim Devon was born out of wedlock and that his mother never told his father about him. Overwhelmed, Tim leaves Los Angeles in search of his father-armed with only a name and the city of Amsterdam as clues. When funds run out, Tim begins the downward spiral into a life of crime and drug use. He is encountered by a single caring person.
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Cry from the Mountain
Title: Cry from the Mountain
Character: Himself
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
The film centers on an emotional kayaking trip between a father and a son. The father has taken his boy into the deep Alaskan wilderness to tell him that he is divorcing the boy's mother, who is pregnant and waiting for them back home. While on the trip, the father and son get involved in a potentially fatal accident. Fortunately, an enigmatic mountain man appears to save them. Later he helps the troubled twosome find hope and salvation through God. Meanwhile, the wife, also finds a new life through old-time religion and happiness ensues all around.
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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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Born Again
Title: Born Again
Character: Rev. Billy Graham
Released: October 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion.
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Title: The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Character: Self
Released: December 6, 1976
Type: Movie
For his 1976 Christmas special taped November 1-6, Cash went home to the family's farm in Bon Aqua, Tennessee, and to their house in Hendersonville, outside Nashville. The rural setting at Bon Aqua invites city-boy/country-boy ribbing between Cash and his first guest, Manhattan-born pop veteran Tony Orlando, who points out that "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" is "my prison song". Join other special guests Roy Clark, Merle Travis, Barbara Mandrell and Billy Graham in this holiday-inspired first Christmas special from the legendary Johnny Cash.
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Title: The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 1973
Type: TV
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin would periodically "roast" a celebrity. These roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club in New York City. The format would have the celebrity guest seated at a banquet table, and one by one the guest of honor was affectionately chided or insulted about his career by his fellow celebrity friends. In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. The final season of his variety show would be retooled into one of celebrity roasts, requiring less of Martin's involvement. For the 1973–1974 season, a new feature called “Man of the Week Celebrity Roast" was added to try to pick up the ratings. The roasts seemed to be popular among television audiences and are often marketed in post-issues as part of the official Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and not The Dean Martin Show. After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled in 1974, NBC drew up a contract with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Starting with Bob Hope in 1974, the roast was taped in California and turned out to be a hit, leading to many other roasts to follow.
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Time to Run
Title: Time to Run
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 24, 1973
Type: Movie
A conflicted teen lashes out by vandalizing equipment at the nuclear plant where his father works, then hits the road and finds a spiritual path.
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The Woody Allen Special
Title: The Woody Allen Special
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 1969
Type: Movie
A Woody Allen special for CBS, in 1969.
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Title: The Johnny Cash Show
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 1969
Type: TV
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.
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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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Two A Penny
Title: Two A Penny
Released: December 31, 1967
Type: Movie
Set in London's Swiinging Sixties, Cliff Richard plays Jamie Hopkins, an art student whose desperate need for money leads him to dabble in the underworld of drug dealing. Cliff has stated that Two A Penny, his most dramatically challenging movie role ever, is the film he is proudest of. He has stated, "if I did want to send a fiolm as a CV, I would send that one". It is certainly his most demanding and controversial role; cynical, self centered and highly manipulative, Jamie Hopkins lies, steals and double-crosses his mother (Dora Bryan), forces himself on his girlfriend (Ann Holloway) and gets involved in fist fights with criminals. Through the influence of his girlfriend, a born again Christian, is the possibility that he may reform, yet in the mystery of the film's by-line "He promised to love her forever….today" lies the possibility that he may well not.
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Title: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 1967
Type: TV
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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For Pete's Sake
Title: For Pete's Sake
Character: Rev. Billy Graham
Released: October 14, 1966
Type: Movie
"For Pete's Sake" is the heartfelt and inspiring story of a man (Robert Sampson) struggling to come to terms with his wife's (Pippa Scott) untimely death, while raising their young son (Johnny Jenson). Sam Groom portrays the family's pastor and Terri Garr debuts as a wayward young woman in this entertaining and thought-provoking comedy-drama.
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The Restless Ones
Title: The Restless Ones
Character: Himself
Released: December 2, 1965
Type: Movie
A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed young girl and that both of them are headed for trouble.
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Man in the 5th Dimension
Title: Man in the 5th Dimension
Character: Himself
Released: April 22, 1964
Type: Movie
This new evangelistic film epic, specially produced for this Gospel witness at the Fair, undertakes to describe man's "fifth" dimension -- the life of the human spirit. In swift sequence the giant galaxies, tiny microscopic organisms, cultures and civilizations of the heroic past are summoned to bear testimony to the Glory of God and the spiritual nature of man. Then the story narrows down to one solitary individual, Jesus Christ, the Carpenter of Nazareth, and the effect of this Man upon the world. The film closes on a highly personal note as Mr. Graham invites viewers to receive Christ as Savior and Lord.
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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 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 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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Shadow of the Boomerang
Title: Shadow of the Boomerang
Character: Self
Released: August 7, 1961
Type: Movie
An American brother and sister move to Australia to manage a cattle station, but the brother's racist attitude causes problems. After hearing a message by evangelist Billy Graham on the radio though, he has a change of heart and learns to accept the Aboriginal people.
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The Heart is a Rebel
Title: The Heart is a Rebel
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife’s acceptance of Christ. THE HEART IS A REBEL features the beloved Ethel Waters, and is set against Billy Graham’s historic 1957 New York City Crusade, with color scenes of the Crusade at Madison Square Garden.
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Title: The Steve Allen Show
Character: Self - Evangelist
Released: June 24, 1956
Type: TV
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Wiretapper
Title: Wiretapper
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: August 10, 1955
Type: Movie
A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.
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Souls in Conflict
Title: Souls in Conflict
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1954
Type: Movie
An actress, a factory worker, and a jet pilot all face up to their personal problems after attending a rally by Dr. Billy Graham.
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Oiltown, U.S.A.
Title: Oiltown, U.S.A.
Character: Himself
Released: February 27, 1953
Type: Movie
A ruthless Texas oil baron and his non-believing daughter find God in this early witnessing film produced by and featuring Billy Graham.
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Title: The Jack Benny Program
Character: Billy Graham
Released: October 28, 1950
Type: TV
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Title: Billy Graham
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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The Unelected Statesman
Title: The Unelected Statesman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Billy Graham was a man known worldwide for his southern charm, unmistakable voice and most importantly to him, his love and devotion to Jesus Christ. Lesser known, however, is his role as a statesman of the United States. Despite never holding public office, Graham comforted the nation in some of its darkest hours, spread its causes and principles to all corners of the globe, and counseled every president from Harry Truman to George W. Bush. This is the story of the unelected statesman.