Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Born: February 8, 1925
Died: June 27, 2001
in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

Movies for Jack Lemmon...

Sly
Title: Sly
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 16, 2023
Type: Movie
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Title: The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 27, 2022
Type: Movie
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
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Always at The Carlyle
Title: Always at The Carlyle
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 11, 2018
Type: Movie
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorkers.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Title: And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Title: Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Admired and praised by the likes of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer has been described as "one of our great folk poets" and "the most perfect American lyricist". Throughout his extraordinary career, he collaborated with hundreds of composers to write legendary movie songs such as "Hooray for Hollywood", "Jeepers Creepers" and "Moon River". Mercer then went on to co-found Capitol Records in 1942 and became a successful Broadway producer of St. Louis Woman and L'il Abner.
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Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Title: Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 16, 2008
Type: Movie
Why do movie audiences find men in skirts and women in pants anything but a drag? Discover the playful history of the most daring cross-sexual performances in Hollywood history, from Some Like it Hot to Big Momma's House.
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Inside 'The Apartment'
Title: Inside 'The Apartment'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 6, 2008
Type: Movie
A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."
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Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Title: Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
A documentary about actor Jack Lemmon.
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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
Title: The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.
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The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
Title: The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Title: Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
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The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
Title: The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
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The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
Title: The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
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Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Title: Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Character: Self
Released: April 6, 2004
Type: Movie
Uta Hagen comments on acting
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Christmas in Hollywood
Title: Christmas in Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 13, 2003
Type: Movie
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and sunny world of Hollywood, California.
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Title: Un film et son époque
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 17, 2003
Type: TV
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Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Title: Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 19, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him.
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Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Title: Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute.
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On Cukor
Title: On Cukor
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and interviews with his friends and colleagues to provide a picture of the director’s unique accomplishments and to trace the arc of his career.
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
Title: The Legend of Bagger Vance
Character: Narrator
Released: November 2, 2000
Type: Movie
World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.
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Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Title: Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 21, 2000
Type: Movie
Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines. And disappeared behind them. Kinski lived his parts 24/7. This film tells the story of a man who no longer could understand the difference or distinguish between fantasy and reality.
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Title: Tuesdays with Morrie
Character: Morrie Schwartz
Released: December 5, 1999
Type: Movie
A journalist finds himself questioning his own life when his best friend, a dying man, offers him some very powerful wisdom and advice for coping in relationships, careers and society.
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Inherit the Wind
Title: Inherit the Wind
Character: Henry Drummond
Released: May 29, 1999
Type: Movie
Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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Forever Hollywood
Title: Forever Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.
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Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
Title: Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
Character: Self
Released: August 12, 1998
Type: Movie
Robert Osborne hosts this TCM original featuring an exclusive interview with the original Odd Couple.
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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Title: Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Character: Self
Released: June 19, 1998
Type: Movie
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors and producers), staff, and management sat for interviews. There's an Oscar party for 1500, footage and photos of famous diners, and time with Tommy Gallagher, the ebullient head waiter until retirement in 1994, his son Patrick, catering head Raymond Bilbool, general manager Ronnie Clint, hat check girl Val Schwab, ladies' room attendant Onetta Johnson, and foreign- born waiters, including Jaime. When he started in 1970, like other Latins, he wasn't allowed out of the kitchen. It's a family farewell.
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The Odd Couple II
Title: The Odd Couple II
Character: Felix Ungar
Released: April 9, 1998
Type: Movie
Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and rent a car in order to go to San Malina for the wedding.
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The Long Way Home
Title: The Long Way Home
Character: Tom Gerrin
Released: March 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A retired widower wanders away from his daughter's home, hooks up with a free-spirited young woman, and goes on a cross-country odyssey to look up an old flame he's recently heard from after 55 years.
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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Title: Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1998
Type: Movie
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
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12 Angry Men
Title: 12 Angry Men
Character: Juror 8
Released: August 17, 1997
Type: Movie
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
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Out to Sea
Title: Out to Sea
Character: Herb Sullivan
Released: July 2, 1997
Type: Movie
Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.
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Title: Scene by Scene
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 1997
Type: TV
Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Title: Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Marcellus
Released: December 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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My Fellow Americans
Title: My Fellow Americans
Character: President Russell P. Kramer
Released: December 20, 1996
Type: Movie
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
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Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Title: Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Character: Self
Released: December 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.
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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Title: Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Character: Self
Released: November 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen and actor Gregory Peck.
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A Weekend in the Country
Title: A Weekend in the Country
Character: Bud Bailey
Released: June 12, 1996
Type: Movie
Six people. One weekend. The possibilities are endless when city meets country in this roundelay of old flames, new flings, and last chances.
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 1996
Type: Movie
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
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Getting Away with Murder
Title: Getting Away with Murder
Character: Mueller / Luger
Released: April 12, 1996
Type: Movie
When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander, he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man.
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Grumpier Old Men
Title: Grumpier Old Men
Character: John Gustafson
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait shop, alarming the locals who worry she'll scare the fish away. But she's less interested in seafood than she is in cooking up a hot time with Max.
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Inside the Dream Factory
Title: Inside the Dream Factory
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.
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The Grass Harp
Title: The Grass Harp
Character: Dr. Morris Ritz
Released: September 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
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Title: Inside the Actors Studio
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 1994
Type: TV
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
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Grumpy Old Men
Title: Grumpy Old Men
Character: John Gustafson
Released: December 25, 1993
Type: Movie
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.
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A Life in the Theatre
Title: A Life in the Theatre
Character: Robert
Released: October 9, 1993
Type: Movie
A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.
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Short Cuts
Title: Short Cuts
Character: Paul Finnigan
Released: September 5, 1993
Type: Movie
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Title: Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
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Earth and the American Dream
Title: Earth and the American Dream
Character: Reader (voice)
Released: October 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the American Dream come true.
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Glengarry Glen Ross
Title: Glengarry Glen Ross
Character: Shelley Levene
Released: September 15, 1992
Type: Movie
When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
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James Cagney: Top of the World
Title: James Cagney: Top of the World
Character: Self
Released: July 5, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on the life and career of James Cagney
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The Player
Title: The Player
Character: Jack Lemmon
Released: April 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Title: Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A documentary destined to calmly explain and analyze the facts, myths and rumours about John Kennedy's assassination and the overwhelming use of information in Oliver Stone's epic "JFK" (1991), at the same time it presents a behind the scenes documentary on the controversial film. Features interviews with the cast and director, and the personalities who lived and remember the facts concerning the November 22, 1963, like reporters, eyewitnesses and others, and some of the real characters from the movie, like Jim Garrison, Numa Bertel, Lou Ivon and Perry Russo.
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For Richer, for Poorer
Title: For Richer, for Poorer
Character: Aram Katourian
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a self-made millionaire who hatches a bankruptcy plan that he hopes will inspire his son to get a job.
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JFK
Title: JFK
Character: Jack Martin
Released: December 20, 1991
Type: Movie
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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The One, the Only... Groucho
Title: The One, the Only... Groucho
Character: Self
Released: May 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Groucho's life story, with jokes
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The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
Title: The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
Character: Self - Host
Released: August 31, 1990
Type: Movie
Novice writers from a writers workshop wrote the show's sketches.
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The Earth Day Special
Title: The Earth Day Special
Character: Coach Stewart
Released: April 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
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The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
Title: The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Born in London in 1934, Jane Goodall spent decades in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, studying the social and family structures of chimpanzees and helping to bring their ecological vulnerability into the public consciousness. She also founded and remains integral to the Jane Goodall Institute, which encourages environmental activism and stewardship among young people. In this program, the famous scientist reflects on her many years spent observing and learning about our primate cousins.
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Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Title: Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Frank Ormand (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Title: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Character: Self
Released: November 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
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Dad
Title: Dad
Character: Jake Tremont
Released: October 27, 1989
Type: Movie
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Title: Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Title: Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theater roles, through his first films, to Hollywood’s elder statesman.
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Title: The Murder of Mary Phagan
Character: Gov. John Slaton
Released: January 24, 1988
Type: TV
The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1987 two-part American TV miniseries made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company, is a dramatization of the story of Leo Frank, a factory manager charged and convicted with murdering a 13-year-old girl, a factory worker named Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia in 1913. The trial was sensational and controversial. After Frank's legal appeals had failed, the governor of Georgia in 1915 commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment. In 1915 Frank was kidnapped from prison and lynched by a small group of prominent men of Marietta, Georgia. The film features Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Charles Dutton, Peter Gallagher, Cynthia Nixon, Dylan Baker, and William H. Macy. Written by Larry McMurtry, produced by George Stevens, Jr., and directed by William "Billy" Hale, the film was shot in Richmond, Virginia. It has a running time of 251 minutes, originally broadcast over two evenings.
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Title: Long Day's Journey Into Night
Character: James Tyrone
Released: April 13, 1987
Type: Movie
Originally staged (with these actors) in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater (appearing first on Showtime cable television in April 1987, and then for free on PBS stations' American Playhouse series in May 1988), 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' is Eugene O'Neill's award-winning and classic play about a day in the life of a dysfunctional family. Wealthy but unsatisfied former thespian James (Jack Lemmon) lives with his morphine-addict wife, Mary (Bethel Leslie), and their two tormented sons, Jamie (Kevin Spacey) and Edmund (Peter Gallagher). As nightfall approaches, truth and madness fight for control over a family tearing itself apart. A landmark production from theater legend Jonathan Miller, this searing drama is a bold, electrifying powerhouse you'll never forget. (Lemmon was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in Mini-Series or Made-for-TV Movie the following year.)
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That's Life!
Title: That's Life!
Character: Harvey Fairchild
Released: October 10, 1986
Type: Movie
A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Title: Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Character: Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
Released: April 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.
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Debonair Dancers
Title: Debonair Dancers
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Debonair Dancers is a 1986 short American documentary film produced and directed by Alison Nigh-Strelich, and narrated by Jack Lemmon. It is about The Debonaire Special Dancers of Bakersfield, CA, a group started decades ago by John Soiu and continues today under the direction of Sheri Fortino. The group fosters social and life skills while stimulating creativity and confidence in the special needs students it serves. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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Macaroni
Title: Macaroni
Character: Robert Traven
Released: October 24, 1985
Type: Movie
A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax.
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Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Title: Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1985
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life of explorer Jacques Cousteau.
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Mass Appeal
Title: Mass Appeal
Character: Father Tim Farley
Released: December 14, 1984
Type: Movie
A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor.
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Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Title: Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1982
Type: Movie
French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking.
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Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Title: Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 1982
Type: Movie
A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982.
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Night of 100 Stars
Title: Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 1982
Type: Movie
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
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Missing
Title: Missing
Character: Ed Horman
Released: February 12, 1982
Type: Movie
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Title: All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1981
Type: Movie
Burt Reynolds is honored by more than 100 of his fellow celebrities and co-workers.
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Buddy Buddy
Title: Buddy Buddy
Character: Victor Clooney
Released: April 2, 1981
Type: Movie
During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.
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Musical Comedy Tonight II
Title: Musical Comedy Tonight II
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 1981
Type: Movie
A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark", among others. There is also discussion of the various creative aspects of the plays.
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Tribute
Title: Tribute
Character: Scottie Templeton
Released: December 15, 1980
Type: Movie
A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.
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The China Syndrome
Title: The China Syndrome
Character: Jack Godell
Released: March 16, 1979
Type: Movie
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
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Title: The Kennedy Center Honors
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 1978
Type: TV
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
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Title: The Hollywood Greats
Character: Self
Released: August 4, 1977
Type: TV
Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman wrote and narrated a series of in depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities, in which he interviewed surviving associates. He later made a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, entitled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were authored by Norman were subsequently published. A series of the same name was later presented by Jonathan Ross from 1999 to 2006.
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Airport '77
Title: Airport '77
Character: Don Gallagher
Released: March 11, 1977
Type: Movie
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.
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The Gentleman Tramp
Title: The Gentleman Tramp
Character: Narrator
Released: October 10, 1976
Type: Movie
A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.
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Alex & the Gypsy
Title: Alex & the Gypsy
Character: Alexander Main
Released: October 3, 1976
Type: Movie
A bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of attempted murder.
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The Entertainer
Title: The Entertainer
Character: Archie Rice
Released: March 10, 1976
Type: Movie
A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.
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Killer Cop
Title: Killer Cop
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 27, 1975
Type: Movie
The investigation of the bombing of a hotel lobby as seen through the eyes of a young detective.
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Title: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Character: Mel Edison
Released: March 14, 1975
Type: Movie
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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The Front Page
Title: The Front Page
Character: Hildebrand Johnson
Released: November 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
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Title: Flick Flack
Released: January 7, 1974
Type: TV
Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The series featured interviews with motion picture industry personalities combined with excerpts from films. William Shatner was the regular series host. "It was a TV show produced for Canadian TV. A handful of shows that aired every fortnight for a few months in the 70’s." @WilliamShatner · Sep 15, 2020
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Wednesday
Title: Wednesday
Character: Jerry Murphy
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Jack Lemmon stars as a talk radio DJ who runs into some serious trouble live on the air.
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Title: The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 1973
Type: TV
In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.
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Save the Tiger
Title: Save the Tiger
Character: Harry Stoner
Released: February 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.
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Avanti!
Title: Avanti!
Character: Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Released: December 17, 1972
Type: Movie
A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.
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The War Between Men and Women
Title: The War Between Men and Women
Character: Peter Wilson
Released: June 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions.
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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Title: S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Character: Self - Host
Released: January 17, 1972
Type: Movie
A musical tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin
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Kotch
Title: Kotch
Character: Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Released: September 17, 1971
Type: Movie
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
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Title: V.I.P. Schaukel
Character: Self
Released: May 9, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
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 Out-of-Towners
Title: The Out-of-Towners
Character: George Kellerman
Released: May 28, 1970
Type: Movie
George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
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The April Fools
Title: The April Fools
Character: Howard Brubaker
Released: May 28, 1969
Type: Movie
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more and more attracted to each other, so that when Catherine announces she intends to leave her husband and return to Paris Howard asks to go along too.
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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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The Odd Couple
Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Felix Ungar
Released: May 16, 1968
Type: Movie
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
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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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Luv
Title: Luv
Character: Harry Berlin
Released: July 26, 1967
Type: Movie
Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his wife away from him so that Milt can be with his girlfriend. Ellen and Harry have an instant attraction and in a short while Harry is wearing Milt's suits and Milt is free. But, Ellen soon discovers that Harry is the world's worst roommate.
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The Fortune Cookie
Title: The Fortune Cookie
Character: Harry Hinkle
Released: October 19, 1966
Type: Movie
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
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The Great Race
Title: The Great Race
Character: Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick
Released: July 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
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How to Murder Your Wife
Title: How to Murder Your Wife
Character: Stanley Ford
Released: January 26, 1965
Type: Movie
Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.
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Good Neighbor Sam
Title: Good Neighbor Sam
Character: Sam Bissel
Released: July 22, 1964
Type: Movie
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
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Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Title: Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Character: Hogan
Released: October 23, 1963
Type: Movie
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
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Irma la Douce
Title: Irma la Douce
Character: Nestor Patou
Released: June 5, 1963
Type: Movie
When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.
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Days of Wine and Roses
Title: Days of Wine and Roses
Character: Joe Clay
Released: February 4, 1963
Type: Movie
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
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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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The Notorious Landlady
Title: The Notorious Landlady
Character: Bill Gridley
Released: April 13, 1962
Type: Movie
An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.
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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Title: The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1962
Type: Movie
A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.
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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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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Title: The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Character: Rip Crandall
Released: December 29, 1960
Type: Movie
Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet. Their mission will save hundreds of allied lives – if only they can get there in one piece.
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Pepe
Title: Pepe
Character: Jack Lemmon
Released: December 21, 1960
Type: Movie
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
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The Apartment
Title: The Apartment
Character: C.C. Baxter
Released: June 21, 1960
Type: Movie
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
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It Happened to Jane
Title: It Happened to Jane
Character: George Denham
Released: May 24, 1959
Type: Movie
Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
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Some Like It Hot
Title: Some Like It Hot
Character: Jerry / Daphne
Released: March 19, 1959
Type: Movie
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
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Bell, Book and Candle
Title: Bell, Book and Candle
Character: Nicky Holroyd
Released: December 25, 1958
Type: Movie
A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.
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Cowboy
Title: Cowboy
Character: Frank Harris
Released: January 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
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Title: Alcoa Theatre
Character: Ashley
Released: September 30, 1957
Type: TV
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.
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Operation Mad Ball
Title: Operation Mad Ball
Character: Pvt. Hogan
Released: August 17, 1957
Type: Movie
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
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Fire Down Below
Title: Fire Down Below
Character: Tony
Released: May 30, 1957
Type: Movie
Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless Irena to another island. They both fall for her, leading to betrayal and a break-up of their partnership. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship. After a collision he finds himself trapped below deck with time running out (the ship is aflame), and only Felix, whom he hates and has sworn to kill, left to save him.
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You Can't Run Away from It
Title: You Can't Run Away from It
Character: Peter Warne
Released: October 30, 1956
Type: Movie
A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.
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Title: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character: Cass Kendall
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.
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Title: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: TV
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.
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Title: The Steve Allen Show
Character: Self - Pianist
Released: June 24, 1956
Type: TV
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - 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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My Sister Eileen
Title: My Sister Eileen
Character: Bob Baker
Released: September 22, 1955
Type: Movie
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
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Mister Roberts
Title: Mister Roberts
Character: Ensign Pulver
Released: July 10, 1955
Type: Movie
Mr. Roberts is as an officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned Navy ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
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Three for the Show
Title: Three for the Show
Character: Martin 'Marty' Stewart
Released: February 24, 1955
Type: Movie
This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband's songwriting partner, Gower Champion, but the new marriage is thrown for a loop when Lemmon, her first husband, turns up very much alive and eager to see Grable.
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Phffft
Title: Phffft
Character: Robert Tracey
Released: November 10, 1954
Type: Movie
Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.
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It Should Happen to You
Title: It Should Happen to You
Character: Pete Sheppard
Released: January 15, 1954
Type: Movie
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Heaven for Betsy
Character: Peter Bell
Released: September 30, 1952
Type: TV
Heaven for Betsy is an American sitcom that aired live on CBS twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday for fifteen minutes from September 30, 1952 to December 23, 1952. The series stars real-life husband and wife Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone. Based on the sketch The Couple Next Door that Lemmon and Stone performed regularly on the variety show The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show.
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Once Too Often
Title: Once Too Often
Character: Mike (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
A soldier has a ten-day leave from his military duties. He’s an easygoing guy who rarely thinks about his sometimes reckless behavior until he tempts fate once too often.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Alfred Fishkettle
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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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: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Panelist
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: Robert Montgomery Presents
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Suspense
Released: January 6, 1949
Type: TV
Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. Like many early television programs, the show was broadcast live from New York City. It was sponsored by the Auto-Lite corporation, and each episode was introduced by host Rex Marshall, who promoted Auto-Lite spark plugs, car batteries, headlights, and other car parts. Some of the early scripts were adapted from Suspense radio scripts, while others were original for television. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed. Many notable actors appeared on the program, including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Franchot Tone, Robert Emhardt, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, and many more. The program was a live television series, but most episodes were recorded on kinescope. However, only about 90 of the 260 episodes survive today.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Fred Stevens
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Charlie Bemis
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Actor
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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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self (archive footage)
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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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
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.