James Avery

James Avery

Born: November 27, 1945
Died: December 31, 2013
in Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA
James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor.

Best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks, Will Smith's character's uncle, in the TVsitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine in the animated series Iron Man and Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. He also played Michael Kelso's commanding officer at the police academy late in the series run of That '70s Show.

Movies for James Avery...

Wish I Was Here
Title: Wish I Was Here
Character: Audition Actor #2
Released: July 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
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Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Title: Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Character: Judge Parsons
Released: August 3, 2013
Type: Movie
Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and when Daedalus strikes again, Shelby finds herself defending the latest man accused, a retired and respected judge--who also happens to be her own father.
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Title: Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Character: Dr. Beckett
Released: April 20, 2013
Type: Movie
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
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Stars In Shorts
Title: Stars In Shorts
Character: Haig
Released: September 28, 2012
Type: Movie
Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more.
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Not Your Time
Title: Not Your Time
Character: Haig
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: Movie
A failed screenwriter's suicide threat turns out to be his best sales pitch.
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Title: Sherri
Character: Redmond
Released: October 5, 2009
Type: TV
Sherri is an American sitcom starring Sherri Shepherd that ran on Lifetime Television for one season from October 5, 2009 to December 1, 2009. The show is based on Shepherd's life. The first preview of the show aired on September 4, 2009. Sherri was the first comedy series ever to be owned by Lifetime. The network picked up 12 episodes of the program, which were produced in New York by Lifetime Television.
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Steppin : The Movie
Title: Steppin : The Movie
Character: The Chancellor
Released: May 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
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Divine Intervention
Title: Divine Intervention
Character: Rev. Matthews
Released: March 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a Fundamentalist Baptist church while his predecessor Reverend Matthews recovers from a stroke. While trying to impress Reverend Matthews, Gibbs has to win the approval of his congregation, the Deacon board, and most importantly Reverend Matthews? daughter Divine, who has recently lost her faith in God.
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Title: Eli Stone
Character: Mason Andrews
Released: January 31, 2008
Type: TV
Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a top law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and richest corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy. But after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to find a deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and destroy his relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an aneurysm in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if perhaps he now has a higher calling.
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Who's Your Caddy?
Title: Who's Your Caddy?
Character: Caddy Mack
Released: July 27, 2007
Type: Movie
Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C-Note forces the issue by purchasing the land adjacent to the golf course's 17th hole. As the club leaders search for a way to revoke his membership, C-Note realizes his family's honor and golf history are at stake, and digs in for the fight of his life.
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Danika
Title: Danika
Character: Teddy Johnson
Released: June 10, 2006
Type: Movie
The story follows Danika, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster.
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Think Tank
Title: Think Tank
Character: Uncle John
Released: April 21, 2006
Type: Movie
Bumbling, twenty-something slackers use their self-proclaimed "genius" to save a small town from the evil clutches of Lord Billiards, a land-grabbing pool celebrity.
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Title: The Closer
Character: Dr. Crippen
Released: June 13, 2005
Type: TV
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
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Wheelmen
Title: Wheelmen
Character: Vice President
Released: June 3, 2005
Type: Movie
Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry when they get caught up in a sabotage plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States.
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The Third Wish
Title: The Third Wish
Character: George
Released: April 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Bookshop clerk Maggie Malone is granted three wishes after she finds a first-edition copy of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
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Title: Living with Fran
Released: April 8, 2005
Type: TV
Living With Fran is an American sitcom that debuted on The WB in April 2005 that starred Fran Drescher. The show last aired on March 24, 2006.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Sam
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Lethal Eviction
Title: Lethal Eviction
Character: Gus Winter
Released: March 10, 2005
Type: Movie
A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of making a solid investment. Everything seems to be going smoothly until, one by one, the tenants begin to meet strange, untimely gruesome deaths.
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Hair Show
Title: Hair Show
Character: Seymour Gold
Released: October 17, 2004
Type: Movie
Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in LA. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. BEAUTY SHOP proves that blood and family run thicker than water.
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Raise Your Voice
Title: Raise Your Voice
Character: Mr. Gantry
Released: August 10, 2004
Type: Movie
A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.
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Title: That's So Raven
Character: Presto
Released: January 17, 2003
Type: TV
No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.
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Nancy Drew
Title: Nancy Drew
Character: Prof. Shifflin
Released: December 15, 2002
Type: Movie
Nancy and her faithful sidekicks Bess and George just entered River Heights University, where she tackles the mystery of a football star's drug-induced coma.
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Epoch
Title: Epoch
Character: Dr. Solomon Holt
Released: November 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Disaster strikes as a specialised team of investigators struggle to find out the truth about a strange monolith which sends out an intercontinental signal.
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Title: Star Trek: Enterprise
Character: General K'Vagh
Released: September 26, 2001
Type: TV
During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
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Title: Philly
Character: Dean Mark Clivner
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: TV
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.
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Title: Crossing Jordan
Character: Dr. Erkhart
Released: September 24, 2001
Type: TV
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Title: The Proud Family
Character: Crandall Smythe (voice)
Released: September 15, 2001
Type: TV
Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny's every encounter inevitably spirals into bigger than life situations filled with hi-jinks, hilarity and heart. Her quest to balance her home, school and social lives are further complicated by friends like the sassy Dijonay, Penny's nemesis LaCienega Boulevardez, her loving, if not over-protective parents and her hip-to-the-groove-granny, Suga Mama.
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Title: The Legend of Tarzan
Character: Keewazi (voice)
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: TV
The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2001, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The series aired on ABC from July 13 to September 7, 2002 as part of its "Disney's One Saturday Morning" lineup. It was initially meant as first original series though ultimately shunted to UPN's "Disney's One Too" lineup. The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane adjusting to life in the jungle. Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Porter; Tantor, the germophobic elephant; and Terk, a wisecracking female gorilla and Tarzan's old wrestling buddy.
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Title: The Legend of Tarzan
Character: (voice)
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: TV
The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2001, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The series aired on ABC from July 13 to September 7, 2002 as part of its "Disney's One Saturday Morning" lineup. It was initially meant as first original series though ultimately shunted to UPN's "Disney's One Too" lineup. The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane adjusting to life in the jungle. Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Porter; Tantor, the germophobic elephant; and Terk, a wisecracking female gorilla and Tarzan's old wrestling buddy.
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The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Title: The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Character: R.L. Stine
Released: August 31, 2001
Type: Movie
Anthology series centered on teens facing supernatural threats, many based on the books by R.L. Stine.
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Title: The Nightmare Room
Character: R.L. Stine
Released: August 31, 2001
Type: TV
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.
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Dr. Dolittle 2
Title: Dr. Dolittle 2
Character: Eldon
Released: June 22, 2001
Type: Movie
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
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Honeybee
Title: Honeybee
Released: June 12, 2001
Type: Movie
American independent filmmaker Melvin James makes his feature debut with the low-budget sports drama Honeybee. Soap opera actress Senait Ashenafi stars as Brianna Dukes, an upper middle-class college student who decides to drop out of school and become a professional boxer despite the fact that she is a complete novice. Her upwardly mobile father Larry Dukes strongly disapproves of her decision. However, Brianna finds support from her trainer Pablo Rodriquez and starts boxing under the name "Honeybee." Eventually she has to prove herself in the big match against her rival, champion lesbian fighter Rhonda "Lady D" Andrews.
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Dancing in September
Title: Dancing in September
Character: Mr. Warner
Released: February 3, 2001
Type: Movie
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
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Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Preston Cash
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: TV
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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Out in Fifty
Title: Out in Fifty
Character: Cappy
Released: June 22, 1999
Type: Movie
A reformed ex-convict enters a love triangle and gets manipulated into being a scapegoat in a murder scheme for revenge.
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The Prince of Egypt
Title: The Prince of Egypt
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
Released: December 16, 1998
Type: Movie
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Rameses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world.
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Title: Charmed
Character: Zola
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: TV
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
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Title: One World
Character: William Richard
Released: September 12, 1998
Type: TV
One World is a half-hour comedy series on TNBC about the everyday issues of a large family, the Blakes of Miami. Ex-baseball player Dave Blake and his artist wife Karen have adopted 6 teens of various ethnic and racial backgrounds. The show was produced by Peter Engel Productions and canceled after 3 seasons.
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Title: The Wild Thornberrys
Character: Gorilla (voice)
Released: September 1, 1998
Type: TV
The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.
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Title: That '70s Show
Character: Officer Kennedy
Released: August 23, 1998
Type: TV
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.
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You Lucky Dog
Title: You Lucky Dog
Character: Calvin Bridges
Released: June 27, 1998
Type: Movie
Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dog's mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of other dogs, he still operates a canine mind-reading business, without divulging his inability to customers. Mr. Mooney and his wife bring their dog to see Jack. Dissatisfied with Jack's inability to read his dog's mind, Mr. Mooney, who is a friend of the city mayor, threatens to have his business closed down. After the Mooneys leave, a wealthy man named Clyde Windsor brings his dog, Lucky, to see Jack, who is stunned by his ability to read the dog's mind. He seems worried by this fact and ends the session early. Before Windsor leaves, Jack informs him that Lucky is bothered by three individuals that live with him.
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Title: Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 1998
Type: Movie
The composer-arranger-producer is honored in a tribute taped in 1997.
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The Advanced Guard
Title: The Advanced Guard
Character: Fred, Captive Security Guard
Released: March 21, 1998
Type: Movie
A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to kidnap a small sample of humans and run them through a series of rigorous tests to determine if they would make suitable slaves. Harper, one of the alien experimenters, has become frustrated with her planet's endless cycle of conquest and extermination and begins to feel some sympathy for her human captives. While the prisoners see a glimmer of hope in the compassionate alien, will it be any use in stopping the enormous attack fleet just a few days from Earth?
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Spirit Lost
Title: Spirit Lost
Character: Dr. Glidden
Released: March 24, 1997
Type: Movie
John Chapman and his beautiful wife Willie have just moved into a seaside village on the North Carolina coast. But they quickly discover that their quaint new house already has a long-standing tenant. Built 200 years ago by a philandering sea captain, the house is residence to the spirit of Arabella, an abandoned lover with an insatiable, centuries-old lust and a viciously jealous nature. Spirit Lost welcomes you to the dark side of Ghost - an erotic tale of the supernatural.
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Title: Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Character: Gor-illa (voice)
Released: September 7, 1996
Type: TV
Lost in space during a NASA mission, a monkey encounters an alien race that gives him enhanced intelligence and tasks him with defeating an evil lord.
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Title: Sparks
Character: Alonzo Sparks
Released: August 26, 1996
Type: TV
Sparks is an American sitcom
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Title: Murder One
Character: Judge Nathaniel Alexander
Released: September 20, 1995
Type: TV
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon, a famous young actor who has been suffering from severe drug and alcohol problems - and has been charged with the murder for which Cross was acquitted.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Father (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Title: Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Character: The Headman
Released: February 25, 1995
Type: Movie
A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.
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The Brady Bunch Movie
Title: The Brady Bunch Movie
Character: Mr. Steve Yeager
Released: February 16, 1995
Type: Movie
The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
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Title: Spider-Man
Character: Jim Rhodes / War Machine (voice)
Released: November 19, 1994
Type: TV
Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.
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Midnight Ramble
Title: Midnight Ramble
Character: Narrator
Released: October 26, 1994
Type: Movie
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
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Title: Iron Man
Character: War Machine (voice)
Released: September 24, 1994
Type: TV
Industrialist Tony Stark leads a private team of superheroes as Iron Man against the forces of evil.
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A Friend to Die For
Title: A Friend to Die For
Character: Agent Gilwood
Released: September 24, 1994
Type: Movie
Angela Delvecchio, coming from a rather poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She admires Stacy, leader of the most prestigeous clique of her high school. Angela wants to be accepted and seeks Stacy's friendship. But when she defends outsider Monica against Stacy, she becomes Stacy's target herself. Mocked, she stabs Stacy with a kitchen's knife. The trial becomes a sensation.
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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Title: Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Character: Chess Player
Released: May 6, 1994
Type: Movie
The Harts find themselves in the middle of a dangerous murder plot, but it isn't clear if the plot it a famous author's fictional murder-mystery, or an actual murder plot, until Jonathan finds himself the unsuspecting target of a killer. It begins to look like the culprit behind the plot is an old friend, Frank Crane, but there may be a connection to a corporate takeover of Hart Industries as well.
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Title: Aladdin
Character: Haroud Hazi Bin (voice)
Released: February 6, 1994
Type: TV
Aladdin is an animated television series made by Walt Disney Television which aired from 1994 to 1995, based on the original 1992 feature. It was animated at the Slightly Offbeat Productions Studios in Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. Coming on the heels of the direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar, the series picked up where that installment left off, with Aladdin now living in the palace, engaged to beautiful and spunky Princess Jasmine. "Al" and Jasmine went together into peril among sorcerers, monsters, thieves, and more. Monkey sidekick Abu, the animated Magic Carpet, and the fast-talking, shape-shifting Genie came along to help, as did sassy, complaining parrot Iago, formerly Jafar’s pet but now an antihero. Jafar, having previously been destroyed in the second movie, returns in only one episode which also serves as a crossover with Hercules: The Animated Series.
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Little Miss Millions
Title: Little Miss Millions
Character: Agent Noah Hollander
Released: November 27, 1993
Type: Movie
Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find her real mother.
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Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Title: Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Character: Fred Derby
Released: May 26, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on the earlier bombing attack on the Twin Towers in New York
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: March 4, 1992
Type: Movie
The Turtles' Awesome Easter is a 1987-1996 animated series home video. It was released by Family Home Entertainment on 11 April 199. It contains episodes: "The Turtles and the Hare" and "Once Upon a Time Machine"
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Shout
Title: Shout
Character: Midnight Rider (voice)
Released: October 4, 1991
Type: Movie
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
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Title: The Legend of Prince Valiant
Character: Sir Bryant
Released: September 3, 1991
Type: TV
The Legend of Prince Valiant is an American animated television series based on the Prince Valiant comic strip created by Hal Foster. Set in the time of King Arthur, it's a family-oriented adventure show about an exiled prince who goes on a quest to become one of the Knights of the Round Table. He begins his quest after having a dream about Camelot and its idealistic New Order. This television series originally aired on The Family Channel from 1991 to 1994 for a total run of 65 episodes.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: August 31, 1991
Type: Movie
The Ninja Turtles are going out of this world. Way out! Their arch villain Shredder has concocted two new mutants and a gigantic robot to destroy the turtles. But also, a mysterious, two foot fifth turtle is following the four around. His name is Kerma and he's from Shellrelah, a turtle world. Well while the turtles are called on to help the turtle world in distress, Shredder is left to do his worst on the city. Can the green teens help their fellow alien turtles and save the city?
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Title: Roc
Character: Dale Hammers
Released: August 25, 1991
Type: TV
Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.
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Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Title: Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Character: Lt. Coberly
Released: June 8, 1991
Type: Movie
Mark Singer returns as Dar, the warrior who can talk to the beasts. Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert into... well... a desert! Written by Jim Palin
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The Linguini Incident
Title: The Linguini Incident
Character: Phil
Released: May 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob a New York restaurant where two of them work.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: January 10, 1991
Type: Movie
In the mood for Turtles, dude? In ATTACK OF THE BIG MACC, a Time Portal drops Macc in our midst--from 400 years in the future! All the peace-loving robot wants is to hang out and soak up data, but Shredder slaps the dreaded Docilator on him--and the laser-wielding Macc runs amuck. Only our lean green fighting teens can stop him and prevent Shredder from raising an army of invincible robots. And don't miss the second awesome adventure in THE OLD SWITCHEROO.
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To My Daughter
Title: To My Daughter
Character: Ian Mellon
Released: November 26, 1990
Type: Movie
A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving siblings in this fact-based drama.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Philip Banks
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Roe vs. Wade
Title: Roe vs. Wade
Released: May 15, 1989
Type: Movie
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
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Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Title: Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Character: Earl
Released: February 5, 1989
Type: Movie
A high-priced call girl who has been secretly videotaping her rich clients is shot to death. An investigation of her murder ensues, bringing those involved into the underground world of pornography and prostitution.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: November 11, 1988
Type: Movie
The first TMNT direct-to-video movie! Meet Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo, the Renaissance turtles who are fighting evil for truth, justice and a larger slice of pizza. Heroes in a half shell... Turtle Power!
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Title: American Experience
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Title: American Experience
Character: Charles Hamilton Houston (voice)
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Title: A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Character: Count Shockula (voice)
Released: September 10, 1988
Type: TV
The world's favorite chicken-hearted canine, as a puppy? That's right! And the old gang is back with him. Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Freddy are all here as gangly kids — goofing off, solving kid-size mysteries, and having run-ins with ghouls, ghosts, and goblins.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: August 11, 1988
Type: Movie
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE fever has struck the nation! They're weird, they're wacky, and, man, are they ever hip! These HEROES IN A HALF SHELL are the latest rage among kids, teenagers, and ultra cool adults. Once common hosehold pets, they were transformed into mutants by radioactive green slime. Now, this noble foursome spreads their message of truth, justice, and a larger slice of pizza for all! Join Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo in their very first video adventure filled with laughter, lunacy, and unbeatable fun for everyone.
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License to Drive
Title: License to Drive
Character: Les' DMV examiner
Released: July 6, 1988
Type: Movie
Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane, and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean, to help.
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Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Character: Shredder (voice)
Released: December 14, 1987
Type: TV
Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
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Nightflyers
Title: Nightflyers
Character: Darryl
Released: October 23, 1987
Type: Movie
A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.
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Title: A Different World
Character: The Pin Punisher
Released: September 24, 1987
Type: TV
A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Three for the Road
Title: Three for the Road
Character: Clarence
Released: April 10, 1987
Type: Movie
A crafty political aide and his soft-spoken pal are assigned the job of delivering a senator's out-of-control teenage daughter to an institution.
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Timestalkers
Title: Timestalkers
Character: Blacksmith
Released: March 10, 1987
Type: Movie
History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old West and he is soon joined by beautiful time-traveler Georgia in a time-skipping adventure to stop her colleague from the future from erasing her from existence.
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Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Title: Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Character: Detective Wood
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
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Sunday Drive
Title: Sunday Drive
Character: Oliver
Released: November 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are away, who are out on a Sunday drive. The other belonging to a guy who is on his way to meet his fiance and to begin working for her father. In his car is his dog, whom the couple mistake for the children, when they get into his car and drive. While he goes into their car and the children are under a blanket and he mistakenly assumes it's his dog. When they discover the mistake they are both so far away from each other that they don't know what to do.
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Title: L.A. Law
Character: Judge Michael Conover
Released: September 15, 1986
Type: TV
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Extremities
Title: Extremities
Character: Security Guard
Released: August 22, 1986
Type: Movie
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
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Condor
Title: Condor
Character: Cas
Released: August 10, 1986
Type: Movie
In futuristic Los Angeles, a crime-fighting organization known as Condor goes up against the Black Widow, a female master criminal. The Black Widow steals the national security code and threatens to blow up Hollywood unless her old enemy, Proctor, a Condor operative, is turned over to her.
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Title: Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Character: Hank Dudney
Released: May 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Outraged by the treatment of New York City’s unhoused residents, an activist brings national attention to the issue by taking their case to Congress.
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8 Million Ways to Die
Title: 8 Million Ways to Die
Character: Deputy D.A.
Released: April 25, 1986
Type: Movie
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
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Title: Rambo
Released: April 14, 1986
Type: TV
Rambo: The Force of Freedom is an animated series based on the character of John Rambo from David Morrell's book First Blood and the subsequent films First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II. This series was adapted for television by story editor/head writer Michael Chain and the series even spawned a toy line. The cartoon ran for 65 episodes, and was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises. The series debuted on April 14, 1986 as a five-part miniseries, and was renewed in September as a daily cartoon. Rambo was cancelled in December of the same year.
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The Ladies Club
Title: The Ladies Club
Character: Joe
Released: April 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have committed repeated violations of women and gotten away with it through legal technicalities.
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The 11th Commandment
Title: The 11th Commandment
Character: Attendant
Released: March 25, 1986
Type: Movie
A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his rich uncle who killed his father and raped his mother.
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Stoogemania
Title: Stoogemania
Character: Gulch
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The film centers on Howard F. Howard, an overweight everyman. Engaged to Beverly, the woman of his dreams, Howard has one problem - an overactive fixation with The Three Stooges. Everywhere Howard goes, he sees Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard intruding on his life. Determined to overcome his fixation, Howard and Beverly prepare for their wedding. But on his way to the ceremony, Howard descends into Stoogemania and finds himself walking into the city streets with other Stoogemaniacs. His only hope is commitment to the Stooge Hills sanitarium, under the care of a renowned psychologist, until the inmates take over the asylum on graduation day.
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Appointment with Fear
Title: Appointment with Fear
Character: Connors
Released: October 25, 1985
Type: Movie
Moustapha Akkad, the man who brought you HALLOWEEN, invites you to keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR. According to legend, Attis, King of the Woods, sacrificed his child to keep his own spirit alive and free to wander the earth at will. APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR casts this evil in contemporary terms: can a group of free-spirited teenagers and an inquisitive detective save a dying woman's infant from being Attis' next victim? The suspense is unrelenting as they - and you - keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR.
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Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Chief Hansen
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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Title: Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an American animated television series that originally aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 14, 1985 to December 6, 1986, with reruns airing until June 27, 1987.
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Fletch
Title: Fletch
Character: Detective #2
Released: May 31, 1985
Type: Movie
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.
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Kicks
Title: Kicks
Character: Stanley
Released: March 11, 1985
Type: Movie
A wealthy man with a penchant for living on the edge and engaging in dangerous, life-threatening activities becomes romantically involved with a female university professor who has the same proclivities.
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Title: Moonlighting
Character: Reuben King
Released: March 3, 1985
Type: TV
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
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Title: Going Bananas
Character: Hank
Released: September 15, 1984
Type: TV
Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy series made by Hanna-Barbera and ran from September 15, 1984 to December 1984 on NBC.
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Laugh Busters
Title: Laugh Busters
Released: September 1, 1984
Type: Movie
While getting ready to promote the new 1984 fall Saturday morning line-up, the Director D.W. and his assistant are interrupted by the infamous Gargamore O'Dette who plans to bring down the special and NBC itself. Gargamore has kidnapped a bunch of the new cartoon characters and sent his live action henchmen (played by James Avery and Bill Saluga from Going Bananas) to stop the real live actors from making it onto the special. Gargamore wants to do this because the new Saturday morning line-up is funny and he's deathly allergic to laughter.
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Title: Brothers
Character: Bubba
Released: July 13, 1984
Type: TV
Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.
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Title: Night Court
Character: Judge Hopkins
Released: January 4, 1984
Type: TV
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Title: Reading Rainbow
Character: Himself - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Quint
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Antony and Cleopatra
Title: Antony and Cleopatra
Character: Mardian
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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The Stunt Man
Title: The Stunt Man
Character: Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
Released: June 27, 1980
Type: Movie
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
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The Blues Brothers
Title: The Blues Brothers
Character: Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Released: June 16, 1980
Type: Movie
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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Title: Dallas
Character: Judge J. Fowler
Released: April 2, 1978
Type: TV
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.