Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Born: July 24, 1940
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
An American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; two of his best-known roles are as a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming Nick Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers.

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Slapface
Title: Slapface
Character: Sheriff John Thurston
Released: April 21, 2022
Type: Movie
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
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The God Committee
Title: The God Committee
Character: Emmett Granger
Released: July 2, 2021
Type: Movie
Medicine, money and morality clash when a hospital's Heart Transplant Selection Committee has only minutes to decide which of three patients on the transplant list will receive a heart that has suddenly become available.
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Funny Face
Title: Funny Face
Character: Benj
Released: March 30, 2021
Type: Movie
In a Brooklyn threatened by disfigurement from greedy urban developers, two young people meet in a late-night bodega. Their unexpected bond takes on a romantic tone and brings solace to these two superheroes who are powerless in the face of oppression.
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The Big Take
Title: The Big Take
Character: Frank Maniscalpo
Released: September 4, 2018
Type: Movie
A reclusive movie star hires a private detective after he's anonymously blackmailed. Things turn violent when an aspiring writer is fingered for the crime in a dangerous case of mistaken identity.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Character: Red
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
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Black Dog, Red Dog
Title: Black Dog, Red Dog
Character: Norman
Released: July 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.
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The Humbling
Title: The Humbling
Character: Asa
Released: December 31, 2014
Type: Movie
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.
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Title: Gotham
Character: Detective Dix
Released: September 22, 2014
Type: TV
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
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Title: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character: Dam Inspector
Released: April 27, 2014
Type: TV
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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Clutter
Title: Clutter
Character: Walter Bickford
Released: June 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Charlie Bradford, an aspiring filmmaker in his 30s, is doing the best he can to distance himself from the chaos of his childhood home. But his eccentric mother Linda, a compulsive hoarder who suffers from depression punctuated by spells of manic consumption, has a tendency to keep the people and things she loves close at hand. Charlie's younger sisters still live at home with Linda: Lisa, the older of the two has a history of petty theft and works as a home healthcare aid, and Penny, who is trying to overcome her agonizing shyness is starting a a new career as a home stager in a beleaguered real estate market.
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Title: Golden Boy
Character: Francis Diaco
Released: February 26, 2013
Type: TV
Golden Boy is an American crime drama series created by Nicholas Wootton, which is produced by Berlanti Television and Warner Bros. Television. CBS placed a series order on May 13, 2012. The series ran on CBS from February 26 to May 14, 2013 and aired Tuesdays at 10:00 pm ET. On May 10, 2013, CBS canceled the series after one season.
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The Normals
Title: The Normals
Character: Ragnar
Released: November 16, 2012
Type: Movie
With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Carted out of New York City in a shuttle full of oddball characters, Billy and the rest of the guinea pigs, affectionately referred to as "Normals," camp out at hidden research facility. When not popping pills, being tagged, drained of blood, prodded, poked and color-coded, they are telling horror stories of previous tests or generally getting on each other's nerves. As the test drags on, just being there starts to take its toll, and tensions build until the dam finally bursts. Billy realizes that there is no such thing as "normal."
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Title: The Mindy Project
Character: Alan Castellano
Released: September 25, 2012
Type: TV
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
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Title: Person of Interest
Character: Bernie Sullivan
Released: September 22, 2011
Type: TV
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 
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Too Big to Fail
Title: Too Big to Fail
Character: Congressman Barney Frank
Released: May 22, 2011
Type: Movie
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
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The Extra Man
Title: The Extra Man
Character: Aresh
Released: August 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
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Title: Lipstick Jungle
Released: February 7, 2008
Type: TV
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.
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The Warrior Class
Title: The Warrior Class
Character: Rand
Released: February 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's beautiful but drug-addicted wife - also his key witness - Alec soon realizes that all the legal savvy in the world can't protect him from the dangerous reality of mob violence. In a system where criminals often walk free, sometimes courtroom warriors must take the battle for justice into their own hands. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Strangers with Candy
Title: Strangers with Candy
Character: Guy Blank
Released: June 28, 2006
Type: Movie
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
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Title: The Book of Daniel
Released: January 6, 2006
Type: TV
Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian priest who not only believes in Jesus, but actually sees him and discusses life with him, is challenged on many levels as he struggles to be a good husband, father and minister, while navigating an often rocky relationship with the church hierarchy.
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The Good Student
Title: The Good Student
Character: Gabe
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.
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Pizza My Heart
Title: Pizza My Heart
Character: Vinnie Montebello
Released: July 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in New Jersey.
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Robots
Title: Robots
Character: Mr. Gunk (voice)
Released: March 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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American Cousins
Title: American Cousins
Character: Settimo
Released: November 28, 2003
Type: Movie
Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin, but he isn't the tough guy they'd expected. Gino and Settimo try to repay Roberto's hospitality by chasing off a debt collector who wants his property, but their strong arm tactics alarm him and he realises they aren't the PR consultants they claimed to be.
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Title: Lucky
Released: April 8, 2003
Type: TV
Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen. It was nominated for the 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
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New Suit
Title: New Suit
Character: Muster Hansau
Released: October 3, 2002
Type: Movie
A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.
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Swimfan
Title: Swimfan
Character: Coach Simkins
Released: September 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.
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Title: Monk
Character: Jack Monk
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Title: Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Character: Jeff Rabin (photo)
Released: April 2, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to this documentary - all of the information offered is substantial and informative as we are let in on all the details of trying to seek out the right actors for the parts, as well as the thoughts of the actors about joining an independent production helmed by a young director. Part 2 is a more interesting look at the production itself, complete with the problems and obstacles that faced the low-budget feature, as well as the happier memories of the work that the cast and crew went through. There's a lot of discussion of the infamous laughter during the lineup sequence, complete with a few outtakes of the scene.
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Quicksand
Title: Quicksand
Character: General Stewart
Released: March 15, 2002
Type: Movie
Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist, Bill Turner. Her brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office. General Stewart is murdered and Randi is the key suspect. Once Bill starts investigating the crime through his treatment of Randi, he begins to uncover an unusually large amount of suicides on the base. The intrigue grows and so does Bill's unprofessional feelings towards Randi. Is she the murderer? He doesn't really want to find out. He just keeps getting sucked deeper and deeper into the "Quicksand".
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Down
Title: Down
Character: Lt. McBain
Released: September 6, 2001
Type: Movie
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.
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Mulholland Drive
Title: Mulholland Drive
Character: Vincenzo Castigliane
Released: June 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
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Title: The $treet
Character: Randy Hoder
Released: November 1, 2000
Type: TV
The $treet is an American television drama series about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in New York and the lives of its employees. Freddie Sacker was one of the most notable characters played by Rick Hoffman.
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The Crew
Title: The Crew
Character: Mike 'The Brick' Donatelli
Released: August 21, 2000
Type: Movie
Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.
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Shaft
Title: Shaft
Character: Jack Roselli
Released: June 15, 2000
Type: Movie
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Title: The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Character: Gil Ruston
Released: January 11, 2000
Type: Movie
Super Dave Osborne, our accident-prone stuntman hero, comes out of a self-imposed retirement to raise money for his new girlfriend's son's heart operation.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Detective Tarnower
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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The Hurricane
Title: The Hurricane
Character: Della Pesca
Released: September 17, 1999
Type: Movie
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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Dick
Title: Dick
Character: President Richard M. Nixon
Released: August 4, 1999
Type: Movie
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
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Mulholland Dr.
Title: Mulholland Dr.
Character: Vincenzo Castigliane
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Initially, "Mulholland Dr." was to mark David Lynch's return to television. It is a retooling of a script originally shot as a 94-minute pilot for a TV series (co-written with TV screenwriter Joyce Eliason) for the channel ABC, which had approved the script, but chose not even to air the pilot once it was done in 1999, despite Lynch's labours to cut the project to their liking. It was left in limbo until 18 month later French company Studio Canal Plus (also producer of 'The Straight Story') agreed to pay ABC $7 million for the pilot, and budget a few million more to turn the pilot into a two-hour, 27-minute movie. The cost of the film doubled to $14 million as sets had to be reconstructed and actors recalled.
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Locked in Silence
Title: Locked in Silence
Character: Dr. Rosenstock
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the killing by his older brother of a teenage boy. The young boy's brother then tells him not to say anything because of the trouble it would cause in the family... so he doesn't say anything again. The problem is that the young boy so enjoys his acceptance by others of his mutism that it brings his family, a loving and caring farm family, to the brink of financial ruin in medical and psychological costs to cure him. Based on a true story, this is the intelligent telling of a family in crisis, and the work of doctors in dealing with this mental illness.
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A Civil Action
Title: A Civil Action
Character: John Riley
Released: December 25, 1998
Type: Movie
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
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A Night at the Roxbury
Title: A Night at the Roxbury
Character: Kamehl Butabi
Released: October 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.
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The Second Civil War
Title: The Second Civil War
Character: Mel Burgess
Released: December 4, 1997
Type: Movie
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
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Alien Resurrection
Title: Alien Resurrection
Character: Gen. Martin Allahandro Carlos Perez
Released: November 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
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A Life Less Ordinary
Title: A Life Less Ordinary
Character: Gabriel
Released: October 24, 1997
Type: Movie
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
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In & Out
Title: In & Out
Character: Military Attorney
Released: September 10, 1997
Type: Movie
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
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The Garden of Redemption
Title: The Garden of Redemption
Character: Capt. Zito
Released: May 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
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Marvin's Room
Title: Marvin's Room
Character: Robert "Bob" Carter
Released: December 18, 1996
Type: Movie
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
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Daylight
Title: Daylight
Character: Frank Kraft
Released: December 6, 1996
Type: Movie
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.
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Ransom
Title: Ransom
Character: Jackie Brown
Released: November 8, 1996
Type: Movie
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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The First Wives Club
Title: The First Wives Club
Character: Morton Cushman
Released: September 20, 1996
Type: Movie
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
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Freeway
Title: Freeway
Character: Detective Wallace
Released: August 23, 1996
Type: Movie
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
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Nixon
Title: Nixon
Character: Trini Cardoza
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
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Fair Game
Title: Fair Game
Character: Walter Hollenbach (uncredited)
Released: November 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Max Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team out to terminate her
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To Die For
Title: To Die For
Character: Joe Maretto
Released: September 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
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The Usual Suspects
Title: The Usual Suspects
Character: Sgt. Jeffrey "Jeff" Rabin
Released: July 19, 1995
Type: Movie
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
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Clueless
Title: Clueless
Character: Melvin "Mel" Horowitz
Released: July 19, 1995
Type: Movie
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
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Search and Destroy
Title: Search and Destroy
Character: Tailor
Released: April 23, 1995
Type: Movie
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.
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Because Mommy Works
Title: Because Mommy Works
Character: Judge (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1994
Type: Movie
Since her divorce nurse Abbey lives alone with her 6 years old son Willie. Her ex-husband Ted may have Willie every second weekend. But when Ted marries Clare, who has two children herself, he wants to see Willie more and more often.
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Title: ER
Character: Herb Spivak
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Midnight Run for Your Life
Title: Midnight Run for Your Life
Character: Eddie Moscone
Released: July 14, 1994
Type: Movie
When an accused murderer flees to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bounty hunter Jack Walsh is hired to bring her back, unaware that the police, a hitman and a dangerous drug lord are hot on his trail.
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Maverick
Title: Maverick
Character: Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Released: May 20, 1994
Type: Movie
Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
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Midnight Runaround
Title: Midnight Runaround
Character: Eddie Moscone
Released: March 20, 1994
Type: Movie
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh heads for a small rural community in Oklahoma to bring back a young bail jumper, only to discover that the entire town has united to defend the young man.
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Another Midnight Run
Title: Another Midnight Run
Character: Eddie Moscone
Released: February 5, 1994
Type: Movie
Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA and getting a $45,000 pay day reward.
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Mr. Wonderful
Title: Mr. Wonderful
Character: Harvey
Released: October 15, 1993
Type: Movie
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wife a new husband so he can stop paying alimony.
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For Love or Money
Title: For Love or Money
Character: Gene Salvatore
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: Movie
New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian Hanover conceal his affair with salesgirl Andy Hart from his wife. Despite his own attraction to Andy, Doug tries to stay focused on getting Christian to invest $3 million in his project.
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Based on an Untrue Story
Title: Based on an Untrue Story
Character: Caprawolski
Released: September 20, 1993
Type: Movie
Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia, which robs her of her sense of smell and could even kill her. With time fast running out, she begins a frantic search for the only people who can provide the tissue-donations she desperately needs: her long-lost sisters, Corduroy and Velour.
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Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Title: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Character: Private Investigator
Released: September 9, 1993
Type: Movie
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
Title: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Character: Tournament Director
Released: August 13, 1993
Type: Movie
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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Title: Fallen Angels
Character: Auger
Released: August 1, 1993
Type: TV
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Title: Fallen Angels
Character: Johnny Ralls
Released: August 1, 1993
Type: TV
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Title: Fallen Angels
Character: Lt. Calender
Released: August 1, 1993
Type: TV
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Title: Fallen Angels
Character: Detective Copernik
Released: August 1, 1993
Type: TV
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Rookie of the Year
Title: Rookie of the Year
Character: Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Released: July 7, 1993
Type: Movie
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.
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Boiling Point
Title: Boiling Point
Character: Brady
Released: April 16, 1993
Type: Movie
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred. Written by Giancarlo Cairella
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Benny & Joon
Title: Benny & Joon
Character: Thomas
Released: April 16, 1993
Type: Movie
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
Released: January 31, 1993
Type: TV
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Title: Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Released: December 7, 1992
Type: Movie
Ernest Albright opens his eyeglass store in what he thinks is a thriving community, but soon discovers that his store is just a shabby shack in Tombstone, Arizona. The town's Doom Brothers are trouble for everybody including Wyatt Earp, the sheriff. Ernest uses his own special brand of short-sighted shooting to help Wyatt rid the town of its worst citizens and live in peace.
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The Addams Family
Title: The Addams Family
Character: Tully Alford
Released: November 22, 1991
Type: Movie
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.
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Title: Veronica Clare
Released: July 23, 1991
Type: TV
Veronica Clare is an American film noir-style crime drama that aired from July 23 until September 17, 1991.
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Tune in Tomorrow...
Title: Tune in Tomorrow...
Character: Robert Quince
Released: October 26, 1990
Type: Movie
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro finds out about this romance, he starts incorporating details of it into the script of his daily drama series. Soon, Martin and Julia are not only hearing about their fictional selves over the radio, but about what they are going to do next.
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Pacific Heights
Title: Pacific Heights
Character: Loan Officer
Released: September 28, 1990
Type: Movie
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Detective Brian Torelli
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Leslie Drake
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Joe Versus the Volcano
Title: Joe Versus the Volcano
Character: Frank Waturi
Released: March 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
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Double Your Pleasure
Title: Double Your Pleasure
Character: John
Released: October 29, 1989
Type: Movie
A television movie about an FBI agent (Jackée) who breaks her leg while trying to capture drug runners, and her identical twin sister (also portrayed by Jackée), a waitress who is enlisted to take her place. Masquerading as a sophisticated financial analyst, the twin is thrust into a dangerous game of organized crime and official corruption with a shady business mogul.
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Title: One of the Boys
Released: April 15, 1989
Type: TV
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Title: The Tortellis
Character: Nick Tortelli
Released: January 21, 1987
Type: TV
The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. A spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem. Nick Tortelli, the loutish ex-husband of Cheers waitress Carla Tortelli, moves to Las Vegas to try and reconcile with his bimbo second wife Loretta, who now lives with her more sensible, divorced sister Charlotte and nephew Mark.
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A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Title: A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Character: Harry
Released: December 14, 1986
Type: Movie
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.
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That Secret Sunday
Title: That Secret Sunday
Released: November 25, 1986
Type: Movie
A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the possible faking of a story by an overzealous young reporter seeking instant newspaper stardom.
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Courage
Title: Courage
Character: John Fosh
Released: September 24, 1986
Type: Movie
A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes an undercover agent for the DEA to clean up the drug trade in her neighborhood. Based on a true story.
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Title: L.A. Law
Character: Michael Roitman
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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Slow Burn
Title: Slow Burn
Character: Simon Fleischer
Released: June 29, 1986
Type: Movie
Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may or may not be Gerald's son. He also finds an intricate web of deceit and betrayal that begin to lead to death. He takes it upon himself to unravel the mystery and find out who is killing people and why.
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Running Scared
Title: Running Scared
Character: Captain Logan
Released: June 27, 1986
Type: Movie
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
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Wise Guys
Title: Wise Guys
Character: Anthony Castelo
Released: April 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
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Commando
Title: Commando
Character: Arius
Released: October 3, 1985
Type: Movie
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Nick
Released: September 27, 1985
Type: TV
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Frank Donahue
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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Blood Simple
Title: Blood Simple
Character: Julian Marty
Released: January 18, 1985
Type: Movie
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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Title: Hot Pursuit
Released: September 22, 1984
Type: TV
Hot Pursuit is a short-lived American television series starring Kerrie Keane and Eric Pierpoint, which aired from September 22 to December 28, 1984 on NBC. It was written and directed by executive producer Kenneth Johnson.
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Title: Miami Vice
Character: Ben Schroeder
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: Miami Vice
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Tightrope
Title: Tightrope
Character: Det. Molinari
Released: August 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Title: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Character: John Gomez
Released: August 15, 1984
Type: Movie
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
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The Dollmaker
Title: The Dollmaker
Character: Skyros
Released: May 13, 1984
Type: Movie
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
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Reckless
Title: Reckless
Character: Peter Daniels
Released: February 3, 1984
Type: Movie
Rebellious footballer Johnny falls for cheerleader Tracy. They come from opposite backgrounds: Tracy has a comfortable, well-off family, whereas Johnny is poor and broken. Tracy already has a boyfriend who acts like a jerk, so Johnny has to win Tracy's heart - something she seems reluctant to let him do.
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The Hunger
Title: The Hunger
Character: Lieutenant Allegrezza
Released: April 29, 1983
Type: Movie
Miriam Blaylock, an ageless vampire, collects Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian pendants, lovers, and souls in Manhattan.
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Title: St. Elsewhere
Released: October 26, 1982
Type: TV
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
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Title: Cheers
Character: Nick Tortelli
Released: September 30, 1982
Type: TV
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
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Title: Family Ties
Character: Joe Moore
Released: September 22, 1982
Type: TV
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
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Endangered Species
Title: Endangered Species
Character: Peck
Released: September 10, 1982
Type: Movie
A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Title: I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Character: Dr. Klein
Released: March 5, 1982
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.
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Title: Cassie & Co.
Released: January 29, 1982
Type: TV
Cassie & Co. is an American drama series starring Angie Dickinson that aired on NBC in 1982.
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True Confessions
Title: True Confessions
Character: Howard Terkel
Released: September 25, 1981
Type: Movie
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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Title: Hill Street Blues
Released: January 15, 1981
Type: TV
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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Night of the Juggler
Title: Night of the Juggler
Character: Sgt. Otis Barnes
Released: June 6, 1980
Type: Movie
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
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Death Penalty
Title: Death Penalty
Character: Detective Ralph Corso
Released: January 22, 1980
Type: Movie
A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has been found guilty of the murder of two other teenagers in a playground rumble.
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Title: Paris
Released: September 29, 1979
Type: TV
Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Title: The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Character: Alex Heller
Released: August 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
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The Last Tenant
Title: The Last Tenant
Character: Gabe
Released: June 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant care and can no longer safely live alone, which particularly affects the eldest son's life, placing his impending marriage in jeopardy.
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Title: CHiPs
Released: September 15, 1977
Type: TV
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.
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The Prince of Central Park
Title: The Prince of Central Park
Character: Hot Dog Vendor
Released: June 17, 1977
Type: Movie
A lonely widow who frequents Central Park becomes emotionally involved with two orphaned youngsters who have built an oasis for themselves there after fleeing from a foster home. A young Brooke Shields made her TV acting debut in a small role.
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The Passover Plot
Title: The Passover Plot
Character: Yaacov
Released: October 29, 1976
Type: Movie
Yeshua of Nazareth carefully plans his own crucifixion — and subsequent resurrection — to strengthen his political position against the Roman occupation of Palestine.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Dan Hudson
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.