Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Born: April 4, 1932
Died: September 12, 1992
in New York City, New York, USA
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955).

He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach).

He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic.

In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim.

During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.

Movies for Anthony Perkins...

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Title: Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Character: Himself
Released: July 26, 2022
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes footage of I'm Dangerous Tonight. Footage shot by Stan Giesea and Eric H. Lasher
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Psycho Tom
Title: Psycho Tom
Character: Norman Bates
Released: November 6, 2017
Type: Movie
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78/52
Title: 78/52
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
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Fifty Shades of Erotica
Title: Fifty Shades of Erotica
Released: April 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Before Fifty Shades of Grey and beyond the limits of desire, Nucleus Films draw back the veil on Fifty Shades of Erotica. Now, in the privacy of your own home and as a consenting adult, you can succumb to trailers from carnal classics like The Libertine, Story of O, Venus In Furs, Cruel Passion, Gwendoline, Education Anglaise, Dressage and many, many more as you enter the timeless world of fetishistic fantasy, deviant desires and pulsating pleasure! Submit yourself to the salacious sensations and cruel caresses of this mind-blowing collection of curated carnality, the rare and raunchy, re-mastered from the finest available materials. So, lie back, relax and prepare to enter the sensual world of Fifty Shades of Erotica...
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Tab Hunter Confidential
Title: Tab Hunter Confidential
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 15, 2015
Type: Movie
In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood’s most sought-after star and America’s boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage Tab Hunter’s career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter’s secret is out. We will meet, for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood’s roller coaster.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character: Self - Actor (archive footage)
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
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Psychos
Title: Psychos
Character: Norman Bates
Released: February 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Steven Soderbergh’s mash-up of Alfred Hitchcock’s original Psycho and Gus Van Sant’s 1998 remake.
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Fallout
Title: Fallout
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 26, 2013
Type: Movie
During the 1940s, Nevil Shute had a steady job as an engineer in the British military but in his spare time, he wrote novels that were being well-received. Once the war was over, Shute choose to move to Australia and focus on writing, soon becoming an internationally acclaimed novelist. His novel On The Beach, particularly hit a chord with the international community, depicting the impact of global nuclear destruction. This documentary studies Shute's career and the adaptation of his most famous novel into a feature film in Melbourne, as his predictions of a post-Hiroshima world seem to be foreboding in their accuracy.
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The Psycho Legacy
Title: The Psycho Legacy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 19, 2010
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.
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The Making of 'Psycho'
Title: The Making of 'Psycho'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 26, 2005
Type: Movie
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Joseph Stefano), who all talk openly and lovingly about entire process of making the film. The sessions with Janet Leigh are particularly involving, and she talks a great deal about shooting the now infamous shower scene.
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The Cockettes
Title: The Cockettes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 16, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
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The American Nightmare
Title: The American Nightmare
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2000
Type: Movie
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
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24 Hour Psycho
Title: 24 Hour Psycho
Character: Norman Bates (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
24 Hour Psycho is the title of an art installation created by artist Douglas Gordon in 1993. The work consists entirely of an appropriation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Psycho slowed down to approximately two frames a second, rather than the usual 24. As a result it lasts for exactly 24 hours, rather than the original 109 minutes. The film was an important work in Gordon's early career, and is said to introduce themes common to his work, such as "recognition and repetition, time and memory, complicity and duplicity, authorship and authenticity, darkness and light."
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In the Deep Woods
Title: In the Deep Woods
Character: Paul Miller, P.I.
Released: October 26, 1992
Type: Movie
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begins to fear he might be the killer.
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The Naked Target
Title: The Naked Target
Character: El Mecano
Released: January 24, 1992
Type: Movie
A New York executive is handcuffed to a precious briefcase to which only his Spanish contact holds the key and of which many others are in hot pursuit.
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Title: Patricia Highsmith's Tales
Character: Host
Released: January 7, 1992
Type: TV
This show is an anthology of crime stories adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novels. Each episode is introduced and closed by Anthony Perkins (in French).
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A Demon in My View
Title: A Demon in My View
Character: Arthur Johnson
Released: September 23, 1991
Type: Movie
A strangler known as the Kenbourne Killer has been murdering streetwalkers for 25 years. The police set out to track him down.
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Psycho IV: The Beginning
Title: Psycho IV: The Beginning
Character: Norman Bates
Released: November 10, 1990
Type: Movie
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.
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The Ghost Writer
Title: The Ghost Writer
Character: Anthony Strack
Released: August 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Blocked novelist Anthony Strack is desperate enough to plot suicide. Before he completes the deed, he is visited by unearthly beings, whose presence helps him to write again.
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I'm Dangerous Tonight
Title: I'm Dangerous Tonight
Character: Buchanan
Released: August 8, 1990
Type: Movie
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoever wears this cloth/dress comes under its spell; all inhibitions and moral responsibilities are lost.
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Title: Chillers
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 14, 1990
Type: TV
Based on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the darkest depths of human nature.
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With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
Title: With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 1990
Type: Movie
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.
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Daughter of Darkness
Title: Daughter of Darkness
Character: Anton
Released: January 26, 1990
Type: Movie
An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately for her, she becomes drawn into a small Romanian underworld of brooding menace, darkness, torture chambers, and vampires.
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Edge of Sanity
Title: Edge of Sanity
Character: Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
Released: April 14, 1989
Type: Movie
When his experiments into a powerful new anesthetic go hideously awry, respected physician Dr. Jekyll transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As his wife Elisabeth passes her time in charitable work, rehabilitating the district's fallen women, Hyde is drawn into an escalating cycle of lust and murder that seems to know no bounds.
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Title: Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Released: August 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
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Destroyer
Title: Destroyer
Character: Robert Edwards
Released: April 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A prison riot breaks out at the moment of a serial murderer's execution by electrocution, and his fate becomes indeterminate when the prison is shut down. 18 months later, a team of filmmakers converge on the prison to film a women-in-prison exploitation flick, but find that a certain somebody is disrupting their shooting schedule...
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Title: Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
Character: Talleyrand
Released: November 10, 1987
Type: TV
Napoleon Bonaparte woos Josephine and makes her his empress.
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King Kong! The Living Legend
Title: King Kong! The Living Legend
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Documentary special to promote the release of King Kong Lives, the grand opening of the King Kong attraction at Universal theme park, as well as a look back at the history of King Kong in the movies.
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Psycho III
Title: Psycho III
Character: Norman Bates
Released: April 2, 1986
Type: Movie
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
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Terror in the Aisles
Title: Terror in the Aisles
Character: Norman Bates (Archive Footage)
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
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Crimes of Passion
Title: Crimes of Passion
Character: Reverend Peter Shayne
Released: October 19, 1984
Type: Movie
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
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Title: The Glory Boys
Character: Jimmy
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: TV
Set in London, this three-part British miniseries was adapted by Gerald Seymour from his own novel. A visiting Israeli scientist was targeted for assassination by two different terrorist organizations: one Irish, one Arab. After working at cross-purposes for an extended length of time, the hired killers from both factions decided to join forces to carry out their murderous assignment.
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Psycho II
Title: Psycho II
Character: Norman Bates
Released: June 3, 1983
Type: Movie
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?
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The Sins of Dorian Gray
Title: The Sins of Dorian Gray
Character: Henry Lord
Released: May 27, 1983
Type: Movie
In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwide star, makes a deal that switches her soul to her image on film, then proceeds to sleep and connive her way to the top, knowing that her screen test, and not she, will show the ravishes of time and of her immoral transgressions.
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Title: For the Term of His Natural Life
Character: Rev. James North
Released: May 23, 1983
Type: TV
In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.
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Night of 100 Stars
Title: Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 1982
Type: Movie
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
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Title: Wetten, dass..?
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1981
Type: TV
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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Double Negative
Title: Double Negative
Character: Lawrence Miles
Released: May 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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North Sea Hijack
Title: North Sea Hijack
Character: Lou Kramer
Released: February 18, 1980
Type: Movie
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
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The Black Hole
Title: The Black Hole
Character: Dr. Alex Durant
Released: December 18, 1979
Type: Movie
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.
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Twice a Woman
Title: Twice a Woman
Character: Alfred
Released: May 23, 1979
Type: Movie
When a divorced museum director takes a young girl as a lover things quickly become more complicated when her ex-husband also engages in a relationship with the girl.
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Winter Kills
Title: Winter Kills
Character: John Cerruti
Released: May 11, 1979
Type: Movie
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
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Title: NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: TV
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The Horror Show
Title: The Horror Show
Character: Self - Host
Released: February 6, 1979
Type: Movie
A history of horror movies.
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Les Misérables
Title: Les Misérables
Character: Javert
Released: December 27, 1978
Type: Movie
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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First, You Cry
Title: First, You Cry
Character: Arthur Heroz
Released: November 8, 1978
Type: Movie
The story of television news correspondent Betty Rollin and her battle with breast cancer, and how her subsequent mastectomy changed her marriage, her philosophy and her entire life.
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Remember My Name
Title: Remember My Name
Character: Neil Curry
Released: February 10, 1978
Type: Movie
Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life," but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.
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Title: Bitte umblättern
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Mahogany
Title: Mahogany
Character: Sean McAvoy
Released: October 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
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Murder on the Orient Express
Title: Murder on the Orient Express
Character: Hector MacQueen
Released: November 22, 1974
Type: Movie
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
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Lovin' Molly
Title: Lovin' Molly
Character: Gid
Released: April 14, 1974
Type: Movie
Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.
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The Last of Sheila Featurette
Title: The Last of Sheila Featurette
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A short documentary released as pre-publicity for the 1973 murder mystery, The Last of Sheila.
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Title: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Character: Reverend LaSalle
Released: December 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
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Play It as It Lays
Title: Play It as It Lays
Character: B.Z.
Released: October 19, 1972
Type: Movie
Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.
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Ten Days' Wonder
Title: Ten Days' Wonder
Character: Charles Van Horn
Released: December 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Charles Van Horn, son of rich and powerful Théo Van Horn, calls upon his former teacher Paul Régis to help him solve the mystery of his recurring bouts of amnesia.
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Someone Behind the Door
Title: Someone Behind the Door
Character: Laurence Jeffries
Released: July 28, 1971
Type: Movie
A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.
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Title: V.I.P. Schaukel
Character: Self
Released: May 9, 1971
Type: TV
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How Awful About Allan
Title: How Awful About Allan
Character: Allan
Released: September 22, 1970
Type: Movie
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.
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WUSA
Title: WUSA
Character: Rainey
Released: August 19, 1970
Type: Movie
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
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Catch-22
Title: Catch-22
Character: Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Released: June 24, 1970
Type: Movie
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Title: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
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The Male Animal
Title: The Male Animal
Character: Tommy Turner
Released: October 13, 1968
Type: Movie
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Lost episode of BBC Play of the Month.
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Pretty Poison
Title: Pretty Poison
Character: Dennis Pitt
Released: July 18, 1968
Type: Movie
A young man gets in over his head when he convinces a small-town girl he's a secret agent.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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The Champagne Murders
Title: The Champagne Murders
Character: Christopher Belling
Released: March 31, 1967
Type: Movie
A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.
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Evening Primrose
Title: Evening Primrose
Character: Charles Snell
Released: November 16, 1966
Type: Movie
A young poet gets the brilliant idea to live in a department store, hiding by day, and courting his muse by night where it's quiet, and he can have all his needs met. But, to his surprise, he learns his brilliant idea's not exactly original; there are other residents who dodge the night watchmen, and who keep their existence secret at all costs. And one of them is a young woman who wants to leave, but is too frightened to go. And Charles finds that he wants to show her the larger world outside.
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Is Paris Burning?
Title: Is Paris Burning?
Character: Sgt. Warren
Released: October 26, 1966
Type: Movie
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
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Title: ABC Stage 67
Character: Charles Snell
Released: September 14, 1966
Type: TV
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.
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The Fool Killer
Title: The Fool Killer
Character: Milo Bogardus
Released: April 28, 1965
Type: Movie
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.
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Agent 38-24-36
Title: Agent 38-24-36
Character: Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueiovitch Maukouline
Released: March 12, 1964
Type: Movie
A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
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The Sword and the Balance
Title: The Sword and the Balance
Character: Johnny Parsons
Released: February 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
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The Trial
Title: The Trial
Character: Josef K.
Released: December 21, 1962
Type: Movie
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.
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Five Miles to Midnight
Title: Five Miles to Midnight
Character: Robert Macklin
Released: December 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Immediately after Lisa declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert, he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor, Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Phaedra
Title: Phaedra
Character: Alexis Kyrilis
Released: May 25, 1962
Type: Movie
A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate, is married to the younger, fiery Phaedra. When Alexis meets his stepmother, sparks fly and the two begin an affair. What will the Fates bring this family? Alexis's roadster and the music of Bach figure in the conclusion.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Goodbye Again
Title: Goodbye Again
Character: Philip Van der Besh
Released: May 23, 1961
Type: Movie
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier resists the advances of Philip Van der Besh, the 24-year-old son of one of her clients. But when her longtime paramour, Roger Demarest, begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman, Paula decides that two can play that game. However, it seems that society looks differently at May-December romances when the woman is the older partner.
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Title: Treffpunkt New York
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1961
Type: TV
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Psycho
Title: Psycho
Character: Norman Bates
Released: June 22, 1960
Type: Movie
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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Tall Story
Title: Tall Story
Character: Ray Blent
Released: April 6, 1960
Type: Movie
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Title: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1960
Type: Movie
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
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On the Beach
Title: On the Beach
Character: Lt. Peter Holmes
Released: December 16, 1959
Type: Movie
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
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Green Mansions
Title: Green Mansions
Character: Abel
Released: March 19, 1959
Type: Movie
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.
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Title: Discorama
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1959
Type: TV
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The Matchmaker
Title: The Matchmaker
Character: Cornelius Hackl
Released: July 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
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Desire Under the Elms
Title: Desire Under the Elms
Character: Abel Cabot
Released: March 12, 1958
Type: Movie
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.
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This Angry Age
Title: This Angry Age
Character: Joseph Dufresne
Released: October 31, 1957
Type: Movie
Twenty-year-old Joseph and his sixteen-year-old sister Suzanne live in the merciless conditions of an intemperate foreign land with their widowed mother. Their mother attempts to exert a hold on her children by involving them in the family's run-down rice plantation. However the siblings seek liberation, and look for this in their romantic lives. Suzanne becomes involved with Michael and Joseph finds a love interest in Claude.
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The Tin Star
Title: The Tin Star
Character: Ben Owens
Released: October 23, 1957
Type: Movie
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
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The Lonely Man
Title: The Lonely Man
Character: Riley Wade
Released: June 21, 1957
Type: Movie
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...
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Fear Strikes Out
Title: Fear Strikes Out
Character: Jimmy Piersall
Released: March 20, 1957
Type: Movie
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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Friendly Persuasion
Title: Friendly Persuasion
Character: Josh Birdwell
Released: November 25, 1956
Type: Movie
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
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Title: The Steve Allen Show
Character: Self - Singer
Released: June 24, 1956
Type: TV
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Title: Cinépanorama
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1956
Type: TV
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Stars of Cabaret
Title: Stars of Cabaret
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.
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Title: Windows
Character: Benji
Released: July 29, 1955
Type: TV
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Title: The Man Behind the Badge
Character: Pedro
Released: October 11, 1953
Type: TV
The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS from 1953-1955 starring and hosted by character actor Charles Bickford. Years later, Bickford appeared as one of the owners of Shiloh Ranch in the NBC western series, The Vrginian. In its first season, The Man Behind the Badge aired on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. EST opposite ABC's Jukebox Jury.
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The Actress
Title: The Actress
Character: Fred Whitmarsh
Released: September 25, 1953
Type: Movie
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: West Wind
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: Goodyear Television Playhouse
Character: Joey
Released: October 14, 1951
Type: TV
The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks. In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party, Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet, Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Clyde Smith
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.