John Gavin

John Gavin

Born: April 8, 1931
Died: February 9, 2018
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter.

Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, including Cayetano Apablasa, were early landowners in California under Spanish rule. Gavin's mother was Delia Diana Pablos. Gavin’s parents divorced when he was about two years old. Gavin’s mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Gavin and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor.

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Disclosure
Title: Disclosure
Character: Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
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Psychos
Title: Psychos
Character: Sam Loomis
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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24 Hour Psycho
Title: 24 Hour Psycho
Character: Sam Loomis (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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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Title: Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Character: Cary Grant
Released: October 26, 1980
Type: Movie
This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies.
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Title: Hart to Hart
Released: September 22, 1979
Type: TV
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.
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Title: Doctors' Private Lives
Released: April 5, 1979
Type: TV
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The New Adventures of Heidi
Title: The New Adventures of Heidi
Character: Dan Wyler
Released: December 13, 1978
Type: Movie
The long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine leaves her familiar Swiss mountain for the bright lights of Manhattan.
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Title: Flying High
Released: September 29, 1978
Type: TV
Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan, the series stars Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, and Kathryn Witt.
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Jennifer
Title: Jennifer
Character: Senator Tremayne
Released: May 13, 1978
Type: Movie
Ostracized at a snooty private school because of her rural, poor background, a scholarship student is tormented to the point where her only remaining recourse is revenge, using the only method she knows: her psychic control over snakes!
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Doctors' Private Lives
Title: Doctors' Private Lives
Character: Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
Released: March 20, 1978
Type: Movie
Two heart surgeons clash over personal issues and medical ethics in a big-city hospital.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Dan Barton
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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House of Shadows
Title: House of Shadows
Character: Roland Stewart
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Audrey investigates a murder that occured 23 years ago in a dark mansion. She searches for the dead body, the killer, and the truth.
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Hard Day at Blue Nose
Title: Hard Day at Blue Nose
Released: February 12, 1974
Type: Movie
Backwoods officers try to uncover clues about the mysterious death of a young woman at a dude ranch.
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Keep It in the Family
Title: Keep It in the Family
Character: Roy McDonald
Released: April 12, 1973
Type: Movie
Two bratty lovers decide to pull the old screw-and-switch on their difficult parents.
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Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Title: Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Character: Charlie Harrison (Grant Granite)
Released: March 25, 1970
Type: Movie
An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
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Cutter's Trail
Title: Cutter's Trail
Character: Ben Cutter
Released: February 10, 1970
Type: Movie
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother to track them down.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
Title: The Madwoman of Chaillot
Character: The Reverend
Released: October 12, 1969
Type: Movie
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
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Title: Medical Center
Released: September 24, 1969
Type: TV
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
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OSS 117 Murder for Sale
Title: OSS 117 Murder for Sale
Character: Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath
Released: July 27, 1968
Type: Movie
A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.
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Title: Mannix
Released: September 16, 1967
Type: TV
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Title: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Character: Trevor Graydon
Released: March 22, 1967
Type: Movie
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
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Pedro Paramo
Title: Pedro Paramo
Character: Pedro Páramo
Released: January 26, 1967
Type: Movie
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
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Title: Convoy
Character: Comdr. Dan Talbot
Released: September 17, 1965
Type: TV
Convoy is a 13-episode American television show set during World War II that appeared on NBC for the 1965–1966 television season. The series starred John Gavin as Commander Dan Talbot of the US Navy destroyer escort "DD181" and John Larch as civilian merchant Captain Ben Foster of the cargo ship "Flagship", who were involved with the convoy ships and their escorts that help to transport food, supplies and war materials across the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic. The series also featured Linden Chiles as Steve Kirk and James T. Callahan, formerly of ABC's Wendy and Me sitcom, in the role of Lieutenant O'Connell. Among the guest stars were Dennis Hopper, Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, James Doohan, Leslie Nielsen, Horst Ebersberg, Harold Gould, and Jeremy Slate. Convoy was one of the last NBC series in black and white; the use of stock footage made color impossible. As a result, several NBC affiliates refused to clear the program, which consequently failed to climb out of the 'bottom 10' in the Nielsen ratings. The program premiered on September 17, 1965, and the last episode aired on December 10.
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Title: Destry
Released: February 14, 1964
Type: TV
Destry is a Western television series starring John Gavin that aired on the ABC television network from February 14, 1964 until May 8, 1964. Destry was based on the classic James Stewart Western, Destry Rides Again, and a subsequent remake, Destry, starring Audie Murphy. In the original films, the main character was Tom Destry, a Western lawman who was a crack shot, but who preferred non-violent solutions to problems with outlaws. In the television series, Gavin played Harrison Destry, son of Tom, who had himself been a lawman until he was framed for a crime and sent to prison. The show followed Harrison Destry upon his release from prison as he wandered the West looking for the people that framed him. Just like the feature films, many comedic situations arose because Destry went to great lengths to avoid violence even though he was always running into trouble. Destry never caught on with television audiences, especially since the popularity of the Western genre had begun to wane, and the series only lasted for thirteen episodes. Among the guest stars were Chris Alcaide, Ron Hayes, Roger Mobley, Stuart Randall, and Barbara Stuart.
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The Solid Gold Girl
Title: The Solid Gold Girl
Character: Harrison Destry
Released: February 14, 1964
Type: Movie
While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of his is being tried for robbery and murder. The outlaw has hidden the loot and offers to reveal the location to Destry, but instead provides the location to Patience Dailey, a gold digging saloon singer played by Tammy Grimes.
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Title: Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character: Tom Threepersons
Released: October 10, 1963
Type: TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.
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Title: Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character: Carlos
Released: October 10, 1963
Type: TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Don Reed
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Johnny Kendall
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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Title: The Virginian
Character: Charles Boulanger / Baker
Released: September 19, 1962
Type: TV
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.
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Back Street
Title: Back Street
Character: Paul Saxon
Released: October 11, 1961
Type: Movie
Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.
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Tammy Tell Me True
Title: Tammy Tell Me True
Character: Thomas 'Tom' Freeman
Released: July 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom Freeman (John Gavin). Sandra Dee replaces Debbie Reynolds in this and the third Tammy movie. This film introduces both a new theme song, "Tammy Tell Me True", and the character of Mrs. Annie Call, played by veteran Beulah Bondi. Mrs. Call ultimately moves in with Tammy at the Ellen B. and would be the catalyst for the events in the following film, "Tammy and The Doctor".
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Romanoff and Juliet
Title: Romanoff and Juliet
Character: Igor Romanoff
Released: June 8, 1961
Type: Movie
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.
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Midnight Lace
Title: Midnight Lace
Character: Brian Younger
Released: October 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
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Spartacus
Title: Spartacus
Character: Julius Caesar
Released: October 13, 1960
Type: Movie
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
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Psycho
Title: Psycho
Character: Sam Loomis
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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A Breath of Scandal
Title: A Breath of Scandal
Character: Charles Foster
Released: March 16, 1960
Type: Movie
A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
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Imitation of Life
Title: Imitation of Life
Character: Steve Archer
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: Movie
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Title: A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Character: Ernst Graeber
Released: July 9, 1958
Type: Movie
A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
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Quantez
Title: Quantez
Character: Teach
Released: September 6, 1957
Type: Movie
A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses tired and near death, they’re forced to stay the night — with the plan to cross the border into Mexico the next day.
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Four Girls in Town
Title: Four Girls in Town
Character: Tom Grant
Released: January 16, 1957
Type: Movie
Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?
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Behind the High Wall
Title: Behind the High Wall
Character: Johnny Hutchins
Released: July 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
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Raw Edge
Title: Raw Edge
Character: Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)
Released: March 24, 1956
Type: Movie
A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother