Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Born: September 17, 1928
Died: October 3, 1998
in London, England, UK
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was an English-American actor, director, and photographer. He is best known for portraying Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series, as well as Galen in the spin-off television series.

Movies for Roddy McDowall...

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Title: Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 3, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.
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The Return of Captain Sinbad
Title: The Return of Captain Sinbad
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Animated Film
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Title: Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 14, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.
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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Title: Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2000
Type: Movie
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and featuring clips of Pickford's movies, the film offers insight from historians, film critics (including Leonard Maltin) and silver-screen stars such as Janet Leigh and Roddy McDowall.
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Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Title: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
Released: August 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite delivered on her potential. This is the story of her rather sad life and tragically early death.
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Keepers of the Frame
Title: Keepers of the Frame
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1999
Type: Movie
An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.
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A Bug's Life
Title: A Bug's Life
Character: Mr. Soil (voice)
Released: November 25, 1998
Type: Movie
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
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Loss of Faith
Title: Loss of Faith
Character: Henry Stokes
Released: October 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A crime novelist searches for a missing baby at his sister's behest and makes painful discoveries about himself along the way.
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Title: Godzilla: The Series
Released: September 12, 1998
Type: TV
Picking up where the blockbuster motion picture left off, Godzilla: The Series is a fast-paced animated adventure series that pits humanity against a new generation of giant monsters.
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Behind the Planet of the Apes
Title: Behind the Planet of the Apes
Character: Self - Hosted by (also archive footage)
Released: September 5, 1998
Type: Movie
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.
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Something to Believe In
Title: Something to Believe In
Character: Gambler
Released: May 8, 1998
Type: Movie
Reports of a weeping Madonna in Italy reach Las Vegas, where blackjack dealer Maggie has just learnt she has only weeks to live. With a massive leap of faith she convinces herself that seeing the Madonna with her own eyes could lead to her salvation, and travels to Europe to find it. Hitching through Italy, she meets pianist Mike, who is also en route to what he believes could be a life-changing event - a performance at the Barbarina concert in Naples.
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Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Title: Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Character: Himself - Actor / Friend
Released: May 5, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection".
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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Title: Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
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Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Title: Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as "House of Wax," "The Fly," and "The Pit and the Pendulum."
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Title: The New Batman Adventures
Character: The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (voice)
Released: September 13, 1997
Type: TV
The New Batman Adventures is a continuation of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan, and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.
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Title: The New Batman Adventures
Character: Mad Hatter (voice)
Released: September 13, 1997
Type: TV
The New Batman Adventures is a continuation of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan, and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.
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Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
Title: Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Released: June 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo." Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well. [Included as extra with DVD release].
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The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
Title: The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
Character: King Murphy
Released: May 16, 1997
Type: Movie
In this exciting live-action adventure, young Mowgli, an orphan raised by wolves, is spotted by a scout for a giant circus. Accompanied by a cruel hunter and a snake charmer, the scout sets out to trap Mowgli. But with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, little Mowgli leads the adults into his biggest and wildest adventure yet! A fun-filled movie every member of the family will enjoy.
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Title: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Character: Self
Released: May 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
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Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Title: Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Character: Self
Released: March 21, 1997
Type: Movie
The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave back to the world as a humanitarian.
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Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Title: Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 1997
Type: Movie
Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men."
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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Title: Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 1997
Type: Movie
The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Title: Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.
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Unlikely Angel
Title: Unlikely Angel
Character: Saint Peter
Released: December 17, 1996
Type: Movie
A country singer dies prematurely, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on earth.
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Title: Superman: The Animated Series
Character: Mad Hatter (voice)
Released: September 6, 1996
Type: TV
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.
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It's My Party
Title: It's My Party
Character: Damian Knowles
Released: March 22, 1996
Type: Movie
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
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Dead Man's Island
Title: Dead Man's Island
Character: Trevor Dunnaway
Released: March 5, 1996
Type: Movie
Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, called Henrie O., is a world-famous journalist and writer. She's invited by her old lover Chase Prescott to his secluded island home. Chase, a wealthy businessman with money woes, hopes Henrie O. can discover the person he thinks is trying to kill him. It seems like she has her work cut out for her. Possible suspects include Chase's much younger wife, his son, and many others.
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Star Hunter
Title: Star Hunter
Character: Riecher
Released: January 9, 1996
Type: Movie
Star hunters are the space monsters who hunt helpless creatures for pleasure. One night couple of high school fotball players and their cheerleaders are returning home after the lost game. But, when their bus makes the wrong turn, they are going to meet those creatures, and the real game will begin.
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Last Summer in the Hamptons
Title: Last Summer in the Hamptons
Character: Thomas
Released: November 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Before she completes the sale, she wants to have one last gathering of family and friends, with dramatic performances. Bringing everyone together, though, creates rivalries and tension, especially for Oona, a temperamental but successful movie actress who seeks the approval of her creative peers.
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The Grass Harp
Title: The Grass Harp
Character: Amos Legrand
Released: September 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
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Title: Pinky and the Brain
Character: Snowball (voice)
Released: September 9, 1995
Type: TV
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.
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Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Title: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Character: Self
Released: September 3, 1995
Type: Movie
A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.
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The Alien Within
Title: The Alien Within
Character: Dr. Henry Lazarus
Released: July 18, 1995
Type: Movie
Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who is infected.
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Title: Gargoyles
Released: October 24, 1994
Type: TV
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
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Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Title: Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Share the magical memories - and see clips from her Oscar winning performances - in this profile of the "First Lady of the American screen."
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The Story of Lassie
Title: The Story of Lassie
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many figures involved with the Lassie films or television series.
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Angel 4: Undercover
Title: Angel 4: Undercover
Character: Geoffrey Kagen
Released: July 26, 1994
Type: Movie
Former prostitute Molly Stewart works as a police photographer. When an old friend, a groupie in pursuit of the lead singer of a rock band, is found murdered with a guitar string, she goes undercover as Angel to find the killer.
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Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Title: Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance
Character: Dr. Lasky
Released: May 25, 1994
Type: Movie
A mysterious mirror is found hidden in a church orphanage, yet few realize its legacy of evil. When an innocent teen discovers that she is being stalked by her evil stepsister, the mirror's demonic power is again unleashed. As the mirror gains strength from the blood of the damned, the ultimate battle between good and evil begins. William Sanderson was the only actor from the first film to return for the second movie, albeit in a different role. The second film notably featured an early film appearance for Mark Ruffalo.
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Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Title: Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Character: Jeremy Sennet
Released: February 18, 1994
Type: Movie
When a mentor and friend of Jennifer's dies, she and Jonathan return to the sleepy town where Jennifer once lived and worked as a reporter. Nearly immediately, they discover that all is not right within this picturesque town. The town's economic troubles pale next to the danger the Harts find themselves in as they try to sort out whether their friend's death was murder, and what sinister secrets may lie behind the truth.
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Heads
Title: Heads
Character: Fibris Drake
Released: January 29, 1994
Type: Movie
A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughter of his editor. Before long he discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murders.
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Title: Burke's Law
Character: Maurice Gillette
Released: January 7, 1994
Type: TV
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command.
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Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Title: Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944).
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Title: SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Released: September 11, 1993
Type: TV
In a world of anthropomorphic felines, two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.
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The Evil Inside Me
Title: The Evil Inside Me
Character: Pauly
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
The lines between past and present are mysteriously blurred when a successful real estate agent develops a strange fixation with a run-down, vacant house that was formally owned by an organized crime family. After he moves in, he is visited by a sexy ghost and begins to unravel the secrets of his former life in 1928... a past where passion and greed collide in the violent world of gangsters.
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The Sands of Time
Title: The Sands of Time
Character: Alan Tucker
Released: November 23, 1992
Type: Movie
Three nuns are caught up in the midst of Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Title: The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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Title: Batman: The Animated Series
Character: Mad Hatter (voice)
Released: September 5, 1992
Type: TV
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
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Title: MGM: When the Lion Roars
Released: March 22, 1992
Type: TV
On April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled “more stars than there are in the heavens.” Patrick Stewart hosts this enthralling Emmy® winner as Outstanding Informational Series, a three-part story of M-G-M’s reign as Hollywood’s class act and legendary entertainment empire. Bursting with memorable film clips, rare interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and insider info, this is a mother lode for film fans, profiling perfectionist moguls, glamorous and charismatic actors, innovative filmmakers and landmark movies.
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Double Trouble
Title: Double Trouble
Character: Phillip Chamberlin
Released: February 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant burglar who ends up with the key to an enormous underground cache of diamonds. David Jade is a cop who joins forces with Peter after greedy Philip Chamberlain, wanting the diamonds for himself, kills David's partner
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The Naked Target
Title: The Naked Target
Character: Ernest Peabody
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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Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Title: Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 22, 1991
Type: Movie
This is the story about an ordinary someone, much like you or me, who is called upon to accomplish a very important task. Little Timmy the Angel is given the greatest honor in all of Heaven to deliver the jeweled crown to the newborn Prince. But he s sure they ve made a mistake. He s much too little for such a long journey. And who knows what frightful things lie ahead...
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Title: The Legend of Prince Valiant
Released: September 3, 1991
Type: TV
The Legend of Prince Valiant is an American animated television series based on the Prince Valiant comic strip created by Hal Foster. Set in the time of King Arthur, it's a family-oriented adventure show about an exiled prince who goes on a quest to become one of the Knights of the Round Table. He begins his quest after having a dream about Camelot and its idealistic New Order. This television series originally aired on The Family Channel from 1991 to 1994 for a total run of 65 episodes.
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Going Under
Title: Going Under
Character: Secretary Neighbor
Released: August 23, 1991
Type: Movie
An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.
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Deadly Game
Title: Deadly Game
Character: Dr. Aaron
Released: July 10, 1991
Type: Movie
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned by the mysterious Osirus. There they are told that at some point in their lives, they crossed Osirus and now must face his revenge. The seven must reach a boat on the opposite side of the island before Osirus and his hunters track them down and kill them.
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Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Title: Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Character: Self
Released: May 17, 1991
Type: Movie
Hollywood's controversial creative genius, whose career spans multiple generations of moviegoers, is profiled in "Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper."
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Title: An Inconvenient Woman
Character: Cyril Rathbone
Released: May 12, 1991
Type: TV
A rich man's mistress gets in the middle of a high-society murder in Beverly Hills.
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Earth Angel
Title: Earth Angel
Character: Mr. Tatum
Released: March 4, 1991
Type: Movie
When a prom queen dies in 1962, her only means of entering Heaven is by returning to 1990 earth, to assist friends from her youth.
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Title: The Pirates of Dark Water
Character: Niddler (voice)
Released: February 25, 1991
Type: TV
The Pirates of Dark Water is a fantasy animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1991.
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Shakma
Title: Shakma
Character: Sorenson
Released: October 5, 1990
Type: Movie
A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.
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The Color of Evening
Title: The Color of Evening
Character: Henry Seaton
Released: September 1, 1990
Type: Movie
An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.
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Title: Dream On
Released: July 8, 1990
Type: TV
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Title: Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Character: Self
Released: November 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
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The Big Picture
Title: The Big Picture
Character: Judge
Released: September 15, 1989
Type: Movie
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.
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Carmilla
Title: Carmilla
Character: Inspector Amos
Released: September 10, 1989
Type: Movie
Lonely young Marie and her father live on a plantation just before the Civil War. Their placid lives are invaded when they rescue a mysterious woman from a carriage wreck, and soon bodies start turning up with holes in their necks...
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Title: Camp Candy
Released: September 9, 1989
Type: TV
Camp Candy is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated version of himself.
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Title: The New Lassie
Released: September 8, 1989
Type: TV
The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents. The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
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Title: Nightmare Classics
Character: Inspector Amos
Released: August 13, 1989
Type: TV
An anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories, produced by Shelley Duvall. Following the success of her two previous anthology series – Faerie Tale Theatre and Tall Tales & Legends – both of which were aimed at the elementary-school audience, Duvall attempted to branch out to the teenage and adult audience with Nightmare Classics.
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Cutting Class
Title: Cutting Class
Character: Mr. Dante
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
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Title: Around the World in 80 Days
Character: McBaines
Released: April 16, 1989
Type: TV
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally broadcast on NBC. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. The teleplay by John Gay is based on the Jules Verne novel of the same title. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as Passepartout, Julia Nickson as Princess Aouda, and Peter Ustinov as Detective Fix, the miniseries featured multiple cameo appearances, including Patrick Macnee, Simon Ward, and Christopher Lee as members of the Reform Club, and Robert Morley, who had a cameo in the 1956 film adaptation, and Roddy McDowall appear as officials of the Bank of England. Other familiar faces, credited as guest stars and in more substantial roles, include John Hillerman, Jack Klugman, Darren McGavin, Henry Gibson and John Mills. The heroes travel a slightly different route than in the book, and the script makes several contemporary celebrities part of the story who were not mentioned in the book, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Pasteur, Jesse James, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Queen Victoria.
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Title: Quantum Leap
Character: Edward St. John V
Released: March 26, 1989
Type: TV
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
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Hollywood on Horses
Title: Hollywood on Horses
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Hosted by celebrity horse enthusiast, Tab Hunter, visits the stables and homes of the Hollywood movie set, where you'll see first hand how Hollywood's biggest stars ride, train and discuss their passion for these magnificent animals.
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Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Title: Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Character: Minister
Released: September 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Holiday Inn they own in Sunnyvale, Arizona, the prune capital of the world. Is it any wonder that he wants to go to Saudi Arabaia for college and leave Sunnyvale far, far behind? He spends his days at school with his sex-obsessed best friend Dan Forrester and lusts after Lisa Winston, the sexy lounge singer who his parents have hired to perform at the Holiday Inn. Stuck without a date for his brother's wedding to a senator's daughter, Ryan goes to a computer dating service, which asks him such questions as "Can you breathe foreign substances?" Soon, Ryan is told that he may be an alien stuck on Earth along with thousands of others. Soon, Charles and Edna Pinsky show up and tell him that he may an alien prince meant to lead his brethren home. And that's when things get out of control...
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Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Title: Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Released: August 15, 1988
Type: Movie
This unsold television pilot was a sequel to the 1985 movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins." Set one year after the events of that film (and loosely based on the plot of the novella "The Day Remo Died"), this TV pilot not only included footage from the 1985 film in its opening credits, but it also included a musical score from Craig Safan, who also scored the Remo feature film.
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Fright Night Part 2
Title: Fright Night Part 2
Character: Peter Vincent
Released: April 7, 1988
Type: Movie
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!
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Overboard
Title: Overboard
Character: Andrew
Released: December 16, 1987
Type: Movie
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
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Dead of Winter
Title: Dead of Winter
Character: Mr. Murray
Released: February 6, 1987
Type: Movie
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
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Title: The Wizard
Released: September 9, 1986
Type: TV
The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin. The series included lessons in diversity, friendship, imagination, respect, and never giving up.
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Title: Bridges to Cross
Released: April 24, 1986
Type: TV
Bridges to Cross is an American drama television series that aired from April 24 until June 12, 1986.
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GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Title: GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Character: Nuggit (voice)
Released: March 21, 1986
Type: Movie
The GoBots, television's amazing transformable super heroes, star in their first full length feature film, "GoBots: War of the Rock Lords." It's wall-to-wall action and high tech fun as the heroic Guradian GoBots join the Rock Lords' battle for control of the ultimate super weapon. And they'd better hurry, because the Guardian GoBots' all-time worst enemies, the Renegades, are out to use the super weapon for their own evil purposes.
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Title: Matlock
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Title: Alice in Wonderland
Character: The March Hare
Released: December 9, 1985
Type: TV
Sometimes she's too big. Or much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there's always too much pepper in the soup! Nothing is quite right since Alice chased a very unusual White Rabbit and stumbled into an adventure that grows curiouser and curiouser. One of the greatest childhood fantasies is captured in Irwin Allen's colorful production adapted from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Originally aired over two nights in 1985 on CBS.
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Fright Night
Title: Fright Night
Character: Peter Vincent
Released: August 2, 1985
Type: Movie
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
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Title: Hollywood Wives
Character: Jason Swandle
Released: February 17, 1985
Type: TV
Hollywood Wives tells the stories of several women in Hollywood, from powerful talent agents and screenwriters to vivacious screen vixens and young, innocent newcomers.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Gordon Fairchild
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Dr. Alger Kenyon, PHD
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Title: The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Character: Prince John
Released: May 22, 1984
Type: Movie
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and his band of merry men can save him...for a small fee, of course.
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The Wind in the Willows
Title: The Wind in the Willows
Character: Ratty (voice)
Released: November 18, 1983
Type: Movie
The Irresponsible Toad is in a mess and needs help from his friends try and save Toad Hall.
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Rapunzel
Title: Rapunzel
Character: Narrator
Released: February 5, 1983
Type: Movie
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife and names her Rapunzel. Determined to keep Rapunzel for herself, the witch locks her up in a tall tower all alone, with no way in or out except by climbing her long, braided hair. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.
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This Girl For Hire
Title: This Girl For Hire
Character: Manfred Hayes
Released: January 11, 1983
Type: Movie
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother Zandra, a washed-up actress, as well as Brady's live-in boyfriend Wolfe who runs a memorabilia shop.
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Title: Tales of the Gold Monkey
Character: "Bon Chance" Louie
Released: September 22, 1982
Type: TV
In a backwater corner of the South Pacific in 1938, a young American adventurer and his ragtag group of friends become involved in death-defying hi-jinx, transporting people-on-the-run in a well-worn Grumman Goose seaplane.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Title: Hotel
Released: August 21, 1982
Type: TV
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
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Class of 1984
Title: Class of 1984
Character: Terry Corrigan
Released: August 20, 1982
Type: Movie
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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Twilight Theatre
Title: Twilight Theatre
Character: Self - Host
Released: July 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.
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Mae West
Title: Mae West
Character: Rene Valentine
Released: May 2, 1982
Type: Movie
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
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Evil Under the Sun
Title: Evil Under the Sun
Character: Rex Brewster
Released: March 5, 1982
Type: Movie
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
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Hollywood’s Children
Title: Hollywood’s Children
Character: Self (Narrator)
Released: February 24, 1982
Type: Movie
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).
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The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Title: The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Character: Self / Rex Brewster
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.
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The Million Dollar Face
Title: The Million Dollar Face
Character: Derek Kenyon
Released: March 12, 1981
Type: Movie
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives (one of whom, unbeknownst to him, is the son he'd never met) when he is severely injured in a helicopter accident. This pilot to a prospective primetime soap opera failed to generate network interest.
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Title: Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Character: Gillespie
Released: February 13, 1981
Type: Movie
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.
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Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Title: Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: November 21, 1980
Type: Movie
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the 'gods of the sea,' or what the men call sharks. Escaping from the forced labor camp, the trio become involved in a plot to develop a glider to drop a fragmentation bomb on the gorilla council. [The fifth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Tomorrow's Tide" and "Up Above the World So High"]
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Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Title: Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: November 20, 1980
Type: Movie
When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
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Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Title: Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: November 19, 1980
Type: Movie
The fugitives Burke, Virdon and Galen try to save the life of a human blacksmith and his son, whom gorilla leader Urko has threatened with death should his horse lose another race. The trio also attempt to expose a crooked gorilla by framing him in a plot to kill Urko. [The third of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Horse Race" and "The Tyrant"]
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The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Title: The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: November 18, 1980
Type: Movie
Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]
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Back to the Planet of the Apes
Title: Back to the Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: November 17, 1980
Type: Movie
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
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The Return of the King
Title: The Return of the King
Character: Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Released: May 11, 1980
Type: Movie
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
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The Memory of Eva Ryker
Title: The Memory of Eva Ryker
Character: MacFarland
Released: May 5, 1980
Type: Movie
A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.
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Title: Here's Boomer
Released: March 14, 1980
Type: TV
Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the NBC network on March 14, 1980. A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot. The show follows the adventures of the titular stray dog, "Boomer" and ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982, with the final original episode, "Flatfoots," airing on July 3 of that year.
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Title: The Martian Chronicles
Character: Father Stone
Released: January 15, 1980
Type: TV
The Martian Chronicles deals with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there.
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Scavenger Hunt
Title: Scavenger Hunt
Character: Jenkins
Released: December 21, 1979
Type: Movie
An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.
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The Black Hole
Title: The Black Hole
Character: V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
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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Title: Trapper John, M.D.
Released: September 23, 1979
Type: TV
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.
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Title: Hart to Hart
Character: Dr. Peterson
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: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character: Governor Saroyan
Released: September 20, 1979
Type: TV
20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning to Earth and discovering the planet is recovering from a nuclear war, Buck uses his combat skills and ingenuity to protect Earth and fight evil throughout the galaxy alongside starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering and robot companion Twiki.
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Hart to Hart
Title: Hart to Hart
Character: Dr. Peterson
Released: August 25, 1979
Type: Movie
In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide. There was no warning of him being troubled so the Harts go undercover to find out what happened at the farm.
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Title: Sweepstakes
Released: January 26, 1979
Type: TV
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Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Title: Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Character: Chuck the Robot (voice)
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A day-in-the-life documentary with Garry Marshall. Marshall was an executive producer for ABC and was responsible for such hit shows as Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. This tape features several behind the scenes segments from these shows' productions. Marshall is also interviewed about the nature of television production and comedy.
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The Immigrants
Title: The Immigrants
Character: Mark Levy
Released: November 20, 1978
Type: Movie
The rags-to-riches saga of a young Italian immigrant who battles his way out of the San Francisco earthquake to become a shipping magnate, rise to the top of Nob Hill's society through a loveless marriage to the daughter of the city's wealthiest family, and find happiness with an Asian mistress despite the collapse of his fortune during the Wall Street crash.
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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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Circle of Iron
Title: Circle of Iron
Character: White Robe
Released: July 25, 1978
Type: Movie
In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan, an evil wizard. Despite his lack of a sponsor, Cord's rule-breaking nature leads him to try retrieving the book anyway. Help is offered by a mysterious blind man who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.
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The Cat from Outer Space
Title: The Cat from Outer Space
Character: Mr. Stallwood
Released: June 9, 1978
Type: Movie
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.
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Rabbit Test
Title: Rabbit Test
Character: Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Released: April 9, 1978
Type: Movie
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
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Laserblast
Title: Laserblast
Character: Doctor Mellon
Released: March 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Happy go-lucky teen Billy Duncan discovers an otherworldly laser gun in the southern California desert, making him the target of a pair of aliens who had recently executed its previous owner.
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The Thief of Baghdad
Title: The Thief of Baghdad
Character: Hasan
Released: January 10, 1978
Type: Movie
A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Fred Beery
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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Flood!
Title: Flood!
Character: Mr. Franklin
Released: June 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
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Title: The Rhinemann Exchange
Character: Bobby Ballard
Released: March 10, 1977
Type: TV
During World War II, an intelligence officer is dispatched by the U.S. government to arrange an exchange in Argentina of industrial diamonds needed by the Germans for a secret gyroscope needed by the Allies.
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Title: The Fantastic Journey
Character: Dr. Jonathan Willoway
Released: February 3, 1977
Type: TV
The Fantastic Journey was an American science fiction television series that was originally aired on NBC from February 3 through June 17, 1977.
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Sixth and Main
Title: Sixth and Main
Character: Skateboard
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Monica Cord is planning to write a book about the homeless. She observes the men who attend a rescue mission and shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Monica becomes intrigued by one particular derelict, a tall, quiet man known only as John Doe.
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Embryo
Title: Embryo
Character: Frank Riley
Released: May 21, 1976
Type: Movie
A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Title: That's Entertainment, Part II
Character: (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 1976
Type: Movie
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
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It's Showtime
Title: It's Showtime
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 31, 1976
Type: Movie
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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Mowgli's Brothers
Title: Mowgli's Brothers
Character: Mowgli (voice)
Released: February 11, 1976
Type: Movie
Mowgli's Brothers is a 1976 television animated special created by legendary animator Chuck Jones. It is based from the first chapter of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book of the same name. The special was narrated by Roddy McDowall who does all the male characters in the film. It originally aired on CBS on February 11, 1976.
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Mean Johnny Barrows
Title: Mean Johnny Barrows
Character: Tony Da Vince
Released: November 27, 1975
Type: Movie
A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
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Title: Wonder Woman
Character: Henry Roberts
Released: November 7, 1975
Type: TV
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.
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Title: Ellery Queen
Released: September 11, 1975
Type: TV
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
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The White Seal
Title: The White Seal
Character: Narrator
Released: March 24, 1975
Type: Movie
In one seal herd, a young seal pup with a rare white colouring named Kotick is born. When as he matures, he learns of the deadly threat that human hunters pose to the herd through their activities. While Kotick is able to save the herd on one occasion, he is fully aware that the threat is not over. Now he must take on the seemingly impossible quest to find a home for his herd where humans will never intrude.
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Funny Lady
Title: Funny Lady
Character: Bobby Moore
Released: March 15, 1975
Type: Movie
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
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Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Title: Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Character: Self
Released: February 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall and Rock Hudson, directors Richard Brooks and Vincente Minnelli, Elizabeth's mother Sara Taylor, costumer Helen Rose, and producer Sam Marx.
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Title: Police Woman
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
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Title: Planet of the Apes
Character: Galen
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
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Title: Harry O
Released: September 12, 1974
Type: TV
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.
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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Title: Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Character: George Stanton (uncredited)
Released: May 17, 1974
Type: Movie
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
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The Elevator
Title: The Elevator
Character: Marvin Ellis
Released: February 9, 1974
Type: Movie
A claustrophobic armed robber, fleeing from his latest job, finds himself trapped with a group of people between floors in a high-rise building's elevator that is teetering on collapse.
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Miracle on 34th Street
Title: Miracle on 34th Street
Character: Dr. Sawyer
Released: December 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.
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Arnold
Title: Arnold
Character: Robert
Released: November 16, 1973
Type: Movie
Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin. Meanwhile, various oddball relatives after Arnold's wealth are being killed in a creative variety of ways.
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Title: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Character: Caesar
Released: June 15, 1973
Type: Movie
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
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The Legend of Hell House
Title: The Legend of Hell House
Character: Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Released: June 15, 1973
Type: Movie
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.
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Title: The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 1973
Type: TV
In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.
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Title: Barnaby Jones
Character: Stanley Lambert
Released: January 28, 1973
Type: TV
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Title: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Character: Frank Gass
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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The Poseidon Adventure
Title: The Poseidon Adventure
Character: Acres
Released: December 13, 1972
Type: Movie
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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Title: The Rookies
Released: September 11, 1972
Type: TV
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Title: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Character: Caesar
Released: June 29, 1972
Type: Movie
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Title: Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 10, 1972
Type: Movie
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
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Corky
Title: Corky
Character: Harassed Salesman
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A country boy wants to make it big as a stockcar racer.
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What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Title: What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Character: Albert Soames
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."
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A Taste of Evil
Title: A Taste of Evil
Character: Dr. Michael Lomas
Released: October 11, 1971
Type: Movie
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Title: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Character: Mr. Jelk
Released: October 7, 1971
Type: Movie
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
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Terror in the Sky
Title: Terror in the Sky
Character: Dr. Ralph Baird
Released: September 17, 1971
Type: Movie
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Roger Stanford
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Title: Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Character: Cornelius
Released: May 20, 1971
Type: Movie
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
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Pretty Maids All in a Row
Title: Pretty Maids All in a Row
Character: Mr. Proffer
Released: April 28, 1971
Type: Movie
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a married teacher hides his flings with nubile students, and an awkward male is frustrated by the plethora of uninhibited freewheeling young girls.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: Night Gallery
Character: Jeremy Evans
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: TV
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Title: Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Character: Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: April 23, 1970
Type: Movie
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
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Title: McCloud
Released: February 17, 1970
Type: TV
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.
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Night Gallery
Title: Night Gallery
Character: Jeremy Evans
Released: November 8, 1969
Type: Movie
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
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Title: Love, American Style
Character: Howard
Released: September 29, 1969
Type: TV
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
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Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Title: Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Character: Santoro
Released: August 19, 1969
Type: Movie
The overweight debutante daughter of the world's wealthiest couple falls in with a gang of tripped out, skydiving pseudo-reactionary pop stars, who take their beliefs of the American ideal to profoundly impossible heights.
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Midas Run
Title: Midas Run
Character: Wister
Released: May 7, 1969
Type: Movie
A veteran secret service officer from Britain hijacks a government shipment of $15 million of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.
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Hello Down There
Title: Hello Down There
Character: Nate Ashbury
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family agrees to move in, underwater mayhem occurs!
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Title: Journey to the Unknown
Released: September 26, 1968
Type: TV
A British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, very similar to the American television series The Twilight Zone, and deals with normal people whose everyday situations somehow become extraordinary. It featured both British and American actors.
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Title: The Name of the Game
Character: Philip Saxon
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
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5 Card Stud
Title: 5 Card Stud
Character: Nick Evers
Released: July 28, 1968
Type: Movie
The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
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Planet of the Apes
Title: Planet of the Apes
Character: Cornelius
Released: February 7, 1968
Type: Movie
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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Cricket on the Hearth
Title: Cricket on the Hearth
Character: Cricket Crocket (voice)
Released: December 18, 1967
Type: Movie
A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.
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Title: The Carol Burnett Show
Character: Self - Guest / Various Characters
Released: September 11, 1967
Type: TV
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
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Title: The Carol Burnett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 11, 1967
Type: TV
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
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It!
Title: It!
Character: Arthur Pimm
Released: July 1, 1967
Type: Movie
After a warehouse fire, museum director Grove and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Grove is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue has been created by Rabbi Loew in 16th century and will withstand every human attempt to destroy it. Pimm decides to use it to his own advantage.
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The Cool Ones
Title: The Cool Ones
Character: Tony Krum
Released: April 12, 1967
Type: Movie
A young, millionaire rock promoter creates a new boy/girl team for his teen TV dance show. Will the ambitious go-go dancer and has-been pop star fall in love for real?
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Title: Ironside
Released: March 28, 1967
Type: TV
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Title: The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Character: Bullwhip Griffin
Released: March 8, 1967
Type: Movie
To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly characters, and a lucky punch that leads to a bonanza of belly laughs!
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Title: The Invaders
Character: Lloyd Lindstrom
Released: January 10, 1967
Type: TV
The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.
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The Defector
Title: The Defector
Character: Agent Adams
Released: October 19, 1966
Type: Movie
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
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Title: Mission: Impossible
Released: September 17, 1966
Type: TV
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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Title: Felony Squad
Released: September 12, 1966
Type: TV
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.
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Lord Love a Duck
Title: Lord Love a Duck
Character: Alan Musgrave
Released: February 21, 1966
Type: Movie
From his prison cell, young Alan Musgrave relates his experiences of the previous year dedicated to fulfilling every whim of beautiful and self-absorbed high school senior Barbara Ann Greene.
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Title: Batman
Character: The Bookworm
Released: January 12, 1966
Type: TV
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.
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Inside Daisy Clover
Title: Inside Daisy Clover
Character: Walter Baines
Released: December 22, 1965
Type: Movie
A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.
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That Darn Cat!
Title: That Darn Cat!
Character: Gregory Benson
Released: December 2, 1965
Type: Movie
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
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The Loved One
Title: The Loved One
Character: D.J. Jr.
Released: October 11, 1965
Type: Movie
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
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Title: Run for Your Life
Character: Gyula Bognar
Released: September 13, 1965
Type: TV
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.
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The Third Day
Title: The Third Day
Character: Oliver Parsons
Released: August 4, 1965
Type: Movie
A man stumbles out of a car crash with no memory of what transpired. Everyone who he meets suggests that he is a ruthless man with an aggressive temper. Could he be deliberately blocking out memories of his past?
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
Title: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character: Matthew
Released: April 9, 1965
Type: Movie
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
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Shock Treatment
Title: Shock Treatment
Character: Martin Ashley
Released: July 22, 1964
Type: Movie
A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot.
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Title: Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character: Robert 'Professor' Benson
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: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Released: October 4, 1963
Type: TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.
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Title: The Danny Kaye Show
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1963
Type: TV
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert Scheerer, the show premiered in black-and-white, but later switched to color broadcasts. At the time, Kaye was at the height of his popularity, having starred in a string of successful films in the 1940s and '50's, made successful personal appearances at such venues as the London Palladium, and appeared many times on television. His most recent films had been considered disappointing, but the television specials he starred in were triumphant, leading to this series. Prior to his television and film career, Kaye had made a name for himself with his own radio show, and numerous other guest appearances on other shows.
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Title: Arrest and Trial
Released: September 15, 1963
Type: TV
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
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Cleopatra
Title: Cleopatra
Character: Octavian - Caesar Augustus
Released: June 12, 1963
Type: Movie
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
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The Power and the Glory
Title: The Power and the Glory
Character: Mestizo
Released: May 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
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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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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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The Longest Day
Title: The Longest Day
Character: Pvt. Morris
Released: September 25, 1962
Type: Movie
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Gerald Musgrove
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: George
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: Ben Casey
Released: October 2, 1961
Type: TV
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.
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Midnight Lace
Title: Midnight Lace
Character: Malcolm
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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The Subterraneans
Title: The Subterraneans
Character: Yuri Gilgoric
Released: June 23, 1960
Type: Movie
A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
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The Tempest
Title: The Tempest
Character: Ariel
Released: February 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Sam Conrad
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Heart of Darkness
Title: Heart of Darkness
Character: Charles Marlow
Released: November 6, 1958
Type: Movie
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
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Title: Naked City
Character: Donnie Benton
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: TV
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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The Big Country
Title: The Big Country
Character: Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: Movie
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
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Title: Suspicion
Released: September 30, 1957
Type: TV
Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1959. The executive producer of Suspicion was film director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Title: Matinee Theater
Released: October 31, 1955
Type: TV
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Leprechaun
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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The Steel Fist
Title: The Steel Fist
Character: Eric Kardin
Released: January 6, 1952
Type: Movie
In an Iron Curtain country an idealistic student goes on the run from the Communist authorities.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Ariel
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: The Dauphin
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Pete
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Bellamy Partridge
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Big Timber
Title: Big Timber
Character: Jimmy
Released: September 10, 1950
Type: Movie
A young man goes to work in a logging camp to fulfill a boyhood ambition and a jealous loggers rigs things to make him appear to be an incompetent bungler. But he proves himself successfully conveying an injured workman to the hospital in a careening truck, whose brakes have been tampered with, down a mountainside.
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Everybody's Dancin'
Title: Everybody's Dancin'
Character: Roddy McDowall
Released: March 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Dance-hall owner Dick Lane is in dire need of some big-name acts or he will lose his business. Several country-western stars come to his rescue by agreeing to appear on a TV special to be broadcast from his club.
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Killer Shark
Title: Killer Shark
Character: Ted White
Released: March 19, 1950
Type: Movie
A college student takes a break and goes out to sea with his father, the captain of a shark-hunting boat. When his inexperience results in an accident in which his father and a crewman are badly injured, he tries to make up for it by rounding up another crew and going back out on the hunt. However, things don't turn out quite the way he planned.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Gerald Forbes
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Pip
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Black Midnight
Title: Black Midnight
Character: Scott Jordan
Released: October 1, 1949
Type: Movie
A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild stallion from his black-sheep cousin Daniel (Rand Brooks), Scott names the horse Midnight and does his best to tame him. But when the sheriff (Sky King’s Kirby Grant) suspects the stallion was stolen and Daniel’s plan to get rid of the horse ends with a man being trampled, Scott must prove Midnight acted in self-defense before his uncle destroys him. The fourth of six films McDowall coproduced and starred in for Monogram Pictures, Black Midnight was directed by Oscar “Budd” Boetticher, whose seven Westerns with Randolph Scott are considered classics of the genre.
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Tuna Clipper
Title: Tuna Clipper
Character: Alec MacLennan
Released: April 11, 1949
Type: Movie
Hoping to become a lawyer, Alec (Roddy McDowall) becomes a tuna fisherman in order to pay a debt. This turn of events puts Alec on the outs with his taciturn family. Eventually, the lad proves himself on all fronts, and is welcomed back into the family fold.
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Kidnapped
Title: Kidnapped
Character: David Balfour
Released: November 28, 1948
Type: Movie
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil uncle Ebenezer.
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Character: Malcolm
Released: October 1, 1948
Type: Movie
A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self / Ariel
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Rocky
Title: Rocky
Character: Chris Hammond
Released: January 17, 1948
Type: Movie
Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the foreman of a local ranch. He and his ranch hand are searching for a wild dog that killed one of their sheep. They find the animal and kill it, along with one of its puppies, but after they leave Hammond and his son discover another puppy still alive. They take it home and call it Rocky. John believes that a dog descended from sheep-killers will himself become a sheep-killer someday, but e gives his son a chance to raise and train the dog, hoping that he can train the killer instinct from it. Unfortunately, local farmers have reported an epidemic of sheep-killings, and they suspect that Rocky is responsible for them.
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Holiday in Mexico
Title: Holiday in Mexico
Character: Stanley Owen
Released: August 15, 1946
Type: Movie
Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,
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Molly and Me
Title: Molly and Me
Character: Jimmy Graham
Released: May 25, 1945
Type: Movie
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
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Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
Title: Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
Character: Ken McLaughlin
Released: March 15, 1945
Type: Movie
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
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The Keys of the Kingdom
Title: The Keys of the Kingdom
Character: Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Released: December 15, 1944
Type: Movie
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
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The White Cliffs of Dover
Title: The White Cliffs of Dover
Character: John Ashwood II as a Boy
Released: May 11, 1944
Type: Movie
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
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Lassie Come Home
Title: Lassie Come Home
Character: Joe Carraclough
Released: December 1, 1943
Type: Movie
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
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My Friend Flicka
Title: My Friend Flicka
Character: Ken McLaughlin
Released: May 26, 1943
Type: Movie
Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the boy's lack of personal responsibility. At the suggestion of his wife, Nell, Rob allows Ken to choose a single colt from the herd to raise as his own. Much to his father's dismay, Ken chooses a fiery mustang filly -- but the two soon become fast friends.
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The Pied Piper
Title: The Pied Piper
Character: Ronnie Cavanaugh
Released: August 21, 1942
Type: Movie
Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size. Once in German-occupied northern France a new problem arises — the risk of being heard speaking English.
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On the Sunny Side
Title: On the Sunny Side
Character: Hugh Aylesworth
Released: February 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy when his school-friends do the same. But his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and impresses Don's girlfriend Betty, and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Title: Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Character: Benjamin - as a Boy
Released: January 29, 1942
Type: Movie
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
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Confirm or Deny
Title: Confirm or Deny
Character: Albert Perkins
Released: December 12, 1941
Type: Movie
Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.
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How Green Was My Valley
Title: How Green Was My Valley
Character: Huw Morgan
Released: October 28, 1941
Type: Movie
A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.
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This England
Title: This England
Character: Hugo
Released: July 22, 1941
Type: Movie
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
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Man Hunt
Title: Man Hunt
Character: Vaner
Released: June 13, 1941
Type: Movie
Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.
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You Will Remember
Title: You Will Remember
Character: Young Bob Slater
Released: February 8, 1941
Type: Movie
Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
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Saloon Bar
Title: Saloon Bar
Character: Boy
Released: November 2, 1940
Type: Movie
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
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Just William
Title: Just William
Character: Ginger
Released: July 20, 1940
Type: Movie
A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and then, to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidates conspiracy. Their involvement causes the boy's father to win the elections.
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Poison Pen
Title: Poison Pen
Character: Choirboy
Released: July 3, 1939
Type: Movie
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
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Convict 99
Title: Convict 99
Character: Jimmy
Released: September 26, 1938
Type: Movie
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
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I See Ice
Title: I See Ice
Character: Boy on train
Released: February 10, 1938
Type: Movie
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
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Murder in the Family
Title: Murder in the Family
Character: Peter Osborne
Released: January 1, 1938
Type: Movie
After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.
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Saint Joan
Title: Saint Joan
Character: Charles, The Dauphin
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play about the life, battles and subsequent trial of Joan of Arc, based on the kept records from her trial.