Adam Williams
Adam Williams (born Adam William Berg, November 26, 1922 – December 4, 2006) was an American film and television actor. A veteran "bad guy" actor of 1950s film and TV, he began his career after distinguished World War II military service as a United States Navy pilot, for which he received the Navy Cross. In 1952, Williams played the lead, a Los Angeles woman killer, in the film Without Warning! In 1953, he was cast as Larry, a car bomber, in The Big Heat. He had a leading role in the 1958 science fiction movie The Space Children. Other notable film roles include the psychiatrist in Fear Strikes Out (1957) and Valerian in North by Northwest (1959). During the 1950s and 1960s, he appeared on dozens of television series, including the syndicated Sheriff of Cochise, set in Arizona and starring John Bromfield, and Have Gun – Will Travel in the episode "The Reasonable Man". He portrayed private detective and murderer Jason Beckmeyer in the 1957 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Runaway Corpse." In 1961, he was cast as Jim Gates in the episode "Frontier Week" on Joanne Dru's sitcom Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1960, he played the role of a sailor hitching a ride in The Twilight Zone season 1 episode "The Hitch-Hiker", where he is picked up by a terrified driver played by Inger Stevens, who is compelled to pick him up so that he may offer protection and safety to her from a mysterious hitchhiker who shows up at various times and places along the road while she travels across country. Many reviewers have cited this episode as one of The Twilight Zone's "10 Greatest" of the series. He had also appeared in the Twilight Zone episode "A Most Unusual Camera". Between 1959 and 1967 he appeared in six episodes of The Rifleman and in four episodes of Bonanza, and in 1961 as Adam in "A Rope for Charlie Munday", in the ABC adventure series The Islanders. He was cast as Burley Keller in the 1961 episode "The Persecuted" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman. He guest-starred in an episode of the 1961 NBC series The Americans, based on family conflicts stemming from the American Civil War, and in an episode of the 1961 series The Asphalt Jungle. One of his later roles was in the 1976 television movie Helter Skelter.
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The Big Heat
as Larry GordonAfter the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the...
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The Last Sunset
as CalvertonAt a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher...
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Helter Skelter
as Terrence MilikThe investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic...
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Flying Leathernecks
as Lt. Bert MalotkeMajor Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go...
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The Glory Guys
as Pvt. Lucas CrainThough a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the...
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The Space Children
as Dave BrewsterA glowing brain-like creature arrives on a beach near a rocket test site via a teleportation...
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The Badlanders
as Deputy LeslieTwo men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is...
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The Oklahoman
as Bob RandellAfter his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee...
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Crashout
as Fred SummerfieldConvict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten...
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Follow Me, Boys!
as Sergeant (uncredited)Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle...
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The Proud and Profane
as Eustace PressIn this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific...
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The Rack
as Sgt. Otto PahnkeArmy Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War....
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The Lonely Man
as LonAging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies...
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Without Warning!
as Carl MartinLos Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair...
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The Garment Jungle
as OxAlan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house...
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Darby's Rangers
as Heavy HallStationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British...
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Vice Squad
as Marty KusalichA Los Angeles police captain (Edward G. Robinson) ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank...
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Fear Strikes Out
as Doctor BrownTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major...
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Gunfight at Comanche Creek
as Jed HaydenComanche Creek, Colorado, 1875: Prisoner Jack Mason is broken out of jail by a gang of...
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The Yellow Tomahawk
as Cpl. MaddockWhen the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings...
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Queen for a Day
as ChuckAdapted from the TV and radio series of the same name, the producer of said show reads letters...
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Convicts 4
as GuardAfter his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing...
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Dragonfly Squadron
as Capt. WylerA Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters...
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The New Interns
as WolanskiYoung doctors mix romance with their careers in a big-city hospital.
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Mission of Danger
as uncreditedAfter his Rangers are caught during a raid, a major must infiltrate the French army to save his men.
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Benjy
as Mr. MillerBenjy is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Oscar in...
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Combat!
as Lt. Col. NashCombat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The...
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Perry Mason
as Jason BeckmeyerThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Maverick
as Sam ElkinsThe Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...
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Mannix
as ProsecutorMannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....
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Mannix
as George HendersonMannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....
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Cannon
as uncreditedCannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...
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Cheyenne
as Jeb QuinnCheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...
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The Twilight Zone
as WoodwardA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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The Twilight Zone
as SailorA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Hawaiian Eye
as Harry GulliverPrivate Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they...
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The Detectives
as Eddie FurmanThe Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...
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The Detectives
as SoleyThe Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...
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The Detectives
as FelixThe Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Willie Lee HanksStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Axel DerwentStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Spud MorrisonStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Chuck LynchStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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Bonanza
as MullerThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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Bonanza
as Blackie MarxThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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Bonanza
as Red TwilightThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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Bonanza
as HardestyThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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The Untouchables
as Lloyd BarkerSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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The Untouchables
as Paul MeadowsSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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The Fugitive
as Truck DriverRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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The Rifleman
as Jake PardeeThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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The Rifleman
as Corporal TrocThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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The Rifleman
as JaxThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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The Rifleman
as Russell GanawayThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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The Rifleman
as Cory PlattThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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The Rifleman
as Mal ShermanThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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Switch
as Henry CorwinSwitch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as Frank GaultHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as BeckettHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as Simon QuillHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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Trackdown
as CowboyTrackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS...
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The Texan
as Jebb KilmerThe Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which...
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Daniel Boone
as MoseDaniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...
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Dr. Kildare
as Ralph WalkerThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...
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Outlaws
as uncreditedOutlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harlan BreckenridgeDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Police Lt. KingA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as DoctorA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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The High Chaparral
as BurtonThe High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and...
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The F.B.I.
as David BriceThe F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...
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The Virginian
as RoperThe Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...
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Gunsmoke
as Slim TrentGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
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Lawman
as Burley KellerLawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962...
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as ChiefJoin the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too...
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Surfside 6
as Willie ClevelandSurfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a...
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Surfside 6
as Henry GiffordSurfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a...
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Surfside 6
as Mel WaltersSurfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a...
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ben JorgensonKraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on...
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Thriller
as Hymie KralikThriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62...
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Rawhide
as KellinoThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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Rawhide
as JebThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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Rawhide
as Hank KaleThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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M Squad
as Denny SuttonLt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The...
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Felony Squad
as uncreditedTwenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western...
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. SchmidtMarcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...
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The Roaring 20's
as uncreditedThe adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.
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The Millionaire
as Todd BurkeAn anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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The Millionaire
as Jackson GreeneAn anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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Temple Houston
as Harmony BrownTemple Houston is a 1963–64 NBC television series which has been called "the first attempt . . ....
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The Ford Television Theatre
as uncreditedThis show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to...
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The Ford Television Theatre
as Private LittauerThis show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to...
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Honey West
as Gordon ForbesAfter her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted...
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Sam Benedict
as Burton HarperSam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...
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Black Saddle
as Brad PickardBlack Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44...
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Black Saddle
as Clint FromeBlack Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44...
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Alcoa Theatre
as WohlmanAlcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...
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Telephone Time
as uncreditedTelephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from...
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Arrest and Trial
as C.H. LittlerArrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...
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The Gallant Men
as uncreditedThe Gallant Men is a 1962–1963 ABC television series which depicted an infantry company of...
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Wire Service
as WellsWire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.
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The Westerner
as PaukThe Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960....
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General Electric Theater
as GlenGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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Stagecoach West
as Arnie AmesStagecoach West is an American Western drama television series which ran for thirty-eight...
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The Americans
as uncreditedThe Americans is a 17-episode American drama television series that aired on NBC from January to...
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Guestward, Ho!
as uncreditedGuestward, Ho! is an American situation comedy which aired on the ABC network in the 1960-1961...
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The Asphalt Jungle
as uncreditedPolice adventure series set in a modern American metropolis, concerning the problems of a...
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