Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List. The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Gunga Din
as Thomas Anthony BallantineBritish army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along...
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Ghost Story
as Edward Charles WanderleyFour successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old...
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Sinbad the Sailor
as SinbadDaredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of...
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Little Caesar
as Joe MassaraA small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rupert of HentzauAn Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue...
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as SelfBiography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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A Woman of Affairs
as Jeffry MerrickChildhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and...
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as SelfA retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and...
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The Dawn Patrol
as Douglas 'Doug' ScottWorld War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is...
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The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Grand Duke PeterThe woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she...
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Rulers of the Sea
as David 'Davie' GillespieThe struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all...
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The Stolen Jools
as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...
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Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her...
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The Rage of Paris
as Jim TrevorNicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to...
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State Secret
as Dr. John MarloweVisiting in England, an American surgeon Doctor John Marlowe is decoyed to a middle European...
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Union Depot
as Charles 'Chick' MillerAmong the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a...
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The Garden of Eden
as Busboy (uncredited)Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte...
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Morning Glory
as Joseph SheridanWildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York...
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Night of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
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Scarlet Dawn
as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' KrasnoffDuring the Russian Revolution, a young nobleman and his peasant maid flee from their homeland to...
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The Corsican Brothers
as Lucien Franchi / Mario FranchiCultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents'...
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Green Hell
as Keith BrandonA group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.
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Hollywood Uncensored
as Self - HostDouglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards...
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Our Modern Maidens
as Gil JordanYoung, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of...
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Mr. Drake's Duck
as Donald 'Don' DrakeMr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks...
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as SelfDocumentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles'...
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Joy of Living
as Daniel 'Dan' BrewsterFalling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon...
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Parachute Jumper
as Bill KellerAn Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the...
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Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy...
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Angels Over Broadway
as Bill O'BrienSmall-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his...
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That Lady in Ermine
as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The DukeCirca 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a...
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's...
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Success at Any Price
as Joe MartinA young man ruthlessly climbs the corporate ladder only to attempt suicide when the stock market...
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Having Wonderful Time
as Chick KirklandTeddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and...
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as SelfMr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...
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The Power of the Press
as Clem RogersThe naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his...
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The Pirates Of Penzance
as Self - HostAs a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been...
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The Young in Heart
as Richard CarletonA family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named...
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Love Is a Racket
as James 'Jimmy' RussellA gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who's beholden to a penthouse gangster.
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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the...
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as SelfThe life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and...
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Man of the Moment
as Tony WoodwardLove blossoms after a young man rescues a pretty girl who attempted to drown herself.
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Night of 100 Stars III
as SelfA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Stella Dallas
as Richard GrosvenorAn eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a...
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Strong Medicine
as Eli CamperdownTV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as SelfThis 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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I Like Your Nerve
as Larry O'BrienRomance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a...
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The Hostage Tower
as Malcolm PhilpottA flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the...
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The Crooked Hearts
as Rex WilloughbyA charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely...
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Broken Hearts of Hollywood
as Hal TerwilligerVirginia Perry, a former movie star, leaves her family and returns to Hollywood to make a...
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Show of Shows
as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as SelfBiographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of...
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The Sun Never Sets
as John RandolphThe Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes...
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as JimmyChampion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and...
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...
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Red, White, and Zero
as MillionaireComposed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of...
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The Barker
as Chris MillerA successful carnival barker deals with the arrival of his eager son, who he'd hoped would stay...
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H.M.S. Pinafore
as Self - HostThe D'Oyly Carte production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Love blossoms between members...
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The American Venus
as TritonA lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles,...
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The Forward Pass
as Marty ReidMarty Reid, the star quarterback at Sanford College, is constantly singled out by the opposition...
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The Exile
as Charles IIIn 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his...
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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as SelfThe careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are...
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The Mikado
as SelfIn a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing...
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Outward Bound
as HenryA group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of...
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The Awakening
as Self - Host"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as SelfThis short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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Little Accident
as Norman OverbeckOn the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
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Safari
as Jim LoganMillionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for...
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Accused
as Tony SeymourTony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target...
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Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford,...
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American Aristocracy
as Newsboy (uncredited)A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's...
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The Amateur Gentleman
as John Beverley aka Barnabas BartyA former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of...
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Stephen Steps Out
as Stephen Harlow Jr.Stephen Steps Out is a 1923 comedy short.
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Captured!
as Lieutenant Fred DigbyWhile waiting out World War I in a German POW camp, Captain Fred Allison discovers that his...
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One Night at Susie's
as Dick RollinsA woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he...
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The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The...
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Mimi
as RodolpheA struggling playwright in 1850s Paris and his mate finds love that furnishes him with the...
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Dead Man's Curve
as Vernon KeithA grease monkey discovers a defect in an auto engine being turned out by his employer. But since...
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Trial By Jury
as Self - HostIn a breach of promise case, the Learned Judge and Jury are somewhat smitten by the pretty...
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The Gondoliers
as Self - HostMarco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to...
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The Narrow Corner
as Fred BlakeAn Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.
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Chances
as Jack InglesideTwo brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go...
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Women Love Diamonds
as Jerry Croker-KelleyA young woman can't marry a millionaire because she was born illegitimately.
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The Careless Age
as WynDirected by John Griffith Wray. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmel Myers, Holmes Herbert,...
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Wild Horse Mesa
as Chess WeymerDesperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The...
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Party Girl
as Jay RountreeJay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in...
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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as SelfArguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's...
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When Thief Meets Thief
as Ricky MorganA London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
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The Fighting O'Flynn
as The O'FlynnA swashbuckling Irishman opposes French agents during the Napoleonic wars.
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Fast Life
as Douglas StrattonA man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced...
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Cox and Box
as Self - HostCox works by day, and Box by night. Their rascally landlord lets the same room to both of them...
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Is Zat So?
as G. Clifton BlackburnA rich man hires a pair of brothers, one to teach him to box and the other to manage him....
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Loose Ankles
as GilA grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only...
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From Raquel with Love
as The AlmightyMusical Special designed to showcase the minimal talents of Raquel Welch. Highlights include: a...
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The Air Mail
as SandyRuss Kane obtains work as a pilot in the airmail service with the purpose of robbing the mails....
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
as SelfEddie Kane wanders round the studio back-lot, opening various doors to see which stars pop out.
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It's Tough to Be Famous
as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahanScotty, an unwilling Navy war hero is cast into the limelight. He wants to get married and be an...
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Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.
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Red and Blue
as MillionaireMusical short, filmed for the abandoned portmanteau film Red, White and Zero (1967).
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The Way of All Men
as Billy BearA variety of broad-painted and unlikely characters are trapped in an underground café when a...
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La Belle Epoque
as Self / NarratorFeaturing Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Diana Vreeland, La Belle Epoque evokes "the beautiful era"...
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as SelfIn the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a...
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as Farleigh BrightLaconic cowboy Maverick Brander just happens to be a very wealthy rancher, but the money doesn't...
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Iolanthe
as Self - HostStrephon, a shepherd (the son of a Fairy, Iolanthe, and a mortal), is in love with Phyllis, a...
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The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
as NarratorDocumentary about the early British films by director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Man Bait
as Jeff SanfordMadge Dreyer is a sales girl in a large department store whose street-wise past long ago taught...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Love Boat
as Elliott NormanPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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The Love Boat
as Elliott BanningPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Robert DevlinThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...
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Route 66
as Charles ClaytonRoute 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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The Bob Hope Show
as SelfThe Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as SelfAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - ActorThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Your Show of Shows
as SelfYour Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...
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The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and...
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ABC Stage 67
as Mr. OtisABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as SelfIn 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...
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Hollywood
as SelfA 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios...
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The Dame Edna Experience
as SelfThe Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage....
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B.L. Stryker
as WhiteB.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5,...
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
as Self - HostDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, is a 1950s syndicated anthology series hosted and occasionally...
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Strong Medicine
as Eli CamperdownA woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new...
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