Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), a John M. Stahl–directed drama which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama The Valley of Decision (1944), Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), and family film The Yearling (1946). He encountered lukewarm commercial reviews at the end of the 1940s, his performances including The Paradine Case (1947) and The Great Sinner (1948). Peck reached global recognition in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing back-to-back in the book-to-film adaptation of Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and biblical drama David and Bathsheba (1951). He starred alongside Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953), which earned Peck a Golden Globe award. Other notable films in which he appeared include Moby Dick (1956, and its 1998 mini-series), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), The Omen (1976), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). Throughout his career, he often portrayed protagonists with "fiber" within a moral setting. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) centered on topics of antisemitism, while Peck's character in Twelve O'Clock High (1949) dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder during World War II. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), an adaptation of the modern classic of the same name which revolved around racial inequality, for which he received universal acclaim. In 1983, he starred opposite Christopher Plummer in The Scarlet and The Black as Hugh O'Flaherty, a Catholic priest who saved thousands of escaped Allied POWs and Jewish people in Rome during the Second World War. Peck was also active in politics, challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 and was regarded as a political opponent by President Richard Nixon. President Lyndon B. Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. Peck died in his sleep from bronchopneumonia at the age of 87.
The Guns of Navarone
as Capt. Keith MalloryA team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable...
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Roman Holiday
as Joe BradleyOverwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night...
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The Omen
as Robert ThornImmediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
as Atticus FinchScout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of...
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Cape Fear
as Lee HellerSam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking,...
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How the West Was Won
as Cleve Van ValenThe epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to...
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The Big Country
as James McKayRetired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a...
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Arabesque
as Prof. David PollockWhen a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a...
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The Gunfighter
as Jimmy RingoThe fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
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Mackenna's Gold
as Marshal MacKennaA bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other...
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Spellbound
as John BallantineWhen Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital...
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Cape Fear
as Sam BowdenSam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after...
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Moby Dick
as Captain AhabIn 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New...
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On the Beach
as Dwight TowersIn 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds...
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Captain Horatio Hornblower
as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.NCaptain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during...
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The Bravados
as Jim DouglassJim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four...
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The Boys from Brazil
as Dr. Josef MengeleNazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as Harry StreetWriter Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in...
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MacArthur
as Douglas MacArthurThe film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time...
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Other People's Money
as Andrew JorgensonWhen a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch...
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Duel in the Sun
as Lewton "Lewt" McCanlesBeautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds...
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Mirage
as David StillwellIn New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Gentleman's Agreement
as Philip Schuyler GreenA magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
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Yellow Sky
as James "Stretch" DawsonIn 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of...
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The Keys of the Kingdom
as Fr. Francis ChisholmA young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the...
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Pork Chop Hill
as Lt. Joe ClemonsKorean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States...
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The Sea Wolves
as Col. Lewis PughA German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor...
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The Yearling
as Ezra "Penny" BaxterJody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer...
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Shoot Out
as Clay LomaxClay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam...
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David and Bathsheba
as King DavidKing David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic...
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The Paradine Case
as Anthony KeaneAttorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her...
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Twelve O'Clock High
as Brigadier General Frank SavageIn the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command...
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The Scarlet and the Black
as Monsignor Hugh O'FlahertyFr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped...
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The Million Pound Note
as Henry AdamsAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich...
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Tom RathTom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a...
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Marooned
as Charles KeithAfter spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth...
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The Valley of Decision
as Paul ScottMary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her...
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I Walk the Line
as Sheriff Henry TawesHenry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to...
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Designing Woman
as Mike HagenA sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few,...
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The Stalking Moon
as Sam VarnerWhile moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout...
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Amazing Grace and Chuck
as PresidentAverage American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where...
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Close Up
as Self (archive footage)More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press...
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Billy Two Hats
as Arch DeansAfter a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half-breed Kiowa partner...
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Captain Newman, M.D.
as Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MDIn 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at...
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Behold a Pale Horse
as Manuel ArtiguezManuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20...
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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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Old Gringo
as Ambrose BierceA writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
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Beloved Infidel
as F. Scott FitzgeraldToward the end of his life F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to...
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The Movie Orgy
as Captain Ahab (archive footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
as SelfThe life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.
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The World in His Arms
as Captain Jonathan ClarkA boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the...
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A Conversation with Gregory Peck
as SelfNot your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and...
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Only the Valiant
as Capt. Richard LanceOnly the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the...
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The Purple Plain
as Bill ForresterA RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a...
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Days of Glory
as VladimirA heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.
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The Macomber Affair
as Robert WilsonA big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest...
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Presenter'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a...
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The Chairman
as John HathawayAn American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed...
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as SelfThe story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews...
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Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
as Himself - IntroductionWith an introduction by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn recounts her love of children and her work...
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as SelfAudrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant...
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Fun in the Big Country
as SelfBehind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he...
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time,...
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Night People
as Col. Steve Van DykeA US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the...
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O....
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John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
as NarratorAn overview of John F. Kennedy's political career. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in...
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The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
as Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and...
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Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an...
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as SelfA retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).
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To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
as Archive FootageA 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers,...
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The Portrait
as Gardner ChurchAfter a long absence, artist Margaret Church returns to her aging parent's home to finish a...
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Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.
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The Curse of 'The Omen'
as Self (archive footage)The filming of "The Omen" (1976) was plagued by tragedy and bizarre incidents. "The devil was at...
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The Art Director
as Self - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing....
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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as SelfJack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award...
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as SelfDocumentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
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Directed by William Wyler
as SelfDocumentary about the famed Hollywood director.
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Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
as SelfBarbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM...
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as SelfTalented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.
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Restoring Roman Holiday
as Joe Bradley (archive footage)Brief documentary on the painstaking process to restore Roman Holiday (1953) for DVD release.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as SelfA TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
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The Hidden World
as NarratorThe Hidden World is a 1958 American science documentary film produced by Robert Snyder and...
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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
as Self (archive footage)Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called...
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Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
as Self (archive footage)A legend of the Hollywood Golden Age, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) had an exemplary career, working...
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Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)A German documentary about the life of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn.
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Fearful Symmetry
as SelfA documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Fallout
as Self (archive footage)During the 1940s, Nevil Shute had a steady job as an engineer in the British military but in his...
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Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.
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The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
as NarratorA documentary detailing the hunt for fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Narrated by Gregory Peck, the...
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From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
as Self / Narrator (voice)From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck...
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Boom on Paris
as SelfIn the early 1950s, the popular radio show "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean...
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for...
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Pictura
as Narrator: Carpaccio episode (voice)Pictura is a documentary film directed by seven famous directors, and narrated by several famous...
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as SelfA short documentary with interviews explaining how the classic film "Cape Fear" was filmed.
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Abendschau
as SelfThe Berliner Abendschau is the news magazine for Berlin.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Bambi Awards
as Self (archive footage)The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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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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The Dick Powell Show
as Self - Guest HostThe Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...
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Baseball
as Various (voice)The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and...
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The Blue and the Gray
as Abraham LincolnThe Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments...
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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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Moby Dick
as Father MappleThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive...
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Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...
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