Hugh Beaumont

Born: 1909-02-16

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugene Hugh Beaumont (February 16, 1909 – May 14, 1982) was an American actor and television director. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church. Beaumont is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the 1957-1963 television series Leave It to Beaver. He had earlier played the role of the private detective Michael Shayne in a series of films in the 1940s.


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The Blue Dahlia

as George Copeland
Released: 1946-04-16

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an...

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Night Passage

as Jeff Kurth
Released: 1957-07-24

Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother,...

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The Seventh Victim

as Gregory Ward
Released: 1943-08-21

A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village...

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

as George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Released: 2004-07-28

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop...

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The Mole People

as Dr. Jud Bellamin
Released: 1956-12-01

A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five millennia-old Sumerian...

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Lost Continent

as Robert Phillips
Released: 1951-08-17

When an experimental atomic rocket crashes somewhere off-radar, its three developing scientists...

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Objective, Burma!

as Capt. Hennessey
Released: 1945-02-17

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to...

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Du Barry was a Lady

as Footman (uncredited)
Released: 1943-08-13

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with...

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The Fallen Sparrow

as Otto Skaas
Released: 1943-08-19

Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City...

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Go for Broke!

as Chaplain
Released: 1951-05-04

A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission...

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The Last Outpost

as Lt. Fenton
Released: 1951-04-04

The cavalry defend a small town from indians.

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Tokyo Joe

as Provost Marshal Major
Released: 1949-10-26

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life...

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Home Town Story

as Bob MacFarland (uncredited)
Released: 1951-05-18

Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the...

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Wake Island

as Captain (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-11

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries...

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The Member of the Wedding

as Minister (uncredited)
Released: 1952-12-25

Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away...

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Bombardier

as Soldier
Released: 1943-05-14

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to...

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The Guilt of Janet Ames

as (uncredited)
Released: 1947-03-06

A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his...

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Bury Me Dead

as Michael Dunn
Released: 1947-10-18

A woman watches her own funeral, then sets out with her lawyer to learn who was in the casket.

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Phone Call from a Stranger

as Tim Brooks
Released: 1952-02-01

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one...

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The Human Duplicators

as Austin Welles
Released: 1965-03-03

An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and...

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The Seventh Cross

as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-24

In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up...

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Phantom Raiders

as Seaman
Released: 1940-06-07

In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers...

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Railroaded!

as Police Sergeant Mickey Ferguson
Released: 1947-09-25

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back...

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Buyer Beware

as Insp. Thomas' Assistant (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-17

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

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The Lady Confesses

as Larry Craig
Released: 1945-05-16

An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 years of disappearance -- thought to be dead, to...

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Practically Yours

as Film-Cutter (uncredited)
Released: 1944-12-20

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be...

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Unfinished Business

as Hugh the Bridegroom
Released: 1941-08-27

Starting with a cruel joke – a couple of callow men make a bet that one of them can seduce the...

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Bugles in the Afternoon

as Lt. Cooke
Released: 1952-03-04

Old enemies stationed together at an Army post vie for the same woman.

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Callaway Went Thataway

as Mr. Adkins (uncredited)
Released: 1951-11-15

Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them...

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Mobs, Inc.

as Gangster
Released: 1956-03-21

Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling...

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The Wife Takes a Flyer

as Officer
Released: 1942-04-28

Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied...

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Pier 23

as Dennis O'Brien
Released: 1951-05-11

Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and...

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There's Something About a Soldier

as Lt. Martin
Released: 1943-11-30

Five officer candidates fight to prove their mettle during training.

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Song of the Open Road

as John Moran (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-21

A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to...

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Money Madness

as Steve Clark
Released: 1948-04-15

A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.

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Forbidden Passage

as Clements
Released: 1941-02-08

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts...

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Apology for Murder

as Kenny Blake
Released: 1945-09-27

Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is...

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You Came Along

as Army Chaplain at Funeral (uncredited)
Released: 1945-07-04

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute...

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Tars and Spars

as Captain
Released: 1946-01-10

Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts...

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Larceny in Her Heart

as Michael Shayne
Released: 1946-05-20

In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private...

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Night Without Sleep

as John Harkness
Released: 1952-09-26

Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he...

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The Flying Missile

as Maj. Wilson
Released: 1950-12-24

A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.

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Murder Is My Business

as Michael Shayne
Released: 1946-03-07

Michael Shayne is a private detective who is disliked greatly by Pete Rafferty, local chief of...

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Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as Range Officer
Released: 1944-07-19

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in...

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Strange Affair

as Detective Carey (Uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-05

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a...

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I Love a Soldier

as John
Released: 1944-07-12

During World War II in San Francisco, Eve Morgan and her single girlfriends spend their days...

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The Counterfeiters

as Philip Drake
Released: 1948-05-28

Scotland Yard cop goes undercover to nab counterfeiter and his gang.

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Johnny Comes Flying Home

as Engineer (uncredited)
Released: 1946-04-05

Three World War II fliers face financial obstacles threatening to ground their fledgling...

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Flight for Freedom

as Flight Instructor (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-14

A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los...

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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

as Policeman
Released: 1951-08-01

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a...

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Blonde from Brooklyn

as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Released: 1945-06-21

A brash young singer and an unemployed "jukebox girl" hire an elderly Confederate "colonel" to...

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Sucker List

as Charles Adams (uncredited)
Released: 1941-07-26

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to...

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Wild Stallion

as Capt. Wilmurt
Released: 1952-04-27

A young orphan grows into adulthood, all the while searhing for his beloved white horse that...

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Good Bad Boys

as Judge's Aide
Released: 1940-09-07

Alfalfa and the gang decide to turn to a life of crime, but Spanky tries to trick them with a...

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Target Unknown

as American Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1951-02-08

World War II drama about members of an American bomber squadron who are captured and held...

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He Hired the Boss

as Jordan
Released: 1943-04-02

A shy bookkeeper accidentally discovers that the company where he works is targeted in a series...

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Washington Story

as Chaplain
Released: 1952-07-01

A reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the "nice guy" image of a respected Congressman (Van...

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Too Many Winners

as Michael Shayne
Released: 1947-05-24

Michael Shayne mystery involving counterfeit tickets at a race track.

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Roaring City

as Dennis O'Brien
Released: 1951-05-04

A San Francisco private eye finds himself under suspicion while investigating a prizefighter's...

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Reaching from Heaven

as Bill Starling
Released: 1948-02-01

Just as church services are letting out, a shabbily-dressed stranger is run over by an...

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Jack Pot

as Mechanic (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-09

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

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Blonde for a Day

as Michael Shayne
Released: 1946-06-10

Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.

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You, the People

as Pete
Released: 1940-11-30

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his...

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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

as George Sharpe
Released: 1943-07-14

Dennis mistakenly believes Carmelita is going to have a baby. Little does he know that the...

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Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as Adjutant
Released: 1943-06-29

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the...

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Hell's Horizon

as Sgt. Al Trask
Released: 1955-12-31

The pilot, co-pilot, and crew of a bomber try to hit a Korean bridge in bad weather.

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Flight Lieutenant

as Cadet John McGinnis
Released: 1942-07-09

A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the...

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Soak the Old

as Detective (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-24

Part of MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series, this short film focuses on crimes revolving around...

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Mobs Incorporated

as Gangster
Released: 1956-03-21

Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling...

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A Gun in His Hand

as Police Academy Graduate (uncredited)
Released: 1945-09-15

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at...

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Danger Zone

as Dennis O'Brien
Released: 1951-04-20

A San Francisco man is paid to bid on a saxophone and escort a woman to a yacht party.

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Northwest Rangers

as Warren - Mountie Who Finds Fowler's Body
Released: 1942-10-28

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other...

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A Date with Your Family

as Narrator
Released: 1950-12-31

Educational short showing how you should never show any emotions at the dinner table.

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Three on a Ticket

as Michael Shayne
Released: 1947-04-04

A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh...

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The Racket Man

as Police Sgt. 'Irish' Duffy
Released: 1944-01-18

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been,...

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Overland Telegraph

as Brad Roberts
Released: 1951-12-15

Not to be confused with the 1929 film The Overland Telegraph, this Western from director Lesley...

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Prunes and Politics

as Mr. Tinker
Released: 1944-01-07

Edgar is running for county supervisor against his mother-in-law. Edgar, whose campaign is going...

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Canal Zone

as The Radio Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-19

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Keep 'Em Sailing

as FBI Chemist (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-28

An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.

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Second Chance

as Pastor Dr. Emory
Released: 1950-09-06

A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty,...

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They Live in Fear

as Instructor (uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-06

After witnessing the killing of a professor in concentration camp "Dachau" German student Paul...

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The Virginian

as Maguire
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Charles Martin
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Maj. James Carlton
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Lassie

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-09-12

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy...

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Mannix

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Mannix

as Frank Abbott
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Mannix

as Hammond
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Wagon Train

as Jed Halick
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Climax!

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Petticoat Junction

as Ronnie Beckman
First aired: 1963-09-24

The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...

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Petticoat Junction

as Donald Elliott
First aired: 1963-09-24

The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...

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Medical Center

as Dr. Simpson
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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Leave It to Beaver

as Ward Cleaver
First aired: 1957-10-04

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often...

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The Lone Ranger

as Rev. Randy Roberts
First aired: 1949-09-15

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring...

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Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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Cavalcade of America

as Lewis Graham
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Cavalcade of America

as Coach Jack Cody
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Cavalcade of America

as Father Werr
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Public Defender

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-03-11

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as...

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Public Defender

as Gil Bowman
First aired: 1954-03-11

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as...

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City Detective

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-09-07

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police...

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Studio 57

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-09-21

Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont...

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Racket Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-06-07

Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock,...

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Hopalong Cassidy

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-09-19

Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared...

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Topper

as Ed Merrill
First aired: 1953-10-09

Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was...

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My Friend Flicka

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-30

My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch...

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Dangerous Assignment

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-01-01

A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star...

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Meet McGraw

as Clay Farrell
First aired: 1957-06-17

Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the...

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Letter to Loretta

as Editor of Manhattan Magazine
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Chris Palmer
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Henry Preston
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Rev. Bell
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Arthur Nicholls
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Col. Richard Chamberlayne
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Col. Lander
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as John Harris
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Tom Sutton
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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The Most Deadly Game

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-10-10

The Most Deadly Game is an American drama television series

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