Jesse White

Born: 1917-01-03

Jesse White (January 4, 1917 – January 9, 1997) was an American television, film, and stage character actor. He is best remembered for portraying the Maytag repairman in television commercials, a role he played from 1967 to 1988. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Air Traffic Controller
Released: 1963-11-07

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...

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Harvey

as Wilson
Released: 1950-12-04

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized...

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Kiss of Death

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1947-08-27

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

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The Bad Seed

as Emory Wages
Released: 1956-09-12

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite...

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The Cat from Outer Space

as Earnest Ernie
Released: 1978-06-09

A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar...

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Monster in the Closet

as Ben
Released: 1986-05-15

After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a...

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Matinee

as Mr. Spector
Released: 1993-01-29

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the...

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The Reluctant Astronaut

as Donelli
Released: 1967-09-05

Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After...

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Designing Woman

as Charlie Arneg
Released: 1957-05-16

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few,...

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Rudy's Agent
Released: 1976-07-26

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a...

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Witness to Murder

as Police Sgt. Eddie Vincent
Released: 1954-04-15

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom...

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Million Dollar Mermaid

as Doc Cronnol
Released: 1952-12-04

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece...

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Not as a Stranger

as Ben Cosgrove
Released: 1955-07-01

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He...

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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Released: 1960-02-03

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a...

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Bless the Beasts & Children

as Sid Shecker
Released: 1971-08-01

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a...

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Death of a Salesman

as Stanley
Released: 1951-12-20

Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of...

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Pajama Party

as J. Sinister Hulk
Released: 1964-11-11

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.

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On the Double

as Corporal Joseph Praeger
Released: 1961-05-19

American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel...

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It's Only Money

as Pete Flint
Released: 1962-11-20

Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping...

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Gunsmoke

as Professor
Released: 1953-05-04

Kittridge is hired by the villans but turns to defend the rancher Saxon after learning the true...

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Marjorie Morningstar

as Lou Michaelson
Released: 1958-04-24

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for...

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Bedtime for Bonzo

as Babcock
Released: 1951-04-05

College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab...

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The Spirit Is Willing

as Fess Dorple
Released: 1967-07-07

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets...

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Back from Eternity

as Pete Boswick
Released: 1956-09-07

A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle...

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Three Blondes In His Life

as Ed Kelly
Released: 1961-12-31

Tough insurance investigator Mahoney goes to LA to look into the murder of a fellow...

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Stage Door Canteen

as Jesse White (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-24

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...

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Guilty Bystander

as Masher
Released: 1950-04-20

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling...

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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

as J. Sinister Hulk
Released: 1966-04-06

A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and...

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Of Thee I Sing

as Matthew Fulton
Released: 1972-10-24

CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all...

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Return to Campus

as Sports announcer
Released: 1975-10-01

A 55-year-old former high school football player finally gets to fulfill his life-long dream and...

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Brothers O'Toole

as Mayor
Released: 1973-05-16

The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight...

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A Fever in the Blood

as Sgt. Michael Beers
Released: 1961-01-28

A judge, a district attorney and a U. S. senator--each hoping to be elected the next...

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Callaway Went Thataway

as Georgie Markham
Released: 1951-11-15

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

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The Yellow Canary

as Ed Thornburg
Released: 1963-05-15

Andy is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife who treats his staff badly. On...

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Hell's Half Acre

as Tubby Otis
Released: 1954-06-01

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

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Night of 100 Stars III

as Self
Released: 1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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Forever Female

as Willie
Released: 1953-11-28

An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.

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Sail A Crooked Ship

as McDonald
Released: 1961-12-01

A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in...

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The Come On

as J.J. McGonigle
Released: 1956-04-16

A con woman tries to swindle her partner-in-crime husband with the help of one of her former...

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A House Is Not a Home

as Rafferty
Released: 1964-08-12

Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful...

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Francis Goes to the Races

as Frank Damer
Released: 1951-05-01

In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal...

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Looking for Love

as Tiger Shay
Released: 1964-08-05

An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.

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God Is My Partner

as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin
Released: 1957-07-01

A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file...

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Johnny Trouble

as Parsons
Released: 1957-09-24

An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's...

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Harvey

as Duane Wilson
Released: 1972-03-20

Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister,...

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George M!

as E.F. Albee
Released: 1970-09-12

Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this...

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It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1976-03-31

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

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Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

as uncredited
Released: 1970-09-30

A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture...

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Togetherness

as Henry
Released: 1970-09-13

Nina, a gorgeous blonde communist, attracts the attention of two wealthy bon vivants. Prince...

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The Girl in White

as Alec
Released: 1952-05-23

The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who...

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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1948-07-16

Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in,...

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Nashville Girl

as C.Y. Ordell
Released: 1976-03-01

A Kentucky-born maiden realizes her dream of becoming a country music star. However, she...

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The Girl Rush

as Ludwig - Pit Boss
Released: 1955-09-16

When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip,...

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Champ for a Day

as Willie Foltis
Released: 1953-08-15

An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western...

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He Laughed Last

as Max Lassiter
Released: 1956-08-12

A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.

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Las Vegas Lady

as Big Jake
Released: 1975-06-01

In Las Vegas, Lucky and two of her girlfriends, Carol and Lisa, plan to steal half a million...

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Tomboy and the Champ

as Windy Skiles
Released: 1961-04-01

A young Texas cowgirl raises a prize-winning calf, whose presence helps her recover from polio.

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The Big Night

as Charlie Wegg
Released: 1960-02-17

Big money means big crime in this noir drama following the exploits of Frankie (Randy Sparks), a...

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Katie Did It

as Jim Dilloway
Released: 1950-11-26

Katherine Standish, who has been brought up in a strict manner in a prudish New England town,...

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The Right Approach

as Brian Freer
Released: 1961-05-17

An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in...

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The Return of Gentleman Jim

as Mike
Released: 1955-02-05

Gentleman Jim Corbett (George Montgomery) returns in 1947 to fight Joe Louis (played by Louis...

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Seinfeld

as Ralph
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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MacGyver

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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Perry Mason

as Luke Hickey
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Cecil
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Burt Renshaw
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Tony Cerro
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Max Armstead
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Harry Jones
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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Quincy, M.E.

as Mechanic
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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The Love Boat

as Harry
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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I Dream of Jeannie

as Sam
First aired: 1965-09-18

While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency...

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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The Andy Griffith Show

as Fred Boone
First aired: 1960-10-03

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and...

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The Twilight Zone

as Repair Man
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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The Twilight Zone

as Harmon Cavender
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Hart to Hart

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-22

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Nat Keller
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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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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Happy Days

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-15

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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The Addams Family

as Sgt. Haley
First aired: 1964-09-18

A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric...

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Climax!

as Philly
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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The Munsters

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-24

A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...

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Petticoat Junction

as Henry Sharp
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 Colonel Partridge
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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Love, American Style

as Pun Jab
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Love, American Style

as Bailiff
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Green Acres

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-15

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from...

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The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Bill
First aired: 1961-10-03

The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob...

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Here's Lucy

as Hickey
First aired: 1968-09-23

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Naked City

as Harold Slate
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Adventures in Paradise

as Frank Crayle
First aired: 1959-10-05

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on...

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The Donna Reed Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-24

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...

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Land of the Giants

as Max Manfred
First aired: 1968-09-22

Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and...

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Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Emil Glueck
First aired: 1963-10-10

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on...

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Walt Conlin
First aired: 1957-07-01

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949...

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77 Sunset Strip

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-10

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...

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That Girl

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-08

That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the...

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Burke's Law

as Jesse White
First aired: 1994-01-07

Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from...

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The Texan

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-29

The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which...

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December Bride

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-04

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the...

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-06

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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The Mod Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-25

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September...

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Cain's Hundred

as Rudy
First aired: 1961-09-19

A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...

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Cavalcade of America

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-01

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

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The Real McCoys

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-10-03

The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto...

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Pete and Gladys

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-19

Pete and Gladys is an American situation comedy television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara...

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The Roaring 20's

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-15

The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.

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The Danny Thomas Show

as Danny’s Agent “Jess”
First aired: 1953-09-29

Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with...

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The Danny Thomas Show

as Jesse
First aired: 1953-09-29

Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with...

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The Danny Thomas Show

as Jess
First aired: 1953-09-29

Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with...

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self
First aired: 1973-09-14

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...

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The Thin Man

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-20

Nick Charles was a private detective who married the wealthy Nora and decided to settle down and...

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Jonny Quest

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-18

Jonny Quest – often casually referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest – is an American...

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The New Gidget

as Washing Machine Repairman
First aired: 1986-09-15

The New Gidget is an American television sitcom that aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The...

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Tightrope

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-08

Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September...

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Devlin

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-07

Devlin is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC in 1974.

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Accidental Family

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-15

Accidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68...

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Rango

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-01-13

Rango is an American Western situation comedy starring comedian Tim Conway which was broadcast...

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Mickey

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-16

Mickey is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 1964 to January 1965....

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My World and Welcome to It

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-15

My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and...

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Letter to Loretta

as Nick Pulaski
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 Wilson
First aired: 1951-12-24

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

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Angel

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-06

Angel is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1960–1961 television season. The series...

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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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General Electric Theater

as Mike
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Joe Maskowitz
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Linus the Lionhearted

as C. Claudius Crow (voice)
First aired: 1964-09-26

Linus the Lionhearted is an American animated television series featuring a main character of...

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Pandamonium

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-18

Pandamonium is a 1982-83 animated series that aired on CBS.

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