John Alvin
John Alvin, born John Alvin Hoffstadt was an American film, stage and television actor. Alvin was signed with Warner Brothers Studios for an exclusive four-year contract during the World War II era, although he was "borrowed" by 20th Century Fox to appear in 1944's Oscar-nominated The Fighting Sullivans. He appeared in more than 25 Warner Brothers films during this time, including Northern Pursuit (which starred Errol Flynn), The Beast with Five Fingers, The Very Thought of You, and Objective, Burma!. His pictures after the contract period included Irma la Douce, Inside Daisy Clover, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie. However, it was his role in the 1943 film Destination Tokyo, in which he co-starred with John Garfield and Cary Grant, that left the largest impression on Alvin. Years later, in a 2006 interview, Alvin credited Grant with having a major impact on his career path: "I learned more about show business from him than from anyone. He was very attentive and helpful." Alvin later enjoyed a separate television career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s. His television credits included various roles on Leave It to Beaver, All in the Family, Lou Grant, Dragnet, General Hospital, Murder, She Wrote, Starsky and Hutch, The Incredible Hulk and I Spy. Alvin's also appeared in numerous television commercials advertising for such products as Mattel, H&R Block, McDonald's, Porsche and Audi. Alvin's theater repertoire included Send Me No Flowers, The Student Prince, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial and The Cradle Will Rock. He also appeared in a production of Rain, which was directed by Charlie Chaplin. He largely retired from acting in the 1990s; his final film appearance was in 1994's Milk Money. During his retirement, Alvin often showed his movies for audiences at the Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, an organization for senior citizens based in Thousand Oaks, California.
Milk Money
as Rich Old GuyThree young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them....
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Marnie
as Hotel Chauffeur (uncredited)Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her...
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Somewhere in Time
as Arthur's FatherYoung writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who...
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The Fountainhead
as Young Intellectual (uncredited)An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism...
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Irma la Douce
as Customer #2When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and...
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The Breaking Point
as Reporter (uncredited)A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
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The Organization
as Forensic Officer (uncredited)After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal...
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San Antonio
as Pony SmithRancher Clay Hardin arrives in San Antonio to search for and capture Roy Stuart, notorious...
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Northern Pursuit
as Orderly (uncredited)Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later...
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Objective, Burma!
as HoganA group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to...
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Three Strangers
as Junior ClerkOn the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy...
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Illegal
as Court Clerk (uncredited)A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...
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Destination Tokyo
as Sound ManDuring World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a...
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Deep in My Heart
as Mr. Mulvaney (uncredited)Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
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Carrie
as Stage ManagerCarrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that...
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The Beast with Five Fingers
as Donald ArlingtonLocals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased...
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Romance on the High Seas
as Charles - Travel Agent (uncredited)Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself...
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Pretty Baby
as Danny (uncredited)A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat...
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Dr. DraperA dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her...
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Shadow of a Woman
as Carl, Emma's SonBrooke's marital life with Eric takes a downturn when she starts suspecting that her husband is...
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The Fighting Sullivans
as Madison Abel 'Matt' SullivanThe lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great...
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Dennis the Menace
as Mr. BonfigliWhile digging in his front garden, Dennis finds a big bone. To prove it's from a dinosaur, he...
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A Bullet for Joey
as Constable Dan Percy (uncredited)Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American...
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Sweet, Sweet Rachel
as SurgeonAn ESP expert uses his powers to try to track down a psychic who uses telepathy to commit murder.
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Kentucky Rifle
as Luke ThomasA man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory and must find a way to...
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Accountant (uncredited)A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie...
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Rocky
as Jack ArnoldOut fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the...
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Nora Prentiss
as San Francisco Ferry Boat Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a...
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Return to Green Acres
as E. WilfredTv movie that reunites most the show's cast members. The Douglases move back to New York. But...
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The Quest: The Longest Drive
as AamesTo save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge...
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The McConnell Story
as JohnnyJoe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army...
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This Side of the Law
as Calder TaylorA man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment....
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Bright Leaf
as Poker Player (uncredited)Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
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Cheyenne
as Single JackSlick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison...
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April in Paris
as TracyA series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the...
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Come Fill the Cup
as Travis Ashbourne - ReporterAlcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley...
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Deep Valley
as ConvictA shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a...
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Shanghai Chest
as Victor ArmstrongCharlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all...
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Stallion Road
as Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)A veterinarian and a novelist compete for the heart of a lady rancher.
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The Iron Mistress
as Impatient Man in Tailor's ShopIn this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her...
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The Shanghai Story
as John WarrenShanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a...
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Crackle of Death
as uncreditedThe first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of...
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The Unknown Man
as uncreditedA scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
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Passions
as MinisterA man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little...
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Missing Women
as Eddie EnnisA woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their...
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The Very Thought of You
as Cal WheelerArmy sergeants Dave and "Fixit" spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and...
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Open Secret
as RalphA couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe...
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Under Colorado Skies
as Jeff CollinsMonte Hale has been working as a teller in a Texas bank during the summer to earn money for his...
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Love and Learn
as WilliamA wealthy socialite bored with her life meets and falls in love with a struggling songwriter on...
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Two Guys from Texas
as Jim CrockerTwo vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys.
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The Bold Frontiersman
as Don PostRocky Lane and his horse Black Jack must protect the gold which drought bedeviled ranchers have...
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Perry Mason
as Sam WalshThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Phil - Bank TellerThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Assistant Bank ManagerThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Bank TellerThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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The Beverly Hillbillies
as Harry BarthJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...
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The Beverly Hillbillies
as PhotographerJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...
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Starsky & Hutch
as GrocerStreetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...
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The Rifleman
as uncreditedThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...
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Dragnet
as uncreditedFollows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Mr. TuckerAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. FrazierAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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M*A*S*H
as BowmanThe 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little...
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Get Smart
as uncreditedGet Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created...
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Hart to Hart
as uncreditedWealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...
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The Incredible Hulk
as Dr. PattersonDuring an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever...
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My Three Sons
as uncreditedA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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Climax!
as Sir Roscoe CrosbyClimax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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The Munsters
as Mr. FranklinA family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...
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Petticoat Junction
as Mr. KimberlyThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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The Lucy Show
as DirectorThe Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...
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Cheyenne
as uncreditedCheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...
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Leave It to Beaver
as uncreditedLeave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often...
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Amazing Stories
as Professor RandA truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...
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The Lone Ranger
as SidThe Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring...
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One Step Beyond
as BradleyAlcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The...
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All in the Family
as BailiffArchie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as DocRichard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949...
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as DoctorAgents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the...
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Family Affair
as uncreditedFamily Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9,...
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Dr. CarrieKolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the...
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The Millionaire
as Defense Atty. Bill IrvinAn anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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The Millionaire
as Prosecuting AttorneyAn anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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Bronco
as uncreditedBronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United...
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Cain's Hundred
as Norman RenoA former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...
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Racket Squad
as uncreditedRacket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock,...
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Hopalong Cassidy
as uncreditedHopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared...
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as PhotographerThe DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from...
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87th Precinct
as uncredited87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper,...
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Wire Service
as Chief DispatcherWire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.
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Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
as KeegleThe adventures of a woman who grew up in the jungle as she protects the beasts and the natives...
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Dangerous Assignment
as uncreditedA U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star...
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The Living Christ
as JosephThe first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to...
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The Cara Williams Show
as uncreditedThe Cara Williams Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 18,1964 to April...
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