Lee Marvin

Born: 1924-02-19

Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the crime series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin is best remembered for his lead roles as "tough guy" characters such as Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen, Walker in Point Blank (both 1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980). One of Marvin's more notable movie projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played dual roles. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Marvin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​


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The Dirty Dozen

as Maj. John Reisman
Released: 1967-06-15

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy...

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The Delta Force

as Colonel Nick Alexander
Released: 1986-02-14

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by...

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Emperor of the North

as A No. 1
Released: 1973-05-23

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

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The Professionals

as Fardan
Released: 1966-11-01

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a...

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Liberty Valance
Released: 1962-04-13

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named...

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The Wild One

as Chino
Released: 1953-12-30

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to...

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Paint Your Wagon

as Ben Rumson
Released: 1969-10-15

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their...

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Death Hunt

as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
Released: 1981-04-15

Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the...

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The Comancheros

as Crow
Released: 1961-12-16

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his...

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Donovan's Reef

as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Released: 1963-06-12

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the...

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The Caine Mutiny

as Meatball
Released: 1954-06-24

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first...

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7 Men from Now

as Bill Masters
Released: 1956-07-24

A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths...

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The Big Heat

as Vince Stone
Released: 1953-10-14

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the...

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Point Blank

as Walker
Released: 1967-08-30

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly...

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Cat Ballou

as Kid Shelleen & Tim Strawn
Released: 1965-06-24

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different...

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The Big Red One

as The Sergeant
Released: 1980-01-22

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the...

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Ship of Fools

as Tenny
Released: 1965-07-29

Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in...

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Hell in the Pacific

as American Pilot
Released: 1968-12-19

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find...

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I Died a Thousand Times

as Babe Kossuck
Released: 1955-11-09

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before...

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Gorky Park

as Jack Osborne
Released: 1983-12-15

Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but...

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The Killers

as Charlie Strom
Released: 1964-07-07

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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The Stranger Wore a Gun

as Dan Kurth
Released: 1953-07-30

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a...

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The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

as Maj. John Reisman
Released: 1985-02-04

Major Reisman is "volunteered" to lead another mission using convicted army soldiers, sentenced...

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Violent Saturday

as Dill, Bank Robber
Released: 1955-04-01

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday,...

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Prime Cut

as Nick Devlin
Released: 1972-06-01

A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the...

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Bad Day at Black Rock

as Hector David
Released: 1955-01-13

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black...

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Raintree County

as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
Released: 1957-12-20

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is...

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The Spikes Gang

as Harry Spikes
Released: 1974-04-11

Three teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While...

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Attack

as Clyde Bartlett
Released: 1956-09-19

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must...

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Avalanche Express

as Harry Wargrave
Released: 1979-09-27

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is...

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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-11-13

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary...

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Gun Fury

as Blinky
Released: 1953-10-09

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off...

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Gorilla at Large

as Shaughnessy--Policeman
Released: 1954-05-01

At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone...

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The Iceman Cometh

as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Released: 1973-11-10

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await...

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Monte Walsh

as Monte Walsh
Released: 1970-10-02

Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and...

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The Duel at Silver Creek

as Tinhorn Burgess
Released: 1952-09-05

When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the...

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We're Not Married!

as Pinky (uncredited)
Released: 1952-07-11

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years...

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Diplomatic Courier

as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
Released: 1952-06-13

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing...

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Not as a Stranger

as Brundage
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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Shout at the Devil

as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
Released: 1976-04-12

During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's...

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The Missouri Traveler

as Tobias Brown
Released: 1958-01-21

Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the...

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Dog Day

as Jimmy Cobb
Released: 1984-01-10

A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his...

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Pete Kelly's Blues

as Al Gannaway
Released: 1955-07-31

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy...

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The Raid

as Lt. Keating
Released: 1954-08-04

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the...

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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

as Sam Longwood
Released: 1976-06-23

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby,...

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Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-29

With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a...

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The Rack

as Capt. John R. Miller
Released: 1956-11-02

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War....

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The Klansman

as Sheriff Track Bascomb
Released: 1974-10-25

A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a...

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Pillars of the Sky

as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Released: 1956-09-14

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of...

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Seminole

as Sgt. Magruder
Released: 1953-03-20

Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole...

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The Big Red One : The Reconstruction

as The Sergeant
Released: 2005-05-03

A re-working, re-editing, and restructuring of Sam Fuller's The Big Red One bringing it closer...

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Pocket Money

as Leonard
Released: 1972-02-01

Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy and his buddy get mixed up in some shady dealings...

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Shack Out on 101

as Slob / Mr. Gregory
Released: 1955-12-04

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

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The Meanest Men in the West

as Kalig Talbot
Released: 1978-05-04

Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each...

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Hangman's Knot

as Rolph Bainter
Released: 1952-11-15

In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold...

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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

as Self
Released: 1967-09-26

Peter Whitehead’s disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled “A Pop Concerto,” comprises...

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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as Self
Released: 1986-03-09

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a...

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You're in the Navy Now

as Radio Man
Released: 1951-02-23

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an...

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A Life in the Balance

as The Killer
Released: 1955-07-01

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

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Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1998-01-01

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately...

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Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

as Himself
Released: 1984-02-04

A documentary shot during the production of Samuel Fuller's film The Big Red One.

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The Losers

as Dave Blassingame
Released: 1963-01-15

A couple of hard-drinking cardsharp drifters find themselves in the unlikely situation of having...

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Live at Mister Kelly's

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-09-17

The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand,...

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Eight Iron Men

as Sgt. Joe Mooney
Released: 1952-12-01

During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the...

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The Glory Brigade

as Cpl. Bowman
Released: 1953-05-20

During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a...

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Sergeant Ryker

as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Released: 1968-02-01

During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then...

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Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-01-01

A featurette documentary that looks into the making of "The Dirty Dozen," containing interviews...

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Teresa

as G.I. (uncredited)
Released: 1951-04-05

An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother.

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as The Sergeant (archive footage)
Released: 2002-07-02

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

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The Rock

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1967-01-01

A promotional two-part short for John Boorman's "Point Blank" shot on and around Alcatraz. Lee...

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Down Among the Sheltering Palms

as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
Released: 1953-03-01

War-weary Captain Willoby and his men are the occupation force on an island of lovely...

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Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge

as Himself
Released: 1986-05-12

Actor and WWII veteran Lee Marvin narrates this USMC training film on combat leadership.

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Operation Dirty Dozen

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes...

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Mon Petit Chou

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-24

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No Name City

as Self
Released: 1969-01-01

Behind the scenes during the filming of 1969's 'Paint Your Wagon'

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Our Time In Hell

as Narrator
Released:

An hour long documentary on the war in the Pacific. Using Marine Corps color footage, the only...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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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 Virginian

as Martin Kalig
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 Twilight Zone

as Steel Kelly
First aired: 1959-10-02

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

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Wagon Train

as Jud Benedict
First aired: 1957-09-18

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

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Wagon Train

as Jose Morales
First aired: 1957-09-18

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

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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Climax!

as Capt. Cavallero
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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Climax!

as 'Little Man' Brush
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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Climax!

as Mannon Tate
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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Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Paul Probeck
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Dr. Kildare

as Buddy Bishop
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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The Untouchables

as Mike Brannon
First aired: 1959-10-15

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...

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The Untouchables

as Victor Rait / Howard Carson
First aired: 1959-10-15

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...

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Combat!

as Sgt. Turk
First aired: 1962-10-02

Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - M-Squad
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Detective
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1956-06-24

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Studio One

as Teale
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Sgt. Paul Ryker
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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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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M Squad

as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
First aired: 1957-09-20

Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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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 Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Jud Hollister
First aired: 1960-09-19

The Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from...

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The Great Adventure

as Misok Bedrozian
First aired: 1963-09-27

The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964...

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Suspense

as Barrow
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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Suspense

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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The Dick Powell Show

as Finn
First aired: 1961-09-26

The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...

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People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1975-03-04

An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Michler / Captain Hollis
First aired: 1952-11-06

Biff Baker, U.S.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from November...

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Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Captain Hollis Michler
First aired: 1952-11-06

Biff Baker, U.S.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from November...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jim Patterson
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 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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The DuPont Show of the Week

as Juan de Nuñez
First aired: 1961-09-17

The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...

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General Electric Theater

as uncredited
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 Captain Morrissey
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 Art Temple
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 Dick Giles
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 Kittridge
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 Clerk
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 Sid Benton
First aired: 1953-02-01

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

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The Lawbreakers

as Self - Host
First aired:

Lee Marvin narrates this series which reenact various crimes that occurred around the United...

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It Couldn't Be Done

as Narrator
First aired: 1970-04-02

Made-for-TV special focusing on landmark American engineering projects such as Mt. Rushmore; the...

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