Patric Knowles

Born: 1911-11-11

Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995) was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s. He made his film debut in 1933, and played either first or second film leads throughout his career. In his first American film, Give Me Your Heart (1936), released in Great Britain as Sweet Aloes, Knowles was cast as a titled Englishman of means. While making The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Lone Pine, California, he befriended Errol Flynn, whose acquaintance he had made when both were under contract to Warner Bros. in England. Since that film, in which Knowles played the part of Capt. Perry Vickers, the brother of Flynn's Maj. Geoffrey Vickers, he was cast more frequently as straitlaced characters alongside Flynn's flamboyant ones, notably as Will Scarlet in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both actors starred as well in Four's A Crowd, also in 1938. More than two decades after Flynn's death, biographer Charles Higham sullied Flynn's memory by accusing him of having been a fascist sympathizer and Nazi spy. Knowles, who had served in World War II as a flying instructor in the RCAF, came to Flynn's defense, writing Rebuttal for a Friend as an epilogue to Tony Thomas' Errol Flynn: The Spy Who Never Was (Citadel Press, 1990) ISBN 080651180X. Knowles was a freelance film actor from 1939 until his last film appearance in 1973. In the 1940s, he was known for playing protagonists in a number of horror films, including The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). Knowles was also cast as comic foils in a number of comedies such as Abbott and Costello's Who Done It? (1942) and Hit The Ice (1943). He also appeared opposite Jack Kelly in a 1957 episode of the television series Maverick called "The Wrecker", which was based on a Robert Louis Stevenson adventure and co-starred James Garner. Knowles was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and wrote a novel called Even Steven (Vantage Press, 1960) ASIN B0006RMC2G. He was cremated. His ashes were either given to a friend or family. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patric Knowles, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Will Scarlett
Released: 1938-05-13

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win...

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The Wolf Man

as Frank Andrews
Released: 1941-12-12

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events...

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How Green Was My Valley

as Ivor Morgan
Released: 1941-10-28

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the...

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Chisum

as Henry Tunstall
Released: 1970-07-23

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln...

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The Big Steal

as Jim Fiske
Released: 1949-07-01

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a...

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The Devil's Brigade

as Adm. Lord Mountbatten
Released: 1968-05-15

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit...

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Captain Perry Vickers
Released: 1936-10-20

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the...

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The Way West

as Captain Grant
Released: 1967-05-24

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a...

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

as Dr. Frank Mannering
Released: 1943-03-05

Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being...

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Auntie Mame

as Lindsay Woolsey
Released: 1958-12-04

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew...

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Mutiny

as Capt. Ben Waldridge
Released: 1952-03-05

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and...

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From the Earth to the Moon

as Josef Cartier
Released: 1958-11-26

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new...

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Three Came Home

as Harry Keith
Released: 1950-02-20

Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes...

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Who Done It?

as Jim Turner
Released: 1942-10-30

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio...

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Another Thin Man

as Dudley Horn
Released: 1939-11-17

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from...

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The Sisters

as Norman French
Released: 1938-10-14

Three daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic...

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Of Human Bondage

as Harry Griffiths
Released: 1946-07-05

A medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. She soon leaves...

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Band of Angels

as Charles de Marigny
Released: 1957-08-03

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her...

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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1999-01-01

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf...

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Hit the Ice

as Dr. William 'Bill' Burns
Released: 1943-06-02

After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the...

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Beauty for the Asking

as Denny Williams
Released: 1939-02-24

Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job...

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Five Came Back

as Judson Ellis
Released: 1939-06-23

Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when...

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Forever and a Day

as Trimble-Pomfret Son
Released: 1943-01-21

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the...

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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

as Private Detective Jerry Church
Released: 1942-03-27

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten...

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Terror in the Wax Museum

as Mr. Southcott
Released: 1973-05-02

Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper,...

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The Student's Romance

as Max Brandt
Released: 1935-01-01

A Student's Romance was based on the operetta I Lost My Heart in Heidelburg, which in turn owed...

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Breakdowns of 1938

as Patterson Buckley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

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Kitty

as Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs
Released: 1945-10-16

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork...

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Jamaica Run

as William Montague
Released: 1953-04-21

Promoter William Montague wants to buy the estate owned by the Daceys, Mrs. Dacey and her...

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O.S.S.

as Cmdr. Brady
Released: 1946-05-26

The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack"...

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Variety Girl

as Patric Knowles
Released: 1947-08-29

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business...

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Four's a Crowd

as Patterson 'Pat' Buckley
Released: 1938-08-04

A public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.

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In Enemy Country

as General Lloyd-Griffis
Released: 1968-07-01

Wartime secret agents are on a mission to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi...

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Pardon My Rhythm

as Anthony "Tony" Page
Released: 1944-05-01

A high school bandleader captures the interest of a popular co-ed.

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Ivy

as Dr. Roger Gretorex
Released: 1947-06-26

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what...

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Quebec

as Charles Douglas
Released: 1951-03-15

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

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Give Me Your Heart

as Robert 'Bob' Melford
Released: 1936-09-17

An American lawyer's wife is reunited with her child and his father, an English nobleman.

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The Man

as South African Consul
Released: 1972-07-19

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the...

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The Bride Wore Boots

as Lance Gale
Released: 1946-06-05

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

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Abdul the Damned

as Omar - Hilmi's Attache
Released: 1935-08-05

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt...

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All by Myself

as Dr. Bill Perry
Released: 1943-06-11

Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with...

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Tarzan's Savage Fury

as Edwards, English Traitor
Released: 1952-03-14

The jungle king's cousin tries to get him to help find a diamond treasure.

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Crazy House

as Edmund 'Mac' MacLean
Released: 1943-10-08

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...

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Anne of Windy Poplars

as Gilbert Blythe
Released: 1940-06-28

Sentimental drama about an ambitious young teacher who arrives in a small town to take the job...

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The Guv'nor

as Paul
Released: 1935-10-01

The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George...

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Women in War

as Lt. Larry Hall
Released: 1940-06-05

A "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an...

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A Bill of Divorcement

as John Storm
Released: 1940-05-31

Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.

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No Man's Woman

as Wayne Vincent
Released: 1955-10-27

A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no...

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Capt. Condon
Released: 1939-02-02

Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of...

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World for Ransom

as Julian March
Released: 1954-01-31

In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime...

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Monsieur Beaucaire

as Duc le Chandre
Released: 1946-09-04

A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he...

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Expensive Husbands

as Prince Rupert Heinrich Franz Von Rentzau
Released: 1937-11-27

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where...

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The D.A.: Murder One

as Charles Lloyd
Released: 1969-12-08

A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and...

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Six Gun Law

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-01

Re-edited version of two episodes from the Disney series "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca"...

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Heart of the North

as Jim Montgomery
Released: 1938-12-10

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound...

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The Spellbinder

as Tom Dixon
Released: 1939-07-28

Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending...

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Dream Girl

as Jim Lucas
Released: 1948-07-27

A young woman spends much of her time fantasizing about what might be, but a realistic admirer...

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Crown v. Stevens

as Chris Jensen
Released: 1936-08-03

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She...

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The Mystery of Marie Roget

as Dr. Paul Dupin
Released: 1942-04-23

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

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The Patient in Room 18

as Lance O'Leary
Released: 1938-01-08

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of...

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Arnold

as Douglas Whitehead
Released: 1973-11-16

Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his...

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It's Love I'm After

as Henry Grant Jr.
Released: 1937-10-08

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

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Lady in a Jam

as Doctor Enright
Released: 1942-06-19

A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's...

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This Is the Life

as Maj. Hilary Jarret
Released: 1944-06-01

18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance...

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Chip Off the Old Block

as Commander Judd Corrigan
Released: 1944-02-01

The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

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Isn't It Romantic?

as Richard Brannon
Released: 1948-10-06

Three sisters find romance in post-Civil War Indiana.

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Married and in Love

as Paul Wilding
Released: 1940-01-19

Two married couples become engulfed in a storm of emotional fury when Doctor Leslie Yates runs...

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Khyber Patrol

as George Kennely
Released: 1954-09-04

British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle...

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The Wolf Man

as Frank Andrews
Released: 1966-01-01

An abbreviated 8 minute version of the 1941 Universal Monsters classic, released on 8mm film in...

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Storm Over Bengal

as Captain Jeffrey Allison
Released: 1938-11-14

This being a Republic picture, it should come as no surprise that Storm Over Bengal was filmed...

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Masquerade in Mexico

as Thomas Grant
Released: 1945-12-03

An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is...

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Sin Town

as Wade Crowell
Released: 1942-09-25

Two con artists arrive in a western boom town that they think is ripe for the pickings, only to...

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Flame of Calcutta

as Capt. Keith Lambert
Released: 1953-07-20

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

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The Thief

as Philippe Voyson
Released: 1955-01-04

The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his...

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Honours Easy

as Harry Markham
Released: 1935-07-31

Unhinged art dealer William Barton seeks revenge on a man who ruined his career years ago. He...

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Maverick

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-22

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...

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Maverick

as Paul Carthew
First aired: 1957-09-22

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Self - Guest Host
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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Hawaiian Eye

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-07

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they...

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Peter Gunn

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-22

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and...

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Family Affair

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-12

Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9,...

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Studio One

as Martin Helm
First aired: 1948-11-07

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

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Studio One

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-11-07

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

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The Millionaire

as Martin Scott
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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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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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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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 Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Simon Lambert
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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Gunsmoke

as MacIntosh
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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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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The United States Steel Hour

as Richard Voyson
First aired: 1953-10-27

The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television...

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Garrison's Gorillas

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-06

Garrison's Gorillas is an ABC TV series broadcast from 1967 to 1968; a total of 26 hour-long...

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Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-10-21

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers is a television series broadcast in the United States by NBC...

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Jericho

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-15

Jericho is an American espionage series set during World War II. The series stars John Leyton,...

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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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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Paul Maynard
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 Stacey
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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General Electric Theater

as Longridge
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 George Spence
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 Manson (uncredited)
First aired: 1953-02-01

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

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