Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo (1968–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes in films such as: Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode: Étude in Black (1972). Falk's other film roles include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007).
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a...
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In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing...
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Undisputed
as Mendy RipsteinMonroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was...
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Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Third Cab DriverA group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...
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Murder by Death
as Sam DiamondLionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are...
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Made
as MaxTwo aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a...
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The Great Race
as MaxProfessional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century...
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Wings of Desire
as The FilmstarTwo angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling...
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Opening Night
as Self (uncredited)Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her...
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The Player
as Peter FalkA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected -...
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Pocketful of Miracles
as Joy BoyA New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society...
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A Woman Under the Influence
as Nick LonghettiMabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction...
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Guy GisborneSet in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy...
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Mikey and Nicky
as MikeyNick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local...
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Husbands
as Archie BlackA common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their...
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Vibes
as Harry BuscafuscoMedium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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The Brink's Job
as Tony PinoIn 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by...
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Corky Romano
as Francis A. 'Pops' RomanoCorky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging...
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The In-Laws
as Vincent J. RicardoIn preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the...
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Prescription: Murder
as ColumboIn Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him...
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Anzio
as Cpl. Jack RabinoffAmerican troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on...
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Penelope
as Lt. Horatio BixbeeWhen Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to...
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The Great Muppet Caper
as TrampKermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy...
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Faraway, So Close!
as Peter FalkDamiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The...
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The Lost World
as Theo KerrThis Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure...
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...All the Marbles
as Harry SearsA two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
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Roommates
as Rocky HolzeckAn elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn...
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Pressure Point
as Young PsychiatristAn African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely...
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Wind Across the Everglades
as WriterSet in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce...
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A Storm in Summer
as Abel ShaddickSet in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in...
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The Cheap Detective
as Lou PeckinpaughA spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is...
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Murder, Inc.
as Abe RelesChronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated,...
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Castle Keep
as Sgt. RossiDuring the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in...
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The Bloody Brood
as NicoNico, a drug dealer, murders a telegram messenger-boy "for kicks", egged on by partner-in-crime,...
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Peter Falk Versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)For millions of viewers, Peter Falk is Columbo. Despite playing the quintessential blue-collar...
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Tune in Tomorrow...
as Pedro CarmichaelMartin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation...
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Machine Gun McCain
as Charlie AdamoAfter serving 12 years behind bars for armed robbery, tough guy Hank McCain finds himself the...
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Attack and Retreat
as lieutenant MarioChronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army...
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Big Trouble
as Steve RickeyLeonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has...
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Happy New Year
as NickSmall time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers...
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Cookie
as Dominick 'Dino' CapiscoCookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished...
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Char·ac·ter
as SelfA raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and...
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Pronto
as Harry ArnoHarry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons...
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Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as SelfThough very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim...
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
as SelfKermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the...
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My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters....
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Luv
as Milt ManvilleDepressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off...
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The Balcony
as Police ChiefThe Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is...
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Lakeboat
as PiermanA college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.
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The World of Jim Henson
as Tramp (archive footage)In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is...
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The Sunshine Boys
as Willie ClarkTwo aging comedians who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier must overcome...
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When Angels Come to Town
as MaxMax, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine,...
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A Town Without Christmas
as MaxIn the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's...
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Night of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
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Too Many Thieves
as DannyWhen some priceless Macedonian treasures are swiped, lawyer Falk arrives to get to the bottom of...
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
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Ransom for a Dead Man
as ColumboA brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the...
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Finding John Christmas
as MaxWhen a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act...
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as SelfA celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
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Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works...
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Money Kings
as VinnieVinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in...
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Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as SelfThis is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer,...
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The Thing About My Folks
as Sam KleinmanBen's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that...
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A Constant Forge
as SelfOne of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather...
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Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
as SelfGet the scoop on the legendary actor-director-New Yorker John Cassavetes straight from the mouth...
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Checking Out
as Morris ApplebaumA feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to...
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Three Days of Rain
as WaldoSix Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.
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American Cowslip
as Father RandolphIn Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an...
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Griffin and Phoenix
as Geoffrey GriffinGriffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides...
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A Step Out of Line
as Harry ConnorsThree financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.
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Operation Snafu
as Peter PawneyWorld War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a...
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In the Spirit
as Roger FlanAfter her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City....
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Ashes to Ashes
as uncreditedAfter a Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, proof must be found to...
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Everyday Miracles
as Restaurant CustomerA reluctant faith healer tries to escape his troubled past, but his evangelist mother will stop...
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Edge of Outside
as SelfAn hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W....
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Anything for John
as SelfAn intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius...
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Wilder Days
as James 'Pop Up' MorseQuixotic old codger James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) enjoys spinning colorful yarns for his...
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I Love Liberty
as SelfAn all-star variety special saluting America.
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Pretty Boy Floyd
as Shorty WaltersTrying to shake his troubled past and start a new honest life, Floyd loses his job because of...
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Three Days to Vegas
as Gus 'Fitzy' FitzgeraldFour grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of...
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Brigadoon
as Jeff DouglasEvery 100 years, people stumble upon the Scottish village of Brigadoon, which will never be...
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Scared Straight!
as Narration (voice)The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison...
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Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's FatherNerdy-looking Paul is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best...
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A Hatful of Rain
as Polo PopeA 1968 made-for-television remake of the 1957 film, based on the disturbing 1956 Michael V....
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Frank Capra's American Dream
as SelfA documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
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The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tom WeberWhen a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to...
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The Making of 'Husbands'
as SelfA documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).
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Hubert's Brain
as Bailey (voice)It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar.
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Lost Case
as Columbo (archive footage)A completely new story based on existing footage from the series Columbo.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Surprise AppearanceThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Columbo
as ColumboColumbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Twilight Zone
as Ramos ClementineA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - HostThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Untouchables
as Duke MullenSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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The Untouchables
as Nate SelkoSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - GuestLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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Wagon Train
as Gus MorganThe series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...
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Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Matt GundersonThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...
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Wetten, dass..?
as SelfA long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as Waller - GamblerHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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Studio One
as Carmen's AssistantAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Studio One
as JackAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Naked City
as ExtortionistNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Naked City
as Gimpy (uncredited)Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Naked City
as Lee StauntonNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Naked City
as Frankie O'HearnNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Ben Casey
as uncreditedBen Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Robert EvansA continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...
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Robert Montgomery Presents
as uncreditedRobert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...
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The Larry Sanders Show
as Peter FalkComic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Bambi Awards
as SelfThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...
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The Red Skelton Show
as Colonel Hush-HushThe Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades,...
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Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience MemberAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/PresenterAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...
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Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant...
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as SelfAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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The Name of the Game
as Lewis CorbettThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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American Masters
as SelfAmerican Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers,...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Meyer FineA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as JoeThe Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from...
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The New Breed
as LopezThe New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...
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Dinah!
as SelfDinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...
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Armstrong Circle Theatre
as Petar PorovicArmstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to...
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Decoy
as Fred DanaNew York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going...
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Target: The Corruptors!
as uncreditedTarget: The Corruptors! is an American crime drama series starring Stephen McNally which aired...
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The Dick Powell Show
as Aristede FrescoThe Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...
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The Dick Powell Show
as Dr. Alan KeeganThe Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...
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The Dick Powell Show
as MartinThe Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as SelfThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...
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87th Precinct
as Greg Brovane87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper,...
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The Danny Kaye Show
as SelfThe Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...
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The Aquanauts
as Jeremiah WilsonThe Aquanauts is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960-1961 season....
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The Aquanauts
as AngelThe Aquanauts is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960-1961 season....
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The Trials of O'Brien
as Daniel O'BrienThe Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid...
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The Islanders
as HookerThe Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961,...
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Kraft Television Theatre
as Radar OperatorKraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series
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Kraft Television Theatre
as IzzyKraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series
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Play of the Week
as MestizoThis syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas,...
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Play of the Week
as uncreditedThis syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas,...
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as SelfIn 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...
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New York Confidential
as uncreditedNew York Confidential is a British-American crime drama series that aired from 1958 to...
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The Lost World
as Theo KerrProfessor Challenger, on an expedition to South America, shoots an animal that he claims is a...
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The Law and Mr. Jones
as Carbell CarneyThe Law and Mr. Jones is a 45-episode half-hour television crime drama starring James Whitmore....
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Deadline
as BoxDeadline is a 1959-1961 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper...
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The DuPont Show of the Week
as CollucciThe DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...
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The DuPont Show of the Week
as Danilo DiazThe DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...
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Inside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
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The Jerry Lewis Show
as SelfThe Jerry Lewis Show is an American variety series hosted by Jerry Lewis that aired on ABC from...
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