Richard Crenna

Born: 1926-11-30

Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Crenna played "Walter Denton" in the CBS radio and CBS-TV network series Our Miss Brooks, and "Luke McCoy" in ABC's TV comedy series, The Real McCoys, (1957–63), which moved to CBS-TV in September 1962. Crenna was in one of the few TV political dramatic series Slattery's People on CBS. Crenna played "Colonel Trautman" in the first three Rambo movies. He also played "Frank Skimmerhorn" in the critically acclaimed mini-series Centennial. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Crenna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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as Col. Samuel Trautman
Released: 1985-05-21

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last...

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as Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2008-01-24

In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into...

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as Col. Samuel Trautman
Released: 1982-10-22

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for...

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as Trautman
Released: 1988-05-24

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery....

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Body Heat

as Edmund Walker
Released: 1981-08-28

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer,...

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as Col. Denton Walters
Released: 1993-05-21

Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead...

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Sly

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2023-09-16

His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend,...

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Summer Rental

as Al Pellet
Released: 1985-08-09

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach....

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Wait Until Dark

as Mike Talman
Released: 1967-10-26

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way....

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Sabrina

as Patrick Tyson
Released: 1995-12-15

An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a...

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Wrongfully Accused

as Fergus Falls
Released: 1998-07-23

Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren...

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The Sand Pebbles

as Captain Collins
Released: 1966-12-20

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of...

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Breakheart Pass

as Gov. Richard Fairchild
Released: 1975-12-09

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified...

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Death Ship

as Trevor Marshall
Released: 1980-03-07

Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears...

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Jade

as Governor Edwards
Released: 1995-10-13

When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing...

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Leviathan

as Dr. Glen 'Doc' Thompson
Released: 1989-03-17

Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their...

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A Cop

as Simon
Released: 1972-10-01

A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s...

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Professor Aronnax
Released: 1997-03-23

In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's...

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull

as Father (voice)
Released: 1973-10-23

Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his seagull clan. He rather experiments with...

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Marooned

as Jim Pruett
Released: 1969-12-11

After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth...

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Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Deputy Chief Bob Devers
Released: 1987-05-03

Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.

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Star!

as Richard Aldrich
Released: 1968-07-18

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

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Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

as Warren Pierce
Released: 2000-05-18

Jessica Fletcher, lecturing at a writers' conference, finds herself called on to solve the...

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The Rape of Richard Beck

as Richard Beck
Released: 1985-05-27

The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck when he's viciously attacked by two...

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A Place To Be Loved

as George Russ
Released: 1993-04-04

Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his...

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The Man Called Noon

as Noon
Released: 1973-08-29

Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him,...

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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

as Mike Barry
Released: 1978-10-31

A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.

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The Deserter

as Major Wade Brown
Released: 1970-12-04

A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not...

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Catlow

as Cowan
Released: 1971-10-01

Catlow is a 1971 western based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It stars Yul Brynner as a outlaw...

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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

as Sgt. Bob Grogan
Released: 1989-04-02

The chilling true story of the "two of a kind" killing cousins, Angelo Buono and Kenneth...

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The Flamingo Kid

as Phil Brody
Released: 1984-12-21

Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the...

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Red Skies of Montana

as Noxon (uncredited)
Released: 1952-01-23

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the...

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Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

as John Porter
Released: 1996-01-01

The true story of the disappearance of Sarah Porter. With no help from the police, Sarah's...

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Our Miss Brooks

as Walter Denton
Released: 1956-04-24

The big-screen translation of the successful television show of the 1950's. Arden stars as...

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Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

as uncredited
Released: 1993-05-20

As part of the film's promotion, a mockumentary was aired on HBO. Titled Hearts of Hot Shots!...

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Doctors' Wives

as Pete Brennan
Released: 1971-02-03

The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their...

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To Serve and Protect

as Howard Carr
Released: 1999-02-14

Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial...

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The Forget-Me-Not Murders

as Frank Janek
Released: 1994-03-29

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is thought to be targeting the policeman's...

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The Day Reagan Was Shot

as Ronald Reagan
Released: 2001-12-09

The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film...

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In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy

as Luke Constable Sr.
Released: 1995-09-12

This is a story of two lovers, Luke and Laurette. Luke is the grandson of a rich Texas family...

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as John Goldfarb
Released: 1965-03-24

During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken...

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Shootout in a One-Dog Town

as Zack Wells
Released: 1974-01-09

A small-town banker is forced to protect his town against a vicious gang of bank robbers...

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Thief

as Neal Wilkinson
Released: 1971-10-09

A professional thief tries to break with his past but has to pull off one last job to pay off a...

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Squaring the Circle

as The Narrator
Released: 1984-05-23

An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist...

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The Evil

as C.J. Arnold
Released: 1978-05-05

Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are...

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Honky Tonk

as Candy Johnson
Released: 1974-04-01

In the wild west con-man 'Candy' Johnson heads to Nevada to set up his own gambling den and...

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And the Sea Will Tell

as Vincent Bugliosi
Released: 1991-02-24

A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a...

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Out of the Ashes

as Jake Smith
Released: 2003-04-13

The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious...

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Fugitive Family

as Brian Roberts
Released: 1980-10-01

To the world Brian Roberts looks like a successful businessman, with a lovely wife and two...

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The War Between the Tates

as Professor Brian Tate
Released: 1977-06-13

A college professor's well-ordered life is disrupted when his wife discovers he is having an...

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Murder in Black and White

as Frank Janek
Released: 1990-01-07

A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to...

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Double Indemnity

as Walter Neff
Released: 1973-10-13

A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare...

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Midas Run

as Mike Warden
Released: 1969-05-07

A veteran secret service officer from Britain hijacks a government shipment of $15 million of...

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Montana

as Hoyce Guthrie
Released: 1990-02-09

Hoyce and Bess Guthrie are long married Montana ranchers who come to a major crossroads in their...

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Nightmare

as Howard Faloon
Released: 1974-01-08

A murder witness can't convince the police that the killer lives in the apartment across the...

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Stone Cold Dead

as Sgt. Boyd
Released: 1979-09-14

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

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A Girl Named Sooner

as R.J. 'Mac' McHenry
Released: 1975-06-18

A young girl in the hills of Indiana, who had been abandoned by her family and raised by a...

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By Dawn's Early Light

as Ben Maxwell
Released: 2001-04-15

When Mike Lewis leaves L.A. to stay with his grandfather in Colorado for the summer, he hates...

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Stuck with Each Other

as Bert Medwick
Released: 1989-10-17

When their stingy boss suddenly drops dead, two coworkers decide to split the million in cash in...

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Musical Comedy Tonight II

as Self
Released: 1981-02-11

A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific,"...

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Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

as Jonathan Stone
Released: 1994-05-18

Still in mourning over the loss of his wife, former cop Jonathan stone moves to Washington. ...

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A Fire in the Sky

as Jason Voight
Released: 1978-11-26

Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to...

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The Pride of St. Louis

as Paul Dean
Released: 1952-05-02

The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals...

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Terror on Track 9

as Det. Frank Janek
Released: 1992-09-20

A New York detective tracks a serial killer who injects his victims with poison at Grand Central...

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Doubletake

as Frank Janek
Released: 1985-11-24

Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek...

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Over-Exposed

as Russell Bassett
Released: 1956-04-01

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo...

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It Grows on Trees

as Ralph Bowen
Released: 1952-09-02

The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly...

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Daniel Boone

as Daniel Boone
Released: 1981-11-27

An animated special that presents highlights of the life of Daniel Boone, the famous American...

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The Day the Bubble Burst

as Jesse Livermore
Released: 1982-02-07

A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling,...

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Footsteps

as Paddy
Released: 1972-10-03

A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself...

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Disneyland '59

as Self
Released: 1959-06-15

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that...

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Table for Five

as Mitchell
Released: 1983-02-18

J.P. Tannen (Jon Voight) wants a second chance to be a father to his children ... but someone...

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Deep Family Secrets

as Clay Chadway
Released: 1997-04-15

A tale of hidden family scandals. A young woman journeys back to her birthplace and discovers...

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Atlantis: In Search of a Lost Continent

as Himself / Narrator
Released: 1997-01-14

Host Richard Crenna reviews various theories on the existence of a site for the legendary...

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Heart Full of Rain

as Arliss Dockett
Released: 1997-10-05

A young man returns to the family farm after being gone for six years. But it is not until he...

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Wild Horse Hank

as Pace Bradford
Released: 1979-01-01

A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and...

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Red Sky at Morning

as Frank Arnold
Released: 1971-05-12

Before going off to World War II, Frank Arnold (Richard Crenna) relocates his wife, Ann (Claire...

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Made in Paris

as Herb Stone
Released: 1966-02-09

A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's...

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Murder Times Seven

as Frank Janek
Released: 1990-10-14

For the third time, Lieutenant Janek is forced to face alone a difficult case, which has some...

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Passions

as Richard Kennerly
Released: 1984-10-01

A man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little...

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Double Solitaire

as Charley Potter
Released: 1974-01-16

With his parents about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, a middle-aged husband agrees to...

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Kids Like These

as Bob Goodman
Released: 1987-11-08

Bob and Joanna, both over 40 years old, have a baby with the Down syndrome. Their doctor advises...

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Afganistan: Land in Crisis

as Self
Released: 2002-05-28

Produced for the "Rambo III" Special Edition DVD.

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First, You Cry

as David Towers
Released: 1978-11-08

The story of television news correspondent Betty Rollin and her battle with breast cancer, and...

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Plaza Suite

as Roy Hubley
Released: 1987-12-03

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza.

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Internal Affairs

as Frank Janek
Released: 1988-11-06

A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young...

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Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition

as Narrator
Released: 1989-09-18

Robert B. Weide's 1989 documentary on the comedian Mort Sahl.

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The Ordeal of Bill Carney

as Mason Rose
Released: 1981-12-23

Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons...

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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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JAG

as Harmon Rabb Sr. (voice)
First aired: 1995-09-23

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge...

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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Judging Amy

as Jared Duff
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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The Real McCoys

as Luke McCoy
First aired: 1957-10-03

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

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The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

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I Love Lucy

as Arthur Morton
First aired: 1951-10-15

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....

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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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Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Edward Smalley
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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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Cheyenne

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Slattery's People

as James Slattery
First aired: 1964-09-21

Slattery's People is a 1964-1965 American television series about local politics starring...

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Centennial

as Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
First aired: 1978-10-01

The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives...

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All's Fair

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-20

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy

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Pros and Cons

as Mitch O'Hannon
First aired: 1991-09-26

Pros and Cons is an American television series . It is a revamped version of Gabriel's Fire,...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Gabriel's Fire

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-09-12

Gabriel's Fire is an American television series that ran on ABC in the USA in 1990–1991. A...

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The Millionaire

as Ralph McKnight
First aired: 1955-01-19

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

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Our Miss Brooks

as Walter Denton
First aired: 1952-10-03

Our Miss Brooks is an American situation comedy starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school...

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On Wings of Eagles

as H. Ross Perot
First aired: 1986-05-18

On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and...

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Intruders

as Dr. Neil Chase
First aired: 1992-05-17

When psychiatrist Dr. Neil Chase encounters two women suffering from the same symptoms with...

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