Richard Portnow

Born: 1947-01-26

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is a prolific American character actor who played Howard Stern's father, Ben in the movie Private Parts. He has appeared on The Sopranos and many other films, video games, and television shows such as Hannah Montana and Boston Legal.


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as Dr. Beardsley
Released: 1995-09-22

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on...

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as Bill Reynolds
Released: 2009-10-15

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his...

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Oldboy

as Bernie Sharkey
Released: 2013-11-14

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in...

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Beethoven

as Man with Gun in Briefcase (uncredited)
Released: 1992-04-03

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This...

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as Chop Shop Owner
Released: 1988-12-08

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect...

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Sister Act

as Willy
Released: 1992-05-28

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the...

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Tinker Bell

as Minister of Autumn (voice)
Released: 2008-09-11

Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time...

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Barton Fink

as Det. Mastrionotti
Released: 1991-08-01

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers...

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Café Society

as Walt
Released: 2016-05-11

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film...

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as Barney Balaban
Released: 2012-11-22

Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring...

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as Captain Salazar
Released: 1990-12-21

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a...

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Say Anything...

as Agent Stewart
Released: 1989-04-14

Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school...

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The Spirit

as Donenfeld
Released: 2008-12-25

A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to...

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Wine Colored Tuxedo
Released: 1998-05-19

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las...

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Heart and Souls

as Max Marco
Released: 1993-08-13

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as...

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Perfect Stranger

as Narron
Released: 2007-04-11

A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's...

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Private Parts

as Ben Stern
Released: 1997-03-07

The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality,...

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Bogus

as M. Clay Thrasher
Released: 1996-09-06

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she...

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Radio Days

as Sy
Released: 1987-01-30

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...

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Mad City

as Brackett's Agent
Released: 1997-11-07

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown...

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Father of the Bride

as Al - the Tux Salesman
Released: 1991-12-20

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to...

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Desperately Seeking Susan

as Party Guest
Released: 1985-03-29

Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows...

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

as Handsome Frank
Released: 1999-10-06

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds...

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The Unscarred

as Tommy Matolla
Released: 2000-06-01

Four exchange students meet in Berlin 20 years after graduating but picking up where they left...

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as Carly
Released: 1987-03-06

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man...

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Trumbo

as Louis B. Mayer
Released: 2015-10-27

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he...

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as Dan 'The Man' Levitan
Released: 1987-12-23

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes...

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My Giant

as Producer
Released: 1998-04-10

Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant...

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Higher Power

as Charles Margrey
Released: 2018-05-11

When the Universe decides what it wants, it's pointless to resist. With his family's life at...

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Find Me Guilty

as Max Novardis
Released: 2006-03-16

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what...

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Imaginary Friend

as Dan
Released: 2012-06-02

During her traumatic childhood with an abusive father, Emma relied on an imaginary friend for...

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Man of the House

as Joey Renda
Released: 1995-03-03

Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are...

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Witness Protection

as Niko
Released: 1999-12-11

Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for...

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Havana

as Mike MacClaney
Released: 1990-12-11

An American professional gambler named Jack Weil decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Agent
Released: 1987-01-16

Nick Randall is a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter and an ex-CIA operative who is asked by a...

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Roe v. Wade

as Justice William Douglas
Released: 2021-04-02

Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold...

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For the Boys

as Milt, Recording Studio
Released: 1991-11-22

On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his...

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2 Jacks

as Lorenzo
Released: 2012-08-23

Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from...

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Peter Gunn

as Spiros
Released: 1989-04-23

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye...

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Nanny Cam

as Detective Jones
Released: 2014-12-28

Linda has a seemingly perfect marriage with her rugged and handsome husband Mark and an adorable...

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Happy Accidents

as Trip
Released: 2000-01-25

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time...

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S.F.W.

as Gerald Parsley
Released: 1994-09-15

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's...

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Bella Mafia

as Anthony Moreno
Released: 1997-11-16

Don Roberto Luciano turns informer for the biggest Mafia trial in history, but his family pays a...

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Andover

as Shamus Trout
Released: 2018-05-04

A geneticist clones his dead wife, over and over, in an attempt to get her back exactly as she was.

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Trial by Jury

as Leo Greco
Released: 1994-09-09

Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has...

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National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

as Sergeant
Released: 2006-08-06

A celebration of the ever increasing depravity of television in our society-- it's a channel...

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Poolhall Junkies

as Toupee Jay
Released: 2002-06-30

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he...

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Desert Thunder

as Adm. Le Clair
Released: 1998-06-01

Terrorists threaten to launch a missile armed with deadly disease at Europe. A special unit is...

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Meet the Hollowheads

as Mr. Crabneck
Released: 1989-11-15

The Hollowheads are a strange, futuristic family that live in a Jetsons type world complete with...

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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All

as Vincent Lo Russo
Released: 1999-08-14

At a college visit to a war buddy's professor daughter, mercenary Treat Williams finds her...

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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

as Monaghan
Released: 1995-03-19

In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic...

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Shadow of Doubt

as Marvin Helm
Released: 1998-04-09

An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.

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Chattahoochee

as Dr. Debner
Released: 1990-04-20

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental...

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Tony n' Tina's Wedding

as Vinnie Black
Released: 2004-05-03

Tony and Tina are excited to get married but they dread having the ceremony. Tina's mother and...

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The Squeeze

as Ruben
Released: 1987-07-10

Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of...

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Tune in Tomorrow...

as Uncle Luke
Released: 1990-10-26

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation...

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Life Is Hot in Cracktown

as Guy from 4 K
Released: 2009-06-26

Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy...

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Dragstrip Girl

as Det. Dryden
Released: 1994-09-02

Johnny is a bad guy whom is trying to go straight whom becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy...

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

as Dave Barrett
Released: 1991-02-11

A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was...

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The Wish List

as Lenny
Released: 2010-07-19

Sarah Fisher, an overly organized, by-the-numbers kind of woman, makes a "wish list" of all the...

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In the Dark

as Detective Archer
Released: 2013-01-12

Aspiring artist Ali must rebuild her life after a tragic accident kills her husband and their...

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Trump Unauthorized

as Mayor Ed Koch
Released: 2005-05-24

A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.

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Milo

as Lieutenant Parker
Released: 1998-10-06

Four young grade-school girls witness the murder of one of their classmates during what they...

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The Christmas Pageant

as Leo Brenner
Released: 2011-12-11

Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job,...

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Across the Moon

as Roy
Released: 1995-03-28

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their...

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Postal Worker

as Dr. Nicolas Brink
Released: 1998-10-21

A time bomb is ticking in a small regional postal facility and his name is Oren Starks (Brad...

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Good Time Max

as Head Administrator
Released: 2008-10-28

Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other...

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Underdogs

as John Handon II
Released: 2013-08-16

The story of a small-town high school football team in rural Ohio destined to play their...

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Courage

as Frankie Ce De Baca
Released: 1986-09-24

A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes...

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Frank and Ava

as uncredited
Released: 2020-12-07

Frank & Ava joins the wild ride of the tempestuous relationship between icons, Frank Sinatra and...

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Frank and Ava

as Walter Winchell
Released: 2020-12-07

Frank & Ava joins the wild ride of the tempestuous relationship between icons, Frank Sinatra and...

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Night Eyes 3

as Kaplan
Released: 1993-09-01

A security guard falls for a famous TV actress he is hired to protect while dealing with...

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Lured Innocence

as Jack Shelby
Released: 2000-02-12

A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.

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In Dangerous Company

as Kellog
Released: 1988-09-01

A beautiful woman seduces and tricks a hitman in order to save her own skin.

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Guy

as Al
Released: 1997-12-17

A young, female filmmaker looks through her camera for an object to film. She wants to film the...

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A Deadly Silence

as D.A. Ed Jablonski
Released: 1989-04-16

The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of...

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Based on an Untrue Story

as Disturbing Caller
Released: 1993-09-20

Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is...

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Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

as Bartender
Released: 1983-10-15

This made-for-TV sequel to the 1977 theatrical film "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" follows a New York...

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Laughter on the 23rd Floor

as Harry Prince
Released: 2001-05-26

Inspired by Neil Simon's early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the...

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Ballad of the Nightingale

as Arnie D'Angelo
Released: 1999-05-07

A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

as Harry Long
Released: 1987-10-04

Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud...

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There Goes the Neighborhood

as Marty Rollins
Released: 1992-10-30

There Goes the Neighborhood, released as Paydirt in most foreign countries, is a 1992 comedy...

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Original Sin

as Vincent
Released: 1989-02-20

When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.

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Double Bang

as Lieutenant Shatkin
Released: 2001-08-17

An honest cop enters the dark world of murder and corruption.

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Fallen Arches

as Nicky Kaplan
Released: 2000-01-15

Transplanted from New York, Duke and his brother Frankie Romano live in a rundown LA apartment...

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Under New Management

as Carmello Conforte
Released: 2009-01-01

Sparks and bullets fly when a Wall Street yuppie must steer a Brooklyn mob crew legit before a...

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Zigs

as Arnold Zigman
Released: 2001-06-01

Four young gamblers come up with a plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.

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Holly Day

as Benny
Released: 2018-12-22

In a twist on a Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who's spent her life...

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The House of Blue Leaves

as Billy Einhorn
Released: 1987-05-25

On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in...

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Killer by Nature

as Walter
Released: 2010-01-01

The troubled teenager Owen Whitmore has a sleep disorder and occasionally sleepwalks. Owen is...

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Chasing Robert

as Ed Thorton
Released: 2007-07-17

Alan is a gambler desperate to erase the huge sports debt he owes to a cruel but quirky Chicago...

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The Indian

as Elliot
Released: 2007-01-01

"The Indian" is a touching drama about a negligent father who must face the son he abandoned...

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The Minis

as Jack
Released: 2009-04-06

A talented team of basketball players made up of little people enters a tournament to help a...

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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

as uncredited
Released: 1994-05-13

Ray investigates the murder of a psychiatrist.

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This Last Lonely Place

as Jason Pure
Released: 2014-04-26

On his last night on the job, an unsuspecting LA cab driver gets roped into helping a wealthy...

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Lipstick Camera

as Detective Vorkopich
Released: 1994-10-01

Ambitious young woman wants to get into TV news. She borrows a small camera from a friend and...

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Athena Saves Christmas

as Oscar Golden
Released: 2024-11-23

Samuel and his friends along with his trusted dog Athena have to go for the adventure of a...

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Stakeout

as Pat Reed
Released: 2019-04-03

A young private investigator in LA tows the line between danger and heartbreak as he tries to...

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Under the City

as Minks
Released: 2005-01-01

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Meet the Mobsters

as Jerry Kaminski
Released: 2005-08-10

Down-and-out lounge singer Johnny Slade is hired by a mystery man to open a hot new club, the...

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The Ghost of Spoon River

as Agent Cicarelli
Released: 2000-05-01

A big-city lawyer is called home to defend a local man accused of murder. Based on the Spoon...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Saul Schmitt
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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Grimm

as Daniel Troyer
First aired: 2011-10-28

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of...

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The Nanny

as Phillipe
First aired: 1993-11-03

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...

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Parks and Recreation

as Mitch Savner
First aired: 2009-04-09

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level...

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JAG

as Sibby Lonegro
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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Shameless

as Johnny Boxcars
First aired: 2011-01-09

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...

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The Sopranos

as Attorney Melvoin
First aired: 1999-01-10

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he...

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The Sopranos

as Harold 'Mel' Melvoin
First aired: 1999-01-10

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he...

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Mad About You

as Arthur
First aired: 1992-09-23

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while...

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Timeless

as Mayor William Hale Thompson
First aired: 2016-10-03

A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Walter Pell
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Hannah Montana

as Marty Kline
First aired: 2006-03-24

At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the...

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The Mentalist

as Phil
First aired: 2008-09-23

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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Castle

as Milt Boyle
First aired: 2009-03-09

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard...

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Boy Meets World

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-24

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows...

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Tales from the Darkside

as Curtis
First aired: 1984-09-30

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each...

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Seinfeld

as Ray
First aired: 1989-07-05

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...

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Suits

as Pete Kreeling
First aired: 2011-06-23

While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips...

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Boston Legal

as Judge Peter Harding
First aired: 2004-10-03

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston...

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Walker, Texas Ranger

as Irving Rothbart - LaRue's Attorney
First aired: 1993-04-21

Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in...

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Nip/Tuck

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-07-22

Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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Dave's World

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-20

Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on...

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Dinosaurs

as Mel Luster (voice)
First aired: 1991-04-26

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's,...

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Spin City

as Mr. Paterno
First aired: 1996-09-17

Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall...

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Elementary

as Eddie Eichorn
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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The Shield

as Jim Wright
First aired: 2002-03-12

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above...

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Cold Case

as Oscar Anderson (2008)
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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The Equalizer

as Police Lieutenant
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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The Equalizer

as Detective
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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The New WKRP in Cincinnati

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-07

The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a sequel/spin-off of the original CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati....

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Judging Amy

as AAG Charles Novotny
First aired: 1999-09-19

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

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How to Make It in America

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-02-14

Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and...

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Fallen Angels

as Jack Malkov
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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Wiseguy

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-16

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...

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The Oldest Rookie

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-16

The Oldest Rookie is an American crime drama that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987 to...

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Dear John

as Harry
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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The Commish

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-28

Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for...

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Dirt

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-01-02

Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2,...

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Rebel Highway

as Det. Dryden
First aired: 1994-07-07

Rebel Highway was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced...

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EZ Streets

as Det. Frank Collero
First aired: 1996-10-27

EZ Streets is an American television drama series created by Paul Haggis. It premiered on CBS on...

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Dream On

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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Something Is Out There

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-10-21

A short-lived weekly series based on the miniseries of the same name.

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Home Free

as Vic
First aired: 1993-03-31

Freelance journalist Matt Bailey's carefree life in his mother's home ends when his recently...

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Beauty and the Beast

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-25

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron...

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Outlaw

as Sen. Sidney Vidalin
First aired: 2010-09-14

Few jobs are guaranteed for a lifetime, and a Supreme Court appointment is one you just don't...

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