Robert Cummings

Born: 1910-06-09

Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that Broadway producers would be more interested in an upper-crust Englishman than a kid from Joplin, Missouri, Cummings passed himself off as Blade Stanhope Conway, British actor. The ploy was successful. Cummings decided that if it worked on Broadway, it would work in Hollywood, so he journeyed west and assumed the identity of a rich Texan named Bruce Hutchens. The plan worked once more, and he began securing small parts in films. He soon reverted to his real name and became a popular leading man in light comedies, usually playing well-meaning, pleasant but somewhat bumbling young men. He achieved much more success, however, in his own television series in the '50s, The Bob Cummings Show (1955) and My Living Doll (1964). Cummings was born June 10, 1910, in Joplin, Missouri, and he died of kidney failure December 2, 1990, in Woodland Hills, California. He is interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Sanctity.


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Dial M for Murder

as Mark Halliday
Released: 1954-05-29

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is...

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Stagecoach

as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
Released: 1966-04-21

A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne....

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Sons of the Desert

as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
Released: 1933-12-29

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise...

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Saboteur

as Barry Kane
Released: 1942-04-24

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of...

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Sleep, My Love

as Bruce Elcott
Released: 1948-02-18

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got...

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What a Way to Go!

as Dr. Victor Stephanson
Released: 1964-07-31

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly...

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The Devil and Miss Jones

as Joe O'Brien
Released: 1941-04-11

The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay...

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The Chase

as Chuck Scott
Released: 1946-11-16

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with...

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My Geisha

as Bob Moore
Released: 1962-03-09

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne...

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You and Me

as Jim
Released: 1938-06-01

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled...

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The Carpetbaggers

as Dan Pierce
Released: 1964-04-08

When playboy Jonas inherits his father's industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an...

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Kings Row

as Parris Mitchell
Released: 1942-02-02

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin...

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Beach Party

as Professor Sutwell
Released: 1963-08-07

Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex...

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Lucky Me

as Dick Carson
Released: 1954-04-09

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a...

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Forever and a Day

as Ned
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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Reign of Terror

as Charles D'Aubigny
Released: 1949-10-15

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the...

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Souls at Sea

as George Martin
Released: 1937-09-03

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave...

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The Lost Moment

as Lewis Venable
Released: 1947-11-21

In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an...

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Flesh and Fantasy

as Michael (segment 1)
Released: 1943-10-29

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in...

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The Last Train from Madrid

as Juan Ramos
Released: 1937-06-11

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

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Rio

as Bill Gregory
Released: 1939-09-29

Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when...

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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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The Accusing Finger

as Jimmy Ellis
Released: 1936-11-17

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself...

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Moon Over Miami

as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
Released: 1941-07-04

After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses...

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Gidget Grows Up

as Russell Lawrence
Released: 1969-12-30

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to...

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Wells Fargo

as Dan Trimball, prospector
Released: 1937-12-31

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company,...

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Three on a Date

as Cab Driver
Released: 1978-02-17

The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young...

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The Accused

as Warren Ford
Released: 1949-01-12

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

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Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #8
Released: 1954-09-20

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television...

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Promise Her Anything

as Dr. Philip Brock
Released: 1966-02-22

A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks...

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One Night in the Tropics

as Steve Harper
Released: 1940-11-15

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a...

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It Started with Eve

as Johnny Reynolds Jr.
Released: 1941-09-26

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's...

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Tell It to the Judge

as Pete Webb
Released: 1949-11-18

Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a federal judgeship, but her nomination is...

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And One Was Beautiful

as Ridley Crane
Released: 1940-04-05

A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.

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Five Golden Dragons

as Bob Mitchell
Released: 1967-08-03

While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of...

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Breakdowns of 1942

as Self
Released: 1942-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

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How To Be Very, Very Popular

as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
Released: 1955-07-22

Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955...

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The First Time

as Joe Bennett
Released: 1952-01-31

A married couple welcomes their first child.

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Gala Day at Disneyland

as Self
Released: 1960-01-21

The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at...

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You Came Along

as Maj. Bob Collins
Released: 1945-07-04

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute...

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Arizona Mahoney

as Phillip Randall
Released: 1936-12-04

When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled...

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Heaven Only Knows

as Michael, aka Mike
Released: 1947-09-12

Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones....

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The Texans

as Alan Sanford
Released: 1938-08-12

After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a...

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The Barefoot Mailman

as Sylvanus Hurley
Released: 1951-12-03

Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of...

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Princess O'Rourke

as Eddie O'Rourke
Released: 1943-10-23

A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.

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Spring Parade

as Corporal Harry Marten
Released: 1940-09-27

In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a...

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The Bride Wore Boots

as Jeff Warren
Released: 1946-06-05

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

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Paid in Full

as Bill Prentice
Released: 1950-02-15

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may...

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Desert Gold

as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
Released: 1936-03-26

Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location....

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Three Smart Girls Grow Up

as Harry Loren
Released: 1939-03-24

Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together,...

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Between Us Girls

as Jimmy Blake
Released: 1942-09-04

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own...

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Sophie Lang Goes West

as Curley Griffin
Released: 1937-09-10

Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1960-01-10

A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.

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The Virginia Judge

as Jim Preston
Released: 1935-09-17

Walter C. Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Stepin Fetchit

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Border Flight

as Lt. Bob Dixon
Released: 1936-05-29

Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and...

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Hollywood Boulevard

as Jay Wallace
Released: 1936-08-20

With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...

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Bomber's Moon

as Colonel Culver
Released: 1958-08-07

A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two...

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Free For All

as Christopher Parker
Released: 1949-11-01

The discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young...

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Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Scotty Hamilton
Released: 1939-12-22

Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter...

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The Under-Pup

as Dennis Lane
Released: 1939-08-31

A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from...

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Marry Me Again

as Bill
Released: 1953-09-22

Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his...

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Hideaway Girl

as Mike Winslow
Released: 1936-11-20

An unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.

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Partners in Crime

as Ralph Elsworth
Released: 1973-03-24

A retired judge who opens a private detective agency and her ex-con associate try to track down...

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Everything Happens at Night

as Ken Morgan
Released: 1939-12-22

Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.

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College Swing

as Radio Announcer
Released: 1938-04-29

Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.

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The Petty Girl

as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
Released: 1950-08-17

An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and...

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Free and Easy

as Max Clemington
Released: 1941-02-28

This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian...

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Private Affairs

as Jimmy Nolan
Released: 1940-07-05

A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up...

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 1990-07-01

Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

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The Great American Beauty Contest

as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Released: 1973-02-13

The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal...

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I Stand Accused

as Frederick A. Davis
Released: 1938-10-29

Fred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a...

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So Red the Rose

as George Pendleton
Released: 1935-12-20

During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford,...

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For Heaven's Sake

as Jeff Bolton
Released: 1950-12-15

An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate...

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Let's Live a Little

as Duke Crawford
Released: 1948-12-09

A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients,...

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Romeo and Juliet

as Friar Lawrence
Released: 1916-10-19

Shakespeare's tragedy of two young people who fall desperately in love despite the ancient feud...

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Holiday Time at Disneyland

as Self
Released: 1962-12-23

We see numerous Disneyland attractions over the early years of Disneyland that were opened on,...

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Forgotten Faces

as Clinton Faraday
Released: 1936-05-15

Harry Ashton is a superstitious gambling house owner, who relies on sprigs of heliotrope as his...

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Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

as uncredited
Released: 1955-07-17

Relive the magic with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan at the live opening...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Self
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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Bewitched

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-17

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...

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The Love Boat

as Eliott Smith
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Twilight Zone

as James Embry
First aired: 1959-10-02

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

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

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

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Sawyer
First aired: 1950-01-30

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

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lt. Charles Gatewood
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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Love, American Style

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Love, American Style

as Grandpa
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Green Acres

as Mort Warner
First aired: 1965-09-15

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from...

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Here's Lucy

as Bob Collins
First aired: 1968-09-23

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Here's Lucy

as Robert Henning
First aired: 1968-09-23

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The Steve Allen Show

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

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Love That Bob
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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Studio One

as Juror #8
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 George Lumley
First aired: 1948-11-07

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

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What's My Line?

as Self
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

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

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The Bob Cummings Show

as Bob Collins
First aired: 1955-01-02

The Bob Cummings Show is an American sitcom starring Robert "Bob" Cummings which was produced...

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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-10-12

Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen,...

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Your Show of Shows

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-02-25

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...

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The Great Adventure

as Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
First aired: 1963-09-27

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

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Robert Cummings
First aired: 1957-11-06

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Host
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self - Host / Narrator / Self
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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Arnie

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-09-19

Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel...

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My Living Doll

as Dr. Robert McDonald
First aired: 1964-09-27

A psychiatrist is given care of Rhoda Miller (real name "AF 709"), a life-like, sophisticated,...

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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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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Spencer O. Spencer
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 Russ Baker
First aired: 1953-02-01

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

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The New Bob Cummings Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-05

The New Bob Cummings Show is an American situation comedy which was broadcast by CBS during the...

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