Roy Roberts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Roberts (born Roy Barnes Jones, March 19, 1906 – May 28, 1975) was an American character actor. Over his more than 40-year career, he appeared in more than nine hundred productions on stage and screen. Born in Dade City in Pasco County, near Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on the stage, first appearing on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary parts and returned to perform on Broadway in such productions as Twentieth Century, My Sister Eileen, and Carnival in Flanders until he began making guest appearances on television series. After appearing on Gale Storm's My Little Margie in 1956, he became part of several television series for which he is best remembered. In a show that was the precursor to The Love Boat, Roberts played the ship's captain for four years in Storm's next hit, Oh! Susanna, which aired on CBS and ABC from 1956 to 1960. He guest-starred in scores of series, including the western-themed crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise, the western series, My Friend Flicka, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (as Texas cattle baron Shanghai Pierce[1]), and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, and Brian Keith's Cold War drama, Crusader. Roberts appeared on four episodes of the CBS legal drama, Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Arthur Janeel in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Malicious Mariner." During the middle 1960s, Roberts was one of the most recognizable faces on television, and had recurring roles concurrently on a number of popular programs, including: Bank president Mr. Cheever on CBS's The Lucy Show John Cushing, president of the rival Merchants Bank on CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies Railroad president Norman Curtis on CBS's Petticoat Junction Darrin's father Frank Stephens on ABC's Bewitched, alternating with actor Robert F. Simon depending upon availability. Banker Harry Bodkin on CBS's Gunsmoke Dr. Reynolds, twice on The Road West Neighbor Bruce MacDermott on ABC's Our Man Higgins Preston "Press" Wasco and Kelly on the NBC western, Laredo "Doc" on John Payne's The Restless Gun in the 1957 episode "Trail to Sunset" Banker George Bristol on NBC's Bonanza Admiral Rogers on McHale's Navy (in some episodes, his first name is given as "John" and in others his name is given as "Bruce"). The Governor in a season two episode of Green Acres, "One of Our Assemblymen is Missing". CLR
Chinatown
as Mayor BagbyPrivate eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's GarageA group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...
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Joan of Arc
as Wandamme, a Burgundian CaptainIn the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War...
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Nightmare Alley
as McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic...
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My Darling Clementine
as MayorWyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in...
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House of Wax
as Matthew BurkeA New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical...
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Force of Evil
as Ben TuckerLawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big...
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The Enforcer
as Captain Frank NelsonAfter years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a...
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Gentleman's Agreement
as Mr. CalkinsA magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
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The Million Dollar Duck
as The Judge (uncredited)Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon...
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The Strongest Man in the World
as Mr. RobertsMedfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new...
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Kid Galahad
as Jerry BathgateAfter completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym,...
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The Outfit
as Bob CaswellA two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small...
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The King and Four Queens
as Sheriff Tom LarrabeeOpportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws...
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Guadalcanal Diary
as Capt. Jame CrossConcentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the...
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The Big Trees
as Judge CrenshawIn 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make...
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Backlash
as Major CarsonJim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is...
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He Walked by Night
as Police Captain BreenThis film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a...
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Santa Fe
as Cole SandersAfter their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find...
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The Reckless Moment
as NagelAfter discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate...
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Those Calloways
as E.J. FletcherStory of Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam...
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The Chapman Report
as Alan RobyA research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.
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Captain from Castile
as Capt. AlvaradoSpain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just...
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Second Chance
as Charley MalloyA prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
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Chicago Deadline
as Jerry CavanaughOn Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads...
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Hoodlum Empire
as Police ChiefIt's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to...
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Tumbleweed
as Nick BuckleyJim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked...
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The Killer That Stalked New York
as Mayor of New YorkIn New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare...
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Wyoming Renegades
as Sheriff McVeyBrady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the...
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Borderline
as Harvey GumbinTwo undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, thee find them selves falling...
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Sierra
as Sheriff KnudsenRing Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff...
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Circumstantial Evidence
as Marty HannonA man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer...
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The Cimarron Kid
as Pat RobertsAudie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked...
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Behind Green Lights
as Max CalvertAn unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and...
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Hotel
as BaileyThis is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The...
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They Rode West
as Sgt. CreeverA young cavalry doctor treats very sick Indians against orders, whom are forced to stay on...
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The First Texan
as Col. Sam ShermanAfter arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out...
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Marshal PeakDrifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work....
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San Antone
as John ChisumAfter the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now...
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The Brasher Doubloon
as Lt. BreezMrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that...
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A Bell for Adano
as Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost MarshalMajor Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano....
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Cripple Creek
as Marshal John TetheroeIt's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the...
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The Palomino
as Ben LaneA young man helps a pretty girl search for her stolen horse. (A society boy tries to help a...
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Battles of Chief Pontiac
as Maj. GladwinIn pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal...
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Fighting Coast Guard
as Captain GibbsStory of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
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The White Squaw
as Edward Purvis, Indian AgentA Swedish settler (David Brian) starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming...
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The Last Command
as Dr. SummerfieldDuring the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads...
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The Man with a Cloak
as PolicemanSet in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one...
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Skirts Ahoy!
as Captain GraymontThree young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest...
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Dawn at Socorro
as Doc JamesonBrett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris...
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Fury at Furnace Creek
as Al ShanksThe Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who...
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Bodyhold
as Charlie WebsterA plumber with a girlfriend turns pro wrestler for a crooked promoter.
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I Was a Communist for the FBI
as Father NovacA fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret...
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The Lone Hand
as Mr. SkaggsZachary Hallock and his son Joshua are farmers who live in a frontier town that suffers the...
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Tampico
as Crawford (uncredited)A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues...
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Stranger on Horseback
as Sam KetteringA circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs...
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Strange Triangle
as Harry MatthewsIn this drama, a seductive woman uses her wiles upon both a traveling bank examiner and a...
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Chain Lightning
as Maj. Gen. HewittFormer World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial...
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Wilson
as Ike Hoover - Chief White House Butler (uncredited)The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his...
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The Tanks Are Coming
as Major GeneralAn American tank crew fights its way into Germany in World War II.
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The Man Behind The Gun
as Sen. Mark SheldonThis 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher...
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Yaqui Drums
as Matt QuiggIn this western, a Mexican bandit and an angry rancher team up and take on a crooked saloon keeper.
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The Boss
as Tim BradyA crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
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This Savage Land
as Dr. Mordecai ReynoldsShortly after the Civil War, Kansas homesteaders are harrassed by Confederate marauders.
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Stage to Tucson
as Jim MaroonA group of outlaws posing as Southern sympathizers and led secretly by freight-line owner Jim...
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Smoky
as Jeff NixClint Barkley first sees Smoky as a runaway, and drives him back to the ranch where he meets the...
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No Minor Vices
as Mr. Felton (uncredited)Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat...
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Sea of Lost Ships
as Captain of the 'Eagle'The son of a deceased Coast Guard hero is raised by a Coast Guard NCO, who also has a son the...
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The Underwater City
as Tim GrahamAn engineer, a psychologist and several other disparate types take part in an experiment to see...
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Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Army Captain RampeyThe story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired...
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A Kiss for Corliss
as Uncle GeorgeAfter a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer...
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Wyoming Mail
as Charles De HavenIn 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly...
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The Fighting Sullivans
as Father FrancisThe lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great...
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Disneyland '59
as SelfWalt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that...
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The Glory Brigade
as Sgt. Chuck AndersonDuring the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a...
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Johnny Comes Flying Home
as J.P. HartleyThree World War II fliers face financial obstacles threatening to ground their fledgling...
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The Foxes of Harrow
as Tom WarrenAn Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New...
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Mr. FosterIn the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female...
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Big House, U.S.A
as Chief Ranger Will EricksonA tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker)...
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
as "Mitch" MitchellA pretty blonde with a Doberman pinscher walks into a bar on April Fool's Day and asks for a bag...
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up...
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The Strike
as Chaplain WalkerMajor Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in...
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Roger Touhy, Gangster
as Frank Williams - FBI Chief (uncredited)Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's...
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Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Mr. StockmanA bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the...
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The Caribbean Mystery
as Capt. Van den BarkThe Caribbean Mystery is a remake of Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939)-which in turn was a remake...
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The Outlaw Stallion
as HagenA young boy and a veterinarian in a red convertible help thwart a gang of horse thieves. ...
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Chicken Every Sunday
as Harry BowersA woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.
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I Cover the Underworld
as District AttorneyGunner O'Hara is about to be released from prison after serving a five-year sentence, and...
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The Second Face
as Allan WessonA homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital,...
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Within These Walls
as Martin 'Marty' DeutschMichael Howland, a stern hanging judge, is assigned to take over a chaotic prison. There Michael...
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The Gay Intruders
as Charles McNultyPsychiatrists move in with bickering stage spouses and start bickering too.
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Stars and Stripes Forever
as Maj. George Porter HoustonMarine bandmaster John Philip Sousa (Clifton Webb) becomes famous for his marches and inspires...
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Flaming Fury
as Capt. S. TaplingerA Los Angeles fire captain (Roy Roberts) sends an arson-squad rookie (George Cooper) undercover.
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Massacre at Sand Creek
as Colonel ColleryA fictionalized account of the infamous massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek by a...
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Bewitched
as Frank StephensSamantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...
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Perry Mason
as Arthur JaneelThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Harvey SkeenThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Henry ThomasThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as W. L. PicardThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Bonanza
as George BristolThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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The Andy Griffith Show
as J. Howard JacksonThe Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and...
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My Three Sons
as uncreditedA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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My Three Sons
as Jerry AndrewsA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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The Lucy Show
as Mr. CheeverThe Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...
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The Lucy Show
as AdmiralThe Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...
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The Munsters
as Mr. MorganA family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...
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The Twilight Zone
as uncreditedA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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The Beverly Hillbillies
as JudgeJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...
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The Beverly Hillbillies
as John CushingJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...
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Petticoat Junction
as Norman P. CurtisThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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Petticoat Junction
as Norman CurtisThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as A.H. 'Shanghai' PierceThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of...
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Nicholas J. VanderfellerThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The...
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The Addams Family
as Thaddeus LoganA satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric...
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The Doris Day Show
as Thaddius GilbyThe Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as JudgePresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as Gen. LaffertyPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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Cheyenne
as Sen. MatsonCheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...
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It Takes a Thief
as uncreditedConvicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States...
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Gunsmoke
as Mr. BodkinGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
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Gunsmoke
as Mr. DobieGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
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McHale's Navy
as uncreditedAn experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a...
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McHale's Navy
as Admiral RogersAn experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a...
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The Restless Gun
as Kit SpringerThe Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and...
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Green Acres
as GovernorGreen Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from...
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Lawman
as John KemperLawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962...
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That Girl
as uncreditedThat Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the...
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as James WhitfieldWalt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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