William Daniels

Born: 1927-03-31

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (1999 to 2001). He is known for his performance as Dustin Hoffman's father in The Graduate (1967), as John Adams in 1776, as Carter Nash in Captain Nice, as Mr. George Feeny in ABC's Boy Meets World, as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider, and as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Arthur Lestrange
Released: 1980-07-05

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical...

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The Graduate

as Mr. Braddock
Released: 1967-12-21

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love...

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Superintelligence

as Voice of KITT (voice)
Released: 2020-12-11

When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol...

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The Parallax View

as Austin Tucker
Released: 1974-06-14

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads...

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as Commissioner Ebbers
Released: 2007-03-30

When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class...

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Reds

as Julius Gerber
Released: 1981-12-25

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared...

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Blind Date

as Judge Harold Bedford
Released: 1987-03-27

When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a...

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Marlowe

as Mr. Cromwell
Released: 1969-09-19

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her...

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Her Alibi

as Sam
Released: 1989-02-03

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a...

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Oh, God!

as George Summers
Released: 1977-10-07

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects...

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The Return of the Incredible Hulk

as Dr. John Bonifant
Released: 1977-11-27

On the run and presumed dead by the authorities, David Banner, using the name 'Benton',...

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1776

as John Adams
Released: 1972-11-09

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of...

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Two for the Road

as Howard Manchester
Released: 1967-04-27

On the way to a party, a British couple dissatisfied with their marriage recall the gradual...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Black Sunday

as Pugh
Released: 1977-04-01

An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black...

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The Bastard

as Samuel Adams
Released: 1978-05-22

Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to...

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The Lottery

as Reverend Hutchinson
Released: 1996-09-29

Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a...

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A Case of Rape

as Leonard Alexander
Released: 1974-02-20

When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse,...

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Conquest of the Earth

as Norman
Released: 1980-12-31

The Battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally arrive at the Earth, only to...

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All Night Long

as Richard H. Copleston
Released: 1981-03-06

Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour...

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Ladybug Ladybug

as Mr. Calkins
Released: 1963-12-23

Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not...

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Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Released: 2010-08-15

Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy...

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Sunburn

as Crawford
Released: 1979-08-10

A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.

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Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

as Father Veller
Released: 1978-08-21

The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged...

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Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

as Bissell
Released: 1976-09-29

The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the CIA who was shot down in his spy plane...

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The One and Only

as Mr. Crawford
Released: 1978-02-03

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on...

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The Million Dollar Face

as Henry Burns
Released: 1981-03-12

Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition...

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A Thousand Clowns

as Albert Amundsen
Released: 1965-12-13

Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who...

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The President's Analyst

as Wynn Quantrill
Released: 1967-12-21

At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the...

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Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Released: 1982-09-26

Feature length pilot for the TV Series Knight Rider

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NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 2002-05-05

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

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Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

as Matt Hodges
Released: 1975-02-11

Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life,...

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The Rebels

as John Adams
Released: 1979-05-14

This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an...

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Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Released: 1985-07-14

Michael and K.I.T.T. investigate after Bonnie believes she witnessed a murder from her new...

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Drop-Out Father

as Draper Wright
Released: 1982-09-26

Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the...

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The Little Match Girl

as Haywood Dutton
Released: 1987-12-21

Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented...

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The Lie

as Albert
Released: 1973-04-24

An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as...

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Magic Kid II

as Manny
Released: 1994-12-07

Kevin Ryan is Hollywood's leading teen heartthrob. He's the star of "Ninja Boy," a hot Martial...

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Rehearsal for Murder

as Walter Lamb
Released: 1982-05-26

A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which...

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Killer on Board

as Marshall Snowden
Released: 1977-10-10

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off...

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Back to the Streets of San Francisco

as Judge Julius Burns
Released: 1992-01-27

Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an...

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Making a Case for Murder

as Slaney
Released: 1989-12-04

In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood...

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On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

as John Nicks
Released: 1990-11-05

The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall...

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The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

as Major Marcus Reno
Released: 1977-12-01

General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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City in Fear

as Freeman Stribling
Released: 1980-03-30

A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry...

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Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

as Lawrence Stepwell III
Released: 1978-06-27

A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to...

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Segal

as Self
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A documentary focusing on the life and career of actor George Segal.

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One of Our Own

as Dr. Moresby
Released: 1975-05-05

Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds,...

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Rooster

as Dr. DeVega
Released: 1982-08-19

A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an...

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Murdock's Gang

as Roger Bates
Released: 1973-03-20

After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.

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Grey's Anatomy

as Craig Thomas
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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The Simpsons

as KITT (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Scrubs

as Dr. Douglas
First aired: 2001-10-02

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine,...

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The Closer

as Commissioner Andrew Schmidt
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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The King of Queens

as Phillip Waldscott
First aired: 1998-09-21

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves...

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Quincy, M.E.

as Paul Reardon
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Charlie Volmer
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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Knight Rider

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
First aired: 1982-09-26

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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Boston Legal

as Judge Milton Brody
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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St. Elsewhere

as Mark Craig
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Kim Possible

as Robot Pilot (voice)
First aired: 2002-06-07

If there's danger or trouble, Kim Possible is there on the double to save the world from...

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Hart to Hart

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-22

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Touched by an Angel

as Whit Russell
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Touched by an Angel

as George
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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The Rockford Files

as Thomas Caine
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as Gary Bevins
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Incredible Hulk

as Dr. John Bonifant
First aired: 1977-11-04

During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever...

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Girl Meets World

as George Feeny
First aired: 2014-06-27

The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and...

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Boy Meets World

as George Feeny
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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Naked City

as Harry Culverin
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Soap

as Heinrich Himmel
First aired: 1977-09-13

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the...

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McCloud

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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The Defenders

as Malloy
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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The Defenders

as Mike Herman
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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McMillan and Wife

as Commander Campbell
First aired: 1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September...

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Trapper John, M.D.

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-23

Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH,...

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Police Lt. Jack Matteo
First aired: 1974-09-13

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the...

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Galactica 1980

as Norman Blore
First aired: 1980-01-27

30 years after the original Battlestar Galactica series. Upon reaching Earth, the inhabitants of...

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The Mod Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Judd for the Defense

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-08

High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases...

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The Lyon's Den

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-28

John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer,"...

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Barbary Coast

as Harry Boyle
First aired: 1975-09-08

Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on...

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Comedy Central Roasts

as Self
First aired: 2003-08-10

Celebrities and comedians belt out good-natured insult comedy jokes at the expense of a guest of...

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T.H.E. Cat

as Tony Webb
First aired: 1966-09-16

T.H.E. Cat is an American action drama that aired during the 1966-1967 television season on NBC,...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as John Quincy Adams
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Captain Nice

as Carter Nash
First aired: 1967-01-09

Carter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him...

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The Nancy Walker Show

as Kenneth Kitteridge
First aired: 1976-09-30

The Nancy Walker Show is an American situation comedy which aired on ABC from September 30, 1976...

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Toma

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-21

Toma is an American crime drama series that ran on ABC in 1973 and 1974.

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Maybe This Time

as George Feeny
First aired: 1995-09-15

Julia Wallace, a recently divorced woman with a precocious young daughter named Gracie, helps...

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Blind Ambition

as G. Gordon Liddy
First aired: 1979-05-20

The Watergate crisis as viewed by John Dean and his wife Maureen, based on their personal...

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Diff'rent Strokes

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-11-03

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...

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The Good Guys

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Good Guys is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 25, 1968 to January 23,...

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The Adams Chronicles

as John Quincy Adams
First aired: 1976-01-20

The Adams Chronicles is a thirteen-episode miniseries by PBS that aired in 1976 to commemorate...

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The American Revolution

as John Adams
First aired: 1994-11-27

Thorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities...

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Freebie and the Bean

as Dist. Atty. Walter W. Cruikshank
First aired: 1980-12-06

Freebie and the Bean is a short-lived hour-long police drama based on the 1974 film of the same...

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