William Hopper

Born: 1915-01-26


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The Bad Seed

as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Released: 1956-09-12

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite...

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Stagecoach

as Sergeant (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-03

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of...

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They Died with Their Boots On

as Lt. Frazier (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-20

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...

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The Maltese Falcon

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-18

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a...

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Rebel Without a Cause

as Judy's Father
Released: 1955-10-27

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate,...

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The High and the Mighty

as Roy
Released: 1954-07-03

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command...

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20 Million Miles to Earth

as Colonel Robert Calder
Released: 1957-02-08

When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the...

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Myra Breckinridge

as Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)
Released: 1970-06-24

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the...

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Conquest of Space

as Dr. George Fenton
Released: 1955-04-20

A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the...

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The Deadly Mantis

as Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
Released: 1957-05-01

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on...

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Across the Pacific

as Orderly (uncredited)
Released: 1942-09-04

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is...

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Air Force

as Sergeant (uncredited)
Released: 1943-03-20

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack...

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Sitting Bull

as Charles Wentworth
Released: 1954-10-06

Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react...

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Action in the North Atlantic

as Canadian Soldier (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-12

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are...

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Virginia City

as Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-23

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million...

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Blues in the Night

as Billiards player
Released: 1941-11-15

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds...

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Castle on the Hudson

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-17

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

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No Time for Comedy

as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-14

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

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Dust Be My Destiny

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-16

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail,...

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Track of the Cat

as Arthur Bridges
Released: 1954-11-19

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous...

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The Return of Doctor X

as Interne
Released: 1939-11-23

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova...

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Midnight

as Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-24

An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.

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Brother Orchid

as 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited)
Released: 1940-06-07

When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill...

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The First Texan

as William Barrett Travis
Released: 1956-06-29

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out...

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Lady Gangster

as John
Released: 1942-04-01

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery....

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All Through the Night

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1942-01-10

Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

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Robbers' Roost

as Smokey
Released: 1955-05-30

Jim "Tex" Wall, searching for the last of the three men who raped and killed his wife, joins a...

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The Fighting 69th

as Private Turner
Released: 1940-01-27

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy,...

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Footsteps in the Dark

as Police Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1941-03-08

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police...

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The Hard Way

as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-13

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...

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Flight from Destiny

as Travin
Released: 1941-02-08

After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to...

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Breakdowns of 1937

as Self
Released: 1937-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.

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The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Pilot
Released: 1941-07-12

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap...

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Slim Carter

as Joe Brewster
Released: 1957-11-01

Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie...

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The Footloose Heiress

as Jack Pierson
Released: 1937-10-08

A rich businessman brings home a homeless man who promises to tame his willful 18-year-old daughter.

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The Adventurous Blonde

as Matt, a Reporter
Released: 1937-11-13

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...

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Calling Philo Vance

as Clerk at Hotel Nino in Chicago (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-03

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft...

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Bullet Scars

as Murdered Bank Teller
Released: 1942-03-07

Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe...

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'Til We Meet Again

as Man (uncredited)
Released: 1940-04-20

Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to...

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On Dress Parade

as Soldier Getting Radio Report from H4 (uncredited)
Released: 1939-11-18

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a...

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A Child Is Born

as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-07

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

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Knute Rockne All American

as New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-05

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

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Angels Wash Their Faces

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-08-26

A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister,...

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Love Is on the Air

as Eddie Gould
Released: 1937-10-02

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.

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Good-bye, My Lady

as Walden Grover
Released: 1956-05-12

An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together...

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The Case of the Black Parrot

as Ship's Second Mate (uncredited)
Released: 1941-01-09

Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased...

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The Old Maid

as John
Released: 1939-08-16

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

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This Is My Love

as District Attorney
Released: 1954-10-27

A single woman tries to keep her sister from another man by framing her for her husband's murder.

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Public Wedding

as Tony Burke
Released: 1937-07-09

The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a...

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Strange Alibi

as Desk Clerk at National Apartments
Released: 1941-04-19

An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true...

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Murder with Pictures

as Photographer (uncredited)
Released: 1936-09-24

Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the...

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Larceny on the Air

as Announcer
Released: 1937-01-11

A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose...

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The Cowboy Quarterback

as Handsome Sam Saxon
Released: 1939-07-29

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field...

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Money and the Woman

as J.L. Burns, Depositor (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-17

An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

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Daughters Courageous

as Striped-Shirted Man at Beach (uncredited)
Released: 1939-06-23

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam...

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Pride of the Blue Grass

as Joe
Released: 1939-10-06

A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.

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Invisible Stripes

as Society Gent in Top Hat (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-30

A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

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Espionage Agent

as Student
Released: 1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the...

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On Your Toes

as Ronald - Peggy's Escort
Released: 1939-10-14

A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.

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The Male Animal

as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-12

The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being...

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Highway West

as Frank Carson-Murdered Cashier (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-07

A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.

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Manpower

as Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

as Second Production Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-11

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

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Mystery House

as Lal Killian
Released: 1938-05-21

When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a...

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Murder on the Waterfront

as Sentry
Released: 1943-09-18

A sailor and his wife become involved in a murder investigation.

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1975-08-06

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...

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Escape from Crime

as Hastings
Released: 1942-07-25

An ex-con becomes a daredevil photojournalist.

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Busses Roar

as Dark-Haired Sailor at Bar (uncredited)
Released: 1942-09-19

A sergeant saves the day when Axis agents plant a bomb on a bus bound for California oil fields.

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Murder in the Big House

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-11

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter...

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The Accusing Finger

as Reporter
Released: 1936-11-17

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

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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Reporter (as DeWolf Hopper)
Released: 1939-09-09

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the...

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Smashing the Money Ring

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-21

T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up...

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One Desire

as 'Mac' MacBain
Released: 1955-07-20

The "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their...

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Beyond the Line of Duty

as University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-07

This short film in support of the war effort focuses on the training and missions of Army Air...

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Always a Bride

as Man at Campaign Meeting Carrying Michael
Released: 1940-11-02

A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on...

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Spy Ship

as Reporter
Released: 1942-06-06

A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position...

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Truck Busters

as Truck Driver
Released: 1943-01-28

An independent truck driver organizes his fellow truckers to resist the efforts of a crooked...

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Back in Circulation

as Pete Eddington - a Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-27

Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival...

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The Daredevil Drivers

as Neeley Bus Driver
Released: 1938-02-12

To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for...

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The Flag of Humanity

as Sentry (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-19

The story of how Clara Barton helped found the American Red Cross.

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Cheap Thrills: Those Drive-in Horror Flicks

as uncredited
Released: 2022-04-01

Action packed film clips from 47 horror films.

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Lady with Red Hair

as Lyceum Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-30

An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.

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Ladies Must Live

as Joe Barton
Released: 1940-07-27

A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his...

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Sunshine Dad

as Infant in carriage (as DeWolf Hopper Jr.)
Released: 1916-01-01

The theft of a sacred diamond band from a Hindoo shrine starts the action.

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Bullets for O'Hara

as Richard Palmer
Released: 1941-07-19

A detective courts a gangster's ex-wife to lure him into a trap.

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The Body Disappears

as Terrence Abbott
Released: 1941-11-22

Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as uncredited
Released: 1941-12-05

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...

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A Shot in the Dark

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1941-04-05

A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

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The Bill of Rights

as Courier
Released: 1939-08-19

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the...

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You Can't Escape Forever

as Soldier (uncredited)
Released: 1942-10-10

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime...

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Over the Goal

as Ken Thomas
Released: 1937-10-16

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss...

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Here Comes Happiness

as Best Man
Released: 1941-03-15

Jessica leaves her upper class home to assume an anonymous working class identity. She meets a...

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Join the Marines

as Marine
Released: 1937-01-25

New York City cop Phil Donlon leaves the force to join the U.S. Olympic team. When he falls for...

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The Deadly Mantis

as (archive footage)
Released: 1966-01-01

9 minute home-movie version of the 1957 feature film “The Deadly Mantis” from Castle Films.

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Perry Mason

as Paul Drake
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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Gunsmoke

as John Henry Jordan
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Tasker
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Millionaire

as Capt. Jonathan Carroll
First aired: 1955-01-19

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

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Philip Harland
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dan Mailer
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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