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Will Patton
Born: 14th Jun 1954 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Dept: Acting
William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He won two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 118
Film: 100 (85%)
Television: 18 (15%)
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Filmography
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Follow the Ramsey family, before and after the tragedy as they go through the painful loss of a child while facing intense public scrutiny caused by a ... view
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Lou Smith (1 ep.)
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A darkly comic tale about a Navy captain who returns to his Chesapeake Bay Island home after 35 years at sea, hoping to set things right with his long ... view
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A terminally ill former coal-truck and school-bus driver sets off in her yellow mini-bus through the Appalachian mountains on a final journey to recon ... view
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2026
The true-crime story of legendary outlaw Jack Black, whose 1926 memoir became an unlikely bestseller upon its release and later inspired generations o ... view
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Foot and a Half George
2025
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America. ... view
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Narrator (voice)
2024
Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and fol ... view
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Owen Kittredge
2024
In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy finds himself on t ... view
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Owen Kittredge
2024
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, ... view
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Wayne
May 2023 (first aired)
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously ... view
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Deputy Sam Marnes (4 ep.)
2022
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is ... view
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Frank
Apr 2022 (first aired)
A rancher fighting for his land and family stumbles upon an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness, forcing a confrontation with t ... view
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Wayne Tillerson (13 ep.)
2021
Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last enc ... view
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Officer Hawkins
2021
On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an il ... view
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Francis
2021
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they c ... view
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Caleb Tucker
2021
A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalach ... view
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Schuttmann
2021
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugg ... view
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Paul
2020
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and thei ... view
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Adam
2020
A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his f ... view
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Richard
2019
A father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estranged son fleeing a botched drug deal. The two men embark on a violent odyssey that grapple ... view
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Stephen Davis
2019
When a nuclear strike causes an electromagnetic pulse that cuts off all power, water, and communication to the entire western United States, Reese fin ... view
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Frank
May 2019 (first aired)
CDC researcher Abby Arcane investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but she soon discovers that the swamp ... view
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Avery Sunderland (10 ep.)
2018
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree ... view
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Officer Hawkins
2018
After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across country with his estranged son—who testified agains ... view
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Wisdom
2018
When troubled 12-year-old Jacob Felsen is sent away to boarding school, he enters every kid’s worst nightmare: a creepy old mansion, deserted except ... view
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Dr. Sherman
Jun 2018 (first aired)
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the ... view
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Garrett Randle (7 ep.)
2018
When a young woman learns her parents' killer has been released from jail, she is forced to revisit old wounds while discovering the destructive power ... view
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Senior
2018
An ex-cop living in rural Florida is drawn into an investigation involving a sunken treasure. ... view
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2017
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete ... view
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Jim
Mar 2017 (first aired)
A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town. ... view
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Sheriff Daniel Platt (10 ep.)
2016
A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in ... view
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Back Seat Cowboy
2014
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high le ... view
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Perry Weinstein
2013
Abigail Harm is a woman living in a fictionalized New York City, who, after being granted a wish by a strange visitor, asks for love and learns of a c ... view
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The Visitor/Narrator
2012
A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border. ... view
Character:
Tommy
Jun 2011 (first aired)
Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the ... view
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Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver (52 ep.)
2011
A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder tries to piece back together her life. ... view
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Steven Walker
2011
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions. ... view
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Soloman Tetherow
2010
A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent hi ... view
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Vic Sullivan
Original title: Princess Ka'iulani
2010
Ka'iulani, a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, is raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American busine ... view
Character:
Sanford B. Dole
2010
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty ... view
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Lt. Bill Hobarts
2009
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappeara ... view
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Sheriff August
2009
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon. ... view
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Henry
Sep 2009 (first aired)
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corrup ... view
Character:
Mike Tascioni (4 ep.)
2009
Just days after the Civil War ended, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre. As a fractured nation mourned, a manhunt closed in ... view
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John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2008
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it. ... view
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Mechanic
2008
Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking a ... view
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Old Man Dobyne
2008
A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the ... view
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Sam Conroy
2008
Virginia embarks on a quest for freedom during the last explosive weekend of Coney Island's renowned amusement park. After the reappearance of her chi ... view
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J.C.
2007
A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town. ... view
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Eli Cottonmouth
2007
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death. ... view
Character:
Randall Bennett
2007
Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he f ... view
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Riley
2007
A sudden death tied to a list from the past leads to unimaginable evil. Fresh out of law school and full of hope for the future, Renny Jacobson is stu ... view
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Harriston
2006
Shane Tanner, the son of a legendary cooler named Dalton, learns that his uncle Nate got beat up by a group of men because he doesn't want to sell his ... view
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Nate Tanner
Jun 2005 (first aired)
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 an ... view
Character:
James Fletcher (6 ep.)
2005
Based on the true story of the Burt family who seemed normal, upstanding members of the community but were actually deeply embedded in crime. The matr ... view
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Philip Rothman
Jan 2005 (first aired)
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his ... view
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Det. Gary Walker (4 ep.)
2004
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way i ... view
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Aaron Purnell
2004
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length t ... view
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Quentin Glass
2002
The life and works of Oxford, Miss. fireman-turned-writer Larry Brown are examined in a unique documentary format that incorporates narrative film ada ... view
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2002
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residen ... view
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Gordon Smallwood
Nov 2001 (first aired)
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a si ... view
Character:
Alan Wilson (5 ep.)
Sep 2001 (first aired)
The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive pr ... view
Character:
Jackson Haisley (44 ep.)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Craig Halliday (1 ep.)
2000
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as differen ... view
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Coach Bill Yoast
2000
Passed over at work and numbed after she witnesses a colleague's murder, security guard Trixie Zurbo takes a relatively easy job at a lakefront casino ... view
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W. 'Red' Rafferty
2000
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion. ... view
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John Smith
2000
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they ra ... view
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Atley Jackson
1999
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love. ... view
Character:
Hector Cruz
1999
A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, ... view
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Moe The Truck Driver
1998
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam! ... view
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Preacher
1998
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ... view
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Chick
Original title: OK Garage
1998
A lovely school teacher finds herself the victim of a scam artist - a garage owner who delights in ripping off his customers. Soon, she has two eager ... view
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Sean
1997
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this ... view
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Bethlehem
1997
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder ... view
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Lt. Morgan
1997
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, love ... view
Character:
Lloyd Abbott
1996
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, ... view
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Nahum Goddard
1996
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to s ... view
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Gibson
1995
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past. ... view
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Nicoletti
Mar 1995 (first aired)
VR.5 is an American television program originally broadcast on the Fox network from March 10, 1995 to May 12, 1995. Ten of its thirteen episodes were ... view
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Dr. Frank Morgan (13 ep.)
1994
A young woman’s dreams of love are trapped in an empty life of broken promises and futile hopes, as she desperately awaits the return of her long-mi ... view
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Dash
1994
The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Gover ... view
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Dr. Lawrence Graves
1994
Judge Gwen Warwick becomes involved in the murder trial she has been assigned. Her marriage is on the rocks and the murder victim is an old friend, wh ... view
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Alan Warwick
1994
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a ... view
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Sergeant Hardy
1994
An American links her mothers death in Bankok to a plot involving Vietnamese refugees. ... view
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Michael Murphy
1993
The peaceful existence of a suburban backwater is disrupted when Wesley, a troubled housepainter falls for Margaret, the sensitive wife of his boss, W ... view
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Wesley
1993
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman. ... view
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Martie
1993
When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but ... view
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Hadley
1993
After interviewing a convicted killer, a reporter becomes obsessed with his mesmerizing subject. When his life is threatened, he comes to his senses, ... view
Character:
Jack Travers
1992
First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take. He had to bridge the gap between the victorious North ... view
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1992
A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under que ... view
Character:
Frank Maxwell
1992
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begin ... view
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Eric Gaines
1992
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film. ... view
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Skippy
1992
An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life. ... view
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Father Niles
1991
A security guard is enticed to scam a businessman for his insurance money by the man's attractive wife. The trouble begins when he discovers that the ... view
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Giles Menteer
1991
A lonely telephone operator leading an empty, amoral life finds God – only to have her faith continually tested in ways beyond what she could have i ... view
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Deputy Foster
1991
Crime drama based on the real-life story of US gangster John Dillinger, who was hunted by the FBI after a string of armed bank robberies during the Gr ... view
Character:
Melvin Purvis
1990
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pret ... view
Character:
Woody (uncredited)
1990
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance. ... view
Character:
Lt. Laker
1990
A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers dee ... view
Character:
Jerry
Sep 1989 (first aired)
The Nasty Boys is a television action drama series based on the real life Narcotics Officers of the North Las Vegas Police Department. ... view
Character:
Batiste (1 ep.)
1989
The closing of a small shipbuilder in New England places stresses on the people involved. ... view
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Owen's Father
1988
Since they met the first time in boarding school as little kids, it was obvious that the orphans Kay and Dave would become a couple. But at sixteen, D ... view
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Mike
1988
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric. ... view
Character:
Duane Gage
1987
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretar ... view
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Scott Pritchard
1987
A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder of a violent white farmer to protect the young Bl ... view
Character:
Lou Dimes
1986
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish ... view
Character:
Matthew Perry
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as ... view
Character:
Officer Nick Braxton (1 ep.)
1985
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman. ... view
Character:
Horst
1985
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken ... view
Character:
Wayne Nolan
1985
A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tic ... view
Character:
Mark
1984
An American in West Berlin finds himself caught up in murder and intrigue after his associate is killed and a diplomat's daughter is found dead in his ... view
Character:
Marsh
1984
When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents. ... view
Character:
Forest Ranger
1983
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a leth ... view
Character:
Joe
1983
Set in a motel room at NYC's Kennedy Airport, the film treats two days in the life of a deadbeat couple, an obsessive husband lost in a web of psychot ... view
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Bar Customer
Oct 1982 (first aired)
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy An ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
1981
Dramatization of the four days of events leading up to the historic tragedy at Kent State University in May 1970, during the confrontation between Nat ... view
Character:
Peter
1979
A psycho noir where stalkers, terrorists and government agents collide. ... view
Character:
Schreiber
Sep 1951 (first aired)
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera that premiered on September 3, 1951, on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It co ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)