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Rip Torn

Born: 6th Feb 1931 Temple, Texas, USA - Died 9th Jul 2019
Dept: Acting
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 184
Film: 139 (76%)
Television: 45 (24%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Science Fiction, Family, Horror, Fantasy, Talk, Action & Adventure, War & Politics, War, Animation, Music, Soap, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Reality

Filmography

Heartland Action, Western
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
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2012
A traveling guitarist is looking for a town named Brandy, meeting strange new people along the way. ... view
Character:
Tom
Men in Black 3 Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
2012
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes ... view
Character:
Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
2012
A provocateur, a rebel, a performer, and a true American, Norman Mailer never stopped giving people something to talk about. This documentary goes be ... view
Character:
Self
2011
A stock car racer hopes his luck will turn around when he gets a chance to elevate his driving career. Can he pull off the ultimate comeback? ... view
Character:
Sal
2011
A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield. ... view
Character:
King Looney
Happy Tears Comedy, Drama
2009
Two sisters return home to care for their aging father. ... view
Character:
Joe
2009
After Andrew and Claire, a young couple attempting to restart their live, moves to an isolated school house in farm country, their neighbors and natu ... view
Character:
Carl
2009
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with ... view
Character:
Trevor O'Hart
The Golden Boys Comedy, Romance
2008
Three retired sea captains living together in genteel squalor. They scheme to improve their fortunes by having one of them solicit a bride through an ... view
Character:
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
August Drama
2008
Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month p ... view
Character:
David Sterling
2008
A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband. ... view
Character:
Quinette
Lucky Days Drama, Romance
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
Character:
Bobo
Bee Movie Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
2007
Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the ex ... view
Character:
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
2007
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). ... view
Character:
Self
2007
A feature-length "making of" documentary about the 'The Larry Sanders Show' with cast and star interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries, and footage o ... view
Character:
Arthur
Three Days to Vegas Comedy, Romance
2007
Four grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of Las Vegas in order to stop one of their daughters from m ... view
Character:
Joe Wallace
30 Rock Comedy
Oct 2006 (first aired)
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream. ... view
Character:
Don Geiss (8 ep.)
Zoom Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
2006
Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action ... view
Character:
Larraby
Marie Antoinette Drama, History
2006
A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her r ... view
Character:
Louis XV
2006
The making of the film with Drew Casper. ... view
Character:
Self
Forty Shades of Blue Drama, Romance
2005
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visi ... view
Character:
Alan James
Yours, Mine & Ours Comedy, Family, Romance
2005
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower w ... view
Character:
Commandant Sherman
The Sisters Drama
2005
Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile r ... view
Character:
Dr. Chebrin
Eulogy Comedy, Drama
2004
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets a ... view
Character:
Edmund Collins
2004
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go- ... view
Character:
Patches O'Houlihan
Jun 2004 (first aired)
Extreme Dodgeball is an American Sports Entertainment television show that debuted on Game Show Network in 2004. It has also been shown in the UK on C ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (30 ep.)
2004
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another loca ... view
Character:
Bert Langdon
Love Object Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
2004
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone se ... view
Character:
Novak
Sep 2003 (first aired)
John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Maniac Magee Action, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
2003
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. ... view
Character:
George McNab
2003
A group of friends go on a journey to a secret marijuana forest in Kansas. ... view
Character:
Oldman
Men in Black II Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
2002
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB' ... view
Character:
Zed
Sep 2001 (first aired)
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological ... view
Character:
Jules Copeland (1 ep.)
2001
Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retalia ... view
Character:
Jim Brody
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Documentary, TV Movie
2000
Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing ... view
Character:
Self
Soul Food Drama
Jun 2000 (first aired)
Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Ti ... view
Character:
Peter Redmond (1 ep.)
Wonder Boys Comedy, Drama
2000
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ag ... view
Character:
Q
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
2000
When Donielle is just eight years old and attending her best friend's funeral she has a vision that her friend was murdered by his father. No one beli ... view
Character:
Detective Manny Garett
The Insider Drama, Thriller
1999
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco. ... view
Character:
John Scanlon
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery Action, Comedy, TV Movie
1999
A cop and his expensive fiancée, a bank teller, plan the perfect bank robbery. All goes well until the FBI suspects, almost immediately, an inside jo ... view
Character:
Royce
Seasons of Love Drama, Western
Jul 1999 (first aired)
Thomas Linthorne is a farmer, who, with his bride, Kate, settles a parcel of untilled Midwestern farmland in 1866. Linthorne is a dynamic and driven m ... view
Character:
Spence (2 ep.)
Balloon Farm Drama, Family
1999
As soon as Harvey S. Potter descends upon a drought-stricken farmland, he begins to grow a mysterious but beautiful crop of balloons. Mystified by the ... view
Character:
Harvey Potter
Passing Glory Drama, TV Movie
1999
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team i ... view
Character:
Father Robert Grant
Will & Grace Comedy
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with ... view
Character:
Lionel Banks (4 ep.)
Senseless Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
1998
A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option. ... view
Character:
Randall Tyson
1997
Bruce "the Mouse" Strauss is proud to hold the unofficial record for getting knocked out in boxing rings on every continent except Antarctica. He is a ... view
Character:
Trucker 'God'
Ghost Stories Mystery, Drama
Sep 1997 (first aired)
Ghost Stories is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1997 to 1998 on the cable channel The Family Channel. The show was narr ... view
Character:
The Narrator (44 ep.)
Men in Black Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
1997
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and ... view
Character:
Zed
Hercules Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
1997
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along ... view
Character:
Zeus (voice)
Trial and Error Comedy, Romance
1997
When lawyer Charlie is sent to a small Nevada town to file a continuance request for a client, his actor friend Richard turns up to throw a surprise b ... view
Character:
Benny Gibbs
The Hindenburg Documentary, History
1996
The history of lighter than air transportation culminating in the Hindenburg explosion which gets thoroughly covered and analyzed. ... view
Character:
Narrator
1996
Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear su ... view
Character:
Admiral Winslow
1995
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ... view
Character:
Arthur
1995
A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious atten ... view
Character:
Self (Narrator)
Letter to My Killer TV Movie, Thriller
1995
A letter is found by a demolition worker that reveals a cover up and a murder that is over 30 years old. The victim is the author of the letter that a ... view
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1995
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada. ... view
Character:
General Dick Panzer
1995
A dramatized account of a female US Naval officer's ordeal of being sexually harassed at a Naval convention and her legal retaliation. ... view
Character:
Adm. Snyder
For Better or Worse Comedy, Drama, Romance
1995
A comic love triangle wherein a loser falls in love with his recently-married brother's wife. ... view
Character:
Capt. Cole
Chicago Hope Soap, Drama
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The se ... view
Character:
Warren Shutt (1 ep.)
Heart of a Child Drama, TV Movie
1994
For Fred and Karen Schouten, the news that she is pregnant is most welcome, having been trying for a while with no success. Gordon and Alice Holc are ... view
Character:
Dr. Leonard Bailey
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Alon ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Cou ... view
Character:
Bernard Galvin (1 ep.)
1993
Sleeper with a top notch cast in the story of a lone wolf logger who fights developers, bankers and the modern world to maintain his way of life. ... view
Character:
Noel Lord
Beyond the Law Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
1993
Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the ... view
Character:
Deputy Prescott
RoboCop 3 Action, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
1993
The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortuna ... view
Character:
The CEO
1992
Based on the custody case involving Elizabeth Morgan and the subsequent Elizabeth Morgan Act. ... view
Character:
Bill Morgan
T Bone N Weasel Comedy, TV Movie
1992
An ex-con and a crazy man are an unlikely duo on the road looking for a better life. All they have is an old gun and a stolen car to aid them in findi ... view
Character:
Happy Sam
1992
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized. ... view
Character:
Admiral Paul Yost
Aug 1992 (first aired)
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night tal ... view
Character:
Arthur (90 ep.)
Fires of Kuwait Documentary
1992
After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
My Son Johnny Drama, TV Movie
1991
Anthony Cortino lives with his mother in a quiet suburb. His father is dead, and his violent criminal brother is a long way off, in the city, and if A ... view
Character:
Brian Stansbury
Dolly Dearest Horror
1991
An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession o ... view
Character:
Karl Resnick
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind Crime, Drama, Western, TV Movie
1991
A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders. ... view
Character:
Captain Jack Parsons
Defending Your Life Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
1991
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way stat ... view
Character:
Bob Diamond
Death Falls Drama, Thriller
1991
A terminally ill man gets his buddy to bust him out of the hospital. But, in the process, the duo antagonizes a city policeman, who trails them to the ... view
Character:
Dub Farley
1990
When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radic ... view
Character:
Walt Whitman
By Dawn's Early Light TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
1990
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race ... view
Character:
Colonel Fargo
Kojak: None So Blind Thriller, Drama, TV Movie, Crime
1990
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from ... view
Character:
Gideon Hogarth
Pair of Aces Western, TV Movie
1990
A Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is attacking cheerleaders. Meanwhile he finds himself working w ... view
Character:
Capt. Jack Parsons
Sweet Bird of Youth Drama, TV Movie
1989
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and go ... view
Character:
Boss Finley
Original title: Zwei Frauen
1989
True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness. ... view
Character:
Dr. Markowitz
Cold Feet Comedy, Crime
1989
Three criminals run into complications when they attempt to smuggle emeralds across the Mexican border. ... view
Character:
Sheriff
Hit List Action, Thriller, Crime
1989
A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son. ... view
Character:
Vic Luca
April Morning TV Movie, Drama, History
1988
A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution. ... view
Character:
Solomon Chandler
The King of Love Drama, TV Movie
1987
A publishing empire founder discovers that his rise to power was costly. ... view
Character:
Jack Kraft
Laguna Heat Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1987
Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the inves ... view
Character:
Joe Datilla
Nadine Romance, Comedy, Crime, Action
1987
Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdere ... view
Character:
Buford Pope
Extreme Prejudice Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Western
1987
Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey, now a ruthless drug kingpin. Though they're on opposite sides of t ... view
Character:
Sheriff Hank Pearson
Destination: America Drama, TV Movie
1987
A patrician family's estranged, black-sheep son forsakes his blue-collar life to return home and soon finds himself wrongly accused of his father's mu ... view
Character:
Corbet St. James IV
J. Edgar Hoover TV Movie, History, Drama
1987
He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the direc ... view
Character:
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Manhunt for Claude Dallas Action, TV Movie, Drama
1986
This is the story is based on an actual incident. Claude Dallas is a man who loves to be free, so he lives in the mountains where he hunts for his foo ... view
Character:
Tim Nettleton
North and South Drama, War & Politics
Nov 1985 (first aired)
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending th ... view
Character:
Adolphus (3 ep.)
Beer Comedy
1985
An advertising firm, desperate to keep an account from a financially-ailing brewery, concocts a macho ad campaign centering on three losers who inadve ... view
Character:
Buzz Beckerman
Summer Rental Comedy
1985
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, ... view
Character:
Scully
Feb 1985 (first aired)
The Atlanta Child Murders is a TV miniseries that aired on February 10 and 12, 1985 on CBS. Inspired by true events, the miniseries examines the so-ca ... view
Character:
Lewis Slaton (2 ep.)
The Execution Drama, TV Movie
1985
The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi concentration camp. They recognize the owner of a local ... view
Character:
Wilheim Gehbert
City Heat Action, Crime, Comedy
1984
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye na ... view
Character:
Primo Pitt
Songwriter Drama, Music
1984
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, ... view
Character:
Dino McLeish
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof TV Movie, Drama
1984
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy w ... view
Character:
Big Daddy
Scarab Horror, Adventure
1984
Dr. Wilfred Manz performs a magical experiment on a beetle-shaped amulet. His patience exhausted, he smashes his fist into some bottles and a few drop ... view
Character:
Khepera
Flashpoint Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1984
Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether ... view
Character:
Sheriff Wells
When She Says No Drama, TV Movie
1984
After divorced college professor Rose Michaels invites three of her male colleagues to her room during a teacher's convention, she later accuses them ... view
Character:
Stuart Blankfort
1983
A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief. ... view
Character:
Will
Cross Creek Drama, Romance
1983
In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused n ... view
Character:
Marsh Turner
1982
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle ... view
Character:
Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Nov 1982 (first aired)
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set ... view
Character:
Ulysses S. Grant (3 ep.)
Jinxed! Comedy
1982
Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold ha ... view
Character:
Harold Benson
The Beastmaster Fantasy, Adventure, Action
1982
Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered ... view
Character:
Maax
A Stranger Is Watching Drama, Horror, Thriller
1982
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station. ... view
Character:
Artie Taggart
Heartland Drama, Romance, Western
1981
Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeep ... view
Character:
Clyde Stewart
First Family Comedy
1980
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her. ... view
Character:
General G. E. Dumpston
1980
Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the pro ... view
Character:
Charles Burt
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Drama, TV Movie
1980
This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic ... view
Character:
Carlo Ponti
1980
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's str ... view
Character:
Walter Fox
A Shining Season Drama, TV Movie
1979
The true story of University of New Mexico track star John Baker who, dying of cancer, spent his remaining time coaching a losing girls' track team to ... view
Character:
Jack Baker
1979
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging princ ... view
Character:
Senator Kittner
Blind Ambition War & Politics, Drama
May 1979 (first aired)
The Watergate crisis as viewed by John Dean and his wife Maureen, based on their personal accounts -- his best-seller, her book on how it affected the ... view
Character:
Richard M. Nixon (4 ep.)
Steel Cowboy Crime, Drama, TV Movie
1978
An independent trucker, trying to keep his marriage alive and his rig out of the hands of bill collectors, agrees to haul a cargo of stolen cattle wit ... view
Character:
K.W. Hicks
Betrayal Drama, TV Movie
1978
Dramatization of the 1971 case involving a young woman who sued her psychiatrist for luring her into a sexual relationship with him under the guise of ... view
Character:
Dr. Hartogs
Sep 1978 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Coma Thriller, Mystery, Horror
1978
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas, a concerned doctor defies her male supe ... view
Character:
Dr. George
1977
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents. ... view
Character:
Dwight Webb
Nasty Habits Comedy
1977
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way ... view
Character:
Father Maximilian
1976
A young girl is sent to live with Amish relatives in post-war Pennsylvania, where her life dramatically changes. ... view
Character:
Thomas
The Man Who Fell to Earth Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
1976
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his ... view
Character:
Nathan Bryce
1975
After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers. ... view
Character:
Glen Tuttle
Feb 1975 (first aired)
After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers. ... view
Character:
Glen Tuttle (2 ep.)
Crazy Joe Crime, Drama
1974
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo. ... view
Character:
Richie
The President's Plane Is Missing Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
1973
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchan ... view
Character:
George Oldenburg
Payday Drama, Music
1973
Country singer Maury Dann lives life in the fast lane, counting on his rakish charm and raw talent to excuse his reckless behavior. Touring on the roa ... view
Character:
Maury Dann
Cotter Drama, Western
1973
A rodeo rider is killed because Cotter is too drunk to distract the raging bull. ... view
Character:
Roy
Ghost Story Drama, Mystery
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it in ... view
Character:
Jonathon (1 ep.)
Slaughter Action, Crime, Drama
1972
Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and after being blackmailed by the feds, is forced to head to South Ame ... view
Character:
Dominic Hoffo
Columbo Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing ap ... view
Character:
Leon Lamarr (1 ep.)
1 P.M. Documentary
1971
Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was m ... view
Character:
Self
Maidstone Drama
1971
Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the luri ... view
Character:
Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Montserrat Drama, TV Movie
1971
The story is set during the South American Wars of Independence. Simón Bolivar, the liberator, has escaped from Spanish custody with the aid of an id ... view
Character:
Izquierdo
Tropic of Cancer Drama, Romance
1970
Expat American writer Henry Miller hustles his way through Paris in a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice. ... view
Character:
Henry Miller
Coming Apart Drama
1969
A psychiatrist secretly films his female patients as an experiment; he pushes both him and his customers in ways that induce his own mental breakdown. ... view
Character:
Joe
Lions Love Comedy
1969
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood. ... view
Character:
The Beard Director (uncredited)
Beyond the Law Comedy, Crime, Drama
1968
Takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring bar. ... view
Character:
Popcorn
Sol Madrid Crime, Action
1968
Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug kingpin Dietrich to justice. ... view
Character:
Dano Villanova
Mannix Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Sep 1967 (first aired)
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed b ... view
Character:
Victor Roarke (1 ep.)
Beach Red War, Drama
1967
American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on b ... view
Character:
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
Lionpower from MGM Documentary
1967
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five se ... view
Character:
Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're a Big Boy Now Comedy, Romance
1966
Naive library clerk Bernard Chanticleer moves out of his parents’ home and into a chaotic city full of eccentric landlords, meddling parents, and ro ... view
Character:
I.H. Chanticleer
One Spy Too Many Adventure, Crime
1966
The men from U.N.C.L.E." are back! This time Robert Vaughn and David McCallum must stop the megalomaniac Alexander from committing the world's greates ... view
Character:
Alexander
1965
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game. ... view
Character:
William Jefferson Slade
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. ... view
Character:
Alexander (2 ep.)
12 O'Clock High Drama, War & Politics
Sep 1964 (first aired)
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First com ... view
Character:
Col. Mark Royce (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, narrated each week by Van H ... view
Character:
Lieutenant John C. Freemont (1 ep.)
Channing Drama
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a n ... view
Character:
Donald Burrows (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War ... view
Character:
Sgt. Karl Kasten (1 ep.)
Critic's Choice Comedy, Romance
1963
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewin ... view
Character:
Dion Kapakos
Combat! War & Politics, Drama
Oct 1962 (first aired)
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American so ... view
Character:
Avery (1 ep.)
Hero's Island Action, Adventure, Drama
1962
A family shipwrecked on an island must deal with escaped convicts and pirates. ... view
Character:
Nicholas Gates
Sweet Bird of Youth Drama, Romance
1962
Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him b ... view
Character:
Tom Finley Jr.
The Mike Douglas Show Comedy, Talk
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
King of Kings Drama, History
1961
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet th ... view
Character:
Judas
Ben Casey Drama
Oct 1961 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dr. Kildare Drama
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respe ... view
Character:
Dr. Nicholas Keefe (2 ep.)
The Dick Powell Show Drama, Comedy, Talk
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hoste ... view
Character:
Joel Coles (1 ep.)
24 Hours in a Woman's Life Drama, Romance, TV Movie
1961
Helen Lester is in love with a man she has known just 24 hours, a playboy who spent time in jail for passing bad checks. Though the man has promised t ... view
Character:
Paul
Route 66 Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Oct 1960 (first aired)
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in ... view
Character:
Alvah Clayhorne (1 ep.)
Thriller Crime
Sep 1960 (first aired)
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff ... view
Character:
Duncan Corey (1 ep.)
The Untouchables Drama, Crime
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago. ... view
Character:
Harry Strauss (1 ep.)
Johnny Mizo (1 ep.)
Bonanza Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Sep 1959 (first aired)
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. ... view
Character:
Will Hewitt (1 ep.)
Pork Chop Hill Drama, History, War
1959
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied ... view
Character:
Lt. Walter Russell
Rawhide Western, Drama
Jan 1959 (first aired)
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventu ... view
Character:
Jacob Yellow-Sun (1 ep.)
Johnny Belinda Drama, TV Movie
1958
In post-war Cape Breton, a doctor's efforts to tutor a deaf and mute woman are undermined when she is raped, and the resulting pregnancy causes scanda ... view
Character:
Locky McCormick
Naked City Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the sam ... view
Character:
Ansel Boake (1 ep.)
Bomber's Moon Drama, TV Movie
1958
A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate lightly a youn ... view
Character:
Lieutenant Harrison
Time Limit Drama, Mystery, War
1957
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits ... view
Character:
Lt. George Miller
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wa ... view
Character:
Jody Gilman (1 ep.)
1957
The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king ... view
Character:
Barry Mills (uncredited)
Baby Doll Drama
1956
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for fi ... view
Character:
The Dentist (uncredited)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (2 ep.)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mystery, Drama, Crime
Oct 1955 (first aired)
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. ... view
Character:
Steve Morgan #22 (1 ep.)
Ernie Walters (1 ep.)
Omnibus Talk
Nov 1952 (first aired)
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Locky McCormick (1 ep.)
Solomon Chandler (1 ep.)
May 1947 (first aired)
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas. ... view
Character:
Somers (1 ep.)
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Golden Globe Awards Reality, Talk
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (1 ep.)