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David McCallum

1933-09-19 (91 years old) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

David McCallum (September 19, 1933 - September 25, 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician. He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His other notable television roles include Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American television series NCIS. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963). He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to David McCallum Sr., an orchestral violinist, and Dorothy (née Dorman), a cellist. He began his acting career in the early 1950s, appearing in British television shows and films. In 1957, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in American cinema. His breakthrough role came in 1964 when he was cast as Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The show was a huge success, and he became an international star. After the show ended in 1968, he continued to act in films and television shows, but he never achieved the same level of success. In 2003, he was cast as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in NCIS. The show was a critical and commercial success, and McCallum became one of the most popular members of the cast. He remained with the show for a 20-year run, and became the longest-serving cast member. In addition to his acting career, he was also a musician. He has released several albums of folk and pop music, and he also toured extensively.

Movies

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Wonder Woman
72 %|Mar 3, 2009
Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Batman: Gotham Knight
67 %|Jul 8, 2008
Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Crime, Thriller
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Ancient Prophecies
0 %|Mar 1, 1994
Documentary
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Dirty Weekend
54 %|Oct 29, 1993
Thriller, Drama
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Hear My Song
59 %|Dec 27, 1991
Comedy
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The Haunting of Morella
49 %|Feb 9, 1990
Horror, Thriller, Romance
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The Wind
54 %|Nov 17, 1986
Horror, Thriller
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Master Ninja II
70 %|Jan 20, 1984
Action, TV Movie
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The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
58 %|Apr 5, 1983
Action, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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The Watcher in the Woods
59 %|Apr 17, 1980
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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Dogs
52.41 %|Nov 11, 1976
Horror
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The Kingfisher Caper
40 %|Jun 30, 1975
Drama
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Frankenstein: The True Story
75.65 %|Sep 19, 1974
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
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The File on Devlin
0 %|Nov 21, 1969
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Mosquito Squadron
52 %|Aug 22, 1969
Drama, Romance, War
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How to Steal the World
50 %|Sep 18, 1968
Adventure, TV Movie
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The Helicopter Spies
50 %|May 23, 1968
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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Sol Madrid
63 %|Feb 7, 1968
Crime, Action
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Three Bites of the Apple
0 %|May 24, 1967
Comedy
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The Karate Killers
49 %|Apr 7, 1967
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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The Spy in the Green Hat
64 %|Feb 3, 1967
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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One of Our Spies Is Missing
55 %|Dec 1, 1966
Adventure
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One Spy Too Many
51 %|Aug 5, 1966
Adventure, Crime
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Around the World Under the Sea
55 %|May 21, 1966
Science Fiction, Adventure
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The Big T.N.T. Show
70 %|Dec 22, 1965
Music, Documentary
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The Spy with My Face
55 %|Apr 15, 1965
Adventure
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
64 %|Apr 9, 1965
Drama, History
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To Trap a Spy
55 %|Jan 1, 1964
Adventure
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The Great Escape
79.48 %|Jul 3, 1963
Adventure, Drama, War
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Freud: The Secret Passion
65 %|Dec 12, 1962
Drama
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Billy Budd
73 %|Nov 12, 1962
Drama, Action
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The Long and the Short and the Tall
70.87 %|Feb 28, 1961
War, Comedy, Drama
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Jungle Street
0 %|Jan 7, 1960
Crime, Drama
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A Night to Remember
76 %|Jul 3, 1958
Drama, Action, History
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Violent Playground
70 %|Jan 14, 1958
Crime, Drama
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Hell Drivers
66 %|Jul 23, 1957
Thriller, Drama, Crime
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The Secret Place
62 %|Feb 6, 1957
Crime
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NCISverse: The First 1,000
90 %|Apr 8, 2024
Documentary, TV Movie
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Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
76 %|Nov 29, 2020
Documentary, History, TV Movie
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Batman vs. Robin
72 %|Apr 3, 2015
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Animation
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Son of Batman
70 %|May 13, 2014
Animation, Action, Adventure
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Doctor Who: Origins
0 %|Jan 30, 2006
Documentary
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Swindle
44 %|Apr 1, 2002
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Cherry
45 %|Dec 10, 1999
Romance, Comedy
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Television: The First Fifty Years
0 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary
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The Titanic Chronicles
70 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary, TV Movie
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Beyond Titanic
80 %|Sep 6, 1998
Documentary
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March in Windy City
0 %|May 3, 1998
Comedy, Thriller, TV Movie
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Death Game
38 %|Sep 21, 1996
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Titanic: The Complete Story
66 %|Jul 24, 1994
Documentary, History
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Return to 'The Great Escape'
70 %|Dec 31, 1993
Documentary
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Fatal Inheritance
30 %|Oct 1, 1991
Thriller, Action, Drama
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The Return of Sam McCloud
60 %|Nov 12, 1989
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
40 %|Nov 28, 1988
TV Movie, Drama, War
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Wall of Tyranny
70 %|Jan 11, 1988
Drama
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92 Grosvenor Street
0 %|Dec 29, 1985
War
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Terminal Choice
37 %|May 10, 1985
Horror, Thriller
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The Corvini Inheritance
70 %|Oct 15, 1984
Drama
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King Solomon's Treasure
42 %|May 31, 1979
Fantasy, Adventure
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The Invisible Man
100 %|May 6, 1975
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
65 %|Oct 20, 1973
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, TV Movie
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The Screaming Skull
70 %|Feb 14, 1973
Horror, TV Movie
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She Waits
57 %|Jan 28, 1972
Horror, TV Movie
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Hauser's Memory
67 %|Nov 24, 1970
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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The Ravine
70 %|Nov 7, 1969
War, Drama
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Teacher, Teacher
0 %|Feb 5, 1969
TV Movie, Drama
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Casino Royale
52.76 %|Apr 13, 1967
Adventure, Action, Comedy
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Italy's in Season
0 %|Jan 1, 1967
Documentary
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The Unknown
60 %|May 4, 1964
TV Movie, Horror, Science Fiction
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Wuthering Heights
100 %|May 10, 1962
Drama, TV Movie, Romance
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Caroline of Rijeka
50 %|Jan 1, 1961
History, Drama
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The Skin of Our Teeth
0 %|Jan 1, 1959
TV Movie
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These Dangerous Years
60 %|Jul 3, 1957
Crime, Drama, Music
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Ill Met by Moonlight
61 %|Jan 31, 1957
War, Adventure, Action
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Robbery Under Arms
54 %|Jan 10, 1957
Drama, Western

Series

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NCIS: New Orleans
73 %|Sep 23, 2014
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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The Problem Solverz
52 %|Apr 4, 2011
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Comedy
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Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
82 %|Apr 23, 2010
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
75 %|Nov 14, 2008
Animation, Action & Adventure
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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The Replacements
63 %|Jul 28, 2006
Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Comedy
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NCIS
76 %|Sep 23, 2003
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Education of Max Bickford
10 %|Sep 23, 2001
Drama
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Deadline
0 %|Oct 2, 2000
Drama
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Sex and the City
74 %|Jun 6, 1998
Comedy, Drama
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Coming Home
0 %|Apr 12, 1998
Drama, War & Politics
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JAG
73 %|Sep 23, 1995
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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The Outer Limits
77 %|Mar 26, 1995
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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VR.5
67 %|Mar 10, 1995
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Titanic
0 %|Jul 24, 1994
Documentary
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Babylon 5
80.55999999999999 %|Jan 26, 1994
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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seaQuest DSV
70 %|Sep 12, 1993
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Heartbeat
70 %|Apr 10, 1992
Crime, Drama, Comedy
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Lucky Chances
63 %|Oct 7, 1990
Drama
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Law & Order
74 %|Sep 13, 1990
Crime, Drama
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Cluedo
64 %|Jul 25, 1990
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Mother Love
63 %|Oct 29, 1989
Drama
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Father Dowling Mysteries
71 %|Jan 20, 1989
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Monsters
69.5 %|Oct 22, 1988
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Matlock
72 %|Mar 3, 1986
Crime, Drama
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
73 %|Sep 29, 1985
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Murder, She Wrote
76 %|Sep 30, 1984
Mystery, Crime, Drama
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Murder, She Wrote
76 %|Sep 30, 1984
Mystery, Crime, Drama
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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
64 %|Sep 5, 1984
Mystery, Drama
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The A-Team
75 %|Jan 23, 1983
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
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Hart to Hart
68 %|Sep 22, 1979
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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Sapphire & Steel
74 %|Jul 10, 1979
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Kidnapped
66 %|Apr 7, 1979
Drama
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The Invisible Man
60 %|May 6, 1975
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Frankenstein: The True Story
85 %|Nov 30, 1973
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Colditz
73 %|Oct 19, 1972
Drama, War & Politics
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Night Gallery
78 %|Dec 16, 1970
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
65 %|Sep 23, 1969
Drama
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies
66 %|Sep 14, 1965
Comedy
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Profiles in Courage
50 %|Nov 8, 1964
War & Politics, Drama
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Vergißmeinnicht
0 %|Oct 9, 1964
Reality
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
71 %|Sep 22, 1964
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Great Adventure
0 %|Sep 27, 1963
Drama
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The Outer Limits
78 %|Sep 16, 1963
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Outer Limits
78 %|Sep 16, 1963
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Mike Douglas Show
48 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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Sir Francis Drake
40 %|Nov 12, 1961
Action & Adventure
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Emma
0 %|Feb 26, 1960
Drama
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Our Mutual Friend
50 %|Nov 7, 1958
Drama
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Perry Mason
76 %|Sep 21, 1957
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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Armchair Theatre
58 %|Jul 8, 1956
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Armchair Theatre
58 %|Jul 8, 1956
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
88 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
88 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama