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    Jack Elam

    1920-11-13 (104 years old) in Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

    Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.

    Movies

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    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
    73 %|Jul 25, 2004
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
    0 %|Jul 27, 1997
    Documentary
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    Bonanza: Under Attack
    67 %|Jan 15, 1995
    Western, TV Movie
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    Bonanza: The Return
    64 %|Nov 24, 1993
    Western, TV Movie
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    Uninvited
    46 %|Jan 1, 1993
    Mystery, Drama, Western
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    Shadow Force
    0 %|Dec 1, 1992
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    Suburban Commando
    46.48 %|Oct 4, 1991
    Action, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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    The Giant of Thunder Mountain
    52 %|Dec 25, 1990
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Big Bad John
    40 %|Feb 1, 1990
    Action, Western
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    Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
    30 %|Nov 13, 1988
    Western, TV Movie
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    Once Upon a Texas Train
    54 %|Oct 12, 1988
    Action, Western, TV Movie
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    I Am Not a Freak
    50 %|Nov 1, 1987
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Hawken's Breed
    35 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Adventure, Western, Drama
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    Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
    68 %|Nov 15, 1986
    TV Movie, Western
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    The Aurora Encounter
    43 %|Aug 1, 1986
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Western
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    Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
    60 %|Dec 23, 1984
    TV Movie, Music
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    Cannonball Run II
    54 %|Jun 29, 1984
    Action, Comedy
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    Lost
    48 %|Oct 22, 1983
    Drama
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    Sacred Ground
    60 %|Mar 11, 1983
    Drama, Western
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    Jinxed!
    46 %|Oct 22, 1982
    Comedy
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    Skyward Christmas
    0 %|Dec 3, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
    45 %|Oct 9, 1981
    Comedy
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    The Cannonball Run
    61.34 %|Jun 19, 1981
    Action, Comedy, Family
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    The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
    30 %|May 21, 1981
    Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    The Villain
    57.34 %|Jul 26, 1979
    Comedy, Western
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    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
    64 %|Jun 27, 1979
    Comedy, Family, Western
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    The Norseman
    29 %|Oct 5, 1978
    Action, Adventure, Drama, War
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    Hot Lead & Cold Feet
    59.11 %|Jul 5, 1978
    Action, Comedy, Family, Western
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    Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
    0 %|May 17, 1978
    Western, TV Movie
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    Grayeagle
    56 %|Dec 28, 1977
    Action, Western
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    Pony Express Rider
    50 %|Nov 1, 1976
    Western
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    The Winds of Autumn
    58 %|Jun 1, 1976
    Western
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    The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
    0 %|May 29, 1976
    Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Hawmps!
    43 %|May 20, 1976
    Comedy, Family
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    Creature from Black Lake
    51.43 %|Mar 1, 1976
    Mystery, Horror, Drama
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    Huckleberry Finn
    60 %|Mar 25, 1975
    Adventure, TV Movie
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    A Knife for the Ladies
    49 %|May 2, 1974
    Horror, Western
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    Sidekicks
    60 %|Mar 21, 1974
    Comedy, Western, TV Movie
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    Shootout in a One-Dog Town
    0 %|Jan 9, 1974
    Western, TV Movie
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    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
    72 %|May 23, 1973
    Western
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    The Red Pony
    0 %|Mar 17, 1973
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
    52 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
    0 %|Jan 1, 1972
    Western
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    Hannie Caulder
    62 %|Nov 8, 1971
    Drama, Western, Crime
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    The Last Rebel
    0 %|Sep 24, 1971
    TV Movie, Western
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    Cat Ballou
    0 %|Sep 5, 1971
    Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Support Your Local Gunfighter
    65.25 %|May 26, 1971
    Comedy, Western
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    The Wild Country
    60 %|Dec 16, 1970
    Adventure, Family, Western
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    Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
    0 %|Dec 9, 1970
    Documentary
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    Dirty Dingus Magee
    47 %|Nov 18, 1970
    Comedy, Western
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    Rio Lobo
    64 %|Apr 1, 1970
    Western
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    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
    63 %|Apr 1, 1970
    Action, Comedy, Western, Romance
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    The Over the Hill Gang
    56 %|Jul 6, 1969
    Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Support Your Local Sheriff!
    69 %|Mar 26, 1969
    Comedy, Western
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    Ride a Northbound Horse
    0 %|Mar 16, 1969
    Western, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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    Once Upon a Time in the West
    82.89999999999999 %|Dec 21, 1968
    Drama, Western
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    Sartana Does Not Forgive
    61 %|Oct 25, 1968
    Western
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    Never a Dull Moment
    62 %|Jun 26, 1968
    Action, Comedy, Family
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    Firecreek
    64 %|Jan 24, 1968
    Western
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    The Last Challenge
    64 %|Dec 22, 1967
    Western
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    The Way West
    60 %|May 24, 1967
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
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    The Night of the Grizzly
    56.2 %|Apr 20, 1966
    Adventure, Western
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    The Rare Breed
    60.06999999999999 %|Feb 2, 1966
    Western
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    4 for Texas
    51 %|Dec 21, 1963
    Comedy, Western
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    Pocketful of Miracles
    72.9 %|Dec 18, 1961
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Comancheros
    66.96 %|Dec 16, 1961
    Western, Action
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    The Last Sunset
    67.44 %|Jun 8, 1961
    Western, Drama
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    The Girl in Lovers Lane
    28 %|Jun 16, 1960
    Drama, Romance, Crime
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    The Slowest Gun in the West
    20 %|May 7, 1960
    Western, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Edge of Eternity
    65 %|Nov 2, 1959
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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    The Gun Runners
    60 %|Aug 1, 1958
    Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
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    Baby Face Nelson
    58 %|Dec 11, 1957
    Crime, Drama
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    Dragoon Wells Massacre
    68 %|Aug 28, 1957
    Western
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    Night Passage
    63 %|Jul 24, 1957
    Western
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    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
    70.3 %|May 30, 1957
    Western
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    Lure of the Swamp
    65 %|May 1, 1957
    Thriller, Adventure, Crime
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    Thunder Over Arizona
    60 %|Aug 4, 1956
    Western, Drama, Action
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    Pardners
    66 %|Aug 1, 1956
    Comedy, Western
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    Jubal
    67 %|Feb 25, 1956
    Western, Drama
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    The Silent Partner
    60 %|Dec 21, 1955
    Comedy
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    Artists and Models
    67 %|Nov 7, 1955
    Comedy
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    Kismet
    50 %|Oct 8, 1955
    Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Man from Laramie
    72 %|Aug 19, 1955
    Drama, Western
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    Wichita
    62 %|Jul 3, 1955
    Western
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    Moonfleet
    64 %|Jun 24, 1955
    Adventure, Drama, History
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    Kiss Me Deadly
    71.76 %|Apr 28, 1955
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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    Man Without a Star
    65 %|Mar 24, 1955
    Western
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    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
    49 %|Feb 16, 1955
    Romance, Adventure, Drama
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    Vera Cruz
    66.03 %|Dec 25, 1954
    Western
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    Cattle Queen of Montana
    56 %|Nov 18, 1954
    Western
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    Princess of the Nile
    71 %|Jul 1, 1954
    Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Jubilee Trail
    46.43 %|May 15, 1954
    Western
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    The Far Country
    68 %|Feb 12, 1954
    Western
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    Ride Clear of Diablo
    57 %|Feb 10, 1954
    Western
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    Appointment in Honduras
    57 %|Oct 16, 1953
    Adventure, Thriller, Crime
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    The Moonlighter
    57 %|Sep 19, 1953
    Western
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    Gun Belt
    63 %|Jul 24, 1953
    Western
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    Ride, Vaquero!
    58 %|Jul 17, 1953
    Western, Drama
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    Count the Hours!
    55 %|Apr 1, 1953
    Crime, Drama
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    Kansas City Confidential
    71 %|Nov 11, 1952
    Crime
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    The Ring
    47 %|Sep 26, 1952
    Comedy, Drama
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    My Man and I
    68 %|Sep 5, 1952
    Drama
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    Lure of the Wilderness
    60 %|Jul 16, 1952
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    High Noon
    77 %|Jun 9, 1952
    Western, Thriller
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    Montana Territory
    0 %|May 31, 1952
    Western
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    The Battle at Apache Pass
    63 %|May 9, 1952
    Western
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    Rancho Notorious
    64.86 %|Mar 6, 1952
    Drama, Western
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    Finders Keepers
    0 %|Jan 1, 1952
    Comedy
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    The Bushwhackers
    51 %|Dec 7, 1951
    Thriller, Western
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    Rawhide
    67 %|Mar 25, 1951
    Western
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    Bird of Paradise
    57 %|Mar 14, 1951
    Drama, Romance, Adventure
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    American Guerrilla in the Philippines
    54 %|Nov 8, 1950
    Drama, War
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    High Lonesome
    51 %|Sep 1, 1950
    Western, Mystery
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    A Ticket to Tomahawk
    58 %|May 19, 1950
    Comedy, Music, Western
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    One Way Street
    51 %|Apr 1, 1950
    Crime, Drama
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    The Sundowners
    54 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Action, Western
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    Key to the City
    61 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Comedy, Romance
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    Wild Weed
    48 %|Jul 20, 1949
    Drama

    Series

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    Lucky Luke
    56 %|Mar 20, 1992
    Western, Comedy
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    Home Improvement
    74 %|Sep 17, 1991
    Comedy
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    Paradise
    54 %|Oct 27, 1988
    Western, Drama
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    J.J. Starbuck
    50 %|Sep 26, 1987
    Drama
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    Easy Street
    57 %|Sep 13, 1986
    Comedy
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    Detective in the House
    50 %|Mar 15, 1985
    Drama
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    Simon & Simon
    67 %|Nov 24, 1981
    Drama
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    Father Murphy
    80 %|Nov 3, 1981
    Western, Drama
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    Struck by Lightning
    50 %|Sep 19, 1979
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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    The Sacketts
    76 %|May 15, 1979
    Western
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    Black Beauty
    69.44 %|Jan 31, 1978
    Drama
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    Eight Is Enough
    61 %|Mar 15, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    Grizzly Adams
    70 %|Feb 9, 1977
    Western, Action & Adventure
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    How the West Was Won
    70 %|Feb 6, 1977
    Western, Drama
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    Kung Fu
    76 %|Oct 14, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Brian Keith Show
    50 %|Sep 15, 1972
    Comedy
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    Nichols
    50 %|Sep 16, 1971
    Western
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    Alias Smith and Jones
    68.62 %|Jan 5, 1971
    Western, Crime
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    Lancer
    47 %|Sep 24, 1968
    Western
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    The Outcasts
    53 %|Sep 23, 1968
    Western, Action & Adventure
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    The High Chaparral
    65 %|Sep 10, 1967
    Western, Drama
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    Hondo
    62 %|Sep 8, 1967
    Western
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    The Guns of Will Sonnett
    57 %|Sep 8, 1967
    Western
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    Cimarron Strip
    50 %|Sep 7, 1967
    Western
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    Tarzan
    67 %|Sep 8, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    F Troop
    61 %|Sep 14, 1965
    Comedy, Western
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    The Legend of Jesse James
    48 %|Sep 13, 1965
    Western, Drama
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    Daniel Boone
    69 %|Sep 24, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Western
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    Temple Houston
    57 %|Sep 19, 1963
    Western
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    The Dakotas
    57 %|Jan 7, 1963
    Western
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    The Virginian
    64 %|Sep 19, 1962
    Western, Drama
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    Ben Casey
    57 %|Oct 2, 1961
    Drama
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    Target: The Corruptors!
    35 %|Sep 29, 1961
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Outlaws
    62 %|Sep 26, 1960
    Western, Drama
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    National Velvet
    75 %|Sep 18, 1960
    Drama
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    Mr. Lucky
    70 %|Oct 24, 1959
    Drama
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    The Untouchables
    79 %|Oct 15, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    The Untouchables
    79 %|Oct 15, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    The Rebel
    53 %|Oct 4, 1959
    Western
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    The Twilight Zone
    84.39999999999999 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    Bonanza
    75 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Bonanza
    75 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Bonanza
    75 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Tightrope
    55 %|Sep 8, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    Rawhide
    71 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
    52.5 %|Oct 6, 1958
    Drama
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    Lawman
    54 %|Oct 5, 1958
    Western
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    Lawman
    54 %|Oct 5, 1958
    Western
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    The Rifleman
    70 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Action & Adventure, Western, Family
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    The Texan
    55 %|Sep 29, 1958
    Western
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    The Texan
    55 %|Sep 29, 1958
    Western
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    Bronco
    48 %|Sep 23, 1958
    Western
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    Zorro
    75.32 %|Oct 10, 1957
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Family
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    The Restless Gun
    37 %|Sep 23, 1957
    Western
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    M Squad
    52 %|Sep 20, 1957
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Sugarfoot
    48 %|Sep 17, 1957
    Western
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    Have Gun, Will Travel
    74 %|Sep 14, 1957
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Have Gun, Will Travel
    74 %|Sep 14, 1957
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    62 %|Jul 1, 1957
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    62 %|Jul 1, 1957
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Tales of Wells Fargo
    68 %|Mar 18, 1957
    Western, Drama
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
    55 %|Oct 5, 1956
    Western, Drama
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
    55 %|Oct 5, 1956
    Western, Drama
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
    55 %|Oct 5, 1956
    Western, Drama
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    Screen Director's Playhouse
    65 %|Oct 5, 1955
    Comedy, Drama
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    Frontier
    50 %|Sep 25, 1955
    Western
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    Cheyenne
    58 %|Sep 20, 1955
    Western, Drama
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    Cheyenne
    58 %|Sep 20, 1955
    Western, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Wonderful World of Disney
    76.07000000000001 %|Oct 27, 1954
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family
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    Mr. & Mrs. North
    48 %|Oct 3, 1952
    Comedy, Crime
    actor
    Four Star Playhouse
    61.25 %|Sep 25, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Lone Ranger
    68 %|Sep 15, 1949
    Western, Action & Adventure