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    Vera Miles

    1929-08-23 (95 years old) in Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

    Vera June Miles (born August 23, 1929) is an American actress. Born in Boise City, Oklahoma, Vera Miles attended school in Pratt, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. The patrician beauty of Miss Miles won her the title of "Miss Kansas" in 1948, leading soon to small roles in Hollywood films and television series. Fame came to the forthright, spirited Miles when she attracted the attention of two master directors, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Ford cast her in the classic western The Searchers (1956) and Hitchcock, who put her under personal contract and hailed her as his "new Grace Kelly", paired her with the great Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man (1956). Hitchcock cast Miles in the potentially star-making role of Judy Barton in Vertigo (1958), but Miles withdrew from the film when she became pregnant. Hitchcock gave Miles a supporting role in another masterpiece Psycho (1960), as did Ford when he cast her opposite John Wayne and James Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), She also starred in such films as Beau James (1957) opposite Bob Hope, The FBI Story (1959) opposite Stewart, Back Street (1961) opposite Susan Hayward and John Gavin and Sergeant Ryker (1968) opposite Lee Marvin, as well as showing her consistently remarkable and versatile talent on dozens of popular television movies and series including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Twilight Zone (1959), The Outer Limits (1963), The Fugitive (1963), My Three Sons (1960), Bonanza (1959), "Columbo" and Murder, She Wrote (1984). In 1983, she reprised her role as "Lila Crane" in the film sequel Psycho II (1983), starring Anthony Perkins. Although, too often, the stunningly beautiful Miles' gifts were underutilized, before her retirement in 1995, hers was a most intriguing and enduring Hollywood career.

    Movies

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    Hitchcock/Truffaut
    72.85 %|Sep 4, 2015
    Documentary
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    The Psycho Legacy
    70 %|Oct 19, 2010
    Documentary, Horror
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    Separate Lives
    45 %|Sep 8, 1995
    Drama, Thriller, Romance, Mystery
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    24 Hour Psycho
    40 %|Jan 1, 1993
    Thriller
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    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
    0 %|Feb 13, 1989
    Action, Drama
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    International Airport
    50 %|May 25, 1985
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Into the Night
    65.09 %|Feb 22, 1985
    Thriller, Comedy
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    The Initiation
    55.99 %|Dec 7, 1984
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    BrainWaves
    44 %|Aug 5, 1983
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
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    Psycho II
    64.59 %|Jun 3, 1983
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    Travis McGee
    45 %|May 18, 1983
    Action, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Mazes and Monsters
    43 %|Dec 27, 1982
    Fantasy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Our Family Business
    0 %|Sep 20, 1981
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Roughnecks
    60 %|Jul 15, 1980
    TV Movie, Drama, Adventure
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    The Horror Show
    60 %|Feb 6, 1979
    Horror, Documentary, TV Movie
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    And I Alone Survived
    57 %|Nov 27, 1978
    TV Movie, Adventure, Drama
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    Run for the Roses
    0 %|Jun 1, 1977
    Drama
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    Fire!
    66.67 %|May 8, 1977
    Action, TV Movie
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    State Fair
    0 %|May 14, 1976
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
    60 %|Apr 22, 1976
    Drama, History
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    Smash-Up on Interstate 5
    54 %|Feb 2, 1976
    Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
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    The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
    61 %|Sep 24, 1974
    Horror, TV Movie, Mystery
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    The Castaway Cowboy
    64 %|Aug 1, 1974
    Adventure, Family, Comedy, Western
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    The Underground Man
    0 %|May 6, 1974
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Live Again, Die Again
    80 %|Feb 16, 1974
    Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Runaway!
    53 %|Sep 29, 1973
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    One Little Indian
    63 %|Jun 20, 1973
    Family, Comedy, Western
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    Baffled!
    49 %|Apr 11, 1973
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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    Molly and Lawless John
    30 %|Dec 1, 1972
    Western
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    A Great American Tragedy
    67 %|Oct 18, 1972
    Drama
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    Jigsaw
    0 %|Mar 26, 1972
    Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
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    A Howling in the Woods
    52 %|Nov 5, 1971
    Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Cannon
    35 %|Mar 26, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    In Search of America
    50 %|Mar 23, 1971
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Wild Country
    60 %|Dec 16, 1970
    Adventure, Family, Western
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    Journey to the Unknown
    0 %|Jun 15, 1969
    TV Movie, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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    It Takes All Kinds
    0 %|Jun 12, 1969
    Crime, Drama
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    Hellfighters
    63 %|Nov 27, 1968
    Action, Adventure, Romance
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    Mission Batangas
    0 %|Nov 15, 1968
    Adventure, War, Action
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    Kona Coast
    32 %|May 1, 1968
    Drama, Crime
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    Sergeant Ryker
    65 %|Feb 1, 1968
    Drama, War
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    Gentle Giant
    0 %|Oct 25, 1967
    Adventure, Family
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    The Spirit Is Willing
    53 %|Jul 7, 1967
    Comedy
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    Follow Me, Boys!
    66 %|Dec 1, 1966
    Drama, Family
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    One of Our Spies Is Missing
    55 %|Dec 1, 1966
    Adventure
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    Those Calloways
    63 %|Jan 28, 1965
    Drama, Family
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    The Hanged Man
    46 %|Nov 18, 1964
    TV Movie, Thriller, Crime
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    The Unknown
    60 %|May 4, 1964
    TV Movie, Horror, Thriller
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    A Tiger Walks
    57 %|Apr 12, 1964
    Drama, Family
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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    78 %|Apr 13, 1962
    Western
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    Back Street
    57 %|Oct 11, 1961
    Drama, Romance
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    The Lawbreakers
    55 %|Aug 15, 1961
    Drama, Crime
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    Psycho
    84.29 %|Jun 22, 1960
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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    Five Branded Women
    60.5 %|Mar 15, 1960
    Drama, War
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    A Touch of Larceny
    58 %|Feb 4, 1960
    Comedy, Crime
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    The FBI Story
    61.150000000000006 %|Oct 1, 1959
    Drama, Crime
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    Web of Evidence
    48 %|Apr 28, 1959
    Mystery
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    Beau James
    57 %|Jun 7, 1957
    Drama
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    The Wrong Man
    71.42 %|Dec 22, 1956
    Crime, Drama
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    Autumn Leaves
    70 %|Aug 1, 1956
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
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    23 Paces to Baker Street
    67 %|May 18, 1956
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Searchers
    77 %|May 16, 1956
    Western
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    The House Without a Name
    0 %|Jan 1, 1956
    Documentary
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    Man on the Ledge
    0 %|Dec 28, 1955
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Wichita
    62 %|Jul 3, 1955
    Western
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    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
    49 %|Feb 16, 1955
    Romance, Adventure, Drama
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    Pride of the Blue Grass
    0 %|Apr 4, 1954
    Drama
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    So Big
    56 %|Oct 31, 1953
    Drama, Romance, Western
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    The Charge at Feather River
    56 %|Jul 11, 1953
    Western
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    The Rose Bowl Story
    35 %|Aug 24, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
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    For Men Only
    56 %|Jan 11, 1952
    Drama
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    Two Tickets to Broadway
    43 %|Nov 20, 1951
    Music, Romance
    actor
    The Screen Writer
    0 %|Sep 13, 1950
    Documentary
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    When Willie Comes Marching Home
    67.69 %|Feb 17, 1950
    Comedy, War

    Series

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    Crazy like a Fox
    71 %|Dec 30, 1984
    Comedy, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Finder of Lost Loves
    57 %|Sep 22, 1984
    Drama
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    Matt Houston
    62 %|Sep 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Hotel
    68 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama, Soap
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    Hotel
    68 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama, Soap
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    Hotel
    68 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama, Soap
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    Magnum, P.I.
    72.72999999999999 %|Dec 11, 1980
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    69 %|Sep 20, 1979
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Fantasy Island
    64 %|Jan 28, 1978
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    63 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    63 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    How the West Was Won
    70 %|Feb 6, 1977
    Western, Drama
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    McNaughton's Daughter
    10 %|Mar 24, 1976
    Drama
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    Ellery Queen
    74 %|Sep 11, 1975
    Mystery, Drama
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    Little House on the Prairie
    80 %|Sep 11, 1974
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Movin' On
    68 %|May 8, 1974
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Streets of San Francisco
    70 %|Sep 23, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Columbo
    81 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama
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    Cannon
    65 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Alias Smith and Jones
    68.62 %|Jan 5, 1971
    Western, Crime
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    Dan August
    65 %|Sep 23, 1970
    Drama, Crime
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    65 %|Sep 23, 1969
    Drama
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    65 %|Sep 23, 1969
    Drama
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    Journey to the Unknown
    63 %|Sep 26, 1968
    Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Judd for the Defense
    75 %|Sep 8, 1967
    Drama
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    ABC Stage 67
    60 %|Sep 14, 1966
    Drama, Documentary
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    The F.B.I.
    54 %|Sep 19, 1965
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    I Spy
    65 %|Sep 15, 1965
    Action & Adventure
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    Run for Your Life
    71.67 %|Sep 13, 1965
    Drama
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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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    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    53 %|Oct 10, 1963
    Mystery, Drama
    actor
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    55 %|Oct 4, 1963
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    Mr. Novak
    65 %|Sep 24, 1963
    Drama
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    Burke's Law
    60 %|Sep 20, 1963
    Drama
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    The Fugitive
    72 %|Sep 17, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    The Outer Limits
    78 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Arrest and Trial
    70 %|Sep 15, 1963
    Crime, Drama
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    78 %|Sep 20, 1962
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    78 %|Sep 20, 1962
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Virginian
    64 %|Sep 19, 1962
    Western, Drama
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    The Virginian
    64 %|Sep 19, 1962
    Western, Drama
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    Sam Benedict
    60 %|Sep 15, 1962
    Drama
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    The Dick Powell Show
    50 %|Sep 26, 1961
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    The Asphalt Jungle
    50 %|Apr 2, 1961
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    Route 66
    64 %|Oct 7, 1960
    Drama, Crime
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    My Three Sons
    65 %|Sep 29, 1960
    Comedy, Family
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    The Detectives
    56 %|Oct 16, 1959
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Startime
    60 %|Oct 6, 1959
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Twilight Zone
    84.39999999999999 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    Riverboat
    62 %|Sep 13, 1959
    Western
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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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    Rawhide
    71 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Rawhide
    71 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Wagon Train
    64 %|Sep 18, 1957
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Wagon Train
    64 %|Sep 18, 1957
    Western, Drama, Family
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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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    The 20th Century Fox Hour
    51.67 %|Oct 5, 1955
    Drama
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Millionaire
    50 %|Jan 19, 1955
    Drama
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Studio 57
    0 %|Sep 21, 1954
    Drama, Family
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    City Detective
    0 %|Sep 7, 1953
    Drama, Crime
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    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    General Electric Theater
    60 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
    actor
    Four Star Playhouse
    61.25 %|Sep 25, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Four Star Playhouse
    61.25 %|Sep 25, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    70 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    60 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    70 %|Sep 10, 1950
    Comedy