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    Darren McGavin

    1922-05-07 (102 years old) in Spokane, Washington, U.S.

    Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and his portrayal of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity in the film A Christmas Story. He appeared as the tough-talking, funny detective in the 1950s television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. From 1959-1961, McGavin starred in the NBC western series Riverboat, first with Burt Reynolds and then with Noah Beery, Jr. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
    46.21000000000001 %|Jul 13, 2004
    Documentary
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    Pros & Cons
    30 %|Jan 1, 1999
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
    52.5 %|Dec 1, 1997
    Documentary, History
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    Derby
    75 %|Jun 17, 1995
    TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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    Billy Madison
    61.849999999999994 %|Feb 10, 1995
    Comedy
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    A Perfect Stranger
    48 %|Sep 12, 1994
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Mysteries of the Ancient World
    0 %|Mar 6, 1994
    Documentary
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    The American Clock
    65 %|Jan 2, 1993
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Mastergate
    20 %|Nov 1, 1992
    Comedy
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    Happy Hell Night
    47 %|Apr 13, 1992
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
    77 %|Oct 28, 1991
    Documentary
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    Blood and Concrete
    57 %|Sep 13, 1991
    Crime, Comedy
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    Perfect Harmony
    62 %|Mar 31, 1991
    Drama, Family, TV Movie
    actor
    Clara
    0 %|Feb 5, 1991
    Drama
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    Captain America
    45 %|Dec 14, 1990
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, War
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    By Dawn's Early Light
    65 %|May 19, 1990
    TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
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    Child in the Night
    54 %|May 1, 1990
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie, Horror
    actor
    Unclaimed Fortunes II
    0 %|Apr 7, 1990
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    Kojak: It's Always Something
    60 %|Jan 31, 1990
    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie, Crime
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    Dead Heat
    61.18000000000001 %|May 6, 1988
    Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy
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    Inherit the Wind
    80 %|Mar 20, 1988
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Diamond Trap
    50 %|Jan 1, 1988
    Action, Adventure, TV Movie
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    From the Hip
    59 %|Feb 6, 1987
    Comedy, Drama
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    Raw Deal
    58 %|Jun 6, 1986
    Action, Crime, Thriller
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    Turk 182!
    58 %|Feb 15, 1985
    Action, Comedy, Drama
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    The Baron and the Kid
    0 %|Nov 21, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
    0 %|May 16, 1984
    TV Movie
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    The Natural
    68.97 %|May 11, 1984
    Drama
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    A Christmas Story
    72.43 %|Nov 18, 1983
    Comedy, Family
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    Firebird 2015 A.D.
    27 %|Sep 18, 1981
    Action, Science Fiction, Romance
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    Hangar 18
    50 %|Jul 1, 1980
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Waikiki
    55 %|Apr 21, 1980
    Action, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Love for Rent
    15 %|Nov 11, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Ike
    62 %|May 3, 1979
    Drama, History, War, TV Movie
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    Donovan's Kid
    60 %|Jan 7, 1979
    Western, Family, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Users
    10 %|Oct 1, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Hot Lead & Cold Feet
    59.11 %|Jul 5, 1978
    Action, Comedy, Family, Western
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    Zero to Sixty
    42 %|Jun 23, 1978
    Comedy
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    Airport '77
    56 %|Mar 11, 1977
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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    Law and Order
    0 %|May 6, 1976
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Crackle of Death
    60 %|Mar 28, 1976
    Horror, TV Movie, Thriller
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    Brinks: The Great Robbery
    0 %|Mar 26, 1976
    Crime, TV Movie
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    Demon and the Mummy
    60 %|Mar 14, 1976
    TV Movie, Horror, Thriller
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    No Deposit, No Return
    62 %|Feb 5, 1976
    Comedy, Family, Crime
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    Hay que matar a B.
    40 %|Jun 14, 1975
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Six Million Dollar Man
    67 %|Mar 7, 1973
    Science Fiction, Adventure, TV Movie
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    The Night Strangler
    66 %|Jan 16, 1973
    TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime
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    43: The Richard Petty Story
    65 %|Nov 1, 1972
    Drama
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    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
    68 %|Sep 27, 1972
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Here Comes the Judge
    0 %|Sep 3, 1972
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Rookies
    60 %|Mar 7, 1972
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Something Evil
    54 %|Jan 21, 1972
    TV Movie, Horror
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    The Night Stalker
    67.9 %|Jan 11, 1972
    Mystery, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Sam Cade
    0 %|Jan 1, 1972
    TV Movie, Crime
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    Mooch Goes to Hollywood
    51 %|Dec 31, 1971
    Comedy, Family
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    The Death of Me Yet
    70 %|Oct 26, 1971
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Banyon
    0 %|Mar 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
    61 %|Feb 17, 1971
    Adventure, Comedy
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    Tribes
    60 %|Nov 10, 1970
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Berlin Affair
    0 %|Nov 2, 1970
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Challengers
    50 %|Feb 20, 1970
    TV Movie, Drama, Action
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    The Challenge
    60 %|Feb 10, 1970
    War, Drama, TV Movie
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    Anatomy of a Crime
    60 %|Jun 13, 1969
    TV Movie, Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
    0 %|Sep 22, 1968
    Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Mission Mars
    42 %|Jul 26, 1968
    Science Fiction
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    The Outsider
    60 %|Nov 21, 1967
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    African Gold
    0 %|Sep 8, 1965
    Adventure
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    The Great Sioux Massacre
    42 %|Apr 25, 1965
    Drama, Western, History
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    Bullet for a Badman
    62 %|Sep 1, 1964
    Western
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    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
    60 %|Jan 1, 1961
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Disneyland '59
    65 %|Jun 15, 1959
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Case Against Brooklyn
    60 %|Jun 1, 1958
    Crime, Drama
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    Beau James
    57 %|Jun 7, 1957
    Drama
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    The Delicate Delinquent
    64 %|Jun 6, 1957
    Comedy
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    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
    67.05 %|Dec 31, 1955
    Drama, War
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    The Man with the Golden Arm
    71 %|Dec 26, 1955
    Drama, Crime
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    Summertime
    67.97 %|Jun 21, 1955
    Drama, Romance
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    A Word to the Wives...
    10 %|Jan 1, 1955
    Comedy
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    Queen for a Day
    60 %|Jul 7, 1951
    Drama
    actor
    Your Next Job
    0 %|Dec 9, 1945
    Documentary
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    She Wouldn't Say Yes
    59 %|Nov 29, 1945
    Comedy, Romance
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    A Song to Remember
    63 %|Jan 19, 1945
    Romance, Drama, Music

    Series

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    Night Stalker
    51.43 %|Sep 29, 2005
    Drama
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    Millennium
    76.55 %|Oct 25, 1996
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Gargoyles
    81 %|Oct 24, 1994
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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    Touched by an Angel
    72 %|Sep 21, 1994
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
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    Burke's Law
    67 %|Jan 7, 1994
    Drama, Crime
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    Grace Under Fire
    55 %|Sep 29, 1993
    Comedy
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    The X-Files
    84 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Fallen Angels
    55 %|Aug 1, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Civil Wars
    20 %|Nov 20, 1991
    Drama
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    The Commish
    72 %|Sep 28, 1991
    Drama, Comedy
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    Sisters
    73 %|May 11, 1991
    Drama, Comedy, Soap
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    Around the World in 80 Days
    66 %|Apr 16, 1989
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Murphy Brown
    64.33 %|Nov 14, 1988
    Comedy
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    Monsters
    70 %|Oct 22, 1988
    Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Tales from the Darkside
    72 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Highway to Heaven
    74.08 %|Sep 19, 1984
    Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Hitchhiker
    61 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    Small & Frye
    45 %|Mar 7, 1983
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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    Magnum, P.I.
    72.72999999999999 %|Dec 11, 1980
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Martian Chronicles
    69 %|Jan 15, 1980
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Ike
    65 %|May 3, 1979
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Tales of the Unexpected
    67 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama
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    The Love Boat
    63 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    Kolchak: The Night Stalker
    76 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
    53 %|Sep 14, 1973
    Comedy
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    The Evil Touch
    55 %|Jun 19, 1973
    Drama
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    Police Story
    71 %|Mar 20, 1973
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
    63 %|Sep 16, 1971
    Drama
    actor
    V.I.P. Schaukel
    60 %|May 9, 1971
    Talk, Documentary
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    Love, American Style
    58 %|Sep 29, 1969
    Comedy
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    Bracken's World
    50 %|Sep 19, 1969
    Drama
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    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    30 %|Dec 10, 1968
    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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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Outsider
    52 %|Sep 18, 1968
    Drama
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Cimarron Strip
    50 %|Sep 7, 1967
    Western
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    Custer
    60 %|Sep 6, 1967
    Western, Drama
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    Mission: Impossible
    75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Felony Squad
    70 %|Sep 12, 1966
    Crime, 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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    The Rogues
    75 %|Sep 13, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Crime
    actor
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    55 %|Oct 4, 1963
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
    actor
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    55 %|Oct 4, 1963
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    The Match Game
    78 %|Dec 31, 1962
    Reality, Comedy, Family
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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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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    Ben Casey
    57 %|Oct 2, 1961
    Drama
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    Dr. Kildare
    54 %|Sep 27, 1961
    Drama
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    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
    poster
    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
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    Route 66
    64 %|Oct 7, 1960
    Drama, Crime
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    Stagecoach West
    60 %|Oct 4, 1960
    Western, Crime
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    The Islanders
    80 %|Oct 2, 1960
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Riverboat
    62 %|Sep 13, 1959
    Western
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    Rawhide
    71 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
    66 %|Jan 7, 1958
    Mystery, Drama
    poster
    The Alcoa Hour
    40 %|Oct 16, 1955
    Drama
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    poster
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    poster
    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    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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    The Wonderful World of Disney
    76.07000000000001 %|Oct 27, 1954
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family
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    Climax!
    30 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Omnibus
    60 %|Nov 9, 1952
    Talk
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    Death Valley Days
    64 %|Oct 1, 1952
    Western, Drama
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    Tales of Tomorrow
    60 %|Aug 3, 1951
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Crime Photographer
    0 %|Apr 19, 1951
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    Crime Photographer
    0 %|Apr 19, 1951
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    What's My Line?
    67 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Family, Comedy
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    52 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Suspense
    46 %|Jan 6, 1949
    Drama
    poster
    Suspense
    46 %|Jan 6, 1949
    Drama
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    Studio One
    47.27 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    Studio One
    47.27 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    Studio One
    47.27 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    The Philco Television Playhouse
    60 %|Oct 3, 1948
    Drama