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    Donald Pleasence

    1919-10-05 (105 years old) in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

    Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades. Often typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is arguably best-known for his work in two of cinema's most successful franchises - James Bond and Halloween. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Pleasence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    Dracula Unearthed
    70 %|Oct 31, 2022
    Documentary, Horror
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    Halloween: The Inside Story
    74 %|Oct 25, 2010
    Documentary
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    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
    78.1 %|May 4, 2010
    Documentary
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    Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
    80 %|Aug 5, 2003
    Documentary, Horror
    actor
    Best Ever Bond
    50 %|Nov 22, 2002
    Documentary, Action
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    In and Out of Fashion
    60 %|Mar 3, 1998
    Documentary
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    Fatal Frames
    49 %|Feb 15, 1996
    Horror, Mystery
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    Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
    52 %|Sep 29, 1995
    Horror, Thriller
    actor
    Safe Haven
    0 %|Jan 1, 1995
    Thriller, Drama
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    Guinevere
    20 %|May 7, 1994
    Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
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    Freeze: But is it Art?
    0 %|Feb 22, 1994
    Documentary
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    The Big Freeze
    62 %|Nov 17, 1993
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Hour of the Pig
    62 %|Sep 25, 1993
    Drama, History, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Mystery
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    The Thief and the Cobbler
    71 %|Sep 23, 1993
    Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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    Femme Fatale
    0 %|Feb 7, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy
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    Diên Biên Phu
    64 %|Mar 4, 1992
    Drama, War
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    Shadows and Fog
    67.24000000000001 %|Dec 5, 1991
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    Millions
    40 %|Feb 1, 1991
    Drama
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    Women in Arms
    35 %|Jan 9, 1991
    Crime
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    The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
    43 %|Jan 2, 1991
    Action, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Moi, général de Gaulle
    0 %|Nov 8, 1990
    Drama, History
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    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
    66 %|Dec 25, 1989
    Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
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    Casablanca Express
    32 %|Dec 22, 1989
    Drama, Action, War
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    Ten Little Indians
    49 %|Nov 29, 1989
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
    53 %|Oct 12, 1989
    Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
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    River of Death
    49 %|Sep 29, 1989
    Adventure, Action
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    Buried Alive
    39 %|Sep 1, 1989
    Horror, Thriller
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    Paganini Horror
    42 %|Jun 6, 1989
    Horror, Music
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    The House of Usher
    47 %|Apr 13, 1989
    Horror
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    American Rickshaw
    49 %|Jan 24, 1989
    Action, Thriller, Horror
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    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
    45 %|Nov 5, 1988
    TV Movie, War, Drama
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    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
    62 %|Oct 21, 1988
    Horror, Thriller
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    Nosferatu in Venice
    60 %|Sep 10, 1988
    Horror
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    Last Platoon
    33 %|Aug 21, 1988
    Action, War
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    Animali metropolitani
    43 %|May 9, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Commander
    55 %|Apr 28, 1988
    Action, War
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    Hanna's War
    47 %|Apr 14, 1988
    Drama, War
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    Phantom of Death
    56 %|Mar 11, 1988
    Horror
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    Prince of Darkness
    68 %|Oct 23, 1987
    Horror
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    Django Strikes Again
    51 %|Oct 22, 1987
    Western
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    Ground Zero
    63 %|Oct 1, 1987
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action
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    Double Target
    47 %|Jun 11, 1987
    Action, Adventure
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    Basements
    77 %|May 12, 1987
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Scoop
    48 %|Apr 26, 1987
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Specters
    44 %|Apr 24, 1987
    Horror
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    Warrior Queen
    33 %|Jan 26, 1987
    Action, History, Adventure
    actor
    Gila and Rik
    0 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Naso di cane
    0 %|Dec 11, 1986
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Cobra Mission
    48 %|Jul 31, 1986
    Action, Adventure
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    To Kill a Stranger
    51 %|Feb 6, 1986
    Crime, Thriller
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    Deadheat
    48 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Action, Crime
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    Into the Darkness
    20 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Thriller, Horror
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    Nothing Underneath
    56 %|Nov 7, 1985
    Thriller, Crime
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    Black Arrow
    67 %|Oct 9, 1985
    Adventure, TV Movie
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    Reel Horror
    24 %|Oct 1, 1985
    Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
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    Treasure of the Amazon
    45 %|May 30, 1985
    Action, Thriller, Adventure, Drama, War
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    The Corsican Brothers
    60 %|Feb 5, 1985
    TV Movie, Adventure
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    Phenomena
    67.96000000000001 %|Jan 25, 1985
    Horror, Thriller
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    The Ambassador
    50 %|Jan 11, 1985
    Drama, Thriller
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    Dario Argento's World of Horror
    70 %|Jan 1, 1985
    Documentary, Horror
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    Arch of Triumph
    49 %|Dec 19, 1984
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Terror in the Aisles
    62 %|Oct 26, 1984
    Horror, Documentary
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    A Breed Apart
    58 %|Jun 1, 1984
    Action, Romance
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    Where Is Parsifal?
    35 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Comedy
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    Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
    29 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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    The Devonsville Terror
    48 %|Oct 24, 1983
    Horror
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    The Falklands Factor
    0 %|Apr 26, 1983
    History, War, Drama, TV Movie
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    Warrior of the Lost World
    28 %|Jan 1, 1983
    Action, Science Fiction
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    Witness for the Prosecution
    60 %|Dec 4, 1982
    Crime
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    Alone in the Dark
    58 %|Nov 12, 1982
    Horror, Thriller
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    Computercide
    60 %|Aug 1, 1982
    Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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    Race for the Yankee Zephyr
    58 %|Nov 28, 1981
    Action, Adventure
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    Halloween II
    66 %|Oct 30, 1981
    Horror, Thriller
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    Escape from New York
    71 %|May 23, 1981
    Science Fiction, Action
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    The Monster Club
    59 %|Apr 11, 1981
    Horror, Comedy
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    Blade on the Feather
    59 %|Oct 19, 1980
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Pumaman
    28 %|Feb 14, 1980
    Science Fiction, Action
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    All Quiet on the Western Front
    66 %|Nov 14, 1979
    War, Drama, TV Movie
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    Better Late Than Never
    0 %|Oct 17, 1979
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Jaguar Lives!
    40 %|Aug 9, 1979
    Action, Comedy
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    Dracula
    63.52 %|Jul 20, 1979
    Horror, Romance
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    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
    54 %|Apr 13, 1979
    Drama
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    The Angry Man
    56 %|Mar 14, 1979
    Drama, Crime
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    Gold of the Amazon Women
    36 %|Mar 6, 1979
    Adventure, TV Movie
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    Power Play
    67 %|Nov 1, 1978
    Thriller, Drama
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    Halloween
    76 %|Oct 24, 1978
    Horror, Thriller
    poster
    Last In, First Out
    32 %|Aug 30, 1978
    Thriller, Drama
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    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    44 %|Jul 24, 1978
    Adventure, Music, Family, Comedy
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    Night Creature
    28 %|Jun 1, 1978
    Adventure, Thriller, Horror
    poster
    The Bastard
    50 %|May 22, 1978
    History, Drama, War, TV Movie
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    Tomorrow Never Comes
    51 %|Mar 2, 1978
    Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    Blood Relatives
    57 %|Feb 1, 1978
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
    poster
    The Defection of Simas Kudirka
    60 %|Jan 23, 1978
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Telefon
    66 %|Dec 16, 1977
    Thriller, Action, Crime
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    Oh, God!
    65 %|Oct 7, 1977
    Fantasy, Comedy
    poster
    The Uncanny
    59 %|Aug 24, 1977
    Horror
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    Jesus Of Nazareth
    0 %|Mar 27, 1977
    Drama, History, Family, TV Movie
    poster
    The Eagle Has Landed
    66 %|Dec 24, 1976
    Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller, War
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    Hindle Wakes
    0 %|Dec 19, 1976
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    The Last Tycoon
    63 %|Nov 18, 1976
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Passover Plot
    38 %|Oct 29, 1976
    Drama
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    Meriel the Ghost Girl
    0 %|Sep 28, 1976
    Mystery, TV Movie
    poster
    Goldenrod
    0 %|Sep 22, 1976
    Adventure, Drama
    poster
    The Devil's Men
    41 %|Aug 11, 1976
    Horror
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    The Joke
    0 %|May 26, 1976
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    Trial by Combat
    77 %|Apr 1, 1976
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    poster
    I Don't Want to Be Born
    50 %|Feb 1, 1976
    Thriller, Horror
    poster
    The Count of Monte-Cristo
    67 %|Oct 31, 1975
    Adventure, Action, Drama, History, TV Movie
    poster
    Hearts of the West
    54 %|Oct 8, 1975
    Comedy, Western
    poster
    Journey into Fear
    57 %|Aug 8, 1975
    Thriller
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    Escape to Witch Mountain
    64 %|Mar 21, 1975
    Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family
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    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
    54 %|Dec 12, 1974
    Comedy
    poster
    House of the Damned
    50 %|Sep 8, 1974
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    poster
    The Cafeteria
    0 %|Aug 13, 1974
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    The Mutations
    49 %|May 22, 1974
    Horror, Science Fiction
    poster
    The Black Windmill
    62 %|May 17, 1974
    Thriller, Action, Crime
    poster
    Watch Out, We're Mad
    74 %|Mar 29, 1974
    Action, Comedy
    poster
    From Beyond the Grave
    65 %|Feb 21, 1974
    Fantasy, Horror
    poster
    Occupations
    0 %|Jan 1, 1974
    Drama, History
    poster
    Tales That Witness Madness
    56 %|Oct 31, 1973
    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
    poster
    Malachi's Cove
    63 %|Oct 1, 1973
    Drama
    poster
    Lonely Water
    55 %|Jul 4, 1973
    Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
    poster
    The Rainbow Boys
    80 %|Mar 27, 1973
    Comedy, Adventure
    poster
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    58 %|Mar 7, 1973
    Science Fiction, Horror
    poster
    The Pied Piper
    59 %|Dec 27, 1972
    Fantasy, Drama
    poster
    Wedding in White
    65 %|Oct 20, 1972
    Drama
    poster
    Death Line
    58 %|Oct 13, 1972
    Horror
    poster
    Innocent Bystanders
    72 %|Sep 1, 1972
    Action, Thriller
    poster
    Henry VIII and His Six Wives
    58 %|Jul 13, 1972
    Drama, History
    poster
    The Jerusalem File
    50 %|Feb 2, 1972
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    poster
    Kidnapped
    62 %|Dec 22, 1971
    Adventure, History
    poster
    Skin Deep
    0 %|Nov 25, 1971
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Wake in Fright
    73.22 %|Jul 21, 1971
    Drama, Thriller
    poster
    The Fox Trot
    0 %|Apr 29, 1971
    Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    THX 1138
    64 %|Mar 11, 1971
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    poster
    Soldier Blue
    69 %|Aug 12, 1970
    Western, Action, Drama
    poster
    The Madwoman of Chaillot
    71 %|Oct 12, 1969
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Arthur? Arthur!
    30 %|Oct 1, 1969
    Comedy
    poster
    Mr. Freedom
    52 %|Jan 8, 1969
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Last to Go
    0 %|Jan 1, 1969
    poster
    Sleep is Lovely
    0 %|Sep 1, 1968
    poster
    The News-Benders
    0 %|Jan 10, 1968
    TV Movie
    actor
    Creature of Comfort
    0 %|Jan 1, 1968
    Horror
    poster
    Will Penny
    65 %|Dec 19, 1967
    Western, Romance
    poster
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    60 %|Nov 26, 1967
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Matchless
    46 %|Aug 13, 1967
    Action, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction
    poster
    You Only Live Twice
    65.64 %|Jun 13, 1967
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
    actor
    Call Me Daddy
    0 %|Apr 8, 1967
    poster
    The Night of the Generals
    68 %|Jan 29, 1967
    Thriller, Mystery, War, Crime
    poster
    Eye of the Devil
    60 %|Nov 18, 1966
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    poster
    Fantastic Voyage
    67 %|Aug 24, 1966
    Science Fiction, Adventure
    poster
    Cul-de-sac
    68 %|Jun 17, 1966
    Thriller, Comedy, Crime
    poster
    The Hallelujah Trail
    60 %|Jun 23, 1965
    Western, Comedy
    poster
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    64 %|Apr 9, 1965
    Drama, History
    poster
    The Caretaker
    72 %|Jan 21, 1964
    Drama
    poster
    Dr. Crippen
    59 %|Aug 7, 1963
    Drama, Crime, Horror
    poster
    The Great Escape
    79 %|Jul 3, 1963
    Adventure, Drama, War
    poster
    The Inspector
    67 %|May 24, 1962
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Horsemasters
    70 %|Oct 1, 1961
    Adventure, TV Movie
    poster
    What a Carve Up!
    70 %|Sep 15, 1961
    Horror, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
    poster
    Spare the Rod
    60 %|May 23, 1961
    Drama
    poster
    The Wind of Change
    0 %|Mar 1, 1961
    Drama
    poster
    No Love for Johnnie
    55 %|Feb 14, 1961
    Drama
    poster
    Alice Through the Looking Box
    0 %|Dec 25, 1960
    TV Movie, Fantasy, Comedy
    poster
    The Cupboard
    0 %|Dec 11, 1960
    TV Movie
    poster
    The Hands of Orlac
    43 %|Dec 1, 1960
    Horror, Crime, Thriller
    poster
    A Story of David
    42 %|Dec 1, 1960
    Drama
    poster
    Suspect
    65 %|Nov 15, 1960
    Thriller
    poster
    Sons and Lovers
    65 %|Aug 29, 1960
    Drama
    actor
    Toff and Fingers
    0 %|Jul 3, 1960
    poster
    The Big Day
    70 %|Jul 1, 1960
    Drama
    poster
    Hell Is a City
    67 %|Apr 10, 1960
    Thriller, Crime
    poster
    Circus of Horrors
    58 %|Apr 1, 1960
    Horror, Crime
    poster
    The Battle of the Sexes
    68 %|Feb 25, 1960
    Comedy
    poster
    The Flesh and the Fiends
    65 %|Feb 2, 1960
    Horror
    poster
    The Shakedown
    57 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Killers of Kilimanjaro
    60 %|Oct 1, 1959
    Adventure
    poster
    Look Back in Anger
    66 %|Sep 15, 1959
    Drama
    actor
    The Traitor
    0 %|Aug 7, 1959
    TV Movie
    poster
    The Two-Headed Spy
    61 %|Nov 17, 1958
    War, Thriller
    actor
    The Greatest Man in the World
    0 %|Nov 9, 1958
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    The Man Inside
    62 %|Sep 7, 1958
    Adventure, Crime, Thriller
    poster
    The Wind Cannot Read
    63 %|Jun 10, 1958
    Romance, Drama, War
    poster
    Heart of a Child
    65 %|Apr 30, 1958
    Adventure, Drama
    poster
    A Tale of Two Cities
    68 %|Feb 7, 1958
    Drama, History, Romance
    poster
    Barnacle Bill
    63 %|Dec 17, 1957
    Comedy
    poster
    Manuela
    57 %|Jul 18, 1957
    Drama
    poster
    The Man in the Sky
    72 %|Jan 24, 1957
    Drama
    poster
    The Black Tent
    60 %|Apr 9, 1956
    Romance, Drama, Action
    poster
    1984
    65 %|Mar 6, 1956
    Science Fiction, Drama
    poster
    Value for Money
    66 %|Aug 9, 1955
    Comedy
    actor
    Round the World in 80 Days
    0 %|Jan 1, 1955
    Animation
    poster
    Nineteen Eighty-Four
    74 %|Dec 12, 1954
    Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
    poster
    Orders Are Orders
    64 %|Oct 1, 1954
    Comedy
    poster
    The Beachcomber
    57 %|Aug 10, 1954
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
    poster
    The Dybbuk
    0 %|Oct 21, 1952

    Series

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    Signs and Wonders
    0 %|Jan 16, 1995
    Drama
    poster
    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
    50 %|Nov 6, 1988
    Drama, War & Politics
    poster
    The Ray Bradbury Theater
    69 %|May 21, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    poster
    Miss Marple
    80 %|Dec 26, 1984
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
    poster
    Master of the Game
    59 %|Feb 19, 1984
    Drama
    poster
    The Barchester Chronicles
    70 %|Nov 10, 1982
    Drama
    poster
    Wogan
    45 %|May 4, 1982
    Talk
    poster
    The French Atlantic Affair
    70 %|Nov 15, 1979
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Mrs. Columbo
    67 %|Feb 26, 1979
    Crime, Mystery, Comedy
    poster
    Dick Turpin
    73 %|Jan 6, 1979
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Centennial
    77 %|Oct 1, 1978
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
    poster
    The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
    74 %|Jan 23, 1978
    Mystery, Drama
    poster
    Jesus of Nazareth
    77 %|Mar 27, 1977
    Drama
    poster
    Laurence Olivier Presents
    70 %|Dec 5, 1976
    Drama
    actor
    Peep Show
    60 %|Nov 20, 1975
    Drama
    poster
    Saturday Night Live
    69 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
    actor
    Playhouse
    70 %|Mar 13, 1974
    Drama
    actor
    Playhouse
    70 %|Mar 13, 1974
    Drama
    poster
    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
    66.67 %|Sep 1, 1973
    Mystery, Drama
    poster
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
    73 %|Sep 20, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Columbo
    81 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Play for Today
    59 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
    poster
    Play for Today
    59 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
    poster
    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    NBC Experiment in Television
    0 %|Feb 19, 1967
    Drama
    poster
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    38 %|Oct 7, 1965
    Drama
    poster
    Espionage
    0 %|Oct 2, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    The Fugitive
    72 %|Sep 17, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    The Outer Limits
    78 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    poster
    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
    poster
    Danger Man
    73.82 %|Sep 11, 1960
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    The Twilight Zone
    84.42 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    poster
    Interpol Calling
    67 %|Sep 13, 1959
    Drama
    poster
    One Step Beyond
    56 %|Jan 20, 1959
    Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    poster
    The Adventures of William Tell
    63 %|Sep 15, 1958
    Action & Adventure
    poster
    Armchair Theatre
    58 %|Jul 8, 1956
    poster
    Tony Awards
    50 %|Apr 1, 1956
    poster
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    64 %|Sep 26, 1955
    Action & Adventure, Family
    poster
    The Wonderful World of Disney
    76 %|Oct 27, 1954
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family
    poster
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama
    poster
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama
    poster
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama
    poster
    Sunday Night Theatre
    35 %|Jan 1, 1950
    Drama