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    Rip Torn

    1931-02-06 (93 years old) in Temple, Texas, USA

    Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.

    Movies

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    Men in Black 3
    65.17 %|May 23, 2012
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Norman Mailer: The American
    70 %|May 18, 2012
    Documentary
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    Happy Tears
    51 %|Oct 16, 2009
    Comedy, Drama
    actor
    The Afterlight
    0 %|Oct 10, 2009
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    American Cowslip
    54 %|Jul 24, 2009
    Comedy
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    The Golden Boys
    56 %|Dec 11, 2008
    Comedy, Romance
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    August
    52 %|May 16, 2008
    Drama
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    Turn the River
    54 %|May 9, 2008
    Drama
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    Lucky Days
    0 %|Apr 25, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    Bee Movie
    60.23 %|Oct 28, 2007
    Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Making of Marie Antoinette
    50 %|Jul 2, 2007
    Documentary
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    The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
    0 %|Apr 17, 2007
    Documentary
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    Three Days to Vegas
    38 %|Feb 2, 2007
    Comedy, Romance
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    Zoom
    53 %|Aug 11, 2006
    Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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    Marie Antoinette
    67 %|May 24, 2006
    Drama, History
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    Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
    0 %|May 2, 2006
    Documentary
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    Forty Shades of Blue
    41 %|Dec 7, 2005
    Drama, Romance
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    Yours, Mine & Ours
    62 %|Nov 23, 2005
    Comedy, Family, Romance
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    The Sisters
    53 %|Apr 23, 2005
    Drama
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    Eulogy
    65 %|Oct 15, 2004
    Comedy, Drama
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    DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
    64 %|Jun 18, 2004
    Comedy
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    Welcome to Mooseport
    51 %|Feb 24, 2004
    Comedy
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    Love Object
    58 %|Feb 13, 2004
    Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
    actor
    Maniac Magee
    0 %|Feb 23, 2003
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    Rolling Kansas
    58 %|Jan 24, 2003
    Comedy
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    Men in Black II
    63.64 %|Jul 3, 2002
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Freddy Got Fingered
    46.37 %|Apr 20, 2001
    Comedy
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    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
    71 %|Sep 27, 2000
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Wonder Boys
    68.2 %|Feb 22, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
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    A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
    0 %|Feb 9, 2000
    Thriller, Drama
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    The Insider
    74.57 %|Oct 28, 1999
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
    51 %|Jul 21, 1999
    Action, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Balloon Farm
    58 %|Mar 28, 1999
    Drama, Family
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    Seasons of Love
    0 %|Mar 7, 1999
    Drama, Western, TV Movie
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    Passing Glory
    58 %|Feb 21, 1999
    Drama
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    Senseless
    62 %|Feb 20, 1998
    Comedy, Romance
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    Men in Black
    71.91 %|Jul 2, 1997
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Hercules
    75.03999999999999 %|Jun 20, 1997
    Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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    Trial and Error
    53.33 %|May 30, 1997
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Hindenburg
    60 %|Sep 24, 1996
    Documentary, History
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    Down Periscope
    62.9 %|Mar 1, 1996
    Comedy
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    How to Make an American Quilt
    64.1 %|Oct 6, 1995
    Drama, Romance
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    Letter to My Killer
    60 %|Aug 9, 1995
    TV Movie, Thriller
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    Canadian Bacon
    57.43000000000001 %|Jun 8, 1995
    Comedy
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    She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
    20 %|May 22, 1995
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Heart of a Child
    55 %|May 9, 1994
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Where the Rivers Flow North
    68 %|Jun 14, 1993
    Drama
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    Beyond the Law
    62 %|Apr 22, 1993
    Action
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    RoboCop 3
    48.09 %|Jan 21, 1993
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
    40 %|Nov 29, 1992
    TV Movie, Drama
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    T Bone N Weasel
    30 %|Nov 2, 1992
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
    55 %|Sep 13, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Fires of Kuwait
    76 %|Jun 9, 1992
    Documentary
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    My Son Johnny
    52 %|Nov 10, 1991
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Dolly Dearest
    53 %|Sep 1, 1991
    Horror
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    Defending Your Life
    69.78 %|Mar 22, 1991
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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    Death Falls
    30 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Drama, Thriller
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    Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
    25 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Crime, Drama, Western, TV Movie
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    Beautiful Dreamers
    52 %|Jun 5, 1990
    Drama
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    By Dawn's Early Light
    64.71000000000001 %|May 19, 1990
    TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
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    Kojak: None So Blind
    60 %|Apr 7, 1990
    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie, Crime
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    Pair of Aces
    50 %|Jan 14, 1990
    Western, TV Movie
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    Sweet Bird of Youth
    58 %|Oct 1, 1989
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Silence Like Glass
    75 %|Jul 6, 1989
    Drama
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    Cold Feet
    38 %|May 19, 1989
    Comedy, Crime
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    Hit List
    61 %|Mar 3, 1989
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    April Morning
    57 %|Apr 24, 1988
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The King of Love
    0 %|Nov 19, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Laguna Heat
    40 %|Nov 15, 1987
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Nadine
    54 %|Aug 7, 1987
    Romance, Comedy, Crime, Action
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    Extreme Prejudice
    61.41 %|Apr 24, 1987
    Western, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Destination: America
    0 %|Apr 3, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    J. Edgar Hoover
    0 %|Jan 11, 1987
    TV Movie, History, Drama
    actor
    Manhunt for Claude Dallas
    55 %|Oct 26, 1986
    Action, TV Movie, Drama
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    Beer
    44 %|Aug 30, 1985
    Comedy
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    Summer Rental
    60.949999999999996 %|Aug 9, 1985
    Comedy
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    The Execution
    73 %|Jan 14, 1985
    Drama, TV Movie
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    City Heat
    55 %|Dec 7, 1984
    Action, Crime, Comedy
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    Songwriter
    52 %|Oct 14, 1984
    Drama, Music
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    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    55 %|Aug 19, 1984
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Scarab
    55 %|Jun 22, 1984
    Horror, Adventure
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    Flashpoint
    62 %|Apr 19, 1984
    Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Misunderstood
    67 %|Mar 30, 1984
    Drama
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    When She Says No
    0 %|Jan 30, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Cross Creek
    66 %|Sep 21, 1983
    Drama, Romance
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    Airplane II: The Sequel
    60.88 %|Dec 10, 1982
    Comedy
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    A Stranger Is Watching
    47 %|Oct 28, 1982
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
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    Jinxed!
    46 %|Oct 22, 1982
    Comedy
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    The Beastmaster
    63.11 %|Aug 16, 1982
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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    First Family
    30 %|Dec 25, 1980
    Comedy
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    Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
    68.33 %|Oct 30, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
    57 %|Oct 26, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    One Trick Pony
    54 %|Oct 3, 1980
    Drama
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    A Shining Season
    40 %|Dec 26, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Heartland
    64 %|Sep 22, 1979
    Drama, Romance, Western
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    The Seduction of Joe Tynan
    59 %|Aug 17, 1979
    Drama
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    Steel Cowboy
    0 %|Dec 6, 1978
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Betrayal
    0 %|Nov 13, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Coma
    67.21000000000001 %|Jan 6, 1978
    Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
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    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
    50 %|Dec 1, 1977
    Drama, History
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    Nasty Habits
    55 %|Jan 28, 1977
    Comedy
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    Birch Interval
    55 %|May 2, 1976
    Drama
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    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    64.12 %|Mar 18, 1976
    Science Fiction, Drama
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    Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
    50 %|Feb 20, 1975
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    Crazy Joe
    60 %|Feb 8, 1974
    Crime, Drama
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    The President's Plane Is Missing
    62 %|Oct 23, 1973
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Payday
    60 %|Sep 22, 1973
    Drama, Music
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    Cotter
    0 %|Jan 1, 1973
    Drama, Western
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    Slaughter
    57 %|Aug 16, 1972
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
    59 %|Jun 8, 1971
    Documentary
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    Maidstone
    42 %|Mar 9, 1971
    Drama
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    Montserrat
    0 %|Mar 2, 1971
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Tropic of Cancer
    44 %|Feb 27, 1970
    Drama, Romance
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    Coming Apart
    63 %|Oct 26, 1969
    Drama
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    Lions Love
    60 %|Oct 12, 1969
    Comedy
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    Beyond the Law
    48 %|Apr 2, 1968
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Sol Madrid
    63 %|Feb 7, 1968
    Crime, Action
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    Beach Red
    63 %|Aug 3, 1967
    War, Drama
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    You're a Big Boy Now
    63 %|Sep 9, 1966
    Comedy, Romance
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    One Spy Too Many
    51 %|Aug 5, 1966
    Adventure, Crime
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    The Cincinnati Kid
    69.94 %|Oct 15, 1965
    Drama
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    Critic's Choice
    55 %|Feb 24, 1963
    Comedy, Romance
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    Hero's Island
    48 %|Sep 16, 1962
    Action, Adventure, Drama
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    Sweet Bird of Youth
    68 %|Mar 21, 1962
    Drama, Romance
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    King of Kings
    71.32 %|Oct 11, 1961
    Drama, History
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    Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
    0 %|Mar 20, 1961
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Pork Chop Hill
    64.28 %|May 29, 1959
    Drama, History, War
    actor
    Johnny Belinda
    0 %|Oct 13, 1958
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Bomber's Moon
    0 %|Aug 7, 1958
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Time Limit
    70 %|Oct 23, 1957
    Drama, Mystery, War
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    A Face in the Crowd
    76 %|May 29, 1957
    Drama
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    Baby Doll
    71 %|Dec 29, 1956
    Drama

    Series

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    30 Rock
    74.08 %|Oct 11, 2006
    Comedy
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    Extreme Dodgeball
    0 %|Jun 15, 2004
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    The Lyon's Den
    93 %|Sep 28, 2003
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    76 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    Soul Food
    58 %|Jun 28, 2000
    Drama
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    Seasons of Love
    0 %|Jul 3, 1999
    Drama, Western
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    Will & Grace
    68.63000000000001 %|Sep 21, 1998
    Comedy
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    Ghost Stories
    67 %|Sep 28, 1997
    Mystery, Drama
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    Chicago Hope
    72 %|Sep 18, 1994
    Soap, Drama
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien
    70.52 %|Sep 13, 1993
    Comedy, Talk
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    The John Larroquette Show
    65 %|Sep 2, 1993
    Comedy
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    The Larry Sanders Show
    76.88 %|Aug 15, 1992
    Comedy
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    North and South
    74 %|Nov 3, 1985
    Drama, War & Politics
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    The Atlanta Child Murders
    59 %|Feb 10, 1985
    Drama
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    The Blue and the Gray
    69 %|Nov 14, 1982
    Drama
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    Blind Ambition
    50 %|May 20, 1979
    War & Politics, Drama
    actor
    The Eddie Capra Mysteries
    50 %|Sep 8, 1978
    Mystery
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    Ghost Story
    71.25 %|Sep 15, 1972
    Drama, Mystery
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    Columbo
    80.61999999999999 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Mannix
    65.83 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Great Adventure
    0 %|Sep 27, 1963
    Drama
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    Channing
    70 %|Sep 18, 1963
    Drama
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    Breaking Point
    75 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Drama
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    The Lieutenant
    60 %|Sep 14, 1963
    Drama
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    Combat!
    76 %|Oct 2, 1962
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Ben Casey
    57 %|Oct 2, 1961
    Drama
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    Dr. Kildare
    53.75 %|Sep 27, 1961
    Drama
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    The Dick Powell Show
    42 %|Sep 26, 1961
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    Route 66
    64.33 %|Oct 7, 1960
    Drama, Crime
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    Thriller
    62.33 %|Sep 13, 1960
    Crime
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    Bonanza
    75.34 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Naked City
    53.33 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    76.95 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    76.95 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Omnibus
    60 %|Nov 9, 1952
    Talk
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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