
Birthday:
12-08-1946
Deathday:
02-06-2022 (75 years)
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents.
Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
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South Beach
event1993 star_border 2.5
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Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer and his ex-wife. Can Derringer put the pieces of this deadly puzzle together before its too late?
Midnight Run
Act like Carmine
event1988 star_border 7.2
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A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Hollywood Harry
Act like Peter the Producer
event1986 star_border 2.3
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Tongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.
Reach Me
Act like Frank's Henchman
event2014 star_border 5.3
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Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.
Vigilante
Act like Blueboy
event1982 star_border 6.3
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New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.
Citizen Jane
Act like Virgil Jackman
event2009 star_border 5.1
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Jane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. But when her fiancé, Tom O'Donnell, becomes the main suspect, Jane must put aside her grief to aid the police before the chance at justice is lost forever.
Tilt
Act like Rock Manager (Carrots)
event1979 star_border 5
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Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home. Skipping school one day, she decides to go to to Mickey's Bar. Mickey, who is Tilt's good friend, helps her set up a gambler for a pinball game. Because the gambler is unaware of Tilt's pinball wizardry, he is easily hustled out of his money. While watching the confrontation, a young man named Neil Gallagher, who is an aspiring musician, is impressed with Tilt's ability, congratulating her after the win. Neil invites Tilt to watch him sing at a rock concert, and after his performance she believes he can become a great singer. Because Neil needs money for a demo tape of his songs, he has an idea of taking Tilt with him and having her hustle would-be gamblers.
Killer Fish
Act like Warren
event1979 star_border 4.6
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Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
29th Street
Act like Vito Pesce
event1991 star_border 7.1
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After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
Trapped in Paradise
Act like Caesar Spinoz
event1994 star_border 5.6
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Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Act like Tribble
event1992 star_border 5.2
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When Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the footage to show her killing a helpless victim. "Maniac Cop" takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon those who smeared her name.
Maniac Cop
Act like Watchman
event1988 star_border 6.1
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Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.
The Joe Spinell Story
Act like Self
event2001 star_border 5.7
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The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
Ice
Act like Mobster
event1994 star_border 4.5
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A married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia only to be hampered by persistent police detectives, another scam artist, and a rival mob group.
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Act like Rocco Galletta
event2005 star_border 5.9
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When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin. Who the prospective victim is remains to be seen.
Hit List
Act like Quigley
event1989 star_border 6.1
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A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
Paradise Alley
Act like Skinny the Hand
event1978 star_border 5.8
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Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Bar Girls
Act like Joe
event1990
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Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their creditors.
Defiance
Act like Herbie
event1980 star_border 6.3
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Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Night Vision
Act like Mike Mahoney
event1997 star_border 5.7
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A psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic motorcycle cop Dak and his new tough-as-nails partner, Kristen, to bring him to justice. But as the body count increases, so does the danger.
Eureka
Act like Stefano
event1983 star_border 5.2
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An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want.
Blindsided
Act like Detective
event1993 star_border 3
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An ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a beautiful woman who has underworld connections. When the girl disappears, he returns to the United States to find her, risking death from the gangster
Maniac
Act like T.V. Reporter (voice)
event1980 star_border 6.4
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A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies.
Emergency Room
Act like Dusted Man
event1983
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An ER doctor divides her time between saving lives, playing hospital politics, and juggling a love affair with a fellow doctor.
Uncle Sam
Act like Barker
event1996 star_border 4.9
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It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
The Expendables 3
Act like Fight Watcher
event2014 star_border 6.2
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Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.
The Big Score
Act like J.C.
event1983 star_border 5
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A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's accused of stealing a lost briefcase filled with money and both the mob and the police are looking for him. A ruthless hit man, played by Bruce Glover, will stop at nothing to get what his boss wants; the money!
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Act like Self
event2013 star_border 6
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Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.
Young Doctors in Love
Act like The Gangsters - Rocco
event1982 star_border 5.2
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An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.
Marilyn: The Untold Story
event1980 star_border 8.2
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The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.
Cameron's Closet
Act like Ed Wallace
event1988 star_border 4.8
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A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul.
Rocky
Act like Spectator (uncredited)
event1976 star_border 7.8
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An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
American Gigolo
Act like Suspect #4
event1980 star_border 6.2
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Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Black and White
Act like Joey
event1999 star_border 4.7
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Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.
Another Midnight Run
Act like Vito
event1994 star_border 6.6
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Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA and getting a $45,000 pay day reward.
Tower Heist
Act like Riker's Prison Guard
event2011 star_border 6.1
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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Act like Rehab Patient
event1993 star_border 5.7
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Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.
Relentless
Act like Marra
event1989 star_border 5.5
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Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Maniac Cop 2
Act like Strip Club M.C.
event1990 star_border 5.9
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After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him.
Sorcerer
Act like Married Man (uncredited)
event1977 star_border 7.4
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Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Act like Assistant Director
event1989 star_border 3
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Julia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.
Creed
Act like Mickey's Gym Doorman
event2015 star_border 7.4
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The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
On the Edge
Act like Bo
event2002 star_border 2.7
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Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the family of Rex Stevens by mistake. Frustrated by the incompetent and crooked police, the trio of Smith, Stevens, and their friend Frank Harris then battle the drug dealers for control of the streets. Also the heroes must tangle with Felix, a stealthy and ruthless hitman.
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Act like Ralph
event1994 star_border 5
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Charles is bored with being a wealthy, successful architect. He takes a temporary job photographing undressed women and falls for Pamela. His wife, Elaine, has little sympathy for this mid-life crisis.
The Pamela Principle
Act like Eddie Breeding
event1992 star_border 4.6
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Pamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with Carl who is middle-aged tailor of women's clothings and is going through a "mid-life crisis". He sees his son's amourous escapades and longs for better relationship with his wife Anne who is distant at times. He has an affair with Pamela. But Pamela's lifestyle does not go well with him.
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 6.6
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A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.
Flashdance
Act like Mawby's Regular
event1983 star_border 6.5
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Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
Original Gangstas
Act like Detective Waits
event1996 star_border 5.7
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A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.
Mirror Images II
Act like Clerk
event1993 star_border 4.5
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Shannon Whirry stars as Carrie and Terrie, a pair of twins who were separated in youth when their father murdered their mother and was in turn killed by his own bad twin daughter. Now the sweet-natured "good" sister has grown up to marry an abusive louse. Trapped in a sexless relationship, she seeks solace with a therapist (Kristine Kelly), but her problems are about to be compounded when her wicked sister arrives in town, intent on avenging herself on her double for past wrongs. Even the help of a private detective on her side may not be enough when her sister becomes allied with her own husband.
Steel and Lace
Act like Patroni
event1991 star_border 5
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After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to exact vengeance, transplanting his sisters's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...
In the Shadow of a Killer
Act like Torelli
event1992
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Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.
Donnie Brasco
Act like Wiseguy
event1997 star_border 7.5
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An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Lock Up
Act like Johnson
event1989 star_border 6.8
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Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Grudge Match
Act like Journalist #4
event2013 star_border 6.1
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A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
The Messenger
Act like Man 1
event1986 star_border 5.2
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When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.
Double Take
Act like Vito
event2001 star_border 5.6
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A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.
Final Approach
Act like FAA Official Russo
event2008 star_border 5.2
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FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon unless they receive a billion dollars
The Whole Ten Yards
Act like Policeman #1
event2004 star_border 5.7
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Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill's doorstep; it's Oz, and he's begging them to help him rescue his wife, Cynthia.
The Cottonwood
event1996
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Four friends get three million dollars and decide to construct a screenplay of 52 stolen scenes from the greatest movies ever made.
Beverly Hills Cop
Act like Cigarette Buyer
event1984 star_border 7.2
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Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Beverly Hills Cop II
Act like Carlotta
event1987 star_border 6.5
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Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Top Gun
Act like Bartender
event1986 star_border 7.1
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For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Knight Rider
Act like Director (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 7.5
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Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
Airwolf
Act like Ray (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7.6
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As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Kojak
Act like Jerry Gerson (1 ep.)
event1973 star_border 7
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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Matlock
Act like Bailiff (2 ep.)
event1986 star_border 7.1
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Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.
The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
The Tony Danza Show
Act like Guy (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 4
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The Tony Danza Show is an American sitcom starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, María Canals, and Shaun Weiss that aired on NBC in 1997. The series aired 5 episodes before being cancelled, leaving 7 episodes unaired.
Miami Vice
Act like Benny (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7.4
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The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
The Single Guy
Act like Cabbie (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6.3
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The Single Guy is an American television sitcom
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