
Birthday:
05-27-1932
Deathday:
08-24-2012 (80 years)
Birthplace:
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years.
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Act like Percy
event2007 star_border 4.7
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A young woman named Katherine Alden becomes the unwanted victim of her new handsome next door neighbor Caleb, after her and her husband and son moves to a new town for a fresh start from a robbery.
Westworld
Act like Technican
event1973 star_border 6.8
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Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times and the Old West—populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Act like Peter Williams
event1980 star_border 4.8
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Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.
The Party
Act like Levinson
event1968 star_border 7.3
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Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Freeway
Act like Lawyer
event1988 star_border 4.8
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A deeply disturbed man goes on a murderous nighttime rampage across Los Angeles.
Angels & Demons
Act like Cardinal Colbert
event2009 star_border 6.7
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Follow Me, Boys!
Act like P.O.W. Lieutenant
event1966 star_border 6.6
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Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more and more involved with the scout troop, he finds his plans to become a lawyer being put on the back burner, until he realizes that his life has been fulfilled helping the youth of the small town.
The Missouri Breaks
Act like l'enfant solitaire
event1976 star_border 6.5
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When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
Terror Out of the Sky
Act like Paul Gladstone
event1978 star_border 4.8
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TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.
The Time Travelers
Act like Danny McKee, the Electrician
event1964 star_border 4.9
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Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.
Crash Point Zero
Act like Stuart Elliott
event2000 star_border 3.8
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A scientist recovers a powerful weapon created by inventor Nicola Tesla in the early twentieth century. Now, the plane carrying the device and a disparate group of passengers crashes in the Canadian mountains. The battle to survive begins.
Zuma Beach
Act like Rick
event1978 star_border 4.5
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A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.
The Nightmare Begins Again
Act like Mr. Birdwell
event1993 star_border 5.7
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When Fred Krueger is set free on a technicality, the parents of the children he murdered take matters into their own hands, while a high school track star haunted by her mother’s untimely death receives her mother’s amulet that unlocks her ambitions and unleashes vengeance on those who cause her pain.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Act like Dr. Charles Crennis
event1975 star_border 5.9
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When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.
Which Way to the Front?
Act like Peter Bland
event1970 star_border 4.8
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Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not take "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.
Stage Struck
Act like Dressing Room Well-Wisher (uncredited)
event1958 star_border 6
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A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped.
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Act like Shimon Levin
event1974 star_border 6
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NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Hardly Working
Act like Steve Torres
event1980 star_border 4.6
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In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.
Avalanche
Act like Henry McDade
event1978 star_border 3.6
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After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns into a game of survival for a group of vacationers.
Wild, Wild Winter
Act like John
event1966 star_border 5
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Low-budget beach party rip-off relocated to the slopes, with the plot of Taming of the Shrew loosely pasted on and with beats by the Beau Brummels.
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2006 star_border 6
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A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.
Not Just Another Affair
Act like Dr. Morton Schiller
event1982 star_border 4.3
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A lady marine biologist, determined to save herself until marriage, meets a handsome attorney who is not used to being rejected sexually, and it becomes a battle of wills as to who will emerge the winner.
Three For Tahiti
Act like Jay
event1970
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When an opportunity to buy a tourist hotel in Tahiti arises, three friends decide to chuck the American lifestyle and move to the South Seas. Unfortunately the hotel, which they bought sight-unseen, is a ramshackle dump and now they must scramble to avoid going bankrupt.
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Act like White
event1977 star_border 4.6
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A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Act like Chatsworth Osbourne
event1977
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Thirty-minute reunion of the classic series that includes Bob Denver and title star Dwayne Hickman.
Transylvania Twist
Act like Hans Hupp
event1989 star_border 5.1
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The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock cause one of the spells in it could bring about the end of the world. During his trip to the castle, he meets Marissa, a gorgeous rock star and heir to the castle's fortune. There they must confront the only other heir to the fortune and the book, Uncle Byron; and Uncle Byron and his 3 adopted nieces all have very, very, very broad smile.
Munchie Strikes Back
Act like Professor Graves
event1994 star_border 3.1
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The magical Munchie is back, and if he gets in any more trouble it's off to the dullest constellation in the galaxy. Staying out of trouble has never been easy for Munchie, but this time he gives it his best shot. He is sent to earth and finds himself in the company of the McClelland family. As he proves himself, he becomes mixed up in the family's many problems. Munchie does his best to fulfill his duty on Earth, but not without getting involved in a little mischief. Written by Concorde - New Horizons.
The Americanization of Emily
Act like Young Sailor
event1964 star_border 6.7
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American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
Curse of the Pink Panther
Act like Harvey Hamilcard III
event1983 star_border 4.6
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Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
Cop Hater
Act like Boy in Lineup
event1958 star_border 5.7
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Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.
Dead Sexy
Act like Medical Examiner
event2001 star_border 4.3
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A female detective gets involved with a murder suspect in a series of serial killings.
Never Forget
Act like Dan Greenspan
event1991 star_border 5
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Mel and Jane Mermelstein are a true-life California couple, thrown into the spotlight of judicial history in the 1980s. Mel is a Hungarian-born Jew, sole-survivor of his family's extermination at Auschwitz, and Jane, a Southern Baptist from Tennessee. Their four children are good kids, typical Americans, with just enough orneriness to irritate each other, but enough love and class to pull together when it counts.
Panic in the City
Act like Hal Johnson
event1968 star_border 5.2
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An American agent is assigned to track down a renegade Soviet spy who is building an atomic device in Los Angeles and plans to destroy the city with it.
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
Act like Virgil Quinby
event1980 star_border 6.3
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Ghosts and a young cadet try to save a military academy from being closed.
There Goes The Bride
Act like Church Organist
event1980
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A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Murder on Flight 502
Act like Donald Goldman
event1975 star_border 6
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On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Voyage of the Yes
Act like Doctor
event1973
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Two teenagers set out on a 2000-mile sailboat journey from California to Hawaii and en route combat the natural challenges and their inner shortcomings.
Rangers
Act like Baker
event2000 star_border 7.2
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A black ops unit goes to middle east after a terrorist. They are betrayed and their operative is caught. Later, unit leader starts an investigation. Meanwile the enemy offers the operative a chance for revenge against his superiors.
Agent Red
Act like General Socka
event2000 star_border 4.3
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Matt Hendricks is the US Navy's top Marine Special Operations Commander and is facing his toughest challenge yet - escorting the deadliest viral weapon on the planet back to a secure storage facility.
High School U.S.A.
Act like Dr. Fritz Hauptmann
event1983 star_border 5.6
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Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
The Last Survivors
Act like Don West
event1975 star_border 6
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When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboat must be sacrificed so the rest can survive an approaching typhoon.
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
Act like Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
event1988
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It's been nearly a generation since we've visited Dobie Gillis, and the middle-aged Dobie is nothing like he was as a youth, having sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into the predictable adult life, married to the reliable Zelda (who was chasing him all through high school), and assumed his father's role of running the family variety store. All of a sudden, key industries in the town shut down, putting hundreds out of work and severely threatening the local economy. Dobie, as head of the town council, is looked upon to lead the town out of this desperate crisis. When all seems lost, life-long friend Maynard G. Krebs appears, representing an old acquaintance who has a strange demand.
Nurse Betty
Act like Administrator
event2000 star_border 6
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What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.
After the Rain
event2016 star_border 4
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A young man at the end of his life tries to find hope and meaning through the relationships he will leave behind.
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Act like Murry Tesko
event1976 star_border 7
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A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
Number One
Act like Robin
event1969 star_border 5.1
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A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.
Dish Dogs
Act like Pastor
event2000 star_border 3.9
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Two friends travel from town to town taking jobs as dishwashers until they both find love and must choose separate paths.
The Stranger
Act like Henry Maitland
event1973 star_border 3.5
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An astronaut enters a vortex and crash-lands on a parallel planet where he's not welcome.
Can't Buy Me Love
Act like Moda Clerk
event1987 star_border 6.9
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Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.
The Omega Code
Act like Jeffries
event1999 star_border 4.7
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In this thriller, an ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.
The North Avenue Irregulars
Act like Tom
event1979 star_border 6.4
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When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get them out.
Every Man Needs One
Act like Bob Rasmussen
event1972 star_border 1
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A chauvinistic architect is pressured into hiring a feminist as his assistant, and soon finds himself falling for her.
The Pandora Project
Act like Sam Davis
event1998 star_border 2.8
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A CIA agent has to stop a former associate who has stolen a weapon which kills people without harming buildings, all before he is to get married in a few days.
Night Gallery
Act like Dr. Peter Mitchell (segment "The House") (1 ep.)
event1970 star_border 7.8
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Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Act like Jonas Lasser (2 ep.)
event1970 star_border 7.5
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30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Barney Miller
Act like Edward Foreman (1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 7.2
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Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
Batman: The Animated Series
Act like Rundle (voice) (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 8.5
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Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Static Shock
Act like Mr. Janus (voice) (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 8.1
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An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.
Bewitched
Act like Hawkins (1 ep.)
event1964 star_border 7.9
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Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
My Three Sons
Act like Al Morgan (1 ep.)
event1960 star_border 6.5
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A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Charlie's Angels
Act like Fred (1 ep.)
event1976 star_border 6.7
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Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.
Ensign O'Toole
Act like Ensign Clifford Bender (1 ep.)
event1962 star_border 6.5
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Ensign O'Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama and a Navy veteran of the Korean War, played an officer aboard the fictional U.S. Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.
Adam-12
Act like The Ferret - Ralph Salisbury (1 ep.)
event1968 star_border 7.1
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Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
Petticoat Junction
Act like Homer Bedloe Jr. (1 ep.)
event1963 star_border 5.8
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The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.
Road Rovers
Act like Professor Eugene Atwater (voice) (2 ep.)
event1996 star_border 6.8
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The Road Rovers are a team of five super-powered crime-fighting anthropomorphic dogs known as "cano-sapiens". Their leader is Hunter, a golden retriever mix from the United States. The Rovers' boss is a scientist known as The Master who oversees their operations and supplies them with equipment from their subterranean headquarters.
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Act like President Generic (voice) (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6.5
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Sylvester and Tweety help out when Granny opens a detective agency.
CHiPs
Act like Alan Drummond (1 ep.)
event1977 star_border 6.8
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Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.
Quincy, M.E.
Act like Dr. Kitei (1 ep.)
event1976 star_border 7.5
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Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Seinfeld
Act like Brendan (1 ep.)
event1989 star_border 8.3
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A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Mission: Impossible
Act like Akim Hadramut (2 ep.)
event1966 star_border 7.6
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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin.
The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
The Lieutenant
Act like Sampan (1 ep.)
event1963 star_border 6
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The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired on NBC on Saturday evenings in the 1963–1964 television schedule. It was produced by Arena Productions, one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most successful in-house production companies of the 1960s. Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike.
The series was released on DVD in two half-season sets by the Warner Archive Collection on August 14, 2012.
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Act like Kurt Balks (1 ep.)
event1971 star_border 6.3
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Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred actor Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974. A two-hour pilot movie had aired as a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week entry prior to the series run.
MacGyver
Act like Walt, the Pilot (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 7.7
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He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him.
Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
The Mod Squad
Act like Rabbi Elliott Tannenbaum (1 ep.)
event1968 star_border 6.3
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The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas.
The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Harry and the Hendersons
Act like Dr. J (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 5.7
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The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a temporary home until a recovers his health.
One Day at a Time
(1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 6.7
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The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
The Love Boat
Act like Harry Mason (2 ep.)
event1977 star_border 6.3
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Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
The King of Queens
Act like Vasili (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 7.1
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Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Act like Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. (9 ep.)
event1959 star_border 5.8
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis.
The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.
Police Woman
Act like Clerk (1 ep.)
event1974 star_border 6.2
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Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
Tom, Dick and Mary
Act like Dick Moran (13 ep.)
event1964 star_border 5
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Karen is one of three NBC sitcoms set in a California apartment complex located at 90 Bristol Court. It stars Don Galloway as Tom and Joyce Bulifant as Mary Gentry, a newlywed couple sharing an apartment with Tom's best friend, Dick Moran, played by Steve Franken.
Love, American Style
Act like Carl (1 ep.)
event1969 star_border 6
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An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Kojak
Act like Arnie Goldman (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.
ER
Act like Hank Travis (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Lock-Up
Act like Willie Betterley (1 ep.)
event1959 star_border 6.2
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Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had little time for character development or subplots and presented a compact story without embellishment.
Family Law
Act like Teacher (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.2
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Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Simon & Simon
Act like Tunridge (1 ep.)
event1981 star_border 6.7
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Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two brothers who run a private detective agency together.
My Favorite Martian
Act like George (1 ep.)
event1963 star_border 5.9
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Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.
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