Peggy Rea

Peggy Rea

Peggy Jane Rea was a Los Angeles-born American actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters. Before she became an actress, Rea left UCLA to attend business school. She landed a job as a production secretary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s. Later, she was an assistant to writer-musician Kay Thompson until Thompson dropped her in April 1948. Some of the points of discord apparently included Rea's insistence on staying at the Algonquin Hotel (rather than Essex House, where Thompson was staying), and disappearing, on at least one occasion, on the eve of their New York opening to see Born Yesterday on Broadway without telling Thompson. The time had come for Peggy to make her mark as the character actress she was born to be. She quickly landed on her feet with a supporting role in the National Road Company production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire (as Eunice Hubbell, 1948–1949) starring Anthony Quinn. Thompson severed ties with Rea, however the younger woman kept in touch with other members of Thompson's family, including Thompson's mother, brother and younger sister, with whom she enjoyed cordial relations.

  • Title: Peggy Rea
  • Popularity: 3.891
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1921-03-31
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Peggy Rae
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Peggy Rea Movies

  • 1978
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    The Bastard

    The Bastard

    5 1978 HD

    Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath...

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  • 1978
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    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    5 1978 HD

    A turn-of-the-century investigator named Kate Bliss goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming...

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  • 1971
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    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    6.2 1971 HD

    Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they...

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  • 1976
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    Lipstick

    Lipstick

    5.3 1976 HD

    An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But...

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  • 1964
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    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    6.9 1964 HD

    An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's...

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  • 1971
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    What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

    5.8 1971 HD

    Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager...

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  • 1964
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    Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

    5 1964 HD

    An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.

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  • 1978
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    The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

    5.5 1978 HD

    Inspired by O. Henry's short story about a young bride and groom, each of whom foolishly--but quite lovingly--sacrifices a treasured possession to...

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  • 1973
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    Blood Sport

    Blood Sport

    8.3 1973 HD

    A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to...

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  • 1995
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    Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

    1 1995 HD

    A polygraph examiner has an affair with a murder suspect after her test clears him, but new evidence then suggests that he's guilty after all.

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  • 1980
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    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

    1 1980 HD

    Two teenagers on the run with a quarter of a million dollars belonging to an illegal drug ring are pursued by a suave crime czar and, after they gain...

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  • 1965
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    Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    5.9 1965 HD

    After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later, on the eve before their divorce, ...

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  • 1980
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    Fun and Games

    Fun and Games

    5 1980 HD

    A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection of the advances of her boss, and it is only after...

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  • 1967
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    Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

    6 1967 HD

    In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon...

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  • 1969
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    The Learning Tree

    The Learning Tree

    6.9 1969 HD

    The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events...

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  • 1992
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    Love Field

    Love Field

    5.9 1992 HD

    Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours...

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  • 1993
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    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    7.5 1993 HD

    The fourth Waltons reunion TV movie is set in the 1960s , with John-Boy still living in New York, trying to persuade his fiancée to marry him....

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  • 1979
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    The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

    9.5 1979 HD

    Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholism, and her stay in a psychiatric center after a...

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  • 1975
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    Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything

    1 1975 HD

    A young bachelor using a dating service picks a woman whose information card read "Anything goes." When he takes her out and finds out that she...

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  • 1975
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    Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal

    1 1975 HD

    Three friends have two things in common: (1) they like to bet on the horses at the track, and (2) they invariably lose. One day they hit upon a...

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  • 1989
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    In Country

    In Country

    5.4 1989 HD

    Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who...

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  • 1995
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    Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil in a Blue Dress

    6.4 1995 HD

    In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a...

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  • 1972
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    The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

    6.8 1972 HD

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy...

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  • 1989
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    Curfew

    Curfew

    5.4 1989 HD

    Two brothers whose grisly killing spree has landed them on death row plot a daring escape, breaking free from prison with vengeance in mind, and...

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  • 1993
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    Made in America

    Made in America

    5.5 1993 HD

    A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

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  • 1979
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    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    1 1979 HD

    A television star goes home to Texas for her father's funeral and spends time with her mother for the first time in five years. Reminiscing about her...

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  • 1986
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    Hamburger: The Motion Picture

    Hamburger: The Motion Picture

    4.6 1986 HD

    Russell has been expelled from several schools for lewd, crude and nude conduct. Busterburger University is his last chance at education and...

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  • 1973
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    Hunter

    Hunter

    1 1973 HD

    A fatal crash at a racetrack injures a government agent and exposes an enemy brainwashing scheme.

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  • 1966
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    Family Affair

    Family Affair

    6.6 1966 HD

    Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do...

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  • 1958
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    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

    Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1968
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    Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

    6.9 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Gidget

    Gidget

    6.4 1965 HD

    Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field...

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  • 1970
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    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.8 1970 HD

    Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different...

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  • 1995
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    The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

    6.3 1995 HD

    The Single Guy is an American television sitcom

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  • 1985
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    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.554 1985 HD

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely,...

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  • 1971
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    All in the Family

    All in the Family

    7.835 1971 HD

    Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

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  • 1976
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    Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

    7.5 1976 HD

    Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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  • 1969
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    6.5 1969 HD

    Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert...

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  • 1951
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    7.998 1951 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

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  • 1993
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    Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

    5.7 1993 HD

    Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single...

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  • 1976
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    Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

    6.646 1976 HD

    Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle!...

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

    Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed...

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  • 1991
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    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    7.709 1991 HD

    Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation,...

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  • 1969
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    Medical Center

    Medical Center

    6.1 1969 HD

    Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1972
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    The Waltons

    The Waltons

    7.1 1972 HD

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1965
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    The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

    7.5 1965 HD

    The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show...

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  • 1970
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    The Immortal

    The Immortal

    7.429 1970 HD

    The Immortal is an American television series, which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. The series is based on a pilot movie of the...

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  • 1957
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    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

    Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number...

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  • 1963
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    The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

    5.7 1963 HD

    The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The...

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  • 1958
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    6.1 1958 HD

    Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time...

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1975
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    Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

    7.4 1975 HD

    Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76...

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1972
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    ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

    6.3 1972 HD

    Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or...

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  • 1979
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    The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

    7.3 1979 HD

    Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard...

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  • 1977
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    Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

    5.5 1977 HD

    Busting Loose is a 1977 United States comedic television series starring Adam Arkin which centers around a young man in New York City who has moved...

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  • 1974
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    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    6.3 1974 HD

    Paper Moon is a short-lived situation comedy which aired on ABC during the fall of 1974, starring Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster in the roles...

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  • 1975
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    Bronk

    Bronk

    6.2 1975 HD

    Bronk is an American television series starring Jack Palance as Detective Lieutenant Alex Bronkov. The series is set in the fictional Ocean City,...

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  • 1973
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    The Magician

    The Magician

    6.7 1973 HD

    The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony"...

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1968
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1968 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

    5.7 1993 HD

    Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single...

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  • 1966
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.599 1966 HD

    Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of...

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  • 1951
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    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    7.4 1951 HD

    The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third...

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  • 1985
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    MacGyver

    MacGyver

    7.741 1985 HD

    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....

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  • 1951
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    7.998 1951 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

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  • 1951
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    7.998 1951 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

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  • 1951
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    7.998 1951 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

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