Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer (May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977), was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. One of his early works was as the narrator of the educational film "Duck and Cover". After appearing on the Broadway stage and live television, Middleton began appearing in films in 1954. He's also remembered on television as the boss Mr. Marshall on The Jackie Gleason Show and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Desperate Hours (1955), Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion (1956), Richard Egan and Elvis Presley in Love Me Tender (1956), Dorothy Malone and Robert Stack in The Tarnished Angels (1958), and Dean Martin in Career (1959). A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Middleton appeared in many television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure. He was cast as "The Tichborne Claimant" in the NBC anthology series The Joseph Cotten Show. He appeared in ten episodes of ABC's family Western The Monroes, with costars Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey. Among his several appearances in the long-running Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he portrayed a gangster in high places, Mr. Koster, in the 1956 episode "The Better Bargain". In 1958, he played the villain in the first episode of Bat Masterson. In 1961, he appeared in the episode "Accidental Tourist" on the James Whitmore ABC legal drama The Law and Mr. Jones. That same year, he portrayed the highly sympathetic but fiercely dedicated state executioner in an episode of Thriller (U.S. TV series) entitled "Guillotine". He also appeared in at least one episode of Bonanza (1964). In the early 1950s, Middleton appeared on Broadway in Ondine. Other significant film roles include The Court Jester (1956) as a grim and determined knight who jousts with Danny Kaye in the famous "pellet with the poison" sequence, and as a sinister politician in The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977). Betwixt and between were an array of brutish mountain daddies, corrupt, cigar-chomping town bosses and lynch mob leaders. Occasionally he showed a bit of levity, as in his recurring role as Jackie Gleason's boss on The Honeymooners (1955) sketches. Middleton died of congestive heart failure in Hollywood at the age of sixty-six. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Middleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Teideal: Robert Middleton
  • Coitianta: 8.458
  • Is eol do: Acting
  • Breithlá: 1911-05-13
  • Áit bhreithe: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Leathanach baile:
  • Ar a dtugtar: Samuel Abraham Messer
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  • 1973
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    The Harrad Experiment

    The Harrad Experiment

    3.7 1973 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1973
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    Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli

    Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli

    6.4 1973 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

    7.28 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    6.6 1956 HD

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  • 1966
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    A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    7.1 1966 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

    6.6 1958 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Tarnished Angels

    The Tarnished Angels

    6.619 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

    6.9 1960 HD

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  • 1956
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    Love Me Tender

    Love Me Tender

    6.1 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    6.971 1955 HD

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  • 1974
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    Remember When

    Remember When

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1964
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    For Those Who Think Young

    For Those Who Think Young

    5.2 1964 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    Don't Give Up the Ship

    Don't Give Up the Ship

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1963
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    Cattle King

    Cattle King

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Mark of Zorro

    The Mark of Zorro

    5.9 1974 HD

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  • 1956
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    Red Sundown

    Red Sundown

    6.1 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    Career

    Career

    6.462 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Death of Manolete

    The Death of Manolete

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    Gold of the Seven Saints

    Gold of the Seven Saints

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    Company of Killers

    Company of Killers

    4 1970 HD

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  • 1958
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    No Place to Land

    No Place to Land

    3 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Trial

    Trial

    6.7 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    Which Way to the Front?

    Which Way to the Front?

    4.833 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Cheyenne Social Club

    The Cheyenne Social Club

    6.4 1970 HD

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  • 1960
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    Hell Bent for Leather

    Hell Bent for Leather

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1958
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    Day of the Badman

    Day of the Badman

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Lincoln Conspiracy

    The Lincoln Conspiracy

    5.6 1977 HD

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  • 1972
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    Fair Play

    Fair Play

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1958
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    Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Nightmare at Ground Zero

    Nightmare at Ground Zero

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1952
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    Duck and Cover

    Duck and Cover

    5.9 1952 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Adventures of Gallegher

    The Adventures of Gallegher

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    Something For An Empty Briefcase

    Something For An Empty Briefcase

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1971
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    Columbo

    Columbo

    8.1 1971 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1972
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    Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

    7.609 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

    6.9 1971 HD

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1966
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.599 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    Get Smart

    Get Smart

    7.9 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

    6.333 1960 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Monroes

    The Monroes

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1961
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    Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

    3.5 1961 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

    7.5 1965 HD

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  • 1959
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS6 E26

    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    6.9 1964 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E30

    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.406 1960 HD

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  • 1970
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    McCloud

    McCloud

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E26

    The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E26

    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E34

    Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS1 E14

    The New Breed

    The New Breed

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E29

    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E26

    Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

    4.2 1959 HD

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.556 1949 HD

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  • 1952
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    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1963
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    Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS3 E29

    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS2 E6

    The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS8 E31

    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1977
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    Hunter

    Hunter

    8 1977 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS1 E17

    The Americans

    The Americans

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS2 E33

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E30

    The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

    7.8 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E30

    The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

    7.8 1959 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.607 1954 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.607 1954 HD

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  • 1949
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    Man Against Crime

    Man Against Crime

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS14 E16

    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS14 E16

    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E30

    The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

    7.8 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E26

    The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS14 E16

    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E30

    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.406 1960 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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