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The Caretakers (1963) -- In this emotionally-charged drama, Joan Crawford portrays a headstrong nurse who clashes with a crusading psychiatrist (Robert Stack) over the proper care and treatment of a mentally ill patient.
"Strike Force" (1981): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A battle for glory between Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy
First Love (1939) -- "First Love" -- Nora found the ear restoring herb to cure Mini's lost ears. But, Nora fell in love with the herb...
"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996): Season 2: Episode 27 -- The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood
The High and the Mighty (1954) -- When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

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Date of Death:

14 May 2003, Beverly Hills, California, USA more

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"Straight Shooting" - whether skeet shooting, or portraying Eliot Ness... more

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Was a friend of Ronald Reagan, and made monetary contributions to Reagan's... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more

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Review: ‘The Fourth Kind’ Should’ve Been Narrated By Robert Stack
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Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Butt-Ugly Martians" (2001) Stoat Muldoon (unknown episodes) 2001 - 2.6 (147)
- 2. "King of the Hill" (1997)   Reynolds Penland (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 7.7 (2,890)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Killer Bud (2001) The Gooch 2001 - 4.3 (241)
- 4. Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) Superintendent 2001 - 6.2 (1,927)
- 5. "The Angry Beavers" (1997)   Narrator (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.4 (1,141)
1 TV episode:
- 6. H.U.D. (2000) (TV) Deep Throat Man 2000 - 3.1 (38)
- 7. Sealed with a Kiss (1999) (TV)   Sumner Ethridge 1999 - 5.5 (158)
AKAs:
  • First Comes Love (UK)
- 8. Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) (V) (voice) Narrator 1999 - 5.7 (159)
- 9. "Hercules" (1998)   Bob the Narrator (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.2 (684)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Diagnosis Murder" (1993)   Peter McReynolds (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 6.9 (1,130)
1 TV episode:
- 11. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) (voice) ATF Agent Flemming 1996 $80.1M 6.5 (21,343)
- 12. The Return of Eliot Ness (1991) (TV) Eliot Ness 1991 - 5.5 (49)
- 13. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) Kenneth Hindmick/Dr. Ellison 1990 - 5.3 (15,974)
- 14. Caddyshack II (1988) Chandler Young 1988 - 3.4 (7,469)
- 15. Plain Clothes (1988) Mr. Gardner 1988 - 5.8 (355)
- 16. Dangerous Curves (1988) Louis Faciano 1988 - 3.3 (112)
- 17. Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) (TV) Jordan White 1987 - 6.6 (91)
- 18. "Falcon Crest" (1981)   Roland Saunders (5 episodes, 1987) 1987 - 5.8 (486)
5 TV episodes:
- 19. The Transformers: The Movie (1986)   (voice) Ultra Magnus 1986 - 7.2 (17,999)
AKAs:
  • Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
  • Transformers: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
- 20. Big Trouble (1986) Winslow 1986 - 4.9 (417)
- 21. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Chester Harrison (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.1 (2,303)
1 TV episode:
- 22. Midas Valley (1985) (TV) Drew Hammond 1985 - 6.5 (6)
- 23. "Brothers" (1984)   Russell Maltby (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 7.8 (87)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Hollywood Wives" (1985) George Lancaster 1985 - 6.2 (114)
- 25. "Hotel" (1983)   Charles Vandoor / Lewis Blackwood (2 episodes, 1984-1985) 1985 - 5.7 (235)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
2 TV episodes:
- 26. "George Washington" (1984) Gen. John Stark 1984 - 7.7 (153)
- 27. Uncommon Valor (1983) MacGregor 1983 - 6.1 (2,958)
- 28. "Strike Force" (1981)   Capt. Frank Murphy (20 episodes, 1981-1982) 1982 - 6.0 (16)
- 29. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Bret Garrett (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 5.6 (1,094)
- 30. Airplane! (1980)   Rex Kramer 1980 - 7.8 (52,446)
AKAs:
  • Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
  • Flying High (Australia)
- 31. 1941 (1979) Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell 1979 - 5.6 (12,365)
- 32. Undercover with the KKK (1979) (TV)   Narrator 1979 - 6.7 (39)
AKAs:
  • My Undercover Years with the KKK
  • The Freedom Riders
- 33. Un second souffle (1978)   François Davis 1978 - 4.9 (10)
AKAs:
  • Second Wind
- 34. "Most Wanted" (1976)   Captain Linc Evers (21 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - -
- 35. Most Wanted (1976) (TV) Lincoln Evers 1976 - 6.4 (19)
- 36. "Police Story" (1973)   Sergeant Stoddard (2 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 7.5 (151)
2 TV episodes:
- 37. Murder on Flight 502 (1975) (TV) Captain Larkin 1975 - 5.1 (186)
- 38. Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV) Captain James Morgan 1975 - 5.5 (31)
- 39. The Honorable Sam Houston (1975) (TV) Sam Houston 1975 - -
- 40. The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974) (TV) Michael Rhodes 1974 - 5.5 (39)
- 41. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   Dan Farrell (24 episodes, 1968-1971) 1971 - 8.0 (113)
- 42. Storia di una donna (1970)   David Frasier 1970 - 5.0 (31)
AKAs:
  • Story of a Woman (USA)
- 43. Laura (1968/I) (TV) Mark McPherson 1968 - 6.5 (19)
- 44. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Escaped Convict (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 45. Le soleil des voyous (1967)   Jim Beckley 1967 - 5.7 (99)
AKAs:
  • Action Man (USA)
  • Il più grande colpo del secolo (Italy)
  • Leather and Nylon
- 46. Die Hölle von Macao (1967)   Cliff Wilder 1967 - 5.9 (40)
AKAs:
  • Hell to Macao
  • Il sigillo di Pechino (Italy)
  • Les corrompus (France)
  • The Corrupt Ones (USA)
  • The Peking Medallion (UK)
- 47. Sail to Glory (1967) Narrator 1967 - -
- 48. Paris brûle-t-il? (1966)   Général Sibert/Brig. General Wm L. Sibert 1966 - 6.7 (1,368)
AKAs:
  • Is Paris Burning? (USA)
- 49. "The Lucy Show" (1962)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.2 (303)
AKAs:
  • The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963)   James Andrew Congers / Major Morgan (3 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Chrysler Theater
  • Theatre of Stars (UK)
  • Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- 51. Memorandum for a Spy (1965) (TV)   James Andrew Congers 1965 - 6.0 (9)
AKAs:
  • Asylum for a Spy
- 52. The Caretakers (1963)   Dr. Donovan MacLeod 1963 - 5.5 (190)
AKAs:
  • Borderlines (UK)
- 53. "The Untouchables" (1959)   Eliot Ness (118 episodes, 1959-1963) 1963 - 8.3 (353)
- 54. The Last Voyage (1960) Cliff Henderson 1960 - 6.4 (697)
- 55. John Paul Jones (1959) John Paul Jones 1959 - 6.8 (290)
- 56. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)   Eliot Ness (2 episodes, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Desilu Playhouse
- 57. The Gift of Love (1958) William 'Bill' Beck 1958 - 6.2 (112)
- 58. The Tarnished Angels (1958) Roger Shumann 1958 - 7.3 (823)
- 59. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Jerry Cook (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 60. Written on the Wind (1956) Kyle Hadley 1956 - 7.5 (3,032)
- 61. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.5 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 62. Great Day in the Morning (1956) Owen Pentecost 1956 - 6.3 (139)
- 63. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) Dr. Thomas 'Tom' Baker 1955 - 6.8 (296)
- 64. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   Mark MacPherson (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 65. House of Bamboo (1955) Eddie Kenner 1955 - 6.8 (911)
- 66. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Ben Barton / Ralph Saunders (2 episodes, 1953-1954) 1954 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 67. The High and the Mighty (1954) John Sullivan 1954 - 7.0 (2,411)
- 68. The Iron Glove (1954) Charles Wogan 1954 - 4.6 (10)
- 69. Conquest of Cochise (1953) Maj. Tom Burke 1953 - 6.0 (43)
- 70. Sabre Jet (1953) Col. Gil Manton 1953 - 5.8 (41)
- 71. War Paint (1953) Lt. Billings 1953 - 5.9 (103)
- 72. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.3 (50)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 73. Bwana Devil (1952) Bob Hayward 1952 - 5.2 (130)
- 74. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1951)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 5.8 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 75. "Celanese Theatre" (1951)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 6.8 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 76. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   First Man (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 77. "Lights Out" (1946)   Ian Garth / Stephen Elliott (2 episodes, 1951) 1951 - 7.2 (25)
2 TV episodes:
- 78. My Outlaw Brother (1951)   Patrick O'Moore (El Tigre) 1951 - 5.3 (57)
AKAs:
  • My Brother, the Outlaw
- 79. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)   Johnny Regan 1951 - 7.2 (232)
AKAs:
  • Torero (USA: alternative title)
- 80. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 8.3 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 81. Mr. Music (1950) Jefferson 'Jeff' Blake 1950 - 6.0 (85)
- 82. Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) Nickey Van Alen 1948 - 7.3 (84)
- 83. Fighter Squadron (1948) Capt. Stu Hamilton 1948 - 6.2 (214)
- 84. A Date with Judy (1948) Stephen Andrews 1948 - 6.3 (372)
- 85. Keeping Fit (1942) Bob - Factory worker 1942 - -
- 86. Men of Texas (1942)   Barry Conovan 1942 - 6.5 (10)
AKAs:
  • Men of Destiny (UK)
- 87. Eagle Squadron (1942) Chuck S. Brewer 1942 - 6.9 (32)
- 88. To Be or Not to Be (1942) Lieut. Stanislav Sobinski 1942 - 8.0 (8,368)
- 89. Badlands of Dakota (1941) Jim Holliday 1941 - 7.1 (28)
- 90. Nice Girl? (1941) Don Webb 1941 - 6.6 (70)
- 91. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) Bob Terry 1940 - 7.9 (8)
- 92. The Mortal Storm (1940) Otto von Rohn 1940 - 7.9 (1,223)
- 93. First Love (1939) Ted Drake 1939 - 7.0 (171)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Gangsta King: Raymond Lee Washington (2003) (V) (executive producer) 2003 - 6.9 (9)
- 2. Lords of the Mafia (2000) (TV) (executive producer) 2000 - 8.1 (31)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) (grateful acknowledgment) 2001 - 7.7 (142)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Desilu Story (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - -
- 2. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) Himself 2002 - 6.2 (19)
- 3. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) Himself - Actor 2001 - 7.7 (142)
- 4. Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV) Himself - Actor 2001 - 8.0 (23)
- 5. "Biography" (1987)   Himself (3 episodes, 1997-2000) 2000 - 8.0 (267)
3 TV episodes:
- 6. Lords of the Mafia (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 8.1 (31)
- 7. Top Speed (1999) Himself 1999 - -
- 8. Mumford (1999) Himself 1999 - 6.7 (6,035)
- 9. "The Directors" (1999)   Himself (1 episode) 1999 - 7.5 (82)
1 TV episode:
- 10. BASEketball (1998) Himself - Unsolved Mysteries Host 1998 - 6.3 (22,019)
- 11. "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - -
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Cybill" (1995)   Himself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 6.9 (707)
1 TV episode:
- 13. American Hero Awards (1997) (TV) Host 1997 - -
- 14. "Suddenly Susan" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 5.5 (665)
1 TV episode:
- 15. Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 6.0 (5)
- 16. 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - -
- 17. "Unsolved Mysteries" (1987)   Himself - Host / Himself (26 episodes, 1987-2002) 1996 - 8.7 (869)
26 TV episodes: 21 episodes not shown.
- 18. Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996) Himself 1996 - 6.7 (42)
- 19. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) Himself 1995 - 7.5 (108)
- 20. "Final Appeal: From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries" (1992)   Host (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - -
1 TV episode:
- 21. "A Conversation with Dinah" (1989) Himself (1989) 1989 - 4.6 (5)
- 22. America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1989) (TV) Himself 1989 - 6.6 (11)
- 23. Korea: The Forgotten War (1987) (TV) (voice) Narrator 1987 - 7.3 (9)
- 24. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) Himself 1987 - 6.6 (43)
- 25. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986) (TV) Himself 1986 - 6.5 (32)
- 26. The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986) (TV) Himself 1986 - -
- 27. My Kingdom For... (1985) 1985 - 6.8 (7)
- 28. "It's a Great Life" (1985) Co-host (unknown episodes) 1985 - -
- 29. The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982) (TV) Himself 1982 - 5.5 (15)
- 30. Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - -
- 31. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - 6.3 (15)
- 32. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1979) (TV) Himself 1979 - -
- 33. The Magic of David Copperfield II (1979) (TV) Himself 1979 - 8.1 (9)
- 34. Homage for The Duke (1979) (TV) Himself 1979 - -
- 35. The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) (TV) (uncredited) Himself 1979 - 6.8 (131)
- 36. ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978) (TV) Himself 1978 - -
- 37. The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV) Himself - Presenter: Tribute to Rod Serling 1976 - 5.3 (17)
- 38. "Celebrity Tennis" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 39. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Himself - Co-Host (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (80)
1 TV episode:
- 40. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) Himself 1972 - -
- 41. "The Movie Game" (1969)   Himself (4 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - -
4 TV episodes:
- 42. Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid (1968) Narrator 1968 - -
- 43. "Password" (1961)   Panelist (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 7.8 (93)
AKAs:
  • Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 44. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards 1961 - 4.8 (45)
- 45. What About Linda? (1961) (TV)   Himself 1961 - -
AKAs:
  • March of Dimes, What About Linda (USA: complete title)
- 46. "This Is Your Life" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.0 (41)
1 TV episode:
- 47. "About Faces" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Person to Person" (1953)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 49. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film 1959 - 4.9 (54)
- 50. The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards 1957 - 5.6 (33)
- 51. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   Himself - Intermission guest (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Climax!" (1954)   Himself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 53. Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars (1955) Himself 1955 - -
- 54. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943)   Himself 1943 - 5.1 (16)
AKAs:
  • Screen Snapshots, No. 1, Series 23 (USA: review title)
- 1. "Memòries de la tele"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. Acting for Douglas Sirk: 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' Remembered (2008) (V) Himself
- 3. Resurrection Mary (2007) Himself
- 4. Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2007) Himself
- 5. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) Himself
- 6. Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V) Himself
- 7. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) Himself
- 8. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) Roger Schumann (in "The Tarnished Angels")
- 9. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- 10. "Star Trek: Voyager"  
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Making of '1941' (1996) (V) Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
- 12. The Selling of the Pentagon (1971) (TV) Himself
- 13. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) Himself
- 14. The Gun of Zangara (1960) (TV) Eliot Ness
- 15. Alcatraz Express (1960) (TV) Eliot Ness
- 16. The Scarface Mob (1959) (TV) Eliot Ness

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