Tina Louise

Tina Louise

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American actress best known for playing movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy Gilligan's Island. She began her career on stage during the mid-1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film God's Little Acre for which she received Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Louise had starring roles in a number of Hollywood movies, including The Trap, The Hangman, Day of the Outlaw, and For Those Who Think Young. Louise later returned to film, appearing in The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, and The Stepford Wives (1975). Tina Blacker was born in New York City. By the time she was four years of age, her parents had divorced. An only child, she was raised by her mother, Sylvia Horn (née Myers) Blacker (1916–2011), a fashion model. Tina's father, Joseph Blacker, was a candy store owner in Brooklyn and later an accountant. The name "Louise" was allegedly added during her senior year in high school when she mentioned to her drama teacher that she was the only girl in the class without a middle name. He selected the name "Louise" and it stuck. She attended Miami University in Ohio. At the early age of just two years, Tina got her first role, after being seen in an ad for her father's candy store. She played numerous roles until she decided it was best to focus on school work. By the age of 17, Louise began studying acting, singing and dancing. She studied acting under Sanford Meisner at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan. During her early acting years, she was offered modeling jobs, including as a rising starlet, who along with Jayne Mansfield, was a product advocate in the 1958 Frederick's of Hollywood catalog, and appeared on the cover of several pinup magazines such as Adam, Sir! and Modern Man. Her later pictorials for Playboy (May 1958; April 1959) were arranged by Columbia Pictures studio in an effort to further promote the young actress. Louise with Gene Barry from the television series Burke's Law (1964). Her acting debut came in 1952 in the Bette Davis musical revue Two's Company,[4] followed by roles in other Broadway productions, such as John Murray Anderson's Almanac, The Fifth Season, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She appeared in such early live television dramas as Studio One, Producers' Showcase, and Appointment with Adventure. In 1957, she appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Li'l Abner. Her album, It's Time for Tina, was released that year, with songs such as "Embraceable You" and "I'm in the Mood for Love". Louise made her Hollywood film debut in 1958 in God's Little Acre. That same year, the National Art Council named her the "World's Most Beautiful Redhead." The next year she starred in Day of the Outlaw, with Robert Ryan. She became an in-demand leading lady for major stars like Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, often playing somber roles quite unlike the glamorous pinup photographs and Playboy pictorials she had become famous for in the late 1950s. ] In 1962, she guest-starred on the sitcom The Real McCoys, portraying a country girl from West Virginia in an episode titled "Grandpa Pygmalion". Two years later, prior to the development of Gilligan's Island, she appeared with Bob Denver in the beach party film For Those Who Think Young. CLR

  • Title: Tina Louise
  • Popularity: 6.081
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-02-11
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Tina Blacker
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Tina Louise Movies

  • 1968
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    The Wrecking Crew

    The Wrecking Crew

    5.6 1968 HD

    When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret...

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  • 1975
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    The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

    6.7 1975 HD

    Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the...

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  • 1987
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    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    4.7 1987 HD

    O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. They seek revenge...

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  • 1958
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    God's Little Acre

    God's Little Acre

    6.1 1958 HD

    In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related...

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  • 1967
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    Il fischio al naso

    Il fischio al naso

    5.4 1967 HD

    In this unusual offbeat black comedy directed by Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe (Tognazzi) is a middle-aged industrialist obsessed with gadgets. When his...

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  • 1959
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    Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw

    6.8 1959 HD

    Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious...

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  • 1959
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    The Hangman

    The Hangman

    6.1 1959 HD

    A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small...

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  • 1985
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    Evils of the Night

    Evils of the Night

    3.6 1985 HD

    Sex-hungry teens are kidnapped by auto mechanics, who take them to a rural hospital run by aliens who need their blood as the key to their own...

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  • 1969
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    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

    5.4 1969 HD

    An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a...

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  • 1959
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    The Trap

    The Trap

    6.8 1959 HD

    Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the...

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  • 1984
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    Hell Riders

    Hell Riders

    2.8 1984 HD

    A woman whose car breaks down in the desert finds her way to an abandoned town, where she is menaced by a gang of psycho bikers.

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  • 1976
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    Nightmare in Badham County

    Nightmare in Badham County

    6 1976 HD

    Two UCLA coeds have engine trouble in small Southern town. When they spurn the local sheriff's advances he arranges for them to be taken to the...

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  • 1964
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    For Those Who Think Young

    For Those Who Think Young

    5.2 1964 HD

    A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.

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  • 1969
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    How to Commit Marriage

    How to Commit Marriage

    4.7 1969 HD

    A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's...

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  • 1960
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    Siege of Syracuse

    Siege of Syracuse

    5.3 1960 HD

    Syracuse lies between the warring nations of Rome and Carthage; as long as the balance of power between the nations remains intact, both nations are...

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  • 1976
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    Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

    Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

    3.7 1976 HD

    Baby Adrian is now all grown up and separated from his mother, wrestling with the occult influences that plague him, and trying to outrun Satan...

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  • 1978
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    Mean Dog Blues

    Mean Dog Blues

    4.9 1978 HD

    A victim of circumstance, country and western musician Paul Ramsey finds himself on a Southern chain gang.

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  • 1961
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    Viva l'Italia!

    Viva l'Italia!

    6.7 1961 HD

    The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the...

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  • 1979
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    Friendships, Secrets and Lies

    Friendships, Secrets and Lies

    4.8 1979 HD

    Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of the sorority house.

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  • 2014
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    Late Phases

    Late Phases

    6.032 2014 HD

    When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are...

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  • 1977
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    SST: Death Flight

    SST: Death Flight

    5.3 1977 HD

    On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly...

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  • 1983
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    Notre Dame de la Croisette

    Notre Dame de la Croisette

    6 1983 HD

    A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room.

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  • 1960
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    The Warrior Empress

    The Warrior Empress

    5 1960 HD

    The poetess Sappho led an uprising against the corrupt government of the island of Lesbos.

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  • 1984
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    Dog Day

    Dog Day

    5.2 1984 HD

    A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession.

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  • 1961
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    Armored Command

    Armored Command

    4.5 1961 HD

    An American army unit is trapped in a small town during a German counterattack and discovers that a spy in the town is providing the Germans with...

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  • 1988
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    Dixie Lanes

    Dixie Lanes

    3.2 1988 HD

    Small town America, 1945. The boys are coming home, as is Clarence Laidlaw who served overseas in lieu of serving time in prison. Chaos and confusion...

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  • 1998
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    Welcome to Woop Woop

    Welcome to Woop Woop

    5.9 1998 HD

    A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection...

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  • 1981
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    Advice to the Lovelorn

    Advice to the Lovelorn

    5 1981 HD

    A failed pilot for a series centering on Maggie Dale, an advice columnist. This was somewhat in the tradition of shows like Fantasy Island. When she...

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  • 1980
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    The Day the Women Got Even

    The Day the Women Got Even

    1 1980 HD

    Four suburban housewives, with a love for the theater, set out to foil an unscrupulous talent agent who has threatened to blackmail another woman to...

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  • 2019
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    Tapestry

    Tapestry

    6 2019 HD

    As things start to unravel in Ryan's life, he is left feeling vulnerable, insignificant and wondering why. With his priorities on everything but God,...

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  • 1969
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    The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

    6 1969 HD

    The triumphs and failures of middle age as seen through the eyes of runaway American housewife Mary Wilson, a woman who believes that ultimate...

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  • 1973
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    Call to Danger

    Call to Danger

    1 1973 HD

    A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and held in a heavily fortified compound.

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  • 1965
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    Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

    1 1965 HD

    A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

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  • 1991
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    Johnny Suede

    Johnny Suede

    5.2 1991 HD

    A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.

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  • 1975
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    Death Scream

    Death Scream

    6.6 1975 HD

    Loosely based on the true story of the killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman's murder is witnessed by fifteen of her neighbors who do nothing to...

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  • 1970
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    But I Don't Want to Get Married!

    But I Don't Want to Get Married!

    1 1970 HD

    An accountant is widowed after 18 years of marriage. He is dumbfounded to have a herd of marriage-minded women descend upon him.

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  • 1964
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    Fanfare for a Death Scene

    Fanfare for a Death Scene

    6 1964 HD

    An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolutionary secret formula before the enemy catches up...

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  • 1977
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    CHiPs

    CHiPs

    6.8 1977 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

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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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  • 1966
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    The Jackie Gleason Show

    The Jackie Gleason Show

    8.3 1966 HD

    The prodigiously talented Gleason became a TV icon after he joined CBS from DuMont, where his work on `Calvalcade of Stars' had established many of...

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  • 1972
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    Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

    7.612 1972 HD

    The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

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  • 1963
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    5.3 1963 HD

    Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks...

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  • 1981
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    Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

    6.7 1981 HD

    Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on...

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  • 1964
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    Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

    7.5 1964 HD

    The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle...

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  • 1999
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    L.A. Heat

    L.A. Heat

    7.3 1999 HD

    Meet Chase McDonald and August Brooks. Two guys who will do anything to keep L.A. safe . . . even if it means blowing half of it up. An explosive...

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

    7.549 1982 HD

    Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a...

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  • 1960
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    Route 66

    Route 66

    6.4 1960 HD

    Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays...

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.9 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1971
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    Cannon

    Cannon

    6.455 1971 HD

    Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the...

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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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  • 1973
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    Police Story

    Police Story

    7.1 1973 HD

    Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a...

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  • 1982
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    Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

    6.2 1982 HD

    Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1961
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    The New Breed

    The New Breed

    7 1961 HD

    The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes.

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  • 1986
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    Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

    5.5 1986 HD

    Blacke's Magic is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from January to May 1986. The series stars Hal Linden as magician Alexander Blacke...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1977
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    CHiPs

    CHiPs

    6.8 1977 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

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  • 1987
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    Married... with Children

    Married... with Children

    7.716 1987 HD

    Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy,...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1950
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    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    7 1950 HD

    The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

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  • 1960
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    Checkmate

    Checkmate

    4.1 1960 HD

    Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television...

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  • 1959
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    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

    The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

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  • 1969
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    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

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  • 1978
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    Dallas

    Dallas

    6.734 1978 HD

    The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly...

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  • 1957
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    The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

    5.7 1957 HD

    The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving...

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

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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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