Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American film and television actor and singer. He was a popular sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. His father was Merle Johnson, the manager of the motion-picture department of General Motors. His mother, Edith Johnson, was a retired stage actress. Donahue attended a New York military academy, where he met Francis Ford Coppola. When Donahue was 18, he moved to New York and got a job as a messenger in a film company founded by his father. He was fired, he says, because he was too young to join the union. He attended Columbia University and studied journalism. He trained briefly with Ezra Stone, and then moved to Hollywood. The big break of Donahue's career came when he was cast opposite Sandra Dee in A Summer Place, made by Warner Bros. in 1959. The director was Delmer Daves. Warner signed him to a long-term contract. They put him to work guest-starring in episodes of their Western TV series, such as Colt .45 (1959), Maverick (1959), Sugarfoot (1959), The Alaskans (1960), and Lawman (1960). In 1968, Donahue signed a long-term contract with Universal Studios for films and TV. This lasted a year and saw him get four roles: guest shots on Ironside (1968), The Name of the Game (1968), and The Virginian (1969), and an appearance in the TV movie The Lonely Profession (1969). Donahue declared bankruptcy in 1968 and eventually lost his home. In 1969, Donahue moved from Los Angeles to New York City. By this time, Donahue's drug addiction and alcoholism had ruined him financially. In May 1982, he joined Alcoholics Anonymous, which he credited for helping him achieve and maintain sobriety. Donahue continued to act in films throughout the 1980s and into the late 1990s. Donahue's final film role was in the 2000 comedy film The Boys Behind the Desk, directed by Sally Kirkland. On August 30, 2001, Donahue suffered a heart attack and was admitted to Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He died three days later, on September 2, at the age of 65.

  • Title: Troy Donahue
  • Popularity: 5.605
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1936-01-27
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: Merle Johnson Jr., Трой Донахʼю
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Troy Donahue Movies

  • 1989
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    Assault of the Party Nerds

    Assault of the Party Nerds

    3.5 1989 HD

    Ritchie Spencer (Richard Gabai) and his friends have a problem. They are the only four members of their fraternity, and they are all graduating. They...

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  • 1987
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    Deadly Prey

    Deadly Prey

    4.9 1987 HD

    A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to...

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  • 1981
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    The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

    The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

    9.3 1981 HD

    The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The...

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  • 1959
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    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    7.433 1959 HD

    In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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  • 1989
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    Blood Nasty

    Blood Nasty

    2.8 1989 HD

    Roy is killed by a couple of jewel thieves and then brought back to life and possessed by deceased serial killer "Blade". He returns home and his...

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  • 1974
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    Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

    6 1974 HD

    A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

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  • 1958
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    Monster on the Campus

    Monster on the Campus

    6.125 1958 HD

    A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelecanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its...

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  • 1989
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    American Rampage

    American Rampage

    3.714 1989 HD

    Ex-San Francisco vice cop Samantha Roarke and Hollywood homicide detective Ryan Hayes team up to investigate an international drug cartel in Los...

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  • 1961
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    Parrish

    Parrish

    5.4 1961 HD

    Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's...

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  • 1971
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    Sweet Savior

    Sweet Savior

    4.3 1971 HD

    Sandra Barlow is a 70's girl looking for kicks in the form of sex and drugs. One day, she decides to have an orgy drug party and invite some "freaks"...

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  • 1974
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    Seizure

    Seizure

    5.1 1974 HD

    A disturbed author's house party becomes a scene of carnage when three of his homicidal creations appear.

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  • 1989
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    The Chilling

    The Chilling

    4 1989 HD

    The bodies at a cryogenic centre are defrosted by accident and turn into cannibalistic zombies.

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  • 1963
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    Palm Springs Weekend

    Palm Springs Weekend

    4.9 1963 HD

    Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break, centering on Jim who finds...

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  • 1957
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    The Tarnished Angels

    The Tarnished Angels

    6.6 1957 HD

    In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne,...

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  • 1967
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    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    5.6 1967 HD

    Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into...

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  • 1989
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    Terminal Force

    Terminal Force

    3.8 1989 HD

    Renegade cop Nick Tyree gets suspended after blowing away a liquor store robber who interrupts his alcohol purchase. His hot-headed chief wants him...

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  • 1959
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    A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

    6.5 1959 HD

    A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic...

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  • 1964
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    A Distant Trumpet

    A Distant Trumpet

    5.2 1964 HD

    In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of...

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  • 1986
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    Low Blow

    Low Blow

    5.3 1986 HD

    Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam...

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  • 1958
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    Voice in the Mirror

    Voice in the Mirror

    5.8 1958 HD

    Jim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working wife. A doctor's warning that Jim could become...

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  • 1987
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    Cyclone

    Cyclone

    4.1 1987 HD

    Rick has developed the ultimate motorcycle, the Cyclone. It is a $5 million bike equipped with rocket launchers and laser guns. Rick meets his fate...

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  • 1984
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    Grandview, U.S.A.

    Grandview, U.S.A.

    6 1984 HD

    Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants...

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  • 1990
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    Omega Cop

    Omega Cop

    2.8 1990 HD

    The year is 1999. John Travis is the toughest cop alive... In fact the only cop alive. He and his elite force stand between murderous mutants and the...

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  • 1961
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    Susan Slade

    Susan Slade

    5.8 1961 HD

    A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.

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  • 1960
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    The Crowded Sky

    The Crowded Sky

    5.6 1960 HD

    When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio....

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  • 1962
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    Rome Adventure

    Rome Adventure

    5.4 1962 HD

    Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. She sails for Italy, takes a job...

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  • 1984
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    Katy Caterpillar

    Katy Caterpillar

    6.2 1984 HD

    Katy Caterpillar lives in a cherry tree deep in the forest, but she longs to see the wide world. When she finally gets her chance, she meets lots of...

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  • 1988
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    Hard Rock Nightmare

    Hard Rock Nightmare

    5 1988 HD

    A young boy named John is tormented by his grandfather concerning vampires and werewolves, until he believes his grandfather is actually a vampire....

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  • 1988
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    Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    4.5 1988 HD

    An artist who lives in an old mansion imagines that her dead husband has been reincarnated as her son.

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  • 1958
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    This Happy Feeling

    This Happy Feeling

    3.8 1958 HD

    Janet Blake leaves a party when her boss drunkenly makes passes at her and is offered a ride to the subway with Bill Tremaine. When she thinks Bill...

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  • 1989
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    Hot Times at Montclair High

    Hot Times at Montclair High

    3.9 1989 HD

    It's a new year at Montclair High and it's about to become the most tumultuous time for this year's senior crop. At Montclair High School, three...

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  • 1965
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    My Blood Runs Cold

    My Blood Runs Cold

    4.5 1965 HD

    Wealthy, reckless Californian Julie Merriday, accompanied by her boyfriend Harry Lindsay, an attorney, narrowly avoids crashing into a motorcycle...

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  • 1990
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    Nudity Required

    Nudity Required

    4.2 1990 HD

    Two friends use the casting couch to seduce women while pretending to be movie producers.

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  • 1958
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    Summer Love

    Summer Love

    5 1958 HD

    A neighborhood rock band gets a job playing at a summer camp.

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  • 1987
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    Fight to Win

    Fight to Win

    5.8 1987 HD

    Martial artists in America battle over the possession of three ancient Chinese statues.

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  • 1958
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    The Perfect Furlough

    The Perfect Furlough

    7.1 1958 HD

    A love-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic base wins a furlough in Paris, but a pretty, no-nonsense military psychologist is ordered to accompany...

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  • 1958
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    Wild Heritage

    Wild Heritage

    4.5 1958 HD

    Travails of a family heading West in a covered wagon.

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  • 1957
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    Man Afraid

    Man Afraid

    5.8 1957 HD

    A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.

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  • 1987
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    Hollywood Cop

    Hollywood Cop

    4.6 1987 HD

    A detective tries to get back a child who has been kidnapped by gangsters.

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  • 1990
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    Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

    Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

    3.6 1990 HD

    The world of high fashion takes a deadly turn when a vicious killer stalks beautiful models.

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  • 2000
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    The Boys Behind the Desk

    The Boys Behind the Desk

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1958
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    Live Fast, Die Young

    Live Fast, Die Young

    5.7 1958 HD

    A teenager finds her wayward sister running with thieves in San Francisco.

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  • 1967
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    Come Spy with Me

    Come Spy with Me

    1 1967 HD

    Set amidst the steamy underworld of Bermuda and Jamaica, this spy adventure chronicles the exploits of a female spy trying to investigate the...

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  • 1989
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    Dr. Alien

    Dr. Alien

    4.942 1989 HD

    When the mysterious and sexy Ms. Xenobia takes over the biology class at the local college, the dating life of supergeek Wesley Littlejohn takes a...

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  • 1998
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    Legion

    Legion

    3.7 1998 HD

    This future-set sci-adventure follows a band of brave soldiers in an epic battle against a government-created monster.

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  • 1991
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    Shock 'Em Dead

    Shock 'Em Dead

    4.2 1991 HD

    Martin is a total loser, who nobody cares for. When he fails to get a position as guitar player in Lindsay's band and loses his job on the way, he...

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  • 1993
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    Showdown

    Showdown

    4.4 1993 HD

    A group of bikers descended upon the small town of Sanctuary, which is populated with retired mobsters. To combat the brutal bikers, the sheriff...

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  • 1983
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    Tin Man

    Tin Man

    3.3 1983 HD

    A young man, born deaf, invents a computer so he can hear and speak with others.

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  • 1957
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    The Monolith Monsters

    The Monolith Monsters

    6.5 1957 HD

    Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.

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  • 1988
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    Hawkeye

    Hawkeye

    4.5 1988 HD

    The Strip, Las Vegas, the city that never sleeps & neither do the cops. Especially Alexander "Hawkeye" Hawkamoto & Charlie Wilson the Toughest,...

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  • 1974
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    The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    8.6 1974 HD

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone...

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  • 1970
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    The Phantom Gunslinger

    The Phantom Gunslinger

    4.6 1970 HD

    The Phantom Gunslinger is set in the town of "Tucca Flats." The peaceful life of the town is disrupted by the arrival of a gang of bandits, including...

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  • 1992
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    4.7 1992 HD

    Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant...

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  • 1974
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    South Seas

    South Seas

    1 1974 HD

    Two shipwrecked men on South Sea island help natives battle vicious modern pirates bent on rape and mayhem.

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  • 1987
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    The Drifting Classroom

    The Drifting Classroom

    4.9 1987 HD

    An entire Japanese international grade school—and all within—are mysteriously transported to a foreboding desert wasteland. As the story...

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  • 1989
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    The Platinum Triangle

    The Platinum Triangle

    6.7 1989 HD

    A detective investigates a of case of a beautiful woman murdered along with lover.

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  • 1990
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    Sexpot

    Sexpot

    1 1990 HD

    A woman marries wealthy men, then arranges for them to have "accidental" deaths.

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  • 1992
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    The Pamela Principle

    The Pamela Principle

    4.6 1992 HD

    Pamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with Carl who is middle-aged tailor of women's clothings...

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  • 1991
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    Deadly Diamonds

    Deadly Diamonds

    1 1991 HD

    A mob messenger and a call girl attempt to steal, and get away, from mobsters with a million dollars worth of stolen diamonds.

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  • 1998
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    Merchants of Venus

    Merchants of Venus

    7.2 1998 HD

    A Russian immigrant finds himself in bed with the mob after buying a sexual novelties shop.

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  • 1997
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    Bimbo Movie Bash

    Bimbo Movie Bash

    3.2 1997 HD

    This movie is a great compilation of the very silliest clips from some of the most awful "bimbo movies" of the past twenty years. It is laughably...

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  • 1977
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    Outrage

    Outrage

    4.5 1977 HD

    Daniel, art professor, has a car accident which results into a paranoia. He gets better, falls in love with one of his students and they decide to...

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  • 1989
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    Deadly Spygames

    Deadly Spygames

    1.5 1989 HD

    A secret agent tries to prevent World War III.

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  • 1977
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    The Legend of Frank Woods

    The Legend of Frank Woods

    1 1977 HD

    Legendary Quick-shot Frank Woods is caught in a shootout and kills three drunks in self-defense. In fear for his life, Frank escapes to the Arizona...

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  • 1983
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    Malibu

    Malibu

    3 1983 HD

    A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people...

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  • 1957
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    Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    6.7 1957 HD

    The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces;...

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  • 1990
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    Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

    6.529 1990 HD

    A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

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  • 1969
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    The Lonely Profession

    The Lonely Profession

    1 1969 HD

    Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it...

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  • 1989
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    Sounds of Silence

    Sounds of Silence

    4.9 1989 HD

    In Los Angeles, photographer Peter Mitchell learns that he has inherited a palatial estate in Sweden from his unknown relative, Annie Holst. He, his...

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  • 1968
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    Split Second to an Epitaph

    Split Second to an Epitaph

    1 1968 HD

    In the second "Ironside" movie, the Chief has his spine jolted during a hospital encounter with a narcotics pusher, not only raising the possibility...

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  • 1983
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    Lover, Come Back to Me

    Lover, Come Back to Me

    1 1983 HD

    Ken Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister, but finds Keiko, a bomb victim with a keloid scar on...

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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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  • 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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  • 1977
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    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    7 1977 HD

    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun...

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  • 1960
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    Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

    5 1960 HD

    Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and...

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  • 1976
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    Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

    7.2 1976 HD

    Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De...

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  • 1959
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    Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

    5.2 1959 HD

    Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look...

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  • 1988
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    Monsters

    Monsters

    7 1988 HD

    Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. As of 2011,...

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  • 1959
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7.1 1959 HD

    The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with...

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  • 1978
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    Vega$

    Vega$

    7 1978 HD

    Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was...

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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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  • 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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    Bronco

    Bronco

    4.8 1958 HD

    Bronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The program starred Ty Hardin as Bronco...

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  • 1959
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    The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

    5.5 1959 HD

    The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features...

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  • 1957
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    Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

    4.8 1957 HD

    Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner...

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  • 1978
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    The Eddie Capra Mysteries

    The Eddie Capra Mysteries

    5 1978 HD

    The Eddie Capra Mysteries is an American mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta that aired on NBC from September 8, 1978, to January 12,...

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  • 1957
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    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.8 1957 HD

    The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than...

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  • 1959
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    Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

    5 1959 HD

    "Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to...

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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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  • 1968
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    The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

    6.8 1968 HD

    The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC,...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.3 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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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 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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  • 1977
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    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    8.5 1977 HD

    An adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II, re-edited in chronological order with additional footage not seen...

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  • 1991
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    Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

    Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

    1 1991 HD

    A group of high school friends starts a rock band during the 1950's.

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