Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Forever and fondly remembered as Don Adams' foil on the popular Mel Brooks/Buck Henry spy series Get Smart (1965), character actor Ed Platt (also billed as Edward C. Platt) had been around for two decades prior to copping that rare comedy role. Born in Staten Island, New York, on Valentine's Day, 1916, he inherited an appreciation of music on his mother's side. He spent a part of his childhood in Kentucky and in upstate New York where he attended Northwood, a private school in Lake Placid, and was a member of the ski jump team. He majored in romantic languages at Princeton University but left a year later to study at the Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati after his thoughts turned to a possible operatic career. He later was accepted into Juilliard. Instead of opera, however, Ed first became a band vocalist with Paul Whiteman and Orchestra. He then sang bass as part of the Mozart Opera Company in New York. With the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company in 1942, he appeared in the operettas "The Mikado," "The Gondoliers" and "The Pirates of Penzance". WWII interrupted his early career. Ed served as a radio operator with the army and would find himself on radio again in the post-war years where his deep, resonant voice proved ideal. A number of musical comedy roles also came his way again. In 1947, he made it to Broadway with the musical "Allegro." Star José Ferrer took an interest in Ed while they both were appearing in "The Shrike" on Broadway in 1952. Around 1953, Edward moved to Texas to be near his brother and began anchoring the local news and kiddie birthday party show called "Uncle Eddie's Kiddie Party." Ferrer remembered Platt and invited him to Hollywood where Ferrer was starring in the film version of The Shrike (1955). Ed recreated his stage role. He also earned fine notices as James Dean's understanding juvenile officer in the classic film Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This led to a plethora of film and TV support offers where the balding actor made fine use of his dark, rich voice, stern intensity and pragmatic air, portraying a slew of professional and shady types in crime yarns, soap dramas and war pictures -- everything from principals and prosecutors to mobsters and murderers. After years of playing it serious, which included stints on the daytime drama General Hospital (1963), Ed finally was able to focus on comedy as "The Chief" to Don Adams klutzy secret agent on Get Smart (1965), a show that inevitably found a cult audience. Picking up a few occasional guest spots in its aftermath, he later tried producing. Twice married and the father of four, Platt died on March 19, 1974. Death was attributed to a massive heart attack at the time. Years later his son revealed that his father, suffering from acute depression and undergoing severe financial pressures, committed suicide at his Santa Monica, California apartment. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [email protected]

  • Titel: Edward Platt
  • Popularitet: 4.43
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1916-02-14
  • Fødselssted: Staten Island, New York, USA
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  • Også kendt som: Ed Platt, Edward C. Platt, Edward Cuthbert Platt
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Edward Platt Film

  • 1959
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    Menneskejagt

    Menneskejagt

    8 1959 HD

    Reklamemanden Roger Thornhill mødes med et par kolleger på Plaza Hotel i New York til et par drinks. Her forveksles han med en George...

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  • 1955
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    Vildt Blod

    Vildt Blod

    7.5 1955 HD

    Ballademageren Jim Stark er flyttet til en ny by og ny skole, i jagten på stabilitet, men det er ikke let at være den nye fyr. Han...

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  • 1962
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    Frygtens terror

    Frygtens terror

    7.4 1962 HD

    Efter otte års fængsel for vold og voldtægt har Max ikke tilgivet anklageren, der fik ham dømt. Max har læst op...

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  • 1960
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    Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1963
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    Black Zoo

    Black Zoo

    5.6 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1961
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    Atlantis: The Lost Continent

    Atlantis: The Lost Continent

    5.2 1961 HD

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  • 1955
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    Cult of the Cobra

    Cult of the Cobra

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1958
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    Gunman's Walk

    Gunman's Walk

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Backlash

    Backlash

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Storm Center

    Storm Center

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    House of Numbers

    House of Numbers

    5.3 1957 HD

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  • 1955
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    Illegal

    Illegal

    6.4 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dårskabens timer

    Dårskabens timer

    6.9 1956 HD

    Den uansvarlige millionærsøn Kyle gifter sig med den smukke Lucy, mens hans bedste ven, Mitch, må nøjes med at beundre...

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  • 1956
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    The Steel Jungle

    The Steel Jungle

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Further Adventures of Gallegher

    The Further Adventures of Gallegher

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Unguarded Moment

    The Unguarded Moment

    6.2 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Tattered Dress

    The Tattered Dress

    5.6 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    Inside the Mafia

    Inside the Mafia

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Damn Citizen

    Damn Citizen

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgFilm

    The Rebel Set

    The Rebel Set

    2.8 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

    5.3 1957 HD

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  • 1964
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    Bullet for a Badman

    Bullet for a Badman

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Last of the Fast Guns

    The Last of the Fast Guns

    5.2 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Reprisal!

    Reprisal!

    7.2 1956 HD

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  • 1958
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    The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Rock, Pretty Baby

    Rock, Pretty Baby

    3 1956 HD

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  • 1958
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    Summer Love

    Summer Love

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1957
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    Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Shrike

    The Shrike

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Great Man

    The Great Man

    4.8 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Ticklish Affair

    A Ticklish Affair

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 1959
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    Destination Space

    Destination Space

    4.2 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Cash McCall

    Cash McCall

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1967
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    Get Smart: A Man Called Smart

    Get Smart: A Man Called Smart

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1949
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    I Was a Male War Bride

    I Was a Male War Bride

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1959
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    De kom til Cordura

    De kom til Cordura

    6.5 1959 HD

    I 1916 er amerikanske soldater på et tidspunkt i krig med Pancho Villas mexicanske tropper. Major Thomas Thorn får til opgave at...

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  • 1956
    imgFilm

    Serenade

    Serenade

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    Oregon Passage

    Oregon Passage

    4.6 1957 HD

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  • 1961
    imgFilm

    The Explosive Generation

    The Explosive Generation

    5.278 1961 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1963
    imgFilm

    Johnny Shiloh

    Johnny Shiloh

    7.5 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

    7.2 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Sincerely Yours

    Sincerely Yours

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1961
    imgFilm

    The Fiercest Heart

    The Fiercest Heart

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS6 E20

    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS2 E39

    Trackdown

    Trackdown

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E22

    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.8 1970 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E34

    Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS7 E26

    Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E40

    Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E24

    Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS1 E16

    Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS5 E26

    Get Smart

    Get Smart

    7.9 1965 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS5 E36

    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    8.444 1959 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E20

    The Lawless Years

    The Lawless Years

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS2 E16

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    4.3 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1972
    imgS2 E20

    Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS6 E32

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    7.4 1957 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS6 E24

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.4 1962 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS2 E30

    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E38

    Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS1 E35

    West Point

    West Point

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS2 E33

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E36

    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS4 E18

    Bronco

    Bronco

    4.8 1958 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS5 E26

    The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E34

    Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS1 E35

    Wire Service

    Wire Service

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E30

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS3 E36

    Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

    5.75 1957 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS1 E33

    General Electric True

    General Electric True

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS3 E5

    State Trooper

    State Trooper

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS8 E31

    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS8 E26

    Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS8 E31

    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E26

    Temple Houston

    Temple Houston

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E32

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

    7.4 1961 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E30

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS34 E26

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS14 E16

    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

    Rul lassoen op, tag sporerne af og varm kaffebønnerne! Se Ben, Hoss, Adam og Little Joe Cartwright bekæmpe uretfærdighed i dalen,...

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  • 1971
    imgS3 E23

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    6.3 1971 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS14 E16

    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

    Rul lassoen op, tag sporerne af og varm kaffebønnerne! Se Ben, Hoss, Adam og Little Joe Cartwright bekæmpe uretfærdighed i dalen,...

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  • 1964
    imgS4 E26

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    7.7 1964 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS6 E20

    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E37

    The Deputy

    The Deputy

    6.2 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1973
    imgS1 E4

    The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

    7.2 1973 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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