Bert Freed

Bert Freed

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army service in the European Theatre, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Day Before Spring in 1945 and dozens of television shows between 1947 and 1985. His film debut occurred, oddly enough, in a musical Carnegie Hall (1947). A prominent role was as the villainous Ryker in the television series Shane, in which Freed added a unique touch of realism by beginning the show clean-shaven and growing a beard from one week to the next, never shaving again through the season. Freed played Columbo in a live 1960 episode of the "Chevy Mystery Theatre" seven years before Peter Falk played the role. Thomas Mitchell also played the part on stage prior to Falk's version, which is probably where many of the eccentric Columbo traits originated; only a few were visible in Freed's straightforward interpretation, although the character as played by Freed is recognizably Columbo. He appeared (sometimes more than once) in television shows such as The Rifleman, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley,The Virginian, Mannix, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, Then Came Bronson, Run For Your Life, Get Smart, The Lucy Show, Hogan's Heroes, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, Perry Mason, Combat!, Petticoat Junction, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Route 66, Ironside, The Green Hornet, The Munsters, and many, many more. He directed one episode of T.H.E. Cat. Freed appeared as a racist club owner in No Way Out (1950), a gangster in Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), a Marine private in Halls of Montezuma (1951 film), an Army sergeant in Take the High Ground! (1953), the Police Chief in Invaders From Mars (1953), Sgt. Boulanger in Paths of Glory (1957), the hangman in Hang 'Em High (1968), Max's father in Wild in the Streets (1968), as Chief of Detectives in Madigan (1968), a homosexual prison guard in There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) and Bernard's father in Billy Jack (1971) in which he got "whumped" on the side of the face by Billy Jack's right foot "just for the hell of it." He retired from acting in 1986, and died of a heart attack in Canada in 1994 while on a fishing trip with his son. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Freed,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Isihloko: Bert Freed
  • Ukuthandwa: 7.113
  • Yaziwa ngokuba: Acting
  • Usuku lokuzalwa: 1919-11-03
  • Indawo yokuzalelwa: The Bronx, New York USA
  • Iphepha lasekhaya:
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Bert Freed Iimuvi

  • 1957
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    Paths of Glory

    Paths of Glory

    8.266 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Goddess

    The Goddess

    5.9 1958 HD

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  • 1962
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    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    7.9 1962 HD

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  • 1971
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    Billy Jack

    Billy Jack

    5.9 1971 HD

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  • 1951
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    Detective Story

    Detective Story

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1968
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    Madigan

    Madigan

    6.145 1968 HD

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  • 1966
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    Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

    6.813 1966 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1970
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    There Was a Crooked Man...

    There Was a Crooked Man...

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1978
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    Barracuda

    Barracuda

    4.1 1978 HD

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  • 1968
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    Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

    5.9 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    7.152 1950 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    Men of the Fighting Lady

    Men of the Fighting Lady

    6.2 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Atomic City

    The Atomic City

    5.2 1952 HD

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  • 1960
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    Why Must I Die

    Why Must I Die

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1964
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    Fate Is the Hunter

    Fate Is the Hunter

    6.4 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    P.J.

    P.J.

    5.2 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    Red Mountain

    Red Mountain

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1971
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    Evel Knievel

    Evel Knievel

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    Skag

    Skag

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1979
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    Norma Rae

    Norma Rae

    7.164 1979 HD

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  • 1969
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    Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

    5.2 1969 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Subterraneans

    The Subterraneans

    4.8 1960 HD

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  • 1950
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    Key to the City

    Key to the City

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Gazebo

    The Gazebo

    6.903 1960 HD

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  • 1978
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    Till Death

    Till Death

    6.3 1978 HD

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  • 1964
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    Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

    5.935 1964 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Andersonville Trial

    The Andersonville Trial

    6.7 1970 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Plot to Kill Stalin

    The Plot to Kill Stalin

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1953
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    Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    5.9 1953 HD

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  • 1977
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    In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

    In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

    8.2 1977 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    5.9 1952 HD

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  • 1947
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    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    6.9 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    No Way Out

    No Way Out

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1986
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    Are You My Mother?

    Are You My Mother?

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1970
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    Breakout

    Breakout

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

    6.833 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

    Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

    3.5 1977 HD

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  • 1950
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    711 Ocean Drive

    711 Ocean Drive

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Strike

    The Strike

    7.5 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1981
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    Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

    Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1953
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    Tangier Incident

    Tangier Incident

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1975
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    Death Scream

    Death Scream

    6.6 1975 HD

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  • 1973
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    Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1956
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    Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

    Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

    5.8 1956 HD

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  • 1964
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    Shock Treatment

    Shock Treatment

    6.714 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1963
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    Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

    6.7 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Swinger

    The Swinger

    5.4 1966 HD

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  • 1958
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    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

    4.7 1961 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Rookies

    The Rookies

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1959
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    Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Munsters

    The Munsters

    8 1964 HD

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

    7.6 1982 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS4 E21

    Route 66

    Route 66

    6.4 1960 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS7 E26

    Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

    5.871 1963 HD

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  • 1976
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    Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

    6.7 1976 HD

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

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  • 1968
    imgS5 E16

    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    6.5 1968 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E41

    Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS5 E25

    Combat!

    Combat!

    7.6 1962 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS7 E22

    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.597 1966 HD

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  • 1971
    imgS5 E25

    Cannon

    Cannon

    6.5 1971 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS1 E6

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    8 1974 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E12

    Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS5 E26

    Get Smart

    Get Smart

    7.919 1965 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS8 E16

    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1981
    imgS5 E22

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    7.5 1981 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS1 E20

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    7.6 1974 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS1 E35

    Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

    3.5 1961 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS2 E16

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    5.25 1958 HD

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  • 1978
    imgS3 E22

    Vega$

    Vega$

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS3 E26

    Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

    7.2 1965 HD

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  • 1973
    imgS6 E5

    Police Story

    Police Story

    7.1 1973 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS4 E18

    The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

    6.5 1967 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS6 E36

    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.4 1962 HD

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  • 1968
    imgS2 E25

    Lancer

    Lancer

    4.7 1968 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E38

    Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E6

    McCloud

    McCloud

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS2 E35

    The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS4 E26

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E26

    The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E26

    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS1 E26

    The Loner

    The Loner

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS2 E26

    Tarzan

    Tarzan

    6.7 1966 HD

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  • 1972
    imgS2 E12

    The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

    6.3 1972 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS8 E12

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS1 E26

    Decoy

    Decoy

    6.2 1957 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS5 E26

    The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E19

    The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E26

    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS3 E1

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

    6.25 1967 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E30

    Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

    6.5 1963 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E30

    Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E13

    Riverboat

    Riverboat

    6.2 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E29

    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E37

    Tightrope

    Tightrope

    5.5 1959 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS1 E17

    Shane

    Shane

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E27

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS1 E13

    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1968
    imgS1 E26

    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    5.2 1968 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS1 E26

    The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

    7.2 1966 HD

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  • 1975
    imgS1 E25

    Bronk

    Bronk

    6.2 1975 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS4 E36

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    5.9 1959 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS6 E24

    Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

    7.5 1965 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E26

    The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E26

    The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS9 E24

    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.4 1962 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS6 E24

    The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

    7.107 1962 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS1 E18

    The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS8 E12

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS7 E22

    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.597 1966 HD

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  • 1973
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    Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

    6.9 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

    8 1970 HD

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