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List of James Franciscus Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Outsider (1961)
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The Outsider
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This is a biopic about Ira Hamilton Hayes, one of the six Marines who raised the US flag on Iwo Jima. Born Pima Native American, he joins the Marine Corp at the age of seventeen only to suffer prejudice at the hands of his fellow Marines. Only Jim Sorenson becomes friendly with him and when he dies Hayes starts suffering from survivor’s guilt. 

Role:
Pvt. James B. Sorenson
Starring:
Tony Curtis, Bruce Bennett, Gregory Walcott, Vivian Nathan
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
2. 29th Street (1991)
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29th Street
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3
Starring:
Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Robert Forster, Anthony LaPaglia, Frank Pesce
Directed By:
George Gallo
3. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
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3
The Cat o' Nine Tails
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3

An unknown individual breaks into the Terzi Medical Institute without stealing anything. Calabresi, one of the doctors in the institute, thinks that he knows the identity of the perpetrator. However, before he could reveal his name, he is killed. Meanwhile, a newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to catch the killer.

Role:
Carlo Giordani
Starring:
Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Horst Frank, Pier Paolo Capponi
Directed By:
4. Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
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Miracle of the White Stallions
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3

Miracle of the White Stallions is an adventure war film which tells the story of Alois Podhajsky, who sets out to protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions, from starving refugees as well as the advancing Soviet Army, who might also view them as a source of food. 

Role:
Maj. Hoffman
Starring:
Eddie Albert, Lilli Palmer, Robert Taylor, Curd Jürgens
Directed By:
Arthur Hiller
5. Snow Treasure (1968)
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Snow Treasure
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Role:
2nd Lt. H. Kalasch
Starring:
Wilfred Breistrand, Paul Austad, Tina Austad, Randi Kolstad
Directed By:
Irving Jacoby
6. I Passed for White (1960)
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I Passed for White
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Role:
Rick Leyton
Starring:
Sonya Wilde, Patricia Michon, Elizabeth Council, Griffin Crafts
Directed By:
Fred M. Wilcox
7. Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
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Four Boys and a Gun
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Role:
Johnny Doyle
Starring:
Otto Hulett, Frank Sutton, William Hinnant, Tarry Green
Directed By:
William Berke
8. The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
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The Valley of Gwangi
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3
Role:
Tuck Kirby
Starring:
Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gila Golan
Directed By:
Jim O'Connolly
9. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
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2

American astronaut Brent is the only survivor after their spacecraft, sent to find missing astronaut Taylor, crashes through time-barrier on the earth in the future, which is ruled by talking-apes, determined to destroy humans. While searching for Taylor, he finds underground civilization of mutated telepathic humans, trying to save their race. Caught in their clash, Brent must find Taylor and save themselves.

Role:
Brent
Starring:
Charlton Heston, Victor Buono, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
Directed By:
Ted Post
10. Kidnapped (1971)
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Kidnapped
G
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3

Young David Balfour is cheated out of his inheritance by his Uncle Ebeneezer Balfour, who has David kidnapped by sea captain Hoseason. David forms a friendship with Alan Breck on board the ship and the two embark on a life-changing adventure, with David even falling in love with Catriona. 

Starring:
Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Lawrence Douglas, Vivien Heilbron
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
11. Youngblood Hawke (1964)
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Youngblood Hawke
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Youngblood Hawke is a 1964 drama film, which tells the story of a truck driver from Kentucky who comes to New York City to become a hot-shot writer.

Role:
Arthur Youngblood Hawke
Starring:
Werner Klemperer, Eva Gabor, Mary Astor, Geneviève Page, Suzanne Pleshette
Directed By:
Delmer Daves
12. Veliki transport (1983)
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Veliki transport
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Role:
John Mason
Starring:
Robert Vaughn, Helmut Berger, Edward Albert, Steve Railsback
Directed By:
Veljko Bulajic
13. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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2
Role:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice)
Starring:
Dorothy McGuire, Hal Holbrook, Philip Ahn, David Ladd
Directed By:
Hall Bartlett
14. The Mugger (1958)
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The Mugger
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2
Role:
Eddie Baxter
Starring:
Kent Smith, Stefan Schnabel, Dick O'Neill, Nan Martin
Directed By:
William Berke
15. The Great Sex War (1969)
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The Great Sex War
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2
Starring:
Cantinflas, George Raft, Joan Marshall, Fred H. Sills
Directed By:
Norman Foster
16. Marooned (1969)
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Marooned
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12
2
Role:
Clayton Stone
Starring:
Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant, John Forsythe, Richard Crenna, David Janssen
Directed By:
John Sturges
17. Nightkill (1980)
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Nightkill
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This thriller-horror film tells the story of a rich industrialist’s wife who plots with her lover to kill her husband and have him assume the dead man’s identity. However, she becomes terrified when she finds her lover dead as well.

Role:
Steve Fulton
Starring:
Sybil Danning, Robert Mitchum, Mike Connors, Jaclyn Smith, Fritz Weaver
Directed By:
Ted Post
18. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
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2
Concorde Affaire '79
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2
Role:
Moses Brody
Starring:
Edmund Purdom, Venantino Venantini, Mimsy Farmer, Fiamma Maglione
Directed By:
Ruggero Deodato
19. Hell Boats (1970)
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2
Hell Boats
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2
Role:
Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
Starring:
Ronald Allen, Elizabeth Shepherd, Reuven Bar-Yotam, Mark Hawkins
Directed By:
Paul Wendkos
20. The Greek Tycoon (1978)
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The Greek Tycoon
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2

Loosely based on the real-life romance between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy, the movie tells the story of Greek mogul Theo Tomasis and his relationship with Liz Cassidy, the widow of an assassinated US President. Political twists and personal tragedies further complicate their lives. 

Role:
President James Cassidy
Starring:
Jacqueline Bisset, Luciana Paluzzi, Joss Ackland, Charles Durning, Anthony Quinn, Tony Jay, Raf Vallone
Directed By:
J. Lee Thompson
21. The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
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The Amazing Dobermans
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2

The Amazing Dobermans is a crime comedy film, which tells the story of an ex con man Daniel, who along with his trained Dobermans help an undercover agent of the Treasury department in nabbing a crook. 

Role:
Lucky
Starring:
Barbara Eden, Fred Astaire, Jack Carter, Billy Barty
Directed By:
Byron Chudnow
22. Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
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Good Guys Wear Black
PG
10
2
Role:
Conrad Morgan
Starring:
Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, Dana Andrews, Lloyd Haynes
Directed By:
Ted Post
23. Butterfly (1982)
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Butterfly
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2

When a pregnant Kady Tyler returns home to her estranged father figure Jess Tyler, who is the caretaker of an unused silver mine, she plans to steal silver from the mine. She begins an incestuous relationship with Jess but things get complicated when her past catches up and true identities are revealed. 

Starring:
Orson Welles, Stacy Keach, Lois Nettleton, Edward Albert, Pia Zadora
Directed By:
Matt Cimber
24. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
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When Time Ran Out...
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2
Starring:
William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Edward Albert
Directed By:
James Goldstone
25. The Last Shark (1981)
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The Last Shark
PG
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2
Role:
Peter Benton (as James Francicus)
Starring:
Vic Morrow, Micaela Pignatelli, Giancarlo Prete, Joshua Sinclair
Directed By:
Enzo G. Castellari
26. Killer Fish (1979)
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Killer Fish
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After stealing several priceless emeralds, a cunning thief hides the jewels at the bottom of a reservoir which is filled with deadly piranhas. Several gang members try their best to recover the loot, but they end up getting killed.

Role:
Paul Diller
Starring:
Lee Majors, Karen Black, Margaux Hemingway, Marisa Berenson
Directed By:
Antonio Margheriti
27. City on Fire (1979)
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City on Fire
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A resentful ex-employee floods the city sewers with petrochemicals by opening valves of an oil refinery which was built at the center of the town with a corrupt mayor’s consent. After a major explosion at refinery the fire spreads rapidly throughout the city. Dr. Whitman and Nurse Harper at the city hospital and fire-chief, Risley, fight valiantly to save the disaster victims. 

Role:
Jimbo
Starring:
Shelley Winters, Henry Fonda, Leslie Nielsen, Ava Gardner, Barry Newman, Susan Clark
Directed By:
Alvin Rakoff

TV Movie(s)

1. One of My Wives Is Missing (1976)
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One of My Wives Is Missing
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Role:
Daniel Corban
Starring:
Jack Klugman, Elizabeth Ashley, Milton Selzer, Joel Fabiani
Directed By:
Glenn Jordan
2. A Girl Named Sooner (1975)
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A Girl Named Sooner
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3
Starring:
Cloris Leachman, Lee Remick, Anne Francis, Don Murray, Richard Crenna
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
3. The Dream Makers (1975)
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2
The Dream Makers
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2
Role:
Sammy Stone
Starring:
Katey Sagal, Diane Baker, John Astin, Kenny Rogers
Directed By:
Boris Sagal
4. Shadow Over Elveron (1968)
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Shadow Over Elveron
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3
Role:
Dr. Matthew Tregaskis
Starring:
Don Ameche, Leslie Nielsen, Shirley Knight, Franchot Tone, James Dunn
Directed By:
James Goldstone
5. The Red Pony (1973)
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2
The Red Pony
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2
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Clint Howard, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam
Directed By:
Robert Totten
6. The Pirate (1978)
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2
The Pirate
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2
Starring:
Armand Assante, Olivia Hussey, Ian McShane, Franco Nero, Eli Wallach, Christopher Lee, Anne Archer
Directed By:
Ken Annakin
7. Heidi (1968)
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2
Heidi
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12
2
Starring:
Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Michael Redgrave, Walter Slezak, Jennifer Edwards
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
8. Jane Eyre (1970)
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2
Jane Eyre
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2
Starring:
George C. Scott, Jack Hawkins, Ian Bannen, Susannah York, Nyree Dawn Porter
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
9. Night Slaves (1970)
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2
Night Slaves
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2
Role:
Clay Howard
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen, Lee Grant, Andrew Prine, Tisha Sterling
Directed By:
Ted Post
10. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981)
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2
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
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2
Role:
John F. Kennedy
Starring:
Rod Taylor, Stephen Elliott, Claudette Nevins, Jaclyn Smith
Directed By:
Steve Gethers
11. Trial Run (1969)
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2
Trial Run
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2
Role:
Louis Coleman
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen, Diane Baker, Janice Rule, John Vernon
Directed By:
William A. Graham
12. The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975)
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2
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
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2
Role:
Chaplain Andrew Jensen
Starring:
Charles Durning, Dorothy Tristan, Joanna Miles, Lynda Day George
Directed By:
Robert Day
13. Puzzle (1978)
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2
Puzzle
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2
Role:
Harry Scott
Starring:
Robert Helpmann, Gerard Kennedy, Wendy Hughes, Peter Gwynne
Directed By:
Gordon Hessler
14. Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978)
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2
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
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2
Role:
Mark Powers
Starring:
Eve Plumb, Jessica Walter, Gretchen Corbett, Heather MacRae
Directed By:
Gordon Hessler
15. The Man Inside (1976)
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2
The Man Inside
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2
Role:
Rush
Starring:
Stefanie Powers, Len Birman, Jacques Godin, Donald Davis
Directed By:
Gerald Mayer
16. Secret Weapons (1985)
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2
Secret Weapons
11
2
Starring:
Linda Hamilton, Viveca Lindfors, Sally Kellerman, Geena Davis
Directed By:
Don Taylor

TV Shows and Videos

The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
TV-PG
Starring:
Telly Savalas, Sydney Pollack, Elizabeth Montgomery, Buddy Ebsen, Art Carney, Carol Burnett, George Takei
Directed By:
John Brahm, Douglas Heyes, Buzz Kulik, Lamont Johnson, Richard L. Bare
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV-14
Starring:
Hume Cronyn, Bert Convy, Charles Bronson, Barbara Bel Geddes, Inger Stevens, Mel Blanc, Ed Asner
Directed By:
Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, Herschel Daugherty, Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock
The Silent Service (1957)
The Silent Service
Starring:
Leonard Nimoy, Jack Lord, Dick Van Patten, Bob Denver, Claude Akins, Werner Klemperer, Bert Convy
Directed By:
Bernard L. Kowalski, Jean Yarbrough, Sobey Martin, Gilbert Kay, Derwin Abbe
Combat! (1962)
Combat!
Starring:
Lee Marvin, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, John Aniston, Frankie Avalon, Dennis Hopper, Luise Rainer
Directed By:
Michael Caffey, Richard Benedict, Bernard McEveety, Paul Stanley, Sutton Roley
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
Have Gun - Will Travel
Starring:
Wayne Rogers, Vincent Price, Elinor Donahue, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Angie Dickinson, James Coburn, John Carradine
Directed By:
William Conrad, Richard Donner, Don Taylor, Gary Nelson, Buzz Kulik
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Starring:
Steve Allen, Ryan O'Neal, David Niven, Lloyd Bridges, Irene Dunne, Anne Baxter, Ann Sothern
Directed By:
Don Taylor, Paul Henreid, Robert Butler, Richard Dunlap, James Neilson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton, Pier Angeli, Dina Merrill, John Drew Barrymore, Cliff Robertson, Carl Reiner, Michael Landon
Directed By:
Jerry Thorpe, Claudio Guzmán, Allen H. Miner, Allen Reisner, Douglas Heyes
Naked City (1958)
Naked City
Role:
Det. Jimmy Halloran (39 episodes, 1958-1959)
Starring:
Jon Voight, Cicely Tyson, William Shatner, Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Mickey Rooney
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg, John Brahm, William A. Graham, David Lowell Rich, Elliot Silverstein
Hennesey (1959)
Hennesey
Starring:
Don Rickles, Bobby Darin, Jackie Cooper, Ron Howard, Mickey Rooney, Charles Bronson, Bert Convy
Directed By:
Gene Reynolds, Jackie Cooper, Robert Butler, Don McGuire
The Rifleman (1958)
The Rifleman
Starring:
Adam West, Martin Landau, Denver Pyle, Katy Jurado, Agnes Moorehead, James Coburn, Dennis Hopper
Directed By:
Joseph H. Lewis, Arnold Laven, Arthur H. Nadel, Gene Nelson, Don Medford
12 O'Clock High (1964)
12 O'Clock High
Starring:
James Brolin, Burt Reynolds, Barbara Feldon, Peter Fonda, Claudine Longet, Tom Skerritt, Patrick Wayne
Directed By:
Robert Douglas, Don Medford, William A. Graham, Laslo Benedek, Joseph Lejtes
Longstreet (1971)
Longstreet
Role:
Mike Longstreet (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Starring:
Marion Ross, Bruce Lee, Claude Akins, Marlyn Mason, Peter Mark Richman, Ann Doran
Directed By:
Don McDougall, James H. Brown, Charles S. Dubin, David Lowell Rich
Judd for the Defense (1967)
Judd for the Defense
Starring:
Gavin MacLeod, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Grodin, Jessica Tandy, Bonnie Bedelia, Tom Selleck
Directed By:
Larry Peerce, Leo Penn, John Llewellyn Moxey, Alex March, George McCowan
Whirlybirds (1957)
Whirlybirds
Starring:
Majel Barrett, Claude Akins, Werner Klemperer, James Coburn, Gavin MacLeod, Ethel Waters, Cecil Kellaway
Directed By:
Robert Altman
Black Saddle (1959)
Black Saddle
Starring:
Buddy Ebsen, James Coburn, Keenan Wynn, Lee Van Cleef, J. Pat O'Malley
The Americans (1961)
The Americans
Starring:
Robert Redford, Ray Walston, Slim Pickens, Lee Marvin, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Jack Lord, John McIntire
Directed By:
Lamont Johnson
Rawhide (1959)
Rawhide
Starring:
Rory Calhoun, Bruce Dern, Frances Bavier, Julie London, Peter Lorre, Clint Eastwood, Broderick Crawford
Directed By:
Thomas Carr, Ted Post, Christian Nyby, Harmon Jones, Jesse Hibbs
The Millionaire (1955)
The Millionaire
Starring:
Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, Peter Graves, Carolyn Jones, Rita Moreno, Louise Fletcher, Charles Bronson
Directed By:
Leslie H. Martinson, James Sheldon, John Peyser, Gerald Mayer, James V. Kern
Insight (1960)
Insight
Starring:
Celeste Holm, William Christopher, John Ritter, Audra Lindley, Ed Begley Jr., Brian Keith, Martin Sheen
Directed By:
Richard C. Bennett, Paul Stanley, Hal Cooper, Ralph Senensky, Michael Ray Rhodes
Mr. Novak (1963)
Mr. Novak
Role:
John Novak (60 episodes, 1963-1965)
Starring:
Teri Garr, Peggy Lipton, Lillian Gish, Micky Dolenz, Katharine Ross, Diane Ladd, George Takei
Directed By:
Allen Reisner, Richard Donner, Michael O'Herlihy, Abner Biberman, Paul Wendkos
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
Starring:
Kurt Russell, Elsa Lanchester, Walter Matthau, Eleanor Parker, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Wagner, Jean Stapleton
Directed By:
Jack Arnold, Richard Donner, Paul Nickell, Don Medford
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Tales of Wells Fargo
Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Steven McQueen, Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Charles Bronson, Leonard Nimoy, Adam West
Directed By:
Earl Bellamy, Sidney Salkow, R.G. Springsteen, William Witney, Lewis R. Foster
Ghost Story (1972)
Ghost Story
Starring:
Jason Robards, Jodie Foster, Leif Garrett, Hal Linden, Patricia Neal, Helen Hayes, Janet Leigh
Directed By:
Paul Stanley, Don McDougall, Robert Day, Walter Doniger, Daryl Duke
Studio One (1948)
Studio One
Starring:
Grace Kelly, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Abe Vigoda, Jerry Stiller, Anne Bancroft, Warren Beatty
Directed By:
Paul Nickell, Franklin J. Schaffner, Tom Donovan, Allen Reisner, Robert Mulligan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Starring:
Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Gena Rowlands, Ginger Rogers, Don Knotts, Robert Reed, Bob Hope
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Winston, David Butler, Lawrence Dobkin
The Investigators (1961)
The Investigators
Role:
Russ Andrews (13 episodes, 1961)
Starring:
Gavin MacLeod, Lee Marvin, Jane Wyman, Mickey Rooney, Dina Merrill, Dennis Hopper, James Philbrook
Directed By:
Joseph H. Lewis
Death Valley Days (1952)
Death Valley Days
Starring:
Michael York, Jane Russell, Paul Winfield, Alan Young, Nick Nolte, Veronica Cartwright, George Takei
Directed By:
Stuart E. McGowan, Harmon Jones, Jack Hively, Tay Garnett, Jean Yarbrough
The F.B.I. (1965)
The F.B.I.
Starring:
David Cassidy, Jeff Bridges, Lola Falana, Kim Richards, Diane Keaton, James Doohan, Laurence Luckinbill
Directed By:
Virgil W. Vogel, Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, William Hale, Ralph Senensky
Wagon Train (1957)
Wagon Train
Starring:
David Carradine, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Rod Steiger, Joyce Bulifant, Lorne Greene
Directed By:
Virgil W. Vogel, Joseph Pevney, Jerry Hopper, Allen H. Miner, Herschel Daugherty
Father Knows Best (1954)
Father Knows Best
Starring:
John Banner, Greer Garson, Jane Wyatt, Marion Ross, Elinor Donahue, Robert Reed, Rita Moreno
Directed By:
William D. Russell, Peter Tewksbury
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
Starring:
Jerry Lewis, Doris Roberts, Tom Bosley, Peter Falk, Gloria Swanson, Mary Wickes, Leslie Nielsen
Directed By:
Leo Penn, Allen Reisner, Alex March, Charles R. Rondeau, Vince Edwards
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Dr. Kildare
Starring:
Lauren Bacall, James Earl Jones, Sorrell Booke, James Mason, Sal Mineo, Sam Waterston, Lesley Ann Warren
Directed By:
Leo Penn, Corey Allen, John Newland, Jack Arnold, Paul Stanley
The Deputy (1959)
The Deputy
Starring:
Vivian Vance, Anna Kashfi, Henry Fonda, Mary Tyler Moore, Robert Redford, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Sydney Pollack
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty, Tay Garnett, Louis King, Otto Lang, Robert B. Sinclair
Hunter (1976)
Hunter
Role:
James Hunter (13 episodes, 1976-1977)
Starring:
Linda Evans, Sorrell Booke, Broderick Crawford, Teri Garr, Ralph Bellamy
Directed By:
Barry Crane, Gary Nelson
Doc Elliot (1973)
Doc Elliot
Role:
Benjamin Elliot / ... (15 episodes, 1973-1974)
Starring:
Meredith Baxter, Sam Elliott, Leif Garrett, Sam Elliott
Directed By:
Harry Harris, James Sheldon, Robert Totten
General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
Starring:
George Burns, Rosalind Russell, Bea Benaderet, Edward G. Robinson, Donna Reed, Alan Ladd, Christopher Plummer
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty, Don Medford, James Neilson, Jules Bricken, Mitchell Leisen