Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Willard Nico

1. The Great Dictator (1940)

G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 237,277 | Gross: $0.29M

2. Modern Times (1936)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford

Votes: 259,356 | Gross: $0.16M

3. City Lights (1931)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers

Votes: 195,989 | Gross: $0.02M

4. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.

Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus

Votes: 2,053

5. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Passed | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis

Votes: 19,124 | Gross: $0.33M

6. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)

30 min | Comedy

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.

Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell

Votes: 1,536

7. Sabaka (1954)

Approved | 77 min | Adventure

In India, a young elephant trainer vows revenge against the cult that killed his family and, when the local Maharajah refuses to help, sets out alone to battle his enemy.

Director: Frank Ferrin | Stars: Nino Marcel, Boris Karloff, Lou Krugman, Reginald Denny

Votes: 209

8. Andy's Gang (1955–1960)

30 min | Comedy, Family

A TV Show where Andy, with a studio audience full of loud screaming kids, would show movies. At the opening of the show he had a puppet friend called "Froggy". To get the frog to appear ... See full summary »

Stars: Andy Devine, Vito Scotti, Paul Cavanagh, Nino Marcel

Votes: 143

9. Valentine's Day (1964–1965)

30 min | Comedy

Valentine Farrow works for O.D. Dunstall in a New York publishing house. He is young and single and constantly chased by women. While in the Army, he was saved by "Rocky" Sin, a ... See full summary »

Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Janet Waldo, Jack Soo, Jerry Hausner

Votes: 70

10. Flight (1958–1959)

30 min | Adventure

Hosted by well known General George Kenney, the show was an anthology featuring the importance of aviation. Frequently war stories, it also dealt with the practical uses of civilian air as in severe weather conditions.

Stars: George C. Kenney, Joe Flynn, Forrest Compton, John Pickard

Votes: 62

11. The George Burns Show (1958–1959)

30 min | Comedy

This The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) spin-off found George Burns relocated to his downtown office working as a producer and trying to deal with an assortment of entertainers and oddball theatrical acts, as well as his previously established friends.

Stars: George Burns, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell, Larry Keating

Votes: 84

12. Flight (1958–1959)
Episode: Survival

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Director: Val Raset | Stars: Forrest Compton, Mason Alan Dinehart, Robert Fallon, Ron Foster

13. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Ronnie's Fan Club (1958)

30 min | Comedy

Young Edie Westrope writes Ronnie a letter saying that she wants to start a fan club for him, but identity confusion escalates when her older sister arrives on the doorstep and Ronnie decides to ask her for a date.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 21

14. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: September and May (1957)

Comedy

After June Jantzen seeks advice about her father, whom she mistakenly thinks is dating a woman half his age, Gracie concludes that Ronnie's newest girlfriend is cavorting with all of the older men in the neighborhood.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

15. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: A Box of Cigars (1957)

Comedy

To win votes for Ralph's homecoming queen girlfriend, Gracie decides to give away George's cigars, so she enlists a hapless Harry Von Zell as an accomplice. Meanwhile, a befuddled repairman works to fix George's broken TV.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 33

16. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: A Trip to Tahiti (1957)

Comedy

Ronnie and Ralph are all set for a trip to Tahiti on Ronnie's new boat. However, when the two beautiful Jansen girls stop by, the boys realize what they'll be missing out on if they go. ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 26

17. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Blanche's Mother Arrives (1957)

Comedy

Harry's business trip is canceled at the last minute, so Blanche's visiting mother is forced to stay with the Burns'. Meanwhile, Ronnie tries to impress a beautiful foreign exchange student by misspeaking the language of love.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

18. The George Burns Show (1958–1959)
Episode: Breaking Up the Team (1959)

Comedy

Ronnie and Judi audition for the producer of a Broadway revue, but when he turns them down, Ronnie decides to break up the act so Judi can get ahead - but George comes up with a devious plan to keep them together.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Bea Benaderet, Larry Keating, Harry von Zell

Votes: 8

19. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Frozen Passion (1958)

Comedy

'Frozen Passion' is the title of a script that George has rejected. Unaware of this, Gracie attempts to cast her friends and family in various roles of the film.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 27

20. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Going to Houston (1957)

Comedy

When Brian McAfee's father decides to take him out of college, Gracie, Blanche and Ronnie hop a plane to Texas to change his mind. Once George realizes what's happened, he leaves with Von Zell on his heels, convinced there's an oil deal.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 29

21. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Gracie and the Jury (1958)

Comedy

Gracie inadvertently passes evidence - a counterfeit $20 bill - to Blanche so she can buy the hat Gracie wants before the store closes. Ronnie's plan to thwart Vera's show business aspirations backfires when George hires her.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

22. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: McAfee and the Manicurist (1958)

30 min | Comedy

Bonnie Sue is worried because her 65-year-old father wants to marry a 25-year-old hotel manicurist whom he just met.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 25

23. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Ronnie Quits College Because His Father Goes Broke (1956)

30 min | Comedy

In an attempt to motivate her son to finish his education, Gracie tells Ronnie that George has gone broke because he didn't go to college, but her plan backfires and Ronnie decides to quit school, get a job and support the family.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 30

24. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Missing Stamp (1956)

Comedy

Harry Morton suspects his no-good brother-in-law, Roger, of swiping his hundred-dollar Madagascar Imperial stamp from his cherished collection. Little does he know, Gracie has stuck it on an envelope she intends to mail.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 31

25. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Costume Party (1956)

30 min | Comedy

George and Harry need a loan from banker Vanderlip to secure a business deal, so George and Gracie throw a dinner party and invite him. Ronnie suggests that it be a costume party, but when ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 33

26. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The General (1957)

Comedy

Identity confusion abounds when Gracie meddles in the lives of a stoic general and his son, who's about to be enlisted in the military. Meanwhile George and Harry shamelessly jump aboard the TV western bandwagon.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 33

27. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Japanese Texan (1958)

Comedy

Gracie tries to help Bonnie Sue land the leading role in a movie by inviting the director to a fictional-anniversary dinner. George discovers the scheme and creates confusion by declaring it really is the 10th anniversary of some event.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 23

28. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The June Wedding (1958)

Comedy

Everyone is having various romantic problems and it doesn't help matters that Gracie has invited a young couple to spend their honeymoon with the family.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 26

29. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Plumber's Friend (1957)

Comedy

Gracie agrees to watch Mr. Jantzen's four daughters while he goes to San Francisco. Meanwhile, Kathy's jealousy threatens to destroy her engagement to Ronnie.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 31

30. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Plumber's Union (1957)

Comedy

Gracie arranges to find a wife for Mr. Jantzen via correspondence, but she was less than truthful in her description and can't get George out of the house so the pair can meet. Meanwhile, Ronnie approaches George for acting advice.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

31. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Star Maker (1957)

Comedy

Gracie attempts to raise Bonnie Sue's brother's grades by getting the smartest boy in class to take his name.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 35

32. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Stolen Car (1958)

Comedy

When Ronnie needs a good story for the college newspaper, Gracie lands a scoop by helping Brian McAfee steal his own car. Meanwhile, Blanche and Gracie concoct a plan to get their husbands to fund full home redecorations.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 27

33. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Texan Italian (1957)

Comedy

Ronnie's girlfriend, Bonnie Sue, fears her Texan drawl will hinder her from landing a movie role, so Gracie reshapes her image into that of an Italian starlet named Tina Cacciatore.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

34. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Texan Lady MacBeth (1957)

30 min | Comedy

When Bonnie Sue comes to California to pursue an acting career, her brother Brian begs Gracie to find a way to get her to return home to Texas. Meanwhile, Ronnie's friends rib him about his movie career.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 23

35. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Wading Pool at Acapulco (1957)

30 min | Comedy

Ronnie and Ralph apply for jobs as lifeguards at an Acapulco resort, but when they learn they'll be working the kiddie pool, they decide to back out. Meanwhile, Blanche and Gracie decide Acapulco would be a perfect vacation destination.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

36. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: The Week in New York (1958)

30 min | Comedy

All are affected when Gracie spontaneously makes travel reservations, so George systematically destroys everyone's plans.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 27

37. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Von Zell's Raises (1956)

Comedy

Gracie wants to find chaperones for Ronnie's ski trip, so she decides Harry Von Zell should marry Vivian so they can accompany the kids. George gives Harry a series of raises to accommodate the new groom and garner some laughs for himself.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 28

38. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: A Taste for Lobster (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Dobie meets Gwyneth, a simple girl who despises money, until her kid sister begins dating 13-year-old Chrissie Tyler, who runs a lucrative babysitting racket out of Charlie Wong's ice cream parlor.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 39

39. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: How to Cheat an Honest Man (1962)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Dobie is torn between two girls on opposite ends of the spectrum. Dobie, using a scam as always, is trying to convince current girlfriend Mona Monaghan that he shouldn't go out with her ... See full summary »

Director: Guy Scarpitta | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Bob Denver, Diane Jergens

Votes: 29

40. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: I Do Not Choose to Run (1962)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Herbert decides to run for city planning commissioner. Dobie is proud to campaign for his father, that is until he meets a pretty girl, the next love of his life. She is Betty Jane Cheever,... See full summary »

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 29

41. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Wow (1961)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Gillis' high school squeeze Bubbles moves back to town with her beautiful daughter Hazel, stirring up fond memories and green-eyed monsters.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 36

42. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Room at the Bottom (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Thalia wants Dobie to go to Willoughby Hall, an exclusive eastern school, and befriend the sons of wealthy bankers (an idea that also captures Mr. Gillis' fancy in a dream sequence). All ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 48

43. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: The Sweet Success of Smell (1962)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

While Professor McGuffy is performing a demonstration on how certain animals, such as basset hounds, have developed a keen sense of smell to overcome other less developed senses, his ... See full summary »

Director: Stanley Z. Cherry | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Bob Denver, Yvonne Craig

Votes: 33

44. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: The Mystic Powers of Maynard G. Krebs (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Maynard G. Krebs somehow acquires the ability to predict the future. With the Kennedy-Nixon presidential election only one week away, Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. persuades Maynard to appear on ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Steve Franken, Doris Packer

Votes: 31

45. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: The Ruptured Duck (1961)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Dobie and Maynard are honorably discharged from the Army and immediately join Zelda in enrolling at S. Peter Pryor Junior College, where their old high school teacher Mr. Pomfritt is now a professor.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 40

46. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Deck the Halls (1959)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Herbert T. Gillis finds himself in jail on Christmas Eve after being stripped of his holiday spirit and driven to desperation by his family and customers.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 41

47. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Dobie Goes Beatnik (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

To help Mr. Gillis receive an exalted position in his Bison lodge, Dobie and Maynard switch roles.

Director: Guy Scarpitta | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 41

48. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Dobie Spreads a Rumor (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Dobie plots to make Zelda more appealing to other boys by spreading a rumor that Zelda's father is inheriting one million dollars.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 38

49. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Drag Strip Dobie (1960)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Dobie has eyes for the cute new girl in school, Charlotte Lamarr, and gets a hot rod to impress her. He has competition from the rich and snooty Chatsworth Osborne Jr., so Zelda gives him a hand in thwarting Chatsworth's plans.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 28

50. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
Episode: Goodbye, Mr. Pomfritt, Hello, Mr. Chips (1961)

TV-Y7 | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Pomfritt is discouraged and decides to leave the teaching profession, inspiring Dobie and Maynard to host a testimonial dinner to encourage and hearten him in his calling.

Director: Guy Scarpitta | Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus, Bob Denver

Votes: 38