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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) -- With Frankie away in Tahiti with his navel reserve unit, Dee Dee and the rest of the beach party gang get involved in new adventures.
In Old Chicago (1937) -- The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Impact (1949) -- In San Francisco, the successful self-made businessman Walter Williams has just bought three factories in Denver with the approval of the board of directors...
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Date of Birth:
9 February 1901, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK more
Date of Death:
5 April 1972, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
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Trivia:
He was William Holden's best man at his 1941 wedding to 'Brenda Marshall (I)'. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
 (From CinemaSpy. 3 November 2009, 9:45 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
McGinty
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Nov. 1410:00 PMTCM Heaven Only Knows  

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Pit Stop (1969) Grant Willard 1969 - 6.8 (118)
- 2. Arizona Bushwhackers (1968) Mayor Joe Smith 1968 - 4.4 (65)
- 3. Rogues' Gallery (1968) Detective Lee 1968 - 5.5 (12)
- 4. Five Golden Dragons (1967)   Dragon #2 1967 - 5.7 (44)
AKAs:
  • Die Pagode zum fünften Schrecken (West Germany)
- 5. Hostile Guns (1967) Marshal Willett 1967 - 4.9 (35)
- 6. "Family Affair" (1966)   Owen Pennington (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 6.7 (277)
1 TV episode:
- 7. Gammera the Invincible (1966)   Gen. Terry Arnold 1966 - 4.4 (261)
AKAs:
  • Gammera (USA: short title)
- 8. Waco (1966) Ace Ross 1966 - 5.5 (37)
- 9. The Fat Spy (1966) George Wellington 1966 - 2.9 (145)
- 10. "Perry Mason" (1957)   General Roger Brandon (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.5 (552)
1 TV episode:
- 11. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) B.D. MacPherson aka Big Deal 1965 - 3.3 (481)
- 12. Curse of the Fly (1965)   Henri Delambre 1965 - 5.2 (430)
AKAs:
  • The Curse of the Fly (USA: DVD title)
- 13. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Cheese Karapolis (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "Saints and Sinners" (1962)   Preller (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.7 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 15. The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) Col. Sherman Harrington 1962 - 5.9 (156)
- 16. "Target: The Corruptors" (1961)   Pete (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.5 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 17. The Errand Boy (1961) Tom Paramutual / T.P. 1961 - 6.1 (555)
- 18. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Guest (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Fred Childress (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959)   John Ridges (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.1 (26)
AKAs:
  • The June Allyson Show
1 TV episode:
- 21. Girl in Room 13 (1960)   Steve Marshall 1960 - 7.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • A Moça do Quarto 13 (Brazil)
- 22. Never So Few (1959)   Gen. Sloan 1959 - 5.9 (1,070)
AKAs:
  • Campaign Burma (USA: alternative title)
- 23. "The Texan" (1958)   Sam Gallup / Sheriff Bob Gleason (2 episodes, 1959) 1959 - 7.1 (36)
2 TV episodes:
- 24. "Hotel de Paree" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.0 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 25. Juke Box Rhythm (1959) George Manton 1959 - 4.1 (34)
- 26. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Jasper Cato (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Rawhide" (1959)   Jed Reston (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.2 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 28. Cowboy (1958) Doc Bender, Trailhand 1958 - 6.7 (713)
- 29. Escape from Red Rock (1957) Bronc Grierson 1957 - 6.0 (5)
- 30. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   Consable Dale (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 31. Quatermass 2 (1957)   Prof. Bernard Quatermass 1957 - 7.1 (821)
AKAs:
  • Enemy from Space (USA)
  • Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (USA)
- 32. "Crossroads" (1955)   Rev. Robert McClure / Reverend Jacob Chamberlain (3 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 5.5 (19)
3 TV episodes:
- 33. A Cry in the Night (1956) Capt. Ed Bates 1956 - 6.6 (67)
- 34. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   McGinty / Walter Williams (3 episodes, 1953-1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
3 TV episodes:
- 35. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Charlie Brock / Joe Aladdin (2 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 36. "Studio One" (1948)   Jim (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "Damon Runyon Theater" (1955)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.1 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "Climax!" (1954)   Sam Marvin (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 40. The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)   Prof. Bernard Quatermass 1955 - 6.7 (1,230)
AKAs:
  • Shock
  • The Creeping Unknown (USA)
  • The Quatermass Experiment (USA)
  • X the Experiment (UK: informal alternative title)
- 41. The Big Combo (1955) Joe McClure 1955 - 7.6 (1,557)
- 42. "Medallion Theatre" (1953)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.5 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "The Motorola Television Hour" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.3 (6)
AKAs:
  • Motorola TV Hour (USA: alternative title)
  • Motorola TV Theatre (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 44. Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) Quantrill 1953 - 6.1 (34)
- 45. Ride the Man Down (1952) Bide Marriner 1952 - 5.6 (35)
- 46. "Dangerous Assignment" (1952)   Steve Mitchell (37 episodes, 1952) 1952 - 7.0 (13)
- 47. Hoodlum Empire (1952) Sen. William J. 'Bill' Stephens 1952 - 5.7 (48)
- 48. Slaughter Trail (1951) Capt. Dempster 1951 - 4.9 (72)
- 49. Fighting Coast Guard (1951)   Cmdr. McFarland 1951 - 6.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Fighting U.S. Coast Guard
- 50. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 8.0 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 51. Kansas Raiders (1950) William Clarke Quantrill 1950 - 6.1 (225)
- 52. Shakedown (1950) Nick Palmer 1950 - 7.5 (47)
- 53. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
  • The Broadway Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 54. Impact (1949) Walter Williams 1949 - 7.1 (684)
- 55. The Lucky Stiff (1949) John J. Malone 1949 - 6.1 (20)
- 56. Command Decision (1948) Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet 1948 - 7.3 (776)
- 57. A Southern Yankee (1948)   Kurt Devlynn 1948 - 6.8 (169)
AKAs:
  • My Hero (UK)
- 58. Killer McCoy (1947) Jim Caighn 1947 - 6.8 (121)
- 59. Heaven Only Knows (1947)   Adam 'Duke' Byron 1947 - 6.4 (83)
AKAs:
  • Montana Mike (USA: reissue title)
- 60. Kiss of Death (1947) Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo 1947 - 7.6 (2,081)
- 61. The Trouble with Women (1947) Joe McBride 1947 - 8.1 (6)
- 62. Song of Scheherazade (1947) Capt. Vladimir Gregorovitch 1947 - 5.8 (67)
- 63. The Beginning or the End (1947) Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves 1947 - 6.7 (136)
- 64. Canyon Passage (1946) George Camrose 1946 - 7.0 (320)
- 65. Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946) Tony Minnetti 1946 - 7.0 (33)
- 66. The Virginian (1946) Trampas 1946 - 6.6 (254)
- 67. Two Years Before the Mast (1946) Richard Henry Dana 1946 - 7.1 (153)
- 68. An American Romance (1944) Steve Dangos 1944 - 6.7 (115)
- 69. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) (as McGinty) Governor McGinty 1944 - 8.0 (3,190)
- 70. Hangmen Also Die! (1943)   Dr. Franticek Svoboda aka Karel Vanek 1943 - 7.6 (1,123)
AKAs:
  • Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
  • Lest We Forget
- 71. Stand by for Action (1942)   Lieut. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts 1942 - 6.3 (258)
AKAs:
  • Cargo of Innocents (UK)
- 72. Nightmare (1942) Daniel Shane 1942 - 6.5 (17)
- 73. The Glass Key (1942) Paul Madvig 1942 - 7.3 (1,249)
- 74. Wake Island (1942) Maj. Geoffrey Caton 1942 - 7.0 (587)
- 75. The Great Man's Lady (1942) Steely Edwards 1942 - 6.9 (107)
- 76. A Gentleman After Dark (1942)   Harry Melton aka Heliotrope Harry 1942 - 6.0 (17)
AKAs:
  • Heliotrope Harry (USA: review title)
- 77. Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942) Vince Barrows 1942 - -
- 78. The Remarkable Andrew (1942) Gen. Andrew Jackson 1942 - 7.7 (46)
- 79. Birth of the Blues (1941) Memphis 1941 - 6.5 (111)
- 80. South of Tahiti (1941) Bob 1941 - 6.7 (13)
- 81. Hold Back the Dawn (1941) (uncredited) Movie Actor 1941 - 7.7 (486)
- 82. Billy the Kid (1941) Jim Sherwood 1941 - 5.8 (328)
- 83. I Wanted Wings (1941) Capt. Mercer 1941 - 6.0 (86)
- 84. When the Daltons Rode (1940) Grat Dalton 1940 - 6.8 (151)
- 85. Brigham Young (1940)   Angus Duncan 1940 - 6.5 (328)
AKAs:
  • Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
- 86. The Great McGinty (1940)   Daniel 'Dan' McGinty 1940 - 7.6 (1,016)
AKAs:
  • Down Went McGinty (UK)
- 87. Destry Rides Again (1939) Kent 1939 - 7.8 (3,809)
- 88. Allegheny Uprising (1939)   Trader Ralph Callendar 1939 - 6.2 (490)
AKAs:
  • The First Rebel (UK)
- 89. Beau Geste (1939) Sgt. Markoff 1939 - 8.0 (1,996)
- 90. Behind Prison Gates (1939) Agent Norman Craig, posing as Red Murray 1939 - -
- 91. Union Pacific (1939) Sid Campeau 1939 - 7.2 (638)
- 92. Jesse James (1939) Barshee 1939 - 7.1 (1,287)
- 93. Sharpshooters (1938) Steve Mitchell 1938 - -
- 94. We're Going to Be Rich (1938) Yankee Gordon 1938 - 6.0 (5)
- 95. Battle of Broadway (1938) Chesty Webb 1938 - 5.7 (6)
- 96. Born Reckless (1937) Bob 'Hurry' Kane 1937 - 5.8 (26)
- 97. This Is My Affair (1937)   Batiste Duryea 1937 - 6.9 (115)
AKAs:
  • His Affair (UK)
- 98. Midnight Taxi (1937) Chick Gardner 1937 - 7.0 (5)
- 99. In Old Chicago (1937) Gil Warren 1937 - 7.0 (638)
- 100. Crack-Up (1936) Ace Martin 1936 - 5.6 (41)
- 101. 36 Hours to Kill (1936)   Frank Evers 1936 - 6.0 (40)
AKAs:
  • Thirty-six Hours to Live
- 102. High Tension (1936) Steve Reardon 1936 - 5.2 (12)
- 103. Half Angel (1936) Duffy Giles 1936 - -
- 104. Human Cargo (1936) Packy Campbell 1936 - 6.9 (13)
- 105. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936) Dr. James L. Evarts 1936 - 6.9 (23)
- 106. Strike Me Pink (1936) Vance 1936 - 7.0 (143)
- 107. Another Face (1935)   Broken Nose Dawson, aka Spencer Dutro III 1935 - 6.6 (40)
AKAs:
  • It Happened in Hollywood (UK)
- 108. Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) Spike 1935 - 6.0 (14)
- 109. Barbary Coast (1935)   Knuckles Jacoby 1935 - 6.9 (453)
AKAs:
  • Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
- 110. A Modern Cinderella (1932) Charlie, the chauffeur 1932 - 6.2 (23)
- 111. Ireno (1932) (uncredited) The Drunk 1932 - -
- 112. Mother's Boy (1929) Harry O'Day 1929 - -
- 113. Gentlemen of the Press (1929) (uncredited) Bit part 1929 - 8.0 (18)
- 114. A Man of Quality (1926) Richard Courtney 1926 - -
- 115. School for Wives (1925) Ralph 1925 - -
- 116. The Eve of the Revolution (1924) Paul Revere 1924 - -
- 117. Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) (uncredited) Ball Guest at Bath 1924 - 8.3 (325)
- 118. Damaged Hearts (1924) Jim Porter 1924 - -
- 119. Jamestown (1923) (uncredited) Bit 1923 - -
Producer
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- 1. "Dangerous Assignment" (1952)   executive producer (3 episodes, 1952) 1952 - 7.0 (13)
3 TV episodes:
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) (performer: "Madison Avenue") 1965 - 3.3 (481)
- 2. 36 Hours to Kill (1936)   ("Row, Row. Row Your Boat" (uncredited)) 1936 - 6.0 (40)
AKAs:
  • Thirty-six Hours to Live
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   Himself - Intermission guest (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
  • Betrayed (1956) Himself - Intermission guest
- 2. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Name's the Same" (1951)   Guest star contestant (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.4 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "The Milton Berle Show" (1948)   Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 7.3 (19)
AKAs:
  • Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
  • The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Unusual Occupations (1947/I)   (uncredited) Himself 1947 - 7.3 (10)
AKAs:
  • Unusual Occupations L-6-6: Film Tot Holiday (USA: complete title)
- 6. Duffy's Tavern (1945) Himself 1945 - 6.0 (46)
- 7. The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) Train Robber
- 2. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (in "The Glass Key")
- 3. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (uncredited) Actor in 'A Southern Yankee'

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