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Overview
Mini Biography:
He was the well-mannered nice guy on screen you wanted your daughter to marry... moreAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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Filmography
Actor:
- Clowning Around (1992) .... Mr. Ranthow
- Three Days to a Kill (1991) .... Comm. Howard
- Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990) .... Gen. McCailland
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Daniel Hannigan / ... (3 episodes, 1984-1990)
- Hannigan's Wake (1990) TV episode .... Daniel Hannigan
- Menace, Anyone? (1986) TV episode .... Elliot Robinson
- Hit, Run and Homicide (1984) TV episode .... Daniel O'Brien - Killer Crocodile (1989) .... Judge
... aka Killer crocodile - Coccodrillo assassino (Italy)
... aka Murder Alligator - Fuga dal paradiso (1989) .... Old Narrator
... aka Escape from Paradise (UK)
... aka Flight from Paradise (USA)
... aka La fuite au paradis (France: theatrical title) - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Art Bellasco (1 episode, 1988)
- Killer Takes All (1988) TV episode .... Art Bellasco - Taxi Killer (1988) .... Capt.
- Laggiù nella giungla (1986)
... aka Down There in the Jungle (USA) - The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) .... Larry
- The President of Love (1984) (TV) .... P. Lazlo Plum
- Glitter (1984) (TV) .... Mark Hughes
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Gerry T. Armstrong (1 episode, 1983)
... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1983) TV episode .... Gerry T. Armstrong - "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1983)
- Revenge of the Forgotten/Charo (1983) TV episode - The Forgotten Story (1983) (TV) .... Perry
- "The Love Boat" .... Victor Moncrief / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1982)
- Musical, The/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Victor Moncrief
- Musical, The/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Victor Moncrief
- Tony's Family/Minister and the Stripper, The/Her Own Two Feet (1978) TV episode .... Bert Wilder - "One Day at a Time" .... Gus Webster (1 episode, 1982)
- Grandma's Nest Egg (1982) TV episode .... Gus Webster - Assassinio al cimitero etrusco (1982) .... Mulligan - Joan's father
... aka Crime au cimetière étrusque (France)
... aka Il mistero degli Etruschi (Italy: reissue title)
... aka Murder in an Etruscan Cemetery (USA)
... aka Scorpion with Two Tails - "Aloha Paradise" (1 episode, 1981)
- Alex and Annie/Blue Honeymoon/Another Thing (1981) TV episode - The Kidnapping of the President (1980) .... Vice President Ethan Richards
- Da Corleone a Brooklyn (1979) .... Lieutenant Sturges
... aka From Corleone to Brooklyn (USA: video title)
... aka The Sicilian Boss - Concorde Affaire '79 (1979) .... Captain Scott
... aka Affare Concorde (Italy)
... aka Concorde Inferno '79 (Philippines: English title)
... aka S.O.S. Concorde (UK: video title)
... aka The Concorde Affair (USA: video title) - Getting Married (1978) (TV) .... Phil Lawrence
- "Black Beauty" (1978) TV mini-series .... Horace Tompkins
- Superdome (1978) (TV) .... Chip Green
- "Quincy M.E." .... Al Ringerman (2 episodes, 1977)
... aka "Quincy" (International: English title: informal title)
- Snake Eyes: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... Al Ringerman
- Snake Eyes: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Al Ringerman - "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" .... Marsh Goodwin (1 episode, 1976)
- Chapter I (1976) TV episode .... Marsh Goodwin - "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) TV mini-series .... Marsh Goodwin
... aka "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I" - "McMillan & Wife" .... Harry Jerome (1 episode, 1974)
... aka "McMillan" (USA: sixth season title)
- Downshift to Danger (1974) TV episode .... Harry Jerome - The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) (TV) .... Johnny Leverett
- "McCloud" .... Dan Kiley (1 episode, 1974)
- This Must Be the Alamo (1974) TV episode .... Dan Kiley - Wheeler and Murdoch (1973) (TV) .... Buddy Shore
- "Maude" .... Henry (1 episode, 1972)
- Flashback (1972) TV episode .... Henry - Man in the Middle (1972) (TV)
- Call Her Mom (1972) (TV) .... President Hardgrove
- "Love, American Style" .... Don (segment 'Love and the House Bachelor') (1 episode, 1971)
- Love and the Particular Girl/Love and the Fountain of Youth/Love and the House Bachelor/Love and the Waitress (1971) TV episode .... Don (segment 'Love and the House Bachelor') - "The Doris Day Show" .... Charlie Webb (1 episode, 1971)
- The Albatross (1971) TV episode .... Charlie Webb - "The Virginian" .... Alonzo (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- The Angus Killer (1971) TV episode .... Alonzo - "Nanny and the Professor" .... Uncle Bob Everett (1 episode, 1971)
- Separate Rooms (1971) TV episode .... Uncle Bob Everett - L'occhio del ragno (1971) .... Prof. Orson Krüger
... aka Eye of the Spider - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Harry Haynes / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Hiring the Secretary (1970) TV episode .... Harry Haynes
- Guess Whose Dinner Is Coming to Freddie? (1968) TV episode .... Movie Director - San Francisco International (1970) (TV) .... Lester Scott
... aka San Francisco International Airport - "The Name of the Game" .... Jack Newell / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- The Brass Ring (1970) TV episode .... Jack Newell
- High on a Rainbow (1968) TV episode .... Sullivan - Company of Killers (1970) (TV) .... Sam Cahill
... aka The Hit Team
... aka The Protectors - Il prezzo del potere (1969) .... President James Garfield
... aka La muerte de un presidente (Spain)
... aka Texas (UK)
... aka The Price of Power - La battaglia d'Inghilterra (1969) .... Air Marshal George Taylor
... aka Battle Command (USA: reissue title)
... aka Battle Squadron
... aka Eagles Over London (USA)
... aka El largo día del águila (Spain)
... aka Sur ordres du Führer (France) - Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) .... Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison
- Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968) .... Father Chase: The 'In' Group
- "The Danny Thomas Hour" .... Charlie Snow (1 episode, 1967)
- Is Charlie Coming? (1967) TV episode .... Charlie Snow - Divorce American Style (1967) .... Al Yearling
- The Doomsday Flight (1966) (TV) .... Capt. Anderson
- "Batman" .... The Minstrel (2 episodes, 1966)
- Barbecued Batman (1966) TV episode .... The Minstrel
- The Minstrel's Shakedown (1966) TV episode .... The Minstrel - "Ben Casey" .... Frank Dawson (1 episode, 1965)
- A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette (1965) TV episode .... Frank Dawson - American in Paris (1964) (TV) .... James Devlin
- Wives and Lovers (1963) .... Bill Austin
- "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Joe Robertson (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The June Allyson Show"
- The Women Who (1960) TV episode .... Joe Robertson - "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Terry Tyler (1 episode, 1960)
- Loving Arms (1960) TV episode .... Terry Tyler - The Enemy General (1960) .... Allan Lemaire
- "General Electric Theater" .... Jimmy Devlin (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- At Your Service (1960) TV episode .... Jimmy Devlin - Subway in the Sky (1959) .... Maj. Baxter Grant
- Beyond This Place (1959) .... Paul Mathry
... aka Web of Evidence (USA) - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Frank Gilette (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
- Deadfall (1959) TV episode .... Frank Gilette - The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) .... Sgt. Hans Von Kroner/Sgt. Leonard Richardson
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV) .... Pied Piper/Truson
- Action of the Tiger (1957) .... Carson
- Kelly and Me (1957) .... Len Carmody
- Slander (1956) .... Scott Ethan Martin
- 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) .... Phillip Hannon
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) .... Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
- The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) .... Donald Martin/Eric Bell
... aka Beyond the River (UK) - The End of the Affair (1955) .... Maurice Bendrix
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) .... Charles Wills
- Brigadoon (1954) .... Jeff Douglas
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) .... Lt. Steve Maryk
- Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) .... Lt. (jg) Howard Thayer
... aka Panther Squadron - Siege at Red River (1954) .... Capt. James S. Simmons/Jim Farraday
... aka Gatling Gun (USA) - Easy to Love (1953) .... Ray Lloyd
- Remains to Be Seen (1953) .... Waldo Williams
- Confidentially Connie (1953) .... Joe Bedloe
- Plymouth Adventure (1952) .... John Alden
- Washington Story (1952) .... Joseph T. Gresham
... aka Target for Scandal (UK) - When in Rome (1952) .... Father John X. Halligan
- Invitation (1952) .... Daniel I. 'Dan' Pierce
- Too Young to Kiss (1951) .... Eric Wainwright
- It's a Big Country (1951) .... Rev. Adam Burch
- Go for Broke! (1951) .... Lt. Michael Grayson
- Three Guys Named Mike (1951) .... Mike Lawrence
- Grounds for Marriage (1951) .... Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
- Duchess of Idaho (1950) .... Dick Layne
- The Big Hangover (1950) .... David Muldon
- Battleground (1949) .... Holley
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949) .... Andrew Delby Larkin
- Scene of the Crime (1949) .... Mike Conovan
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949) .... Professor Richard Michaels
... aka Mother Knows Best (UK) - Command Decision (1948) .... Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
- State of the Union (1948) .... 'Spike' McManus
... aka The World and His Wife (UK) - The Bride Goes Wild (1948) .... Greg Rawlings
- The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) .... Henry Carson
- High Barbaree (1947) .... Alec Brooke
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) .... Bandleader in Elite Club
- No Leave, No Love (1946) .... Sgt. Michael Hanlon
- Easy to Wed (1946) .... William Stevens 'Bill' Chandler
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946) (scenes deleted) .... Specialty
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title) - American Creed (1946)
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) .... Captain James Hollis
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) .... Major Thomas Milvaine
- Between Two Women (1945) .... Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) .... Ted Lawson - Crew of the Ruptured Duck
- Three Men in White (1944) .... Dr. Randall 'Red' Ames
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) .... Sam Bennett
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) .... John Dyckman Brown III
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) .... Ted Randall
- Madame Curie (1943) .... Reporter
- Pilot #5 (1943) .... Everett Arnold
... aka Pilot No. 5 - Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) .... Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams
... aka Crazy to Kill (UK) - The Human Comedy (1943) .... Marcus Macauley
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) .... Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams
- Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) (uncredited) .... Lieutenant Wade Hall
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Michael Fitzpatrick
- For the Common Defense! (1942) .... Agent Pritchard
... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 37: For the Common Defense (USA: series title) - Murder in the Big House (1942) .... Bert Bell
... aka Born for Trouble (USA: reissue title)
... aka Human Sabotage (UK) - Personalities (1942) (uncredited)
- Too Many Girls (1940) (uncredited) .... Chorus boy #41
Soundtrack:
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode #4.22 (1967) TV episode (performer: "Wilkommen", "Let's Make a Movie") - The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV) (performer: "How Can I Tell You?", "Feats of the Piper", "Flim Flam Floo", "Fool's Gold", "How Can I Tell You?" (reprise)) ("In The Hall of the Mountain King")
- Kelly and Me (1957) (performer: "SINGING A VAGABOND SONG", "BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME?", "SIDE BY SIDE")
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) (performer: "I'll Always Believe in You", "Cindy", "La Marseillaise")
- Brigadoon (1954) (performer: "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean" (uncredited))
- Remains to Be Seen (1953) (performer: "Too Marvelous for Words", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)")
- Duchess of Idaho (1950) (performer: "Let's Choo Choo Choo to Idaho", "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right")
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) (performer: "I Won't Dance" (uncredited))
- Easy to Wed (1946) (performer: "Bonecu de Pixe")
Self:
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) TV mini-series .... Himself (interviewed)
- 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Bacall on Bogart (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) .... Himself - Host
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode #3.7 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Episode dated 19 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
... aka "Laugh-In"
- Episode #2.15 (1969) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #2.6 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
- Episode dated 6 January 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Lucy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Guess Who Owes Lucy $23.50 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 24 October 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 December 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 November 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Personality" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1968)
- Episode dated 11 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1968)
- Episode #5.21 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #4.22 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
- Episode #3.32 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #2.14 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Himself - Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Appearance - "The Danny Thomas Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- America, I Love You (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 19th Annual Tony Awards (1965) .... Himself - Co-host
- "Toast of the Town" .... Singer / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1964)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #18.4 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
- Episode #17.25 (1964) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #16.8 (1962) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #8.10 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1963)
- Episode dated 30 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 12 June 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 22 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 22 November 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 10 April 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 2 April 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "The Jack Paar Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 21 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - What About Linda? (1961) (TV) .... Himself
... aka March of Dimes, What About Linda (USA: complete title) - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #3.33 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.17 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.25 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
- "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka "Chrysler Shower of Stars"
- Episode #4.6 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Skits & Sketches (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
- Jack's Life Story (1957) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "Letter to Loretta" .... Himself - Guest Host (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
- Katy (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- The Last Spring (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host - "The Name's the Same" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Episode dated 5 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
- Episode dated 22 June 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "I Love Lucy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
- The Dancing Star (1955) TV episode .... Himself - The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (1955) (TV) .... Himself - Comedian
- Screen Snapshots: Hopalong in Hoppy Land (1951) .... Himself
- Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951) .... Himself
- Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V) .... Andrew Delby Larkin
- Hollywood Legends: Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Temple (2001) (V)
- Junket Whore (1998) .... Himself
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself, film clip
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Pfc. Holly
- That's Entertainment! (1974)
-
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer - The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Mia and Roman (1968) .... Himself
- Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #8.22 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - The Cinematographer (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself
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