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Douglas Benton (1925–2000)

Producer | Writer | Director

Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, Douglas Benton was an oil field "roughneck, " a wartime bombardier/navigator cadet, a newscaster and an Associated Press bureau chief before moving to Hollywood and becoming story editor, associate producer and ultimately producer of TV's prestigious "General Electric Theater." His other TV producing credits include "Thriller... See full bio »

Born:

in Hollis, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Tarzana, California, USA
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David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel


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1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Death Goes to the Movies (1986) (producer)
– Breathing Room (Pilot) (1986) (producer)
 
1985 Code Name: Foxfire (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
– Slay It Again, Sam (1985) (supervising producer)
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Lovers and Other Killers (1984) (producer)
 
1983-1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series) (supervising producer: Hollywood - 21 episodes)
– I Witness (1984) (supervising producer: Hollywood)
– Dream a Little Dream (1984) (supervising producer: Hollywood)
– On Face Value (1984) (supervising producer: Hollywood)
– Holmes Is Where the Heart Is (1984) (supervising producer: Hollywood)
– Let the Punishment Fit the Crime (1984) (supervising producer: Hollywood)
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1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1982 Victims (TV movie) (producer)
 
1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie) (producer)
 
1980 Skag (TV series) (supervising producer - 6 episodes)
– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) (supervising producer)
– The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) (supervising producer)
– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) (supervising producer)
– The Wildcatters (1980) (supervising producer)
– In Trouble at 15 (1980) (supervising producer)
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1979 Undercover with the KKK (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Transplant (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 A Last Cry for Help (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974-1977 Police Woman (TV series) (producer - 39 episodes)
– Merry Christmas Waldo (1977) (producer)
– Silky Chamberlain (1977) (producer)
– Bondage (1977) (producer)
– Tennis Bum (1976) (producer)
– Sarah Who? (1976) (producer)
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1974 Punch and Jody (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973-1974 The Rookies (TV series) (producer - 10 episodes)
– Death Watch (1974) (producer)
– Time Lock (1974) (producer)
– Rolling Thunder (1974) (producer)
– Something Less Than a Man (1974) (producer)
– Eyewitness (1974) (producer)
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1973 Columbo (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Lovely But Lethal (1973) (producer)
 
1972-1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– The Mystery of Chalk Hill (1973) (producer)
– Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973) (producer)
– Mystery of the Green Feather (1972) (producer)
– Hangman's Wages (1972) (producer)
 
1972 The Snoop Sisters (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Female Instinct (1972) (producer)
 
1968-1972 Ironside (TV series) (producer - 41 episodes)
– His Fiddlers Three (1972) (producer)
– Achilles' Heel (1972) (producer)
– Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder (1972) (producer)
– Find a Victim (1972) (producer)
– But When She Was Bad (1971) (producer)
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1971 A Howling in the Woods (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1971) (producer)
 
1971 The NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie (TV series) (producer)
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Dark Is the Rainbow, Loud the Silence (1970) (producer)
 
1967-1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– Without Honor (1968) (producer)
– The Blue Moon Train (1968) (producer)
– Sound of a Drum (1968) (producer)
– Knife in the Darkness (1968) (producer)
– Heller (1968) (producer)
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1966-1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series) (producer - 29 episodes)
– The Kooky Spook Affair (1967) (producer)
– The High and the Deadly Affair (1967) (producer)
– The U.N.C.L.E. Samurai Affair (1967) (producer)
– The Double-O-Nothing Affair (1967) (producer)
– The Phi Beta Killer Affair (1967) (producer)
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1967 The Legend of Jud Starr (TV movie) (producer)
 
Dr. Kildare (TV series) (associate producer - 18 episodes, 1963-1965) (producer - 4 episodes, 1966)
– What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) (producer)
– A Patient Lost (1966) (producer)
– The Encroachment (1966) (producer)
– The Atheist and the True Believer (1966) (producer)
– Music Hath Charms (1965) (associate producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1962-1963 The Wide Country (TV series) (associate producer - 28 episodes)
– The Care and Handling of Tigers (1963) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– The Lucky Punch (1963) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– Yanqui, Go Home! (1963) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– The Girl from Nob Hill (1963) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– Farewell to Margarita (1963) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1961-1962 Thriller (TV series) (associate producer - 38 episodes)
– The Specialists (1962) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– The Lethal Ladies (1962) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– Man of Mystery (1962) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– Kill My Love (1962) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
– The Bride Who Died Twice (1962) (associate producer - as Doug Benton)
See all 38 episodes »
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1990 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
– My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1990) (written by)
 
1974-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
– Blind Terror (1978) (writer)
– Silky Chamberlain (1977) (writer)
– Sarah Who? (1976) (story)
– The Trick Book (1976) (written by)
– Task Force: Cop Killer: Part 2 (1976) (written by)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
– Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973) (story)
 
1972 The Bravos (TV movie) (story)
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
– The Bad Spell (1960) (writer)
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
– This Will Do Nicely (1959) (teleplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1975-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
– Sweet Kathleen (1978)
– Tigress (1978)
– Solitaire (1977)
– Farewell, Mary Jane (1975)
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
– Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973)
 
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1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series) (story editor)
 

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