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The Hawaiians (1970) -- Charlton Heston brings to the island a shipload of Chinese slaves to work the plantation fields.  With Asian Tina Chen at his side, Heston creates a thriving pineapple plantation.
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Enlisted to investigate an ex-racketeer suspected of heading a local crime syndicate, McGarrett follows a hunch that the politician seeking to indict the accused man is involved in some dirty dealings of his own
The Sea Chase (1955) -- As World War II begins, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gantlet of Allied warships.
Carnival Story (1954) -- An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama.
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 3: Episode 15 -- The crew is joined by Captain Adams, the soul survivor of an ill-fated missile launch, in search of the mysterious force responsible for the disaster.

Overview

Date of Death:

24 September 2003, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Handsome, blond-haired, steely-eyed villain in many film Westerns. He... more

Trivia:

Attended Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Graduated from the... more

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Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. M Station: Hawaii (1980) (TV) Admiral Lincoln 1980 - 7.4 (17)
- 2. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Jonathan Kaye / 9 characters not shown (11 episodes, 1969-1980) 1980 - 7.7 (867)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
11 TV episodes: 6 episodes not shown.
- 3. "Barnaby Jones" (1973)   Capt. Groden (2 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 6.9 (239)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. "Police Story" (1973)   Commander Tully / Sergeant Allison (2 episodes, 1973-1975) 1975 - 7.5 (150)
2 TV episodes:
- 5. "Ironside" (1967)   Louis Blaine (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.1 (312)
AKAs:
  • The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1971)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 7. The Seven Minutes (1971) Frank Griffith 1971 - 6.0 (127)
- 8. "This Is the Life" (1952)   Tom (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 10.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Fisher Family (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Insight" (1960)   Art (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 6.6 (38)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Virginian" (1962)   Seth Wheeler (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Hawaiians (1970)   Janders 1970 - 5.9 (397)
AKAs:
  • Master of the Islands (UK)
- 12. Impasse (1969/I) Hansen 1969 - 5.1 (107)
- 13. "Daniel Boone" (1964)   Joseph Montgomery / Lehman Henderson (2 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - 7.5 (214)
2 TV episodes:
- 14. "Cimarron Strip" (1967)   Tate (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.7 (78)
1 TV episode:
- 15. The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Charlie 1967 - 4.4 (135)
- 16. Return of the Gunfighter (1967)   Clay Sutton 1967 - 6.2 (91)
AKAs:
  • Wyatt
- 17. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)   Dr. King (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.5 (375)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "The Time Tunnel" (1966)   Major Hoffman (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.6 (461)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Bonanza" (1959)   Jed Ferguson / Lem Partridge (2 episodes, 1962-1966) 1966 - 7.3 (1,147)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 20. Nevada Smith (1966) Jack Rudabough 1966 - 6.9 (2,053)
- 21. Johnny Reno (1966) Jess Yates 1966 - 5.5 (115)
- 22. "Blue Light" (1966)   Colonel (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.2 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965)   Sheriff (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (32)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Town Tamer (1965) Lee Ring 1965 - 5.7 (32)
- 25. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Captain Cal Donohue (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Combat!" (1962)   Capt. Brauer (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.7 (461)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Ed Polk (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.0 (686)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "Rawhide" (1959)   Dan Madox / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1960-1964) 1964 - 8.2 (408)
3 TV episodes:
- 29. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963)   Ted Johnson (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.7 (29)
AKAs:
  • Crisis (USA: syndication title)
  • Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Death Valley Days" (1952)   Major Ben Roberts (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
  • The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
  • Trails West (USA: syndication title)
  • Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Grindl" (1963)   Norman (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 32. "Laramie" (1959)   Calvin Hawks / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1959-1962) 1962 - 8.0 (88)
5 TV episodes:
- 33. "The Rifleman" (1958)   Holt Coyle / Jay Jefferson (2 episodes, 1959-1962) 1962 - 8.1 (408)
2 TV episodes:
- 34. "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)   John Wesley Hardin / LaPorte (3 episodes, 1957-1961) 1961 - 8.1 (95)
3 TV episodes:
- 35. "The Tall Man" (1960)   Vince Obey (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.2 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1960)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.6 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "The Deputy" (1959)   Aces Thompson (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.4 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "The Grand Jury" (1959)   Harry Driscoll (40 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - -
40 TV episodes: 35 episodes not shown.
- 39. Guns of the Timberland (1960) Clay Bell 1960 - 5.5 (53)
- 40. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959)   Phil Ross (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.1 (26)
AKAs:
  • The June Allyson Show
1 TV episode:
- 41. "Law of the Plainsman" (1959)   Sheriff Max Chaffee (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 9.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Marshal John Welker / Sheriff Griff Evans (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 43. "Disneyland" (1954)   Al Barko (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "Pursuit" (1958)   Police captain (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.0 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "The Court of Last Resort" (1957)   Sam Larsen / Sam Farrell (26 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 6.1 (11)
26 TV episodes: 21 episodes not shown.
- 46. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Joe Trumbell (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 47. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Ike Clanton 1957 - 7.2 (3,708)
- 48. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Simon / Willis (2 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 49. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   Marshal Mark Strett (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 50. Showdown at Abilene (1956)   Dave Mosely 1956 - 6.8 (20)
AKAs:
  • Gun Shy (USA: alternative title)
- 51. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (2 episodes, 1956) 1956 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 52. "Warner Brothers Presents" (1955)   Harry Parker (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - -
1 TV episode:
- 53. "TV Reader's Digest" (1955)   Lester Miller (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.8 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 54. The Lone Ranger (1956) Reece Kilgore 1956 - 6.8 (237)
- 55. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 56. The Sea Chase (1955) Chief Officer Kirchner 1955 - 6.3 (842)
- 57. Destry (1954) Phil Decker 1954 - 6.3 (266)
- 58. Drums Across the River (1954) Frank Walker 1954 - 6.1 (126)
- 59. Carnival Story (1954) Frank Colloni 1954 - 5.6 (174)
- 60. Forbidden (1953) Justin Keit 1953 - 6.1 (72)
- 61. All I Desire (1953) Dutch Heineman 1953 - 7.0 (385)
- 62. The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) Stephen Cook 1953 - 5.1 (51)
- 63. The Vanquished (1953/I) Roger Hale 1953 - 5.0 (24)
- 64. Hurricane Smith (1952) Clobb 1952 - 4.9 (53)
- 65. Denver and Rio Grande (1952)   Johnny Buff 1952 - 5.5 (93)
AKAs:
  • Denver & Rio Grande (USA: promotional title)
- 66. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)   Klaus 1952 - 6.7 (3,879)
AKAs:
  • Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (USA: complete title)
- 67. Dear Brat (1951) Mr.Baxter 1951 - 6.2 (17)
- 68. The First Legion (1951) Dr. Peter Morrell 1951 - 7.6 (41)
- 69. Union Station (1950) Joe Beacom 1950 - 6.9 (461)
- 70. No Man of Her Own (1950) Stephen 'Steve' Morley 1950 - 7.6 (322)

Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1956, he starred in a pilot about a sailboat plying the South Seas called "James Michener Presents a South Pacific Adventure" which was scripted by James Michener and directed by Orville H. Hampton. The pilot wasn't picked up by any of the networks, but three years later the concept was reworked and became "Adventures in Paradise" (1959) starring Gardner McKay, which ran from 1959-1962. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Western | Mystery more


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