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"Dick Tracy" (1950): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Still battling the Spider, the Spider Ring and his brother, Dick Tracy's leg is caught in submarine's mooring line, pulling him under the waves.
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) -- Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball...
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) -- Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.
Dick Tracy (1945) -- Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds...
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Overview

Date of Birth:
20 November 1900, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA more
Date of Death:
11 May 1985, Woodstock, Illinois, USA more
Mini Biography:
Chester Gould was interested in comics from an early age. He wrote and... more
Trivia:
Creator of comic strip "Dick Tracy." more
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Top 9 of '09: Comic Books and Graphic Novels
 (From FEARnet. 22 December 2009, 9:00 AM, PST)
Review: 'Vatican Hustle' by Greg Houston: Blaxploitation comics... the way you never expected them!
 (From Comicmix. 9 December 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Actor, Self
Writer:
  1. Dick Tracy (1990) (VG) (characters & comic strip)
  2. Dick Tracy (1990) (characters created by)
  3. Dick Tracy (1990) (TV) (comic strip characters)

  4. "Archie's TV Funnies" (1971) TV series (comic strip Dick Tracy)

  5. Dick Tracy (1967) (TV) (characters)
  6. "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Mr. Magoo's Dick Tracy and the Mob (1965) TV episode (comic strip)
  7. "The Dick Tracy Show" (1961) TV series (unknown episodes)

  8. "Dick Tracy" (38 episodes, 1950-1953)
        - Dick Tracy and Influence (1953) TV episode (comic strip characters)
        - Dick Tracy meets Heels Beals (1951) TV episode (comic strip characters) (uncredited)
        - B.B. Eyes: Part 2 (1951) TV episode (comic strip characters)
        - The Case of the Dangerous Dollars (1951) TV episode (comic strip characters)
        - The Egyptian Mummy Case (1951) TV episode (comic strip characters)
          (33 more)

  9. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) (comic strip characters)
    ... aka Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
    ... aka Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure (UK)
  10. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) (comic strip characters)
    ... aka Mark of the Claw (UK)
  11. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) (comic strip)
  12. Dick Tracy (1945) (comic strip)
    ... aka Dick Tracy, Detective (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Splitface (UK)
  13. Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) (comic strip characters)
    ... aka Dick Tracy vs. the Phantom Empire (USA: TV title)

  14. Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) (character)
  15. Dick Tracy Returns (1938) (comic strip characters)
  16. Dick Tracy (1937/II) (characters)
  17. Dick Tracy (1937/I) (comic strip)
Actor:
  1. The Fall of Blackhawk (1912) .... General Winfield Scott
Self:
  1. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1950-1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.30 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #7.32 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.52 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.28 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 22 April 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  4. Toute la mémoire du monde (1956) .... Extra
    ... aka Toute la mémoire du monde - Encyclopédie de Paris numéro cinq (France: long title)

  5. People on Paper (1945) .... Himself
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 55: People on Paper (USA: series title)

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Genres:
Drama | Crime | Action | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Detective | Dick Tracy | Based On Comic Strip more

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