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1. Wiseguy (1987–1990)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vincent Terranova is an agent with the Organized Crime Bureau infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations, struggling to remain true to himself while becoming close to the criminal leaders he is sworn to bring down.

Stars: Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ken Wahl, Dwight Koss

Votes: 2,929

2. The Wanderers (1979)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, John Friedrich, Toni Kalem

Votes: 12,401 | Gross: $0.01M

3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)

TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 4,259

4. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello

Votes: 7,013 | Gross: $29.20M

5. Jinxed! (1982)

R | 103 min | Comedy

Bette Midler is on a roll through Reno, Vegas, and Tahoe with Rip Torn as her semi-professional gambler husband, and Ken Wahl as a seductive blackjack dealer. In HD.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery

Votes: 1,260 | Gross: $2.87M

6. The Favor (1994)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

With 15 year reunion coming up, Kathy has sexual fantasies of her high school sweetheart. She's married, so she sends her BFF to check him out and report back. Things get complicated.

Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Bill Pullman, Brad Pitt

Votes: 3,165 | Gross: $3.13M

7. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.

Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker

Votes: 1,260

8. The Soldier (1982)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.

Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, Jeremiah Sullivan, William Prince

Votes: 1,528 | Gross: $6.33M

9. Purple Hearts (1984)

R | 116 min | Drama, War

In middle of the Vietnam War, a Navy surgeon and a nurse fall in love. Their affection for one another provides a striking contrast to the violence of warfare.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd, Stephen Lee, Annie McEnroe

Votes: 996 | Gross: $2.08M

10. The Gladiator (1986 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A road warrior vigilante avenges his brother's death at the hands of a crazy motorist by using his souped-up pickup to apprehend drunken drivers and others who abuse their driving privileges.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, Robert Culp, Stan Shaw

Votes: 848

11. The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985 TV Movie)

95 min | Action, War

During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Reisman to pick 12 soldiers from the military prison for the dangerous mission of killing a Nazi General.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ken Wahl, Larry Wilcox

Votes: 2,607

12. Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A drunken deer hunter, his pilot colleague and his daughter compete with a treasure hunter to reach a lake in New Zealand and uncover a WWII-era plane wreck carrying a fortune in gold.

Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard

Votes: 1,156

13. The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

A group of embittered ex-cops use a chemical spill to raid the banks and homes of Beverly Hills.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak, Robert Davi

Votes: 1,380 | Gross: $0.94M

14. Wiseguy (1996 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

Vinnie Terranova is back, foiling a staged kidnaping of computer mogul Paul Callendar's son in order to probe possible inside information brokering. Meanwhile, McPike is having a hard time ... See full summary »

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Ken Wahl, Debrah Farentino, Ted Levine, Jim Byrnes

Votes: 413

15. Omega Syndrome (1986)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.

Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Ken Wahl, George DiCenzo, Xander Berkeley, Nicole Eggert

Votes: 371

16. Running Scared (1980)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies.

Director: Paul Glickler | Stars: Ken Wahl, Judge Reinhold, Annie McEnroe, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 451

17. Search for Grace (1994 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman haunted by disturbing flashbacks discovers through hypnotherapy that she and her boyfriend led parallel lives with a doomed couple from 1927.

Director: Sam Pillsbury | Stars: Lisa Hartman, Ken Wahl, Richard Masur, Suzzanne Douglas

Votes: 132

18. The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989 TV Special)

Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.

Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Paula Abdul, Debbie Allen, Bea Arthur, Peter Baldwin

Votes: 43

19. Double Dare (1985)

60 min | Drama

Billy Diamond's career as a thief takes a sudden turn as, once caught, he goes to work as an undercover agent for the San Francisco Police Department while continuing his high-living lifestyle.

Stars: Billy Dee Williams, Ken Wahl, Joseph Maher, Janet Carroll

Votes: 29

20. Inglorious Treksperts (2018 Podcast Series)

Not Rated | Talk-Show

The world's foremost Treksperts, Mark A. Altman (writer/producer, Free Enterprise and author of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission) and Daren Dochterman (visual effects supervisor; Star... See full summary »

Stars: Daren Dochterman, Mark A. Altman, Ashley Miller, Robert Meyer Burnett

Votes: 27

21. Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed (2012)

91 min | Documentary, Adventure, Crime

SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES A Nation Betrayed is a compelling compilation of expert testimony, undercover footage and true life stories shot against the dramatic backdrops of the American countryside.

Director: Katia Louise | Stars: Katia Louise, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Paula Bacon, Linda Gray

Votes: 12

22. Deck 78: An Inglorious Treksperts Podcast (2022 Podcast Series)

Not Rated | Talk-Show

FIRE THE ROCKETS! It's time to join the Decksperts on DECK 78 from the creators of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS as they talk Star Trek & Beyond with a myriad sci-fi, fantasy and horror subjects ... See full summary »

Stars: Daren Dochterman, Ashley Miller, Mark A. Altman, Steven Melching

23. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Pilot (1987)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

FBI Agent Vinnie serves 18 months in prison to establish cover to infiltrate the Mob. He impresses the crime boss and earns himself a job, opening the door to access the mafia's highest echelons.

Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 346

24. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode: The Barbi Twins (2001)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

The documentary covered the lives and careers of the Barbi Twins.

Stars: Shane Barbi, Sia Barbi, Phil Crowley, Chris DeRose

Votes: 12

25. Double Dare (1985)
Episode: Double Negative (1985)

60 min | Drama

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Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Billy Dee Williams, Ken Wahl, Joseph Maher, Jennifer Warren

26. Double Dare (1985)
Episode: Now You See It, Now You See It (1985)

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Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Billy Dee Williams, Ken Wahl, Joseph Maher, Janet Carroll

27. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode: Jay Leno (guest host), Ken Wahl, Kevin Pollak, Brock Yates, The Manhattan Transfer (1991)

TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen

28. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: 7th Avenue Freeze Out (1988)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie goes undercover for the O.C.B. as a garment-center security consultant to keep the new wave of organized crime leadership from destroying a father-and-son business.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ron Silver

Votes: 41

29. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: A Deal's a Deal (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sonny's cruel punishment of a lounge singer who wants out of his contract triggers a cascade of events that leads to Vinnie's being photographed with McPike -- a photo that is to be delivered to Sonny.

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 68

30. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: A One Horse Town (1990)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie goes underground as a small-town deputy to root out the corruption in a company town run by one man -- the reclusive Old Man Volchek.

Director: Peter D. Marshall | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Steve Ryan

Votes: 30

31. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: A Rightful Place (1989)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Don Aiuppo battles to survive an attempted assassination, Vinnie takes his place at the commission table, determined to bring down the family member who ordered the hit.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Patti D'Arbanville

Votes: 174

32. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: All or Nothing (1989)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While David and Eli move to close their most important knock-off dress deal ever, Pinzolo uses the same deal -- and information from someone close to David - in an attempt to bury Eli and Elrose Fashions for good.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Gillian Barber

Votes: 35

33. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: And It Comes Out Here (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Corrupt music mogul Winston Newquay tries to buy out Vinnie's Dead Dog Records, but he instead opts to merge with Isaac Twine's company, Shakala. Newquay tries to take away Vinnie's contracted star, Diana Price.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Tim Curry

Votes: 27

34. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Aria for Don Aiuppo (1988)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Vinnie's mother falls in love with an organized crime boss, rekindling a romance that began in the old country, the O.C.B. asks Vinnie to intervene.

Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, James Costy

Votes: 33

35. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Battle of the Barge (1989)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Cerrico and Tommy Chin tangle over rights to the carting business in Chinatown, Vinnie has to balance his undercover role as a mobster with his responsibility to the OCB.

Directors: Bill Corcoran, Robert Iscove | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, François Chau

Votes: 166

36. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Blood Dance (1988)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After rejecting an offer to finance a coup d'etat in the Caribbean, Mel Profitt becomes obsessed with a supposed voodoo death curse, and Vinnie, horrified, can only watch as Mel's personality begins to disintegrate.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, William Russ

Votes: 69

37. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Brrump-Bump! (1990)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As McPike is near death in a coma, Kousakis plans to kill Boden and Weiss from his hideaway in Father Patrick's church.

Director: Peter D. Marshall | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Vincent Guastaferro

Votes: 24

38. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Call It Casaba (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After Vinnie puts the Shakala Records investigation to rest, he and McPike take a trip to the mountains with Lifeguard, whose real-life problems may force him to quit the OCB.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Patti D'Arbanville

Votes: 27

39. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Date with an Angel (1988)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Roger Loccoco in effect signs his own death warrant by testifying to a Senate committee about a cabal within the U.S. intelligence community, but to back him up he needs Vinnie to testify ... See full summary »

Director: Les Sheldon | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, William Russ

Votes: 54

40. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Day Four (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the funeral of the assassinated economist Andrew Valenti, Vinnie accelerates his investigation into the covert plot behind the professor's murder.

Director: Reynaldo Villalobos | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Norman Lloyd

Votes: 24

41. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Day Nine (1989)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a Senate executive session, a falsely accused Vinnie is systematically stripped of his honor, even as Gen. Masters' diabolical scheme is exposed.

Director: Les Sheldon | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Norman Lloyd

Votes: 31

42. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Day One (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In order to avenge his disruption of the plot to takeover Isle Pavot, Vinnie is drawn into a plot to destabilize the Japanese economy led by Admiral Strichen and General Leland Masters.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Norman Lloyd

Votes: 23

43. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Day Seven (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The pieces of the diplomatic puzzle begin to come together for Vinnie as General Masters puts the final touches on his plot to make Vinnie the fall guy.

Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Norman Lloyd

Votes: 27

44. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Dead Dog Lives (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie and Frank hatch a plan to use a record company OCB acquired to gain entry into the corrupt music industry. Their target is a powerful player named Winston Newquay (Tim Curry).

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Pamela Adlon

Votes: 49

45. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Dirty Little Wars (1988)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With Mel and Susan Profitt undone, McPike begins dismantling their empire, but Vinnie demands to stay on the case to get to the bottom of Roger Lococco's ties to a rogue CIA operation to stage a Caribbean coup d'etat.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, William Russ

Votes: 48

46. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Fascination for the Flame (1988)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie, now a bodyguard for the Profitts, gets his first trial by fire when Mel Profitt, the brilliant but paranoid overlord of an international crime empire, disrupts the wedding of an associate, who retaliates by kidnapping Susan.

Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, William Russ

Votes: 73

47. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Going Home (1988)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie's resignation from the Organized Crime Bureau leads him home and into a hotbed of racial hatred.

Director: Les Sheldon | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Tim Guinee

Votes: 39

48. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Heir to the Throne (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cerrico moves to consolidate his power within the commission and asks Don Aiuppo for his blessing, but the unforgiving don, who blames Albert for the death of his son 20 years before, plans... See full summary »

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, George Petrie

Votes: 176

49. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Hello Buckwheat (1990)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie bolts after watching Stem kill himself by electrocuting himself, which was the same way Sonny Steelgrave killed himself. Frank doesn't know what he's going to do now in regards to ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Sanger | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Steve Ryan

Votes: 33

50. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: High Dollar Bop (1989)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vinnie and his record producer Johnny Medley try to steal Eddie Tempest, a hot property, from Winston Newquay. Newquay has Medley beaten severely. In a no-limit poker game, Newquay wins ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Tim Curry

Votes: 54