Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With David McLean

1. Perry Mason (1957–1966)

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

The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.

Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins

Votes: 11,860

2. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 8,767

3. Bonanza (1959–1973)

TV-PG | 49 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 11,013

4. Days of Our Lives (1965– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.

Stars: Deidre Hall, Kristian Alfonso, Drake Hogestyn, Alison Sweeney

Votes: 7,438

5. The Virginian (1962–1971)

TV-PG | 75 min | Western

Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.

Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane

Votes: 3,166

6. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western

Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.

Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon

Votes: 2,415

7. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.

Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke

Votes: 17,464

8. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.

Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Reuben Collins, Richard Hatch

Votes: 6,911

9. The Fugitive (1963–1967)

TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.

Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch

Votes: 4,700

10. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.

Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson

Votes: 1,048

11. Ironside (1967–1975)

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

Wheelchair-using, crime-fighting detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.

Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson

Votes: 4,100

12. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

G | 131 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid

Votes: 40,469 | Gross: $3.42M

13. Laramie (1959–1963)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.

Stars: Robert Fuller, John Smith, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes

Votes: 1,482

14. Nevada Smith (1966)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, Western

A half-American Indian and half-white teenager evolves into a hardened killer as he tracks down his parents' murderers.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 9,114 | Gross: $14.17M

15. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)

TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.

Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens

Votes: 2,291

16. Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

PG | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

In rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.

Director: John 'Bud' Cardos | Stars: William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler

Votes: 6,184 | Gross: $17.00M

17. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.

Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre

Votes: 6,669

18. Lancer (1968–1970)

60 min | Western

A tyrannical owner of a vast ranch recruits his two estranged and vastly opposite sons to maintain an uneasy alliance as they fight off forces that would destroy the ranch.

Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Elizabeth Baur

Votes: 421

19. Thriller (1960–1962)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.

Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley

Votes: 1,661

20. Deathsport (1978)

R | 82 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Futuristic Science Fiction about a sport to the death, using "destructocycles".

Directors: Allan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor, Roger Corman | Stars: David Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard Lynch, William Smithers

Votes: 2,461

21. Sugarfoot (1957–1961)

60 min | Western

Correspondence-school law graduate Tom Brewster travels west to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his "cowboy" abilities leave a lot to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", which is one step lower than a "Tenderfoot".

Stars: Will Hutchins, Charles Fredericks, Gil Perkins, Don 'Red' Barry

Votes: 457

22. The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)

30 min | Western

An old former Army scout and his grandson search the west for the man's son, a gunfighter on the run.

Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Jason Evers, Chuck Horne

Votes: 471

23. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)

60 min | Adventure

The show follows the adventures of two free-lance magazine writers based in Hawaii.

Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Gary Lockwood

Votes: 81

24. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').

Stars: Dick Powell, David Niven, June Allyson, Oscar Beregi Jr.

Votes: 210

25. X-15 (1961)

107 min | Drama, History

During the Cold War in the 1960s the U.S.A.F. and NASA tested the experimental rocket-powered aircraft X-15 that set altitude and speed records and reached the edge of outer space.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: David McLean, Charles Bronson, Ralph Taeger, Brad Dexter

Votes: 755

26. The Strangler (1964)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.

Director: Burt Topper | Stars: Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison

Votes: 1,094

27. Tate (1960)

30 min | Western

The adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.

Stars: David McLean, Don Wilbanks, Robert Redford, Ted Markland

Votes: 136

28. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)

60 min | Music

Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »

Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres

Votes: 120

29. Tales of the Unexpected (1977)

60 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

"Tales of the Unexpected" was an anthology series presenting stories of suspense, mystery and science-fiction, usually with some sort of twist ending.

Stars: William Conrad, Lloyd Bridges, Ronny Cox, Joanna Pettet

Votes: 153

30. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)

60 min | Drama

Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »

Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi

Votes: 141

31. The Silent Call (1961)

Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Drama

When young Guy Brancato's parents have to move from Elko, Nevada to Los Angeles, California, they are unable to take Guy's dog Pete. Guy is angry at his parents and even more distressed ... See full summary »

Director: John A. Bushelman | Stars: Gail Russell, David McLean, Roger Mobley, Roscoe Ates

Votes: 141

32. Slattery's People (1964–1965)

60 min | Drama

Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.

Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart

Votes: 118

33. G.E. True (1962–1963)

30 min | Adventure, Drama

Episodes based on stories from "True" magazine.

Stars: Jack Webb, Felix Reinsch, Kurt Kreuger, Charles H. Radilak

Votes: 35

34. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)

30 min | Talk-Show

Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.

Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan

Votes: 169

35. Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977)

R | 95 min | Biography, Drama

When maverick first-time director Howard Hughes has to recast the female lead in his aerial war picture Hell's Angels (1930), he chooses a fiery, unknown movie extra named Jean Harlow, launching both of their Hollywood careers in the process.

Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: Victor Holchak, Lindsay Bloom, David McLean, Charles Aidikoff

Votes: 57

36. The Right Approach (1961)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, Music

The story of five fun-loving young bachelors who live together in a converted nightclub in the Hollywood Hills. Newcomer Leo Mack is a young Hollywood hopeful who stirs up trouble when he ... See full summary »

Director: David Butler | Stars: Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse, Gary Crosby

Votes: 121

37. Captain Fathom (1955 TV Movie)

26 min | Adventure

While traveling in enemy waters, Captain Fathom and his crew detect an anomalous reading of radioactivity. The submariners investigate and discover a huge bomb lying on the ocean bottom. ... See full summary »

Directors: Maurice Kline, Gustav Della Valle | Stars: Don Megowan, Richard H. Cutting, Barbara Wilson, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 18

38. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
Episode: Cry Out in Silence (1962)

30 min | Drama

Actress Laura Bennett (Celeste Holm) must undergo a serious throat operation that may end her career.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Fred Astaire, Philip Bourneuf, Celeste Holm, Dayton Lummis

39. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: Emily (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Little Joe catches a glimpse in town of an old love, not knowing she's now a married woman--and willing to lie Joe into a hangman's noose if he doesn't give her what she wants.

Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Beth Brickell

Votes: 91

40. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: Return Engagement (1970)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Eleven years after Lotta Crabtree's last stop in Virginia City caused trouble for a young Joe Cartwright, actress Lotta Crabtree's daughter returns for another engagement in the Nevada town... See full summary »

Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, David Canary

Votes: 84

41. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: The Witness (1973)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

A man posing as Candy robs one of Ben's elderly business associates. During the robbery, the woman suffers a fatal heart attack. Candy is quickly arrested and brought to trial.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Mitch Vogel, David Canary

Votes: 87

42. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode: A Matter of Vengeance (1970)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western

Just before he is due to be married, Mason encounters a man he believes is the same man who destroyed his family's home when he was a child. Daniel tries to show him revenge is not the answer, especially when based upon a boyhood memory.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon

Votes: 36

43. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1965)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Romance

At the police station, young Julie Olson is given a gentle lecture by Dr. Horton, her grandfather. Her Uncle Mickey, a lawyer, is more harsh. At the Hortons, Marie enjoys time with her fiancé, Tony, when he has a strange dizzy spell.

Stars: Macdonald Carey, Maree Cheatham, John Clarke, David McLean

Votes: 34

44. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: A Book of Spanish Grammar (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Stephen Austin travels to the Mexican City to purchase land in their territory of Texas to purchase land for American settlers. His traveling companion is Valdez who wonders why Austin risks so much for strangers.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: David McLean, Rodolfo Acosta, Ricky Vera, Eugene Iglesias

Votes: 22

45. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: A Gift from Father Tapis (1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Father de la Cuesta has replaced the deceased Father Tapis and is curious why the padre ordered a hand organ for the mission. Father and Jose refuse to leave when Joaquin and his renegades become a threat, using the organ to save the day.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dale Robertson, Ned Romero, David McLean, Ruben Moreno

Votes: 24

46. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: A Saint of Travelers (1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Bishop Lamy and Tom Forbes head across the desert with Blue Feather, angry at his sister's conversion, in deadly pursuit. Tom learns about faith when the bishop stops to aid a man ill with cholera, then faces off with Blue Feather.

Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Robert Ellenstein, Scott Graham, Joaquín Martínez, Ronald McCarthy

Votes: 19

47. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Death in the Desert (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

The Paiute tribe have their own traditions concerning justice but when there is a killing, the white settlers want the guilty punished by their system.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: David McLean, Don Megowan, Valentin de Vargas, Tom Nardini

Votes: 29

48. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Stubborn Mule Hill (1963)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Kit Carson, while scouting for the army, finds an old friend Edward believed killed in a massacre. Informing him his fiance has married the lieutenant vows revenge but an ambush by hostile Indians leads to a change of heart.

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: David McLean, Charles Bateman, Russell Johnson, Robert Carson

Votes: 24

49. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: 330 Independence S.W. (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

An investigator goes undercover, posing as a trucker to find out who's being smuggling illegal pep pills.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Dick Powell, William Bendix, David McLean, Julie Adams

Votes: 13

50. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Way Down Cellar: Part 1 (1968)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Beans, Skeeter, and Frank are three friends out exploring when they come across an old house with mysterious occupants that warrants further investigation by the trio.

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Butch Patrick, Sheldon Collins, Lindy Davis, Richard Bakalyan

Votes: 23