Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Louis Hayward
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,163
2. The Pursuers (1961–1962)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bollinger pursues criminals and scoundrels on the mean streets of London with the aid of his trusty German Shepherd dog.
Stars: Louis Hayward, Gaylord Cavallaro, Robert Gallico, Geoffrey Hibbert
Votes: 18
3.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Backshooter
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A fugitive convinces Rowdy to bring him to the sheriff and hand over the reward to his wife. But the fugitive is murdered on the way to the sheriff, no wife can be found, and three friends of the fugitive are out to kill Rowdy.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock
Votes: 91
4.
The Magician (1973–1974)
Episode:
The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings
(1974)
45 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Someone is trying to kill a friend of Dominick's by detonating bombs and using marionettes and remote controlled toys. Tony's investigation brings him to a toy shop and he becomes the target of the mad man.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Bill Bixby, Joseph Sirola, Julian Christopher, Louis Hayward
Votes: 16
5. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,627
6. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.
Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto
Votes: 6,193
7. Golden Showcase (1961–1964)
60 min | Drama
Stars: John Fraser, George C. Scott, Susan Oliver, Louis Hayward
Votes: 15
8. Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963)
60 min | Crime, Mystery
A successor to Kraft Television Theater with a change of focus away from straight drama. The high productions remained along with the ability to attract well known talent.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Keir Dullea, John Ericson, Richard Anderson
Votes: 79
9. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
10. The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
30 min | Adventure
Michael Lanyard is a debonair gentleman who travels the world solving crimes and getting lawbreakers arrested. He operates on the edge of what is legal and occasionally finds time to romance the beautiful women he encounters.
Stars: Louis Hayward, John Doucette, Burt Mustin, James Anderson
Votes: 123
11. The Survivors (1969–1970)
60 min | Drama
Internal conflicts of a wealthy family, the Carlyles. A banking czar, his playboy son, his daughter engaged to a philanderer, they became entangled with South American politics.
Stars: Lana Turner, George Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 50
12.
Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode:
Who Killed the Jackpot?
(1965)
51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a wealthy banker is found murdered atop a seedy hotel's neon sign, a race to find the murderer develops between Burke and the beautiful private detective who was working for the dead man.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 53
13.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story)
(1954)
Adventure
The Lone Wolf is searching a passenger train for a man with a bomb.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Ernest Borgnine, Horace McMahon, Gladys Holland
Votes: 22
14. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 330
15. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
16. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
17.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Minister Story
(1954)
Adventure
Rev Hallam believes someone is trying to kill him and asks Lanyard to see what he can find out. Hallam suspects a certain person might be behind the attempts and hope Lanyard can resolve the issue.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Harry Morgan, Robert Osterloh, Dan Riss
Votes: 10
18.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Carnival Story
(1954)
Adventure
While visiting friends working for a circus, Lanyard becomes aware of an insurance investigator who has been assigned to the circus trying to discover where a large sum of money from a ... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Louis Hayward, Veola Vonn, Herbert Ellis, Marcel Rousseau
Votes: 16
19.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Chinese Story
(1954)
Adventure
Inhabitants of San Francisco's Chinatown are in an uproar after a series of killings believed undertaken by a local American. Lanyard must first confirm their suspicion is correct then ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Leonard Strong, Kam Tong, Barbara Jean Wong
Votes: 17
20. The Magician (1973–1974)
60 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
The cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter.
Stars: Bill Bixby, Julian Christopher, Keene Curtis, Joseph Sirola
Votes: 624
21. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
22.
Climax! (1954–1958)
Episode:
A Promise to Murder
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
A young lawyer is strangely agitated when his aunt takes up with a palm reader. His agitation increases as the palm reader's predictions for him come true.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Louis Hayward, Peter Lorre, Ann Harding, William Lundigan
Votes: 20
23.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
Pursuit
(1954)
30 min | Adventure
Lanyard is in San Francisco on the hunt for Anton Morgay when he is contacted by a woman claiming to be on the same quest. Lanyard joins forces with the woman but is doubtful of her motives of wanting to locate Anton.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Beverly Garland, Evelyn Scott, Michael Granger
Votes: 16
24.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Art Story
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard hears an old friend Pete Caseman is in trouble for murder and robbery. Lanyard knows the man well from their days together in the war. Lanyard is convinced Caseman is innocent and sets out to prove his case.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Rita Johnson, John Doucette, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 11
25. And Then There Were None (1945)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Seven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young
Votes: 16,678
26. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.
Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 997
27. Riverboat (1959–1961)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Grey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Dick Wessel, Jack Lambert, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 228
28. Decision (1958)
30 min | Drama
This 1958 summer replacement series for "The Loretta Young Show" consisted of pilots for other series such as a short version of "The Virginian" starring James Drury and "Man Against Crime"... See full summary »
Stars: James Drury, Michael Rennie, Mark Stevens, Merry Anders
Votes: 25
29.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Emerald Ring
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard is contacted by the millionaire Floyd Collins. The man is in a desperate search for fellow millionaire Helen Calder. Both are expected in court for a trustee meeting due in a few days.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Helen Westcott, Barney Phillips, Wally Cassell
Votes: 14
30.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Honolulu Story
(1954)
Adventure
Johnny Martin contacts Lanyard and asks him to investigate a series of murders that seem linked to a recently stolen ruby that was smuggled to Honolulu.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Louis Hayward, Kenneth Tobey, Philip Tonge, Serena Sande
Votes: 10
31.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Italian Story
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard travels to Chicago when he receives an urgent note from Joey Crocetti. A war time buddy who saved Lanyard in Italy during the war. Lanyard discovers Joey is on the run from the ... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Louis Hayward, Adele Mara, Carole Mathews, Paul Picerni
Votes: 7
32.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Long Beach Story (a.k.a. The Smuggling Story)
(1954)
30 min | Adventure
Returning from an overseas assignment Lanyard is suspected of being involved in a gem smuggling operation. He is pursued by private investigators and law enforcement as he attempts to clear... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Barbara Billingsley, Burt Mustin, Robert Nichols
Votes: 21
33.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Planetarium Story
(1955)
Adventure
Mike Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, is given the task of recovering vital microfilm with blueprints for a new weapon.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Louis Hayward, Steven Geray, Alan Dexter, Lou Krugman
Votes: 9
34. TV Reader's Digest (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Family-oriented stories from the pages of "Reader's Digest" were dramatized on film.
Stars: Hugh Reilly, Gene Raymond, Richard Reeves, Helen Mowery
Votes: 60
35.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Day of Reckoning
(1962)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An unfaithful wife taunts her husband that she's ditching him for a real man. As the drunken couple argue on the stern of a yacht, the normally timid husband shoves her overboard to drown. ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barry Sullivan, Claude Akins, Katharine Bard
Votes: 422
36.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Werewolf Story
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard is asked to investigate a series of death in a Balkan village. Mrs Grafton Bern has recently purchased a nearby castle and her financial advisor fears she may be in danger from werewolf attacks.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Doris Lloyd, John Wengraf, Teresa Tudor
Votes: 14
37.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Blue Lantern Story
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard is recruited by the Govt. to find out where all the top criminals have been disappearing to. He is to contact an agent named Anson is New York. Upon contact Anson is killed and the ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Henry Slate, Vici Raaf, Lewis Martin
Votes: 22
38.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Arena
(1954)
Adventure
A close friend of Michael's dies and Michael goes to see the grieving family. He instead finds the man's children arguing among themselves and accusing each other of murdering their father.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Louis Hayward, Willis Bouchey, William Phipps, Claudia Barrett
Votes: 14
39. Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 1,811
40.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
Plantation Story
(1954)
Adventure
Vance Connor on the verge of bankruptcy asks Lanyard to travel to the Philippines to investigate some under handed business activity he's discovered. The trip becomes more complex when Vance insists his daughter travel with Lanyard.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Harry Morgan, Frances Rafferty, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 13
41.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Last Ballet Story
(1954)
Adventure
Michael Lanyard comes to the aid of a ballerina who is frightened of threatening letters. Instead of helping her he must solve her death...an apparent suicide.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Louis Hayward, Adele Mara, Celia Lovsky, Ian Wolfe
Votes: 10
42.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
Payment in Full
(1959)
50 min | Adventure, Western
A simple-minded man betrays his friend and employer when the latter accidentally kills a man, selling him out to the authorities and collecting the reward to make a better life for himself.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Aldo Ray, Barbara Bel Geddes
Votes: 24
43.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Malibu Story (a.k.a. Malibu-Laguna)
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard travels to Malibu at the request of Brian Race. Newly married he has a concern about his wife and the valuable jewelry collection he inherited from his father.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Louis Hayward, Marjorie Lord, Tony Barrett, Rhys Williams
Votes: 12
44. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Passed | 113 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 1,903
45. House by the River (1950)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 4,177
46. With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
Approved | 18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.
Directors: Richard Brooks, Louis Hayward | Stars: Alexander Bonnyman Jr., John Borich, Merritt A. Edson, H.W. Hill
Votes: 307
47. The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)
Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A wealthy society girl must live on $150 a month to prove to her father that she can stand being married to a poor man.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Jane Wyatt, Louis Hayward, Nat Pendleton, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 23
48.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
Skid Row
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard goes to skid row after receiving a phone call from an old friend Father Picard. The priest believes a man on death row is actually innocent, and even though time is short, Picard hopes Lanyard can prove the man's innocence.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Louis Hayward, Margaret Field, Peter Brocco, Eugene Borden
Votes: 15
49.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The San Pedro Story
(1955)
Adventure
Mike receives a ticket for a round the world trip on the USS Zenobia from an unknown benefactor. It turns out that the State Department bought the ticket and wants Mike to find a smuggler.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Virginia Grey, Anthony Eustrel, Robert B. Williams
Votes: 7
50.
The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Wife Story
(1954)
Adventure
Lanyard is driving past a country house when he hears shots fired. Investigating he discovers a man who has just shot his wife. Lanyard must figure out how to convince the man to give himself up, and to stop himself being shot.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Louis Hayward, John Doucette, Kristine Miller, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 11