Ken Swofford

Ken Swofford

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ken Swofford (July 25, 1933 - November 1, 2018) was an American film and television actor noted for his red hair and ruddy complexion. He was often cast as "everyman", villains, or policemen. Between 1962 and 1995, Swofford's film credits included The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, Thelma and Louise, Black Roses and The Andromeda Strain, while his TV career during the same period was prolific. Appearing repeatedly as a guest and/or in recurring roles, he is best remembered as Quentin Morlock in Fame, Lt. Griffin in Switch, Cutler in The Oregon Trail, Al Barber in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, Lt. Catalano in Murder, She Wrote and columnist Frank Flanagan in Ellery Queen.

  • Title: Ken Swofford
  • Popularity: 5.991
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-07-25
  • Place of Birth: DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
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  • Also Known As: Kenneth Charles Swofford
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Ken Swofford Movies

  • 1967
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    Common Law Cabin

    Common Law Cabin

    5.4 1967 HD

    After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down dude ranch in Arizona to hide out. When the owner,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ken Swofford

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  • 1977
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    The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

    5.9 1977 HD

    Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Gene Hackman

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  • 1991
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    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    5.2 1991 HD

    A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Ken Wahl

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  • 1973
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    One Little Indian

    One Little Indian

    6.3 1973 HD

    An Army deserter (James Garner) flees by camel across the desert with a white boy (Clay O'Brien) raised by Indians.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1992
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    Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

    Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

    6.5 1992 HD

    Retired marshal Matt Dillon tracks Arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s Pleasant Valley War.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: James Arness

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  • 1972
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    Skyjacked

    Skyjacked

    6.2 1972 HD

    A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Charlton Heston

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  • 1980
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    Sultan and the Rock Star

    Sultan and the Rock Star

    4 1980 HD

    Paul Winters, a rock star burnout, flees his fame and ends up by chance on an island where he comes face to face with Sultan, a domesticated Bengal...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Timothy Hutton

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  • 1970
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    The Lawyer

    The Lawyer

    5.6 1970 HD

    Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Barry Newman

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  • 1974
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    A Case of Rape

    A Case of Rape

    6.1 1974 HD

    When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Elizabeth Montgomery

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  • 1985
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    Terror at London Bridge

    Terror at London Bridge

    5.1 1985 HD

    London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona, 1985: the last original stone...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: David Hasselhoff

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  • 1963
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    Captain Newman, M.D.

    Captain Newman, M.D.

    6.6 1963 HD

    In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gregory Peck

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  • 1983
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    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    6.8 1983 HD

    Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Kenny Rogers

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  • 1979
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    Captain America II: Death Too Soon

    Captain America II: Death Too Soon

    3.8 1979 HD

    Crimefighting Captain America rights more wrongs by doing battle with a fanatical terrorist who uses his deadly drug that causes accelerated aging to...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Reb Brown

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  • 1975
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    A Cry for Help

    A Cry for Help

    6.8 1975 HD

    A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Culp

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  • 1975
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    Sky Heist

    Sky Heist

    4.9 1975 HD

    A husband and wife come up with a plan to steal $10 million in gold, using the hijacking of a police helicopter as a diversion.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Don Meredith

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  • 1975
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    Man on the Outside

    Man on the Outside

    1 1975 HD

    A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes and his grandson is kidnapped by a syndicate...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lorne Greene

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  • 1976
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    Scott Free

    Scott Free

    1 1976 HD

    A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band of Indians, all of whom have an interest in a piece...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Brandon

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  • 1978
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    Crisis in Sun Valley

    Crisis in Sun Valley

    1 1978 HD

    Semi-follow up to "The Deadly Triangle" dealing with a sheriff and his deputy in a sleepy ski town involved with a group of urbanites planning a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dale Robinette

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  • 1988
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    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    5.2 1988 HD

    Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: John Martin

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  • 1991
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    Thelma & Louise

    Thelma & Louise

    7.588 1991 HD

    Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Susan Sarandon

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  • 1975
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    Switch [Pilot]

    Switch [Pilot]

    1 1975 HD

    In this pilot film that led to the series, an ex-con and a retired cop, partners in a private investigation agency, try to prove that a safecracker...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Eddie Albert

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  • 1991
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    Murder in High Places

    Murder in High Places

    5 1991 HD

    A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Ted Levine

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  • 1987
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    The Stepford Children

    The Stepford Children

    5 1987 HD

    Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Barbara Eden

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  • 1967
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    First to Fight

    First to Fight

    7.8 1967 HD

    Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Chad Everett

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  • 1964
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    Father Goose

    Father Goose

    7 1964 HD

    During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Cary Grant

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  • 1986
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    Hunter's Blood

    Hunter's Blood

    5.524 1986 HD

    Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Sam Bottoms

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  • 1971
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    The Andromeda Strain

    The Andromeda Strain

    7.048 1971 HD

    When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Arthur Hill

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  • 1971
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    Bless the Beasts & Children

    Bless the Beasts & Children

    6.8 1971 HD

    A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bill Mumy

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  • 1980
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    All God's Children

    All God's Children

    4 1980 HD

    Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Widmark

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  • 1970
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    The Intruders

    The Intruders

    5.7 1970 HD

    The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost both his nerve and his gun skills, to stop them.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Don Murray

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  • 1995
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    Cops n Roberts

    Cops n Roberts

    1 1995 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Priscilla Barnes

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  • 2001
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    Recess: School's Out

    Recess: School's Out

    6.6 2001 HD

    The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Andrew Lawrence

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  • 1982
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    Annie

    Annie

    6.5 1982 HD

    An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Aileen Quinn

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  • 1983
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    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

    7 1983 HD

    A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mariette Hartley

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  • 1977
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    Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

    Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

    1 1977 HD

    The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Peter Strauss

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  • 2004
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    Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

    5.9 2004 HD

    Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Nathan Lane

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  • 1970
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    Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

    7.5 1970 HD

    The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: John Gavin

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  • 1978
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    To Kill a Cop

    To Kill a Cop

    1 1978 HD

    Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Joe Don Baker

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  • 1968
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    Shadow on the Land

    Shadow on the Land

    8 1968 HD

    Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Marc Strange

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  • 1991
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    Rewrite for Murder

    Rewrite for Murder

    1 1991 HD

    Unaired CBS television pilot from 1991 starring George Clooney and Pam Dawber was an attempt at a breezy comedy/mystery in the style of Moonlighting...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pam Dawber

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  • 1974
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    Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

    1 1974 HD

    Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Philip Ahn

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  • 2001
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    Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

    7.1 2001 HD

    Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dick Van Dyke

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  • 1979
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    The Eddie Capra Mysteries

    The Eddie Capra Mysteries

    5 1979 HD

    The Eddie Capra Mysteries is an American mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta that aired on NBC from September 8, 1978, to January 12,...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Wendy Phillips

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  • 2003
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    Columbo

    Columbo

    8.059 2003 HD

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Peter Falk

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  • 1975
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1975 HD

    Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Martin Milner

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  • 1993
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    The Wonder Years

    The Wonder Years

    8.32 1993 HD

    The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Fred Savage

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  • 1979
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    Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

    7.097 1979 HD

    When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Lorne Greene

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1977
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    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    8.6 1977 HD

    Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Strauss

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  • 1978
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    The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

    7.238 1978 HD

    Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Lee Majors

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  • 1980
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    The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

    7.5 1980 HD

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1980
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    The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

    7.5 1980 HD

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1980
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    The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

    7.5 1980 HD

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1978
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    The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

    7.238 1978 HD

    Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Lee Majors

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  • 1980
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    The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

    7.5 1980 HD

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1983
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    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

    5 1983 HD

    Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Kenny Rogers

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  • 1975
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    The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

    7.831 1975 HD

    Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tony Randall

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  • 1973
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.597 1973 HD

    Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Peter Graves

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1993
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    Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

    6.8 1993 HD

    The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michele Lee

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  • 1973
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    7.597 1973 HD

    Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Peter Graves

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  • 1980
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    The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

    7.5 1980 HD

    Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: James Garner

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1996 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Angela Lansbury

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  • 1987
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    Fame

    Fame

    6.7 1987 HD

    An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Debbie Allen

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  • 1990
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    Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

    5.6 1990 HD

    Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: Jane Wyman

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