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Rip Torn

Age: 93 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: February 6, 1931

Place of birth: Temple, Texas, USA

Biography: Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2...

Known for: Acting

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Known for

The Cincinnati Kid
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The Cincinnati Kid

as William Jefferson Slade

The Man Who Fell to Earth
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The Man Who Fell to ...

as Nathan Bryce

Men in Black
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Men in Black

as Zed

Men in Black II
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Men in Black II

as Zed

Canadian Bacon
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Canadian Bacon

as General Dick Panzer

Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

Airplane II: The Sequel
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Airplane II: The Seq...

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
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Sweet Bird of Youth:...

as Self

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roo...

as Big Daddy

Extreme Prejudice
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Extreme Prejudice

as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Wonder Boys
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Wonder Boys

as Q

A Stranger Is Watching
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A Stranger Is Watchi...

as Artie Taggart

RoboCop 3
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RoboCop 3

as The CEO

Bee Movie
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Bee Movie

as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

By Dawn's Early Light
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By Dawn's Early Ligh...

as Colonel Fargo

Coma
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Coma

as Dr. George

Forty Shades of Blue
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Forty Shades of Blue

as Alan James

How to Make an American Quilt
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How to Make an Ameri...

as Arthur

Hercules
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Hercules

as Zeus (voice)

Defending Your Life
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Defending Your Life

as Bob Diamond

The Insider
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The Insider

as John Scanlon

Senseless
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Senseless

as Randall Tyson

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
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DodgeBall: A True Un...

as Patches O'Houlihan

Down Periscope
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Down Periscope

as Admiral Winslow

Sweet Bird of Youth
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Sweet Bird of Youth

as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Rolling Kansas
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Rolling Kansas

as Oldman

Freddy Got Fingered
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Freddy Got Fingered

as Jim Brody

Balloon Farm
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Balloon Farm

as Harvey Potter

Dolly Dearest
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Dolly Dearest

as Karl Resnick

Zoom
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Zoom

as Larraby

Turn the River
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Turn the River

as Quinette

One Trick Pony
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One Trick Pony

as Walter Fox

King of Kings
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King of Kings

as Judas

You're a Big Boy Now
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You're a Big Boy Now

as I.H. Chanticleer

Pork Chop Hill
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Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Walter Russell

Nadine
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Nadine

as Buford Pope

American Cowslip
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American Cowslip

as Trevor O'Hart

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
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Another Pair of Aces...

as Captain Jack Parsons

Eulogy
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Eulogy

as Edmund Collins

The Beastmaster
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The Beastmaster

as Maax

Welcome to Mooseport
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Welcome to Mooseport

as Bert Langdon

The Sisters
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The Sisters

as Dr. Chebrin

Happy Tears
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Happy Tears

as Joe

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
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Dead Ahead: The Exxo...

as Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation

Beach Red
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Beach Red

as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

City Heat
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City Heat

as Primo Pitt

Love Object
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Love Object

as Novak

Time Limit
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Time Limit

as Lt. George Miller

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
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The Seduction of Joe...

as Senator Kittner

Trial and Error
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Trial and Error

as Benny Gibbs

Flashpoint
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Flashpoint

as Sheriff Wells

Beyond the Law
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Beyond the Law

as Deputy Prescott

Heartland
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Heartland

as Clyde Stewart

Where the Rivers Flow North
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Where the Rivers Flo...

as Noel Lord

Summer Rental
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Summer Rental

as Scully

Scarab
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Scarab

as Khepera

Songwriter
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Songwriter

as Dino McLeish

Coming Apart
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Coming Apart

as Joe

Payday
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Payday

as Maury Dann

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
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National Lampoon's T...

as King Looney

Misunderstood
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Misunderstood

as Will

Slaughter
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Slaughter

as Dominic Hoffo

Beer
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Beer

as Buzz Beckerman

Critic's Choice
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Critic's Choice

as Dion Kapakos

Jinxed!
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Jinxed!

as Harold Benson

One Spy Too Many
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One Spy Too Many

as Alexander

Cold Feet
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Cold Feet

as Sheriff

April Morning
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April Morning

as Solomon Chandler

Tropic of Cancer
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Tropic of Cancer

as Henry Miller

Hit List
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Hit List

as Vic Luca

Norman Mailer: The American
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Norman Mailer: The A...

as Self

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
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The Private Files of...

as Dwight Webb

Crazy Joe
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Crazy Joe

as Richie

First Family
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First Family

as General G. E. Dumpston

1 P.M.
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1 P.M.

as Self

Nasty Habits
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Nasty Habits

as Father Maximilian

A Face in the Crowd
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A Face in the Crowd

as Barry Mills (uncredited)

Johnny Belinda
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Johnny Belinda

as Locky McCormick

Cross Creek
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Cross Creek

as Marsh Turner

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
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The Almost Perfect B...

as Royce

Maidstone
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Maidstone

as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

Beyond the Law
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Beyond the Law

as Popcorn

Sol Madrid
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Sol Madrid

as Dano Villanova

Hero's Island
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Hero's Island

as Nicholas Gates

The Making of Marie Antoinette
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The Making of Marie ...

as Self

Bomber's Moon
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Bomber's Moon

as Lieutenant Harrison

Three Days to Vegas
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Three Days to Vegas

as Joe Wallace

Silence Like Glass
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Silence Like Glass

as Dr. Markowitz

J. Edgar Hoover
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J. Edgar Hoover

as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Men in Black 3
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Men in Black 3

as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Destination: America
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Destination: America

as Corbet St. James IV

Passing Glory
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Passing Glory

as Father Robert Grant

Steel Cowboy
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Steel Cowboy

as K.W. Hicks

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
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A Vision of Murder: ...

as Detective Manny Garett

Yours, Mine & Ours
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Yours, Mine & Ours

as Commandant Sherman

The Afterlight
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The Afterlight

as Carl

Pair of Aces
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Pair of Aces

as Capt. Jack Parsons

The King of Love
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The King of Love

as Jack Kraft

The Execution
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The Execution

as Wilheim Gehbert

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
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Clint Eastwood: Out ...

as Self

Heart of a Child
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Heart of a Child

as Dr. Leonard Bailey

Death Falls
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Death Falls

as Dub Farley

Montserrat
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Montserrat

as Izquierdo

August
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August

as David Sterling

Birch Interval
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Birch Interval

as Thomas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
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Manhunt for Claude D...

as Tim Nettleton

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
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Rape and Marriage: T...

as Charles Burt

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
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Attack on Terror: Th...

as Glen Tuttle

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
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Sophia Loren: Her Ow...

as Carlo Ponti

The President's Plane Is Missing
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The President's Plan...

as George Oldenburg

A Shining Season
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A Shining Season

as Jack Baker

Sweet Bird of Youth
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Sweet Bird of Youth

as Boss Finley

When She Says No
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When She Says No

as Stuart Blankfort

My Son Johnny
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My Son Johnny

as Brian Stansbury

Beautiful Dreamers
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Beautiful Dreamers

as Walt Whitman

Laguna Heat
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Laguna Heat

as Joe Datilla

Letter to My Killer
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Letter to My Killer

Lions Love
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Lions Love

as The Beard Director (uncredited)

Kojak: None So Blind
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Kojak: None So Blind

as Gideon Hogarth

Baby Doll
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Baby Doll

as The Dentist (uncredited)

The Hindenburg
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The Hindenburg

as Narrator

T Bone N Weasel
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T Bone N Weasel

as Happy Sam

Lucky Days
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Lucky Days

as Bobo

Cotter
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Cotter

as Roy

24 Hours in a Woman's Life
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24 Hours in a Woman'...

as Paul

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
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She Stood Alone: The...

as Adm. Snyder

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
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The Making Of 'The L...

as Arthur

Fires of Kuwait
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Fires of Kuwait

as Narrator (voice)

Maniac Magee
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Maniac Magee

as George McNab

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
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A Mother's Right: Th...

as Bill Morgan

Betrayal
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Betrayal

as Dr. Hartogs

The Golden Boys
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The Golden Boys

as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

The Great Adventure
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The Great Adventure

as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

The Larry Sanders Show
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The Larry Sanders Sh...

as Arthur

Route 66
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Route 66

as Alvah Clayhorne

Omnibus
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Omnibus

Naked City
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Naked City

as Ansel Boake

Soul Food
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Soul Food

as Peter Redmond

Mannix
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Mannix

as Victor Roarke

Combat!
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Combat!

as Avery

30 Rock
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30 Rock

as Don Geiss

Will & Grace
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Will & Grace

as Lionel Banks

Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...

as Locky McCormick

The Lyon's Den
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The Lyon's Den

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Late Night with Cona...

as Self - Guest

Chicago Hope
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Chicago Hope

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Alfred Hitchcock Pre...

as Steve Morgan #22

Extreme Dodgeball
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Extreme Dodgeball

Thriller
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Thriller

as Duncan Corey

Ben Casey
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Ben Casey

The Lieutenant
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The Lieutenant

as Sgt. Karl Kasten

The Blue and the Gray
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The Blue and the Gra...

as Ulysses S. Grant

Breaking Point
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Breaking Point

Dr. Kildare
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Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Nicholas Keefe

Ghost Story
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Ghost Story

as Jonathon

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
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The Eddie Capra Myst...

Channing
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Channing

as Donald Burrows

North and South
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North and South

as Adolphus

Seasons of Love
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Seasons of Love

as Spence

Blind Ambition
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Blind Ambition

as Richard M. Nixon

The Atlanta Child Murders
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The Atlanta Child Mu...

as Lewis Slaton

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Will Hewitt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Alfred Hitchcock Pre...

as Ernie Walters

Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...

as Solomon Chandler

Columbo
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Columbo

as Leon Lamarr

The Dick Powell Show
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The Dick Powell Show

as Joel Coles

Ghost Stories
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Ghost Stories

as The Narrator

The John Larroquette Show
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The John Larroquette...

as Bernard Galvin

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Law & Order: Crimina...

as Jules Copeland

The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Sho...

as Self

The Restless Gun
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The Restless Gun

as Jody Gilman

Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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The Man from U.N.C.L...

as Alexander

12 O'Clock High
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12 O'Clock High

as Col. Mark Royce

Tony Awards
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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Rawhide
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Rawhide

as Jacob Yellow-Sun

The Untouchables
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The Untouchables

as Harry Strauss

The Untouchables
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The Untouchables

as Johnny Mizo

Kraft Television Theatre
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Kraft Television The...

as Somers

Kraft Television Theatre
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Kraft Television The...