David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Veteran stage and TV actor David Ackroyd was born on May 30, 1940 in Orange, New Jersey, the son of Arthur, an insurance adjuster, and Charlotte (nee Henderson) Ackroyd. He studied at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania where he received his BA in 1962 as a ROTC student. Following his graduation he appeared in community theater productions while serving in Arizona with the military. He then focused on the arts as a career after enrolling at the Yale Drama School where he earned his Masters of Fine Arts in 1968.

  • Title: David Ackroyd
  • Popularity: 11.307
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1940-05-30
  • Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
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David Ackroyd Movies

  • 1985
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    Picking Up the Pieces
    Picking Up the Pieces

    5 1985 HD

    A sheltered wife of a surgeon suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of a messy divorce.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Margot Kidder

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  • 1990
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    Dark Angel
    Dark Angel

    5.927 1990 HD

    Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Dolph Lundgren

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  • 1993
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    Love, Cheat & Steal
    Love, Cheat & Steal

    4.7 1993 HD

    Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: John Lithgow

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  • 1980
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    The Mountain Men
    The Mountain Men

    5.808 1980 HD

    The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Charlton Heston

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  • 1983
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    Deadly Lessons
    Deadly Lessons

    5.1 1983 HD

    A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Donna Reed

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  • 1978
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    And I Alone Survived
    And I Alone Survived

    5.7 1978 HD

    Based on a true story, this tells the story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and her...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Blair Brown

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  • 1986
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    The Children of Times Square
    The Children of Times Square

    6 1986 HD

    An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Howard Rollins

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  • 1981
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    A Gun in the House
    A Gun in the House

    6.3 1981 HD

    A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is doggedly prosecuted by the district attorney, bent...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sally Struthers

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  • 1992
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    The Fear Inside
    The Fear Inside

    3.5 1992 HD

    An agoraphobic children's book illustrator is trapped inside her home by two young psychos-in-love, who terrorize her. It is only when her young son...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Christine Lahti

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  • 1997
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    No Strings Attached
    No Strings Attached

    1 1997 HD

    A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved with a mysterious woman. In an attempt to clear...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vincent Spano

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  • 1971
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    Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
    Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

    5.7 1971 HD

    Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Woody Allen

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  • 1988
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    Memories of Me
    Memories of Me

    5.2 1988 HD

    After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Billy Crystal

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  • 1977
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    Exo-Man
    Exo-Man

    4.333 1977 HD

    A professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hitmen, builds a suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1979
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    Mind Over Murder
    Mind Over Murder

    6.7 1979 HD

    A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she previously had used her psychic powers to identify...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Deborah Raffin

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  • 1994
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    Against the Wall
    Against the Wall

    6.1 1994 HD

    In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kyle MacLachlan

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  • 2013
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    The Best Bar in America
    The Best Bar in America

    7.4 2013 HD

    A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West. Riding a...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1986
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    A Smoky Mountain Christmas
    A Smoky Mountain Christmas

    5.9 1986 HD

    A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Dolly Parton

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  • 1983
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    When Your Lover Leaves
    When Your Lover Leaves

    1 1983 HD

    Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Valerie Perrine

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  • 1994
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    Dead On
    Dead On

    3.6 1994 HD

    In an erotic update of "Strangers on a Train", airline pilot Ted Beaumont and his lover, Erin Davenport, scheme to rid themselves of their respective...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Matt McCoy

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  • 2000
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    Amityville: Horror or Hoax
    Amityville: Horror or Hoax

    5.5 2000 HD

    Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most famous house.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 2000
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    Amityville: The Haunting
    Amityville: The Haunting

    5.7 2000 HD

    A two-part documentary of the infamous haunted house on Long Island that inspired the motion picture "The Amityville Horror."

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1996
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    Raven
    Raven

    4.8 1996 HD

    Martin Grant has been hiding for years to escape his past as a ruthless mercenary in the elite force Raven Team. He's recently been engaged and are...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Burt Reynolds

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  • 1998
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    In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
    In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

    10 1998 HD

    In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women were accused of being witches. After the infamous Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged for their...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1997
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    In Search of History - The Knights Templar
    In Search of History - The Knights Templar

    1 1997 HD

    The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon grew quickly into a powerful religious order - only to stand accused of devil worship. Were the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 2000
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    Circus Freaks and Sideshows
    Circus Freaks and Sideshows

    1 2000 HD

    A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1969
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    Story Theatre
    Story Theatre

    1 1969 HD

    Brothers Grimm tales like "The Golden Goose," "The Bremen Town Musicians" and "The Blue Light" come to life in this stripped-down stage production,...

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    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1991
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    Hell Hath No Fury
    Hell Hath No Fury

    8.7 1991 HD

    A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Barbara Eden

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  • 1983
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    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

    7 1983 HD

    A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dennis Weaver

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  • 1978
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    Tom and Joann
    Tom and Joann

    1 1978 HD

    The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joel Fabiani

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  • 1984
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    The Sky's No Limit
    The Sky's No Limit

    1 1984 HD

    Story of the lives, loves and personal problems of three women astronaut candidates planning to be the first women in space.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sharon Gless

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  • 1986
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    Stark: Mirror Image
    Stark: Mirror Image

    1 1986 HD

    Sequel to the original movie about a hard-boiled Kansas City cop finds him tracking a colleague's killer to Las Vegas.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Nicolas Surovy

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  • 1987
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    The Nativity
    The Nativity

    7.5 1987 HD

    The Nativity is seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century who are transported back through time to the Holy City

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Gregory Harrison

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  • 1998
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    History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
    History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge

    1 1998 HD

    For 5,000 years the sacred site of Stonehenge has stood on the plain of Salisbury, a silent witness to the world's history. Though the elements have...

    Genre:

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1992
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    Breaking the Silence
    Breaking the Silence

    1 1992 HD

    Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gregory Harrison

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  • 1990
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    Wrestling with God
    Wrestling with God

    1 1990 HD

    Wrestling with God is the true story of Alexander Campbell, a man whose conscience came into conflict with the accepted religious precepts of his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Allison Gregory

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  • 1984
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    The Sound of Murder
    The Sound of Murder

    1 1984 HD

    The wife of a cynical children's author and her navy man lover decide to murder him because he won't give her a divorce. Their plan is so...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Moriarty

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  • 1991
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    Stop at Nothing
    Stop at Nothing

    7.5 1991 HD

    An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Veronica Hamel

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  • 1997
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    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

    7.1 1997 HD

    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an American animated action-adventure television series.

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Quinton Flynn

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  • 1987
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    The A-Team
    The A-Team

    7.462 1987 HD

    A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: George Peppard

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  • 1988
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    The Facts of Life
    The Facts of Life

    7.08 1988 HD

    The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cloris Leachman

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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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  • 2015
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    The Universe
    The Universe

    7.893 2015 HD

    From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1992
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    MacGyver
    MacGyver

    7.735 1992 HD

    He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon....

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Richard Dean Anderson

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  • 1988
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    Cagney & Lacey
    Cagney & Lacey

    6.9 1988 HD

    Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyne Daly

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  • 1999
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    Another World
    Another World

    5 1999 HD

    Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: David Hedison

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  • 2001
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    Xena: Warrior Princess
    Xena: Warrior Princess

    7.564 2001 HD

    Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lucy Lawless

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  • 1992
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    Roundtable
    Roundtable

    1 1992 HD

    The Round Table is an American television series that aired on NBC on Friday nights from September 18, 1992 to October 16, 1992. The series is set...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Ackroyd

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  • 1989
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    Studio 5-B
    Studio 5-B

    5 1989 HD

    Studio 5-B was 1989 short-lived drama series about a Canadian TV news channel. Six episodes aired on ABC Network between January and May 1989.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kim Myers

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  • 1988
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    St. Elsewhere
    St. Elsewhere

    5.319 1988 HD

    St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: William Daniels

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  • 1982
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    Lou Grant
    Lou Grant

    7.2 1982 HD

    The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ed Asner

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote

    7.587 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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  • 1986
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    Trapper John, M.D.
    Trapper John, M.D.

    6.289 1986 HD

    Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Pernell Roberts

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  • 2011
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    History's Mysteries
    History's Mysteries

    6.3 2011 HD

    History's Mysteries was an American documentary television series on the History Channel.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Arthur Kent

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  • 1984
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    AfterMASH
    AfterMASH

    5.111 1984 HD

    AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Harry Morgan

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  • 1988
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    Hotel
    Hotel

    6.6 1988 HD

    Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Brolin

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  • 1978
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    Kojak
    Kojak

    6.87 1978 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Telly Savalas

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  • 1989
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    Dynasty
    Dynasty

    6.3 1989 HD

    The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam,...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: John Forsythe

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  • 2001
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    Walker, Texas Ranger
    Walker, Texas Ranger

    6.949 2001 HD

    Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Chuck Norris

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  • 1991
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    Hunter
    Hunter

    7.22 1991 HD

    Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt....

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Fred Dryer

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  • 1985
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    Cover Up
    Cover Up

    6.3 1985 HD

    Cover Up is an American action/adventure television series that aired for one season on CBS from September 22, 1984 to April 6, 1985. Created by Glen...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Jon-Erik Hexum

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  • 1986
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    Wildfire
    Wildfire

    6.3 1986 HD

    Wildfire is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1986. The series follows the adventures of Sara, a 13-year-old girl growing up...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: René Auberjonois

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  • 1984
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    Whiz Kids
    Whiz Kids

    6.313 1984 HD

    The premise follows four high school tenth-graders, who use their sophisticated knowledge of computers to become amateur detectives, solving crimes...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Matthew Labyorteaux

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  • 1989
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    A Peaceable Kingdom
    A Peaceable Kingdom

    6 1989 HD

    A Peaceable Kingdom is an American television drama series that aired in 1989. The series was short-lived and was cancelled after only seven episodes.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lindsay Wagner

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  • 1986
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    The Paper Chase
    The Paper Chase

    7.571 1986 HD

    Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Houseman

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  • 1986
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    Blacke's Magic
    Blacke's Magic

    5.5 1986 HD

    Blacke's Magic is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from January to May 1986. The series stars Hal Linden as magician Alexander Blacke...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Hal Linden

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  • 1980
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    The Yeagers
    The Yeagers

    1 1980 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Andy Griffith

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  • 1978
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    The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
    The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

    7.4 1978 HD

    A New York commercial artist and his wife and daughter move to a quiet, rustic New England village they visited during their travels, only to find...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Bette Davis

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  • 1989
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    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    4.5 1989 HD

    The true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Farrah Fawcett

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  • 2024
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    Great Performances
    Great Performances

    4.933 2024 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bray Poor

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  • 1991
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    Dallas
    Dallas

    6.605 1991 HD

    The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: Patrick Duffy

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  • 1978
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    The Word
    The Word

    5 1978 HD

    A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Janssen

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  • 1996
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    Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote

    7.587 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

    7.587 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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  • 1979
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    Women in White
    Women in White

    1 1979 HD

    Soap opera set in a big-city hospital where dedication and professionalism vie with jealousy, romance and rivalry among staff members, and the newly...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Susan Flannery

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  • 1987
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    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    6.5 1987 HD

    A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Remick

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  • 1989
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    Highway to Heaven
    Highway to Heaven

    7.318 1989 HD

    A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Michael Landon

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  • 1986
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    Hardcastle and McCormick
    Hardcastle and McCormick

    6.4 1986 HD

    Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Brian Keith

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  • 1983
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    Teachers Only
    Teachers Only

    5 1983 HD

    Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lynn Redgrave

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  • 2011
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    Teachers Only
    Teachers Only

    6.3 2011 HD

    History's Mysteries was an American documentary television series on the History Channel.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Arthur Kent

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