person

Larry J. Blake

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-24

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Larry J. Blake

Biography

Larry J. Blake was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York on April 24, 1914. At the age of 18, his talent at impersonations and dialects grew into a vaudeville act. Blake eventually became a headliner, playing the Orpheum circuit, as well as the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. In 1936, he signed to a contract with Universal studios, and his first job was in the serial Secret Agent X-9 (1937). Right after that, he was chosen for a featured role in James Whale's The Road Back (1937), a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He appeared in other films for Universal including a string of 1938 films, Trouble at Midnight (1937), Air Devils (1938), Nurse from Brooklyn (1938), and The Jury's Secret (1938). With the outbreak of WWII, Blake joined the U.S. Navy serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He was mustered out and treated at a Naval hospital for his alcoholism. A Catholic priest helped Blake join Alcoholics Anonymous, and in 1946 he help start the first A.A. group for members of the motion picture industry. Blake returned to acting in 1946, working steadily in supporting and bit parts throughout the 1950s. He is best known for his roles in Sunset Blvd. (1950) and High Noon (1952). In Sunset Boulevard he played the first finance man who comes to repossess William Holden's car. In High Noon, Blake played Gillis, the owner of the saloon who is punched by Gary Cooper. As television's popularity began, Blake found plenty of work from westerns, crime dramas to comedies. He was a regular in The Pride of the Family (1953) television series, as well as the recurring part of the friendly jailer in Yancy Derringer (1958). His last role was as the museum security guard in Time After Time (1979), when he was forced to retire due to emphysema. Until his death in 1982, Blake continued helping others in the A.A. program. (IMDB)

Also Known For

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The Stone Killer

Aug 08, 1973

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Call Northside 777

Feb 13, 1948

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55

Bonnie's Kids

Feb 08, 1973

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68

Holiday Affair

Dec 12, 1949

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70

Flamingo Road

Apr 30, 1949

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51

Creature with the Atom Brain

Jul 01, 1955

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52

Dial Red O

Mar 13, 1955

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69

While the City Sleeps

Apr 19, 1956

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61

Iron Man

Sep 20, 1951

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62

Band of Angels

Aug 03, 1957

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49

Backlash

Mar 01, 1947

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67

The Trap

Nov 30, 1946

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52

The Hunted

Apr 07, 1948

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38

Beginning of the End

Jun 28, 1957

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60

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Jul 04, 1956

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58

Demon Seed

Apr 07, 1977

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50

Second Chance

Jul 18, 1947

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48

The Man Is Armed

Oct 19, 1956

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46

Teen-Age Crime Wave

Nov 01, 1955

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50

Stop, You're Killing Me

Dec 10, 1952

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61

I Died a Thousand Times

Nov 09, 1955

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60

Escape from San Quentin

Sep 01, 1957

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72

Elmer Gantry

Jul 07, 1960

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64

Diamonds Are Forever

Dec 14, 1971

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64

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

May 18, 1951

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60

In Old Amarillo

May 15, 1951

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NA

Destination Big House

Jun 01, 1950

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65

The Blue Gardenia

Mar 20, 1953

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70

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Oct 13, 1955

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58

The Blonde Bandit

Dec 22, 1949

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NA

Portrait of a Mobster

Apr 19, 1961

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68

Time After Time

Sep 28, 1979

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66

Sex and the Single Girl

Dec 25, 1964

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62

Who Was That Lady?

Apr 08, 1960

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43

Search for the Gods

Mar 09, 1975

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10

Young Fugitives

Jun 30, 1938

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23

Air Devils

May 13, 1938

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63

City of Fear

Feb 01, 1959

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49

Never Wave at a WAC

Jan 28, 1953

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NA

One Too Many

Dec 01, 1950

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60

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Apr 19, 1968

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60

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Apr 29, 1938

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NA

Outcasts of the City

Jan 10, 1958

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67

Man of a Thousand Faces

Aug 15, 1957

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60

They Made Her a Spy

Apr 14, 1939

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Two Thoroughbreds

Dec 08, 1939

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61

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Mar 01, 1947

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71

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Jul 22, 1954

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60

Inside Detroit

Jan 01, 1956

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52

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Jun 19, 1968

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60

Trouble at Midnight

Oct 16, 1937

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76

High Noon

Jun 09, 1952

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70

Angel Face

Jan 02, 1953

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56

The Werewolf

Jul 01, 1956

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NA

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

May 08, 1955

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82

Sunset Boulevard

Aug 10, 1950

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58

The Boys from Syracuse

Jul 30, 1940

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20

The Undercover Woman

Jan 01, 1946

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66

That Darn Cat!

Dec 02, 1965

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60

Strange Journey

Oct 03, 1946

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61

The Strongest Man in the World

Feb 06, 1975

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57

Remains to Be Seen

May 15, 1953

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50

Sudden Money

Mar 31, 1939

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61

Herbie Rides Again

Feb 12, 1974

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NA

Cruisin' Down the River

Aug 02, 1953

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67

Secret Agent X-9

Apr 12, 1937

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45

The Jury's Secret

Jan 16, 1938

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60

State Police

Mar 18, 1938

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59

Magnificent Doll

Dec 08, 1946

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NA

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Dec 18, 1954

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68

Hang 'em High

Apr 12, 1968

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55

Rhubarb

Aug 29, 1951

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47

You Can't Run Away from It

Oct 30, 1956

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48

The Lucky Stiff

May 26, 1949

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62

Maisie Goes to Reno

Aug 15, 1944

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NA

French Leave

Apr 10, 1948

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63

The Road Back

Jun 01, 1937

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55

The Swinger

Nov 13, 1966

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NA

The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton

Jan 06, 1974

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54

One More Train to Rob

Feb 19, 1971

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60

The Rare Breed

Feb 02, 1966

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53

Flashing Spikes

Oct 04, 1962

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60

Saints and Sinners

Sep 17, 1962

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72

The Fugitive

Sep 17, 1963

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71

Ghost Story

Sep 15, 1972

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56

Yancy Derringer

Oct 02, 1958

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66

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

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66

Adventures of Superman

Sep 19, 1952

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67

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Sep 06, 1955

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67

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Sep 06, 1955

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The Twilight Zone

Oct 02, 1959

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65

My Three Sons

Sep 29, 1960

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67

The Lone Ranger

Sep 15, 1949

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55

Hey, Jeannie!

Sep 08, 1956

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78

The Wonderful World of Disney

Oct 27, 1954

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54

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Oct 05, 1955

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74

Have Gun, Will Travel

Sep 14, 1957

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66

Adventures of Superman

Sep 19, 1952

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78

The Jack Benny Program

Oct 28, 1950

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70

Adam-12

Sep 21, 1968

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70

Adam-12

Sep 21, 1968

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70

Adam-12

Sep 21, 1968

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70

The Lucy Show

Oct 01, 1962

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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57

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Oct 04, 1963

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63

Four Star Playhouse

Sep 25, 1952

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63

Four Star Playhouse

Sep 25, 1952

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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79

The Munsters

Sep 24, 1964

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66

Here's Lucy

Sep 23, 1968

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77

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

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76

Arrest and Trial

Sep 15, 1963

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50

Broken Arrow

Sep 25, 1956

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70

Kojak

Oct 24, 1973

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63

Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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68

Ironside

Mar 28, 1967

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63

Lux Video Theatre

Oct 02, 1950

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50

The Pride of the Family

Oct 02, 1953

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66

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

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68

Hazel

Sep 28, 1961

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63

Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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76

Mission: Impossible

Sep 17, 1966

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78

The Wonderful World of Disney

Oct 27, 1954

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78

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

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72

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Oct 05, 1951

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65

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Sep 23, 1969

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67

The Lone Ranger

Sep 15, 1949

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56

Lawman

Oct 05, 1958

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68

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sep 26, 1962

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65

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Sep 23, 1969

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50

Surfside 6

Oct 06, 1960

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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65

Tales of Wells Fargo

Mar 18, 1957

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62

General Electric Theater

Feb 01, 1953

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100

Chevron Theatre

Jan 04, 1952

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965

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63

Lux Video Theatre

Oct 02, 1950

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965

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50

Meet McGraw

Jun 17, 1957

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56

Lawman

Oct 05, 1958

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63

Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

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77

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

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56

Lawman

Oct 05, 1958

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50

State Trooper

Sep 25, 1956

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72

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Oct 05, 1951

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40

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Sep 08, 1951

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55

Tightrope

Sep 08, 1959

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48

Sugarfoot

Sep 17, 1957

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72

Rawhide

Jan 09, 1959

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67

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Sep 06, 1955

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56

Yancy Derringer

Oct 02, 1958

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77

Kung Fu

Oct 14, 1972