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445:Pufnstuf
272:Seinfeld
223:(1975),
217:(1965),
211:(1963),
186:Broadway
182:New York
146:Born in
116:Children
1671:at the
1635:Variety
1494:Variety
1439:Various
1429:1986–88
1416:Matlock
1333:Kingman
1292:Columbo
1279:Various
1269:1973–75
1261:Various
1256:Adam-12
1251:1973–75
1243:Various
1233:1970–75
1225:Various
1215:1969–74
1207:Various
1189:Various
1184:McCloud
1179:1970–72
1171:Various
1161:1967–72
1153:Various
1143:1971–72
1135:Various
1125:1962–72
1081:Various
1053:1969–70
1027:Various
1017:1966–68
991:Various
981:1966–67
973:Various
955:Snowden
950:Bonanza
937:Various
927:1964–66
919:Various
909:1963–65
901:Various
891:1961–65
847:Various
811:Various
801:1956–61
788:M Squad
775:Various
765:1959–60
739:Charlie
721:Drummer
685:Various
675:1955–57
649:Frankie
577:Various
380:Charlie
157:During
110:
102:
98:
1606:
1569:
1530:
1385:Shorty
1220:Mannix
1099:Freddy
562:Notes
462:Hammer
362:Marvin
330:Notes
250:Mannix
142:Career
128:(born
89:Spouse
1380:Alice
1202:Maude
1117:Louis
1094:Sarge
556:Title
518:Caddy
479:Lepke
397:Baker
324:Title
220:Lepke
104:(
100:
1664:IMDb
1643:2020
1617:2020
1604:ISBN
1580:2020
1567:ISBN
1541:2020
1528:ISBN
1502:2020
1447:1995
1411:1986
1393:1985
1375:1984
1367:Leon
1357:1984
1341:1981
1323:1980
1305:1979
1287:1978
1197:1973
1107:1971
1089:1971
1071:1970
1045:Jojo
1035:1968
1009:John
999:1968
963:1966
945:1966
873:1964
855:1964
837:1964
819:1963
783:1960
747:1959
729:1959
711:1958
693:1957
657:1957
639:1957
621:1957
603:1956
585:1954
567:1950
559:Role
553:Year
525:1991
508:1987
491:1981
474:1975
467:Tiny
457:1972
440:1970
423:1968
415:Bert
405:1968
387:1965
370:1963
352:1957
335:1955
327:Role
321:Year
313:Film
169:and
57:Died
41:Born
1662:at
883:Ben
1689::
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1588:^
1549:^
1510:^
1492:.
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292:.
288:,
275:.
173:,
138:.
106:m.
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