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875:Party Guest
860:Uncredited
845:Uncredited
830:Uncredited
815:Uncredited
801:Uncredited
783:Uncredited
769:Uncredited
754:Uncredited
740:Uncredited
726:Uncredited
708:Uncredited
700:Make a Wish
693:Uncredited
678:Uncredited
660:Uncredited
645:Uncredited
611:Filmography
570:, starring
548:real estate
538:'s career.
532:Lend an Ear
483:Sam Katzman
441:The Big Cat
177:Make a Wish
144:(1936) and
1531:Categories
1264:References
1221:Andy Smith
1204:Lon Decker
1125:Nath Storm
971:Boy in Car
837:First Love
657:Minor Role
572:Nick Adams
462:Television
427:June Haver
413:in 1947's
231:First Love
133:Early life
99:Occupation
64:1923-04-17
747:Lord Jeff
723:Schoolboy
690:Cabin Boy
567:The Rebel
195:Lord Jeff
110:1936–1963
1418:(2001).
1000:Page Boy
951:Spy Ship
941:Call Boy
564:series,
527:(1953).
469:Suspense
458:(1950).
435:(1948).
307:(1942),
301:(1942),
297:(1942),
291:(1942),
285:(1942),
279:(1942),
276:Spy Ship
273:(1942),
267:(1942),
261:(1941),
255:(1941),
249:(1940),
240:(1939).
228:(1939),
222:(1939),
216:(1939),
210:(1939),
204:(1938),
198:(1938),
192:(1938),
186:(1938),
180:(1937),
174:(1937),
168:(1937),
1062:Bellboy
908:Newsboy
893:Student
562:western
327:Stardom
115:Partner
1430:
1255:Martin
1030:Jimmie
857:Johnny
642:Orphan
627:Notes
621:Title
579:sitcom
377:. The
363:(1943)
349:(1943)
158:Career
93:, U.S.
74:, U.S.
798:Cadet
766:Billy
624:Role
618:Year
102:Actor
1522:IMDb
1428:ISBN
1384:2017
1356:2017
1245:1953
1228:1952
1211:1951
1194:1950
1163:1949
1146:1948
1115:1947
1084:1944
1037:1943
916:1942
883:1941
865:1940
788:1939
713:1938
665:1937
632:1936
392:and
339:and
80:Died
54:Born
1520:at
926:Boy
827:Boy
675:Boy
576:CBS
559:ABC
485:'s
448:in
429:in
343:in
1533::
1372:.
1344:.
1300:^
1284:^
1272:^
581:,
1436:.
66:)
62:(
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