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Pioneers of Television (2008)

A four-part documentary series focusing on the legends that helped launched TV and left lasting impression on sitcoms, talk shows, variety shows and game shows in television's early years.

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Release Date: 2008-01-02
Seasons: 1 2 3 4

Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 55

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Ryan Seacrest — Ryan Seacrest
Narrator 4 episodes, 2013

Phyllis Diller — Phyllis Dille...
Self 6 episodes, 2008-2019

Florence Henderson — Florence Hend...
Self 5 episodes, 2008-2014

Dick Van Dyke — Dick Van Dyke
Self / ... 6 episodes, 2008-2019

Betty White — Betty White
Self / ... 6 episodes, 2008-2019

Lucille Ball — Lucille Ball
Self 5 episodes, 2008-2019

Benjamin Bratt — Benjamin Brat...
Narrator 4 episodes, 2014

Carol Burnett — Carol Burnett
Self / ... 5 episodes, 2008-2019

Jonathan Winters — Jonathan Wint...
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2008-2014

Tim Conway — Tim Conway
Self / ... 5 episodes, 2008-2019

Bill Cosby — Bill Cosby
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2011-2014

Robert Culp — Robert Culp
Self 4 episodes, 2011-2014

Martin Landau — Martin Landau
Self 4 episodes, 2011-2014

Cloris Leachman — Cloris Leachm...
Self 5 episodes, 2011-2019

Adam West — Adam West
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2011-2013

Kelsey Grammer — Kelsey Gramme...
Narrator 4 episodes, 2011

Jimmie Walker — Jimmie Walker
Self 4 episodes, 2013-2014

Robin Williams — Robin William...
Self 3 episodes, 2014

Desi Arnaz — Desi Arnaz
Himself / ...

Jack Benny — Jack Benny
Himself / ...

Pat Carroll — Pat Carroll
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2008-2019

Mary Tyler Moore — Mary Tyler Mo...
Self / ... 3 episodes, 2008-2014

Andy Williams — Andy Williams
Self 3 episodes, 2008-2014

Barbara Eden — Barbara Eden
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2008-2019

Vicki Lawrence — Vicki Lawrenc...
Self / ... 4 episodes, 2008-2019

Steve Allen — Steve Allen
Self 3 episodes, 2008

Dick Cavett — Dick Cavett
Self 3 episodes, 2008

Pat Harrington Jr. — Pat Harringto...
Self 3 episodes, 2008

Mike Connors — Mike Connors
Self 3 episodes, 2011-2014

Leonard Nimoy — Leonard Nimoy
Self / ... 3 episodes, 2011-2014

William Shatner — William Shatn...
Self / ... 3 episodes, 2011-2014

Stephen J. Cannell — Stephen J. Ca...
Self 3 episodes, 2011-2013

Pat Crowley — Pat Crowley
Self 3 episodes, 2011-2013

Veronica Cartwright — Veronica Cart...
Self / ... 3 episodes, 2011

Peter Graves — Peter Graves
Self 3 episodes, 2011

John Amos — John Amos
Self 3 episodes, 2013-2014

Edward Asner — Edward Asner
Self 3 episodes, 2013-2014

Penny Marshall — Penny Marshal...
Self 3 episodes, 2013-2014

Jerry Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfel...
Self 3 episodes, 2014

Morey Amsterdam — Morey Amsterd...
Buddy Sorrell / ...

Milton Berle — Milton Berle
Himself / ...

George Burns — George Burns
Himself / ...

Art Carney — Art Carney
Ed Norton / ...

Oliver Hardy — Oliver Hardy
Himself / ...

Sherry Jackson — Sherry Jackso...
Herself / ...

Stan Laurel — Stan Laurel
Himself / ...

Marjorie Lord — Marjorie Lord
Herself / ...

Rose Marie — Rose Marie
Sally Rogers / ... 2 episodes, 2008-2014

George Schlatter — George Schlat...
Self 2 episodes, 2008-2014

Danny Thomas — Danny Thomas
Danny Williams / ...

Marlo Thomas — Marlo Thomas
Self 2 episodes, 2008-2013

Angela Cartwright — Angela Cartwr...
Penny Robinson in Lost in Space / ... 2 episodes, 2008-2011

Hugh Downs — Hugh Downs
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Arthur Godfrey — Arthur Godfre...
Himself

Merv Griffin — Merv Griffin
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Andy Griffith — Andy Griffith
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2008

Arsenio Hall — Arsenio Hall
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Oscar Levant — Oscar Levant
Himself

Art Linkletter — Art Linklette...
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Paul Lynde — Paul Lynde
Himself / ...

Peter Marshall — Peter Marshal...
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Howard Morris — Howard Morris
Himself / ...

Jim Nabors — Jim Nabors
Self / ... 3 episodes, 2008-2019

Jack Narz — Jack Narz
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Tony Orlando — Tony Orlando
Self 3 episodes, 2008-2019

Carl Reiner — Carl Reiner
Self 3 episodes, 2008-2019

Mickey Rooney — Mickey Rooney
Himself

Red Skelton — Red Skelton
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2008

Dick Smothers — Dick Smothers
Himself

Tom Smothers — Tom Smothers
Self 2 episodes, 2008

Ed Sullivan — Ed Sullivan
Himself

Ed Ames — Ed Ames
Self 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Barbara Bain — Barbara Bain
Self 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Henry Darrow — Henry Darrow
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Lee Meriwether — Lee Meriwethe...
Dr. Ann MacGregor in Time Tunnel / ... 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Greg Morris — Greg Morris
Barney Collier from Mission: Impossible 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Nichelle Nichols — Nichelle Nich...
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Duncan Renaldo — Duncan Renald...
Cisco Kid - the Cisco Kid / ...

George Takei — George Takei
Self 2 episodes, 2011-2014

Linda Evans — Linda Evans
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011-2013

Burgess Meredith — Burgess Mered...
Henry Bemis in Twilight Zone Episode Time Enough At Last / ...

Ernest Borgnine — Ernest Borgni...
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011

Robert Conrad — Robert Conrad
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011

Angie Dickinson — Angie Dickins...
Self 2 episodes, 2011

Stan Freberg — Stan Freberg
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011

James Garner — James Garner
Self 2 episodes, 2011

Ross Martin — Ross Martin
Himself / ...

Chuck McCann — Chuck McCann
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011

Bill Mumy — Bill Mumy
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2011

Stefanie Powers — Stefanie Powe...
Self 2 episodes, 2011

Roseanne Barr — Roseanne Barr
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Georg Stanford Brown — Georg Stanfor...
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Diahann Carroll — Diahann Carro...
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Richard Chamberlain — Richard Chamb...
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Margaret Cho — Margaret Cho
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Michael Fishman — Michael Fishm...
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

John Goodman — John Goodman
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Joan Rivers — Joan Rivers
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Leslie Uggams — Leslie Uggams
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Ben Vereen — Ben Vereen
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Lynne Moody — Lynne Moody
Self 2 episodes, 2013

Joan Van Ark — Joan Van Ark
Self 2 episodes, 2013

Tim Allen — Tim Allen
Self 2 episodes, 2014

Pam Dawber — Pam Dawber
Self 2 episodes, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg — Whoopi Goldbe...
Self 2 episodes, 2014

Keshia Knight Pulliam — Keshia Knight...
Rudy Huxtable

Norman Lloyd — Norman Lloyd
Self 2 episodes, 2014

Bob Newhart — Bob Newhart
Self 2 episodes, 2014

Richard Pryor — Richard Pryor
Himself

Phylicia Rashad — Phylicia Rash...
Clair Huxtable - Cosby Show

Michael Richards — Michael Richa...
Kramer - Seinfeld

Esther Rolle — Esther Rolle
Florida Evans - Good Times

Malcolm-Jamal Warner — Malcolm-Jamal...
Theo Huxtable - Cosby Show

Jim Henson — Jim Henson
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Ron Howard — Ron Howard
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Tina Fey — Tina Fey
Self 2 episodes, 2014-2019

Peter Lupus — Peter Lupus
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William Conrad — William Conra...
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Bill Daily — Bill Daily
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Robert Vaughn — Robert Vaughn
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Rita Moreno — Rita Moreno
Self 1 episode, 2011

Dan Blocker — Dan Blocker
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Brad Garrett — Brad Garrett
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Sally Field — Sally Field
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Jack Larson — Jack Larson
Self 1 episode, 2013

G.W. Bailey — G.W. Bailey
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Taran Noah Smith — Taran Noah Sm...
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas — Jonathan Tayl...
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Patricia Richardson — Patricia Rich...
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Bruce Lee — Bruce Lee
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Howie Mandel — Howie Mandel
Self 1 episode, 2014

LeVar Burton — LeVar Burton
Self 1 episode, 2013

George Clooney — George Cloone...
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Gloria Reuben — Gloria Reuben
Self 1 episode, 2014

William Katt — William Katt
Self 1 episode, 2013

Andre Braugher — Andre Braughe...
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Peter Strauss — Peter Strauss
Self 1 episode, 2013

Suzanne Pleshette — Suzanne Plesh...
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Earl Hindman — Earl Hindman
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Laurie Metcalf — Laurie Metcal...
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Barbara Stanwyck — Barbara Stanw...
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Billy Crystal — Billy Crystal
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Dick Tufeld — Dick Tufeld
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Barbara Britton — Barbara Britt...
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Robert Stack — Robert Stack
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Lisa Bonet — Lisa Bonet
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Jack Riley — Jack Riley
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James Brolin — James Brolin
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Michael Landon — Michael Lando...
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Zachery Ty Bryan — Zachery Ty Br...
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Josh Charles — Josh Charles
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Jonathan Harris — Jonathan Harr...
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Denzel Washington — Denzel Washin...
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Patrick Duffy — Patrick Duffy
Self 1 episode, 2013

Ronny Cox — Ronny Cox
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Amy Hill — Amy Hill
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Linda Gray — Linda Gray
Self 1 episode, 2013

Carroll O'Connor — Carroll O'Con...
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Donna Mills — Donna Mills
Self 1 episode, 2013

Amanda Blake — Amanda Blake
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Julianna Margulies — Julianna Marg...
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Lynda Carter — Lynda Carter
Self 1 episode, 2013

Chad Everett — Chad Everett
Self 1 episode, 2014

Gavin MacLeod — Gavin MacLeod
Self 1 episode, 2011

Marta Kristen — Marta Kristen
Judy Robinson in Lost in Space / ... 1 episode, 2011

Marla Gibbs — Marla Gibbs
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Richard Karn — Richard Karn
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Joan Collins — Joan Collins
Self 3 episodes, 2013-2019

Noah Wyle — Noah Wyle
Self 1 episode, 2014

Debra Winger — Debra Winger
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Rod Serling — Rod Serling
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Jack Lord — Jack Lord
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Roxie Roker — Roxie Roker
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Lee Majors — Lee Majors
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Mark Goddard — Mark Goddard
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James MacArthur — James MacArth...
Dan Williams from Hawaii Five-O 1 episode, 2011

Ray Romano — Ray Romano
Self 1 episode, 2014

Susan Blakely — Susan Blakely
Self 1 episode, 2013

Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Julia Louis-D...
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Frances Bavier — Frances Bavie...
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Barry Gordon — Barry Gordon
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Frank Sinatra — Frank Sinatra
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Sara Gilbert — Sara Gilbert
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Daws Butler — Daws Butler
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DeForest Kelley — DeForest Kell...
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Richard Deacon — Richard Deaco...
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Milburn Stone — Milburn Stone
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Mark Harmon — Mark Harmon
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Robert Colbert — Robert Colber...
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Dan Castellaneta — Dan Castellan...
Self 1 episode, 2011

Scott Bakula — Scott Bakula
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Burt Ward — Burt Ward
Self 1 episode, 2013

Vivian Vance — Vivian Vance
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Ruth Buzzi — Ruth Buzzi
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Whit Bissell — Whit Bissell
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Audrey Meadows — Audrey Meadow...
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George Reeves — George Reeves
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Jay Leno — Jay Leno
Self 1 episode, 2008

Valerie Harper — Valerie Harpe...
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Peter Boyle — Peter Boyle
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Sawyer Sweeten — Sawyer Sweete...
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Madylin Sweeten — Madylin Sweet...
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Sullivan Sweeten — Sullivan Swee...
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Bea Arthur — Bea Arthur
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Sammy Davis Jr. — Sammy Davis J...
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Peter Breck — Peter Breck
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Louie Anderson — Louie Anderso...
Self 1 episode, 2014

Steven Spielberg — Steven Spielb...
Self 1 episode, 2011

Raquel Welch — Raquel Welch
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Denver Pyle — Denver Pyle
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Redd Foxx — Redd Foxx
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Vince Edwards — Vince Edwards
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David Morse — David Morse
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Edward James Olmos — Edward James...
Self 1 episode, 2014

Patricia Heaton — Patricia Heat...
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John Houseman — John Houseman
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Telma Hopkins — Telma Hopkins
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Regis Philbin — Regis Philbin
Self 1 episode, 2008

David White — David White
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Chad Allen — Chad Allen
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Elinor Donahue — Elinor Donahu...
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Dennis Hopper — Dennis Hopper
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Mel Brooks — Mel Brooks
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Clyde Kusatsu — Clyde Kusatsu
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Mike Evans — Mike Evans
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Bill Bixby — Bill Bixby
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Gale Gordon — Gale Gordon
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Dennis Weaver — Dennis Weaver
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Louis Gossett Jr. — Louis Gossett...
Self 1 episode, 2013

Rachel Ward — Rachel Ward
Self 1 episode, 2013

Jane Wyatt — Jane Wyatt
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Billy Gray — Billy Gray
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June Lockhart — June Lockhart
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Arte Johnson — Arte Johnson
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Fess Parker — Fess Parker
Daniel Boone from Daniel Boone / ... 1 episode, 2011

Henry Winkler — Henry Winkler
Self 1 episode, 2014

Lou Ferrigno — Lou Ferrigno
Self 1 episode, 2013

Terence Knox — Terence Knox
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Darby Hinton — Darby Hinton
Israel Boone from Daniel Boone / ... 1 episode, 2011

Doris Roberts — Doris Roberts
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Alec Guinness — Alec Guinness
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Burt Reynolds — Burt Reynolds
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Richard Nixon — Richard Nixon
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Robert Young — Robert Young
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Clayton Moore — Clayton Moore
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William Daniels — William Danie...
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Franklin Cover — Franklin Cove...
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William Frawley — William Frawl...
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Martha Plimpton — Martha Plimpt...
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Alicia Goranson — Alicia Gorans...
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Tempestt Bledsoe — Tempestt Bled...
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Jay Silverheels — Jay Silverhee...
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Agnes Moorehead — Agnes Moorehe...
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Sigourney Weaver — Sigourney Wea...
Self 1 episode, 2008

Christina Pickles — Christina Pic...
Self 1 episode, 2014

Gary Merrill — Gary Merrill
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Ed Begley Jr. — Ed Begley Jr.
Self 2 episodes, 2013-2014

Lily Tomlin — Lily Tomlin
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Tom Poston — Tom Poston
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Philip Michael Thomas — Philip Michae...
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Amy Poehler — Amy Poehler
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Allan Melvin — Allan Melvin
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Jack Webb — Jack Webb
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Larry Hagman — Larry Hagman
Self 1 episode, 2013

Don Johnson — Don Johnson
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Jason Alexander — Jason Alexand...
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John F. Kennedy — John F. Kenne...
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Marcia Wallace — Marcia Wallac...
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Bryan Brown — Bryan Brown
Self 1 episode, 2013

David Birney — David Birney
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Rick Overton — Rick Overton
Self 1 episode, 2014

Don Knotts — Don Knotts
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Charlene Tilton — Charlene Tilt...
Self 1 episode, 2013

Don Marshall — Don Marshall
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Anthony Edwards — Anthony Edwar...
Self 1 episode, 2014

Joyce Randolph — Joyce Randolp...
Self / ... 1 episode, 2008

Bob Barker — Bob Barker
Self 1 episode, 2008

John Lithgow — John Lithgow
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Lorne Greene — Lorne Greene
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Mel Stewart — Mel Stewart
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John Zaremba — John Zaremba
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Ed Flanders — Ed Flanders
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James Arness — James Arness
Marshal Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke / ... 1 episode, 2011

Cicely Tyson — Cicely Tyson
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Humphrey Bogart — Humphrey Boga...
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Eriq La Salle — Eriq La Salle
Self 1 episode, 2014

Pernell Roberts — Pernell Rober...
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Peter Bonerz — Peter Bonerz
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James Darren — James Darren
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Lisa Gerritsen — Lisa Gerritse...
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Eric Laneuville — Eric Laneuvil...
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Lauren Chapin — Lauren Chapin
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Lou Scheimer — Lou Scheimer
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids / ... 1 episode, 2011

Chuck Connors — Chuck Connors
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Peter Falk — Peter Falk
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Alec Baldwin — Alec Baldwin
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Johnny Crawford — Johnny Crawfo...
Mark McCain from Rifleman / ... 1 episode, 2011

Jerry Stiller — Jerry Stiller
Self 1 episode, 2008

Liam Sullivan — Liam Sullivan
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Buddy Ebsen — Buddy Ebsen
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Van Williams — Van Williams
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Michele Lee — Michele Lee
Self 1 episode, 2013

Goldie Hawn — Goldie Hawn
Self 1 episode, 2008

Jackie Gleason — Jackie Gleaso...
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Ken Lynch — Ken Lynch
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O.J. Simpson — O.J. Simpson
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Muhammad Ali — Muhammad Ali
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Elvis Presley — Elvis Presley
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Julie Newmar — Julie Newmar
Self 1 episode, 2013

Roosevelt Grier — Roosevelt Gri...
Gabe Cooper from Daniel Boone / ... 1 episode, 2011

Julia Duffy — Julia Duffy
Self 1 episode, 2014

Elena Verdugo — Elena Verdugo
Self 1 episode, 2014

Bruce Bilson — Bruce Bilson
Self 1 episode, 2011

Mitch Vogel — Mitch Vogel
Self 1 episode, 2011

Lionel Hampton — Lionel Hampto...
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Pat Boone — Pat Boone
Self 1 episode, 2008

Sid Caesar — Sid Caesar
Self 1 episode, 2008

Bob Eubanks — Bob Eubanks
Self 1 episode, 2008

Monty Hall — Monty Hall
Self 1 episode, 2008

Wink Martindale — Wink Martinda...
Self 1 episode, 2008

Ed McMahon — Ed McMahon
Self 1 episode, 2008

Doc Severinsen — Doc Severinse...
Self 1 episode, 2008

Bob Stewart — Bob Stewart
Self 1 episode, 2008

Bob Uecker — Bob Uecker
Self 1 episode, 2008

Chuck Woolery — Chuck Woolery
Self 1 episode, 2008

Joan Ganz Cooney — Joan Ganz Coo...
Self / ... 1 episode, 2011

Willard Scott — Willard Scott
Commander Retro / ... 1 episode, 2011

Blake Clark — Blake Clark
Self 1 episode, 2014

Pauly Shore — Pauly Shore
Self 1 episode, 2014

Yakov Smirnoff — Yakov Smirnof...
Self 1 episode, 2014

Joe Namath — Joe Namath
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Perry Como — Perry Como
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Everett Sloane — Everett Sloan...
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Michael Dunn — Michael Dunn
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