Arch Johnson
Also Known As: Archibald Winchester Johnson, Arch W. Johnson, Archie Johnson
Biography: Archibald Winchester "Arch" Johnson (March 14, 1922 – October 9, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on Broadway and in more than 100 television programs.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birthday: March 14, 1922
Deathday: October 09, 1997
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Gender: Male
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Easy Money
Overview: To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-19
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The Buddy Holly Story
Overview: A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-18
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Walking Tall
Overview: Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-22
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The Sting
Overview: A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-25
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Happily Ever After
Overview: Suzanne Somers appears in her first TV starring role in this romantic comedy about an aspiring singer torn between making the most of her one chance at fame in Las Vegas or giving her heart to a love-struck mountain man.
Genres: Romance Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-05
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Overview: The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-04
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G.I. Blues
Overview: Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-11-23
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The Rookies
Overview: Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-07
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Double Indemnity
Overview: A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-13
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Deathmask
Overview: Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the detriment of his family life.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-07
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The Underground Man
Overview: A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-06
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Gun Glory
Overview: An ex-gunslinger shunned by townsfolk is the only one who knows how to stop a ruthless cattleman.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-19
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Babe
Overview: This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling marriage to wrestler George Zaharias, and the final battle with the only thing tougher than she was.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-25
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Overview: A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-18
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Niagara
Overview: Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-26
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The Cheyenne Social Club
Overview: Two cowboys inherit a "social club" specializing in satisfying men.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-12
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The Explosive Generation
Overview: Peter Gifford is a likable, dedicated schoolteacher that teaches a senior life skills class. When student Janet Sommers brings up the topic of sex and dating, he asks students to write questions on the topic, and will cover them in the next class. The parents get wind of what Gifford is about to do, notify the principal, and he warns Peter not to read the questions in class. Gifford decides to go against this and is suspended. The whole student body protests, and the administration gets worried on what to do.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-19
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The Lawbreakers
Overview: The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner 's efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-08-15
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Napoleon and Samantha
Overview: Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-05
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Sullivan's Empire
Overview: Three grown brothers journey to Brazil to rescue their plane-wrecked father who has been kidnapped by a revolutionary guerrilla.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-08-04
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Nightmare
Overview: A murder witness can't convince the police that the killer lives in the apartment across the courtyard from him, and he realizes he is the sniper's next victim.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-08
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Better Late Than Never
Overview: Harry Landers is a feisty senior citizen who refuses to abide by the rules in a stodgy retirement home run by a dour Ms. Davis, in which Harry leads a revolt by the other goated senior citizen residents against the establishment.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-17
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Prologue to Wounded Knee
Overview: An Indian is accused of the rape and murder of a white girl. The girl's stepfather incites the townspeople to punish the Indian - to cover up the fact that it was actually he who committed the crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-27
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Garden of Eden
Overview: War widow and pre-teen daughter leave home of tyrannical father-in-law in Florida, get lost on a detour, and find shelter at a nudist colony.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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Murder in Black and White
Overview: A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-07
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Bang the Drum Slowly
Overview: A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so the owner won't find out and fire him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-26
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Twilight of Honor
Overview: A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of murder that he has already confessed to. He asks a retired, legendary lawyer for help.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-13
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