Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Frank Thackery

1. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Romance

A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.

Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Jennie Garth

Votes: 37,698

2. Matlock (1986–1995)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.

Stars: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford

Votes: 9,408

3. Emergency! (1972–1979)

TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup

Votes: 6,092

4. Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Mark Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his son, Steve, a homicide detective.

Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter

Votes: 8,661

5. Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Votes: 17,477

6. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A 20th-century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.

Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc

Votes: 10,428

7. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)

TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.

Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell

Votes: 3,253

8. B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy

A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.

Stars: Greg Evigan, Eric Server, Linda McCullough, Candi Brough

Votes: 2,025

9. The Killer Elite (1975)

PG | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins

Votes: 7,264

10. Operation Petticoat (1977–1979)

30 min | Comedy, War

An American submarine has to accept a group of nurses on its voyage. One way or another, the submarine is painted pink in the process.

Stars: Melinda Naud, Jim Varney, Richard Brestoff, John Astin

Votes: 296

11. Misfits of Science (1985–1986)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.

Stars: Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, Mark Thomas Miller, Courteney Cox

Votes: 1,260

12. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A comedy-drama series based on the classic musical film of the same name.

Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Roger Wilson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn

Votes: 361

13. Automan (1983–1984)

70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.

Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 2,111

14. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979–1981)

60 min | Comedy

The misadventures of a shamelessly corrupt and incompetent small-town sheriff and his ineffectual staff.

Stars: Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, Mills Watson, Janet Prescott

Votes: 590

15. Chiller (1985 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Corporate exec Miles Creighton dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns--without his soul.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson, Dick O'Neill

Votes: 1,599

16. Bret Maverick (1981–1982)

60 min | Western

Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.

Stars: James Garner, Ed Bruce, Ramon Bieri, Richard Hamilton

Votes: 689

17. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)

G | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

Directors: Vince Edwards, Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Votes: 1,866

18. You'll Like My Mother (1972)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Francesca Kinsolving, a very pregnant widow whose husband was recently killed in action in Vietnam, travels to visit her late husband's mother in a snowy Minnesota town and gets snowed in ... See full summary »

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas, Sian Barbara Allen

Votes: 867

19. The Spirit (1987 TV Movie)

74 min | Action

A legally dead police detective decides to battle crime as a masked superhero.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Nana Visitor, Bumper Robinson, Garry Walberg

Votes: 298

20. Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981–1982)

30 min | Comedy

Sitcom based on the 1978 film of the same name.

Stars: Barbara Eden, Fannie Flagg, Jenn Thompson, Anne Francine

Votes: 211

21. The Rebels (1979)

240 min | Drama, History, War

Philip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed Congress.

Stars: Andrew Stevens, Don Johnson, William Conrad, Doug McClure

Votes: 236

22. Hawaiian Heat (1984)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After leaving their jobs in Chicago, two former police officers relocate to Hawaii for new positions with the Honolulu Police Department.

Stars: Robert Ginty, Jeff McCracken, Tracy Scoggins, Branscombe Richmond

Votes: 43

23. The Kid from Left Field (1979 TV Movie)

100 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

Jackie Robinson "J.R." Cooper is a kid who loves baseball, and also the son of a former major leaguer now down on his luck (and now a vendor working the stands at games).

Director: Adell Aldrich | Stars: Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, Gary Collins, Ed McMahon

Votes: 231

24. Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (2002 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Mystery

Dr. Mark Sloan and his son Steve go to the desert to learn the fate of Mark's daughter and her new husband.

Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Barry Van Dyke

Votes: 295

25. Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning (2002 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A dead body washes up on the ocean. Steve's investigation leads to a farm with migrant workers. The migrant workers are dying from an unknown ailment and Mark struggles to find the cause.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Barry Van Dyke

Votes: 317

26. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bill McKenzie's niece works as a production assistant for controversial television personality Josie Joplin, who publicly accuses her of having an affair with her husband. One night ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses, Tony Roberts

Votes: 290

27. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When gubernatorial candidate Harlan Richards is murdered, the suspicions fall on the incumbent Governor Ryan Allison but when he, too, is murdered the plot thickens.

Director: Max Tash | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses, John Spencer

Votes: 310

28. The Immigrants (1978 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

A young Italian immigrant who loses everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake starts over again and builds up a shipping empire, but doesn't find the happiness he thought would come ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Stephen Macht, Sharon Gless, Aimee Eccles, Richard Anderson

Votes: 74

29. Condominium (1980)

240 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The emotional and eye-opening lives of several condo residents are brought out when a dangerous hurricane hits Florida.

Stars: Barbara Eden, Dan Haggerty, Steve Forrest, Ana Alicia

Votes: 158

30. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bill McKenzie is a retired lawyer who prefers to spend time working on his ranch. But he occasionally takes on a case wherein the defendant is wrongfully convicted or falsely accused, and ... See full summary »

Director: Helaine Head | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses, Dixie Carter

Votes: 280

31. Me and Mom (1985)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Kate and her mother run a private investigation service with the help of her late father's former partner Lou.

Stars: Lisa Eilbacher, Henry Darrow, James Earl Jones, Holland Taylor

Votes: 186

32. J.O.E. and the Colonel (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Scientists create "the perfect soldier" in a lab experiment by recombining his molecules. He is then sent out on dangerous but vital missions.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Terence Knox, Gary Kasper, Aimee Eccles, William Lucking

Votes: 97

33. The Horror Show (1979 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, Horror, Thriller

"The Horror Show" was a history of horror movies hosted by Anthony Perkins, and featuring clips from scores of horror and sci-fi classics.

Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Bud Abbott, Julie Adams, Richard Arlen

Votes: 165

34. International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (1991– )

44 min | Biography, History

The International Cinematographers Guild represents directors of photography, camera operators and assistants, visual effects supervisors, still photographers, and publicists. The ... See full summary »

Stars: Jay Nefcy, Bob Fisher, Howard Block, Michael Frediani

35. Pine Canyon Is Burning (1977 TV Movie)

73 min | Drama

A widowed firefighter with two children manages to get transferred to a one-man fire/rescue station in the Los Angeles foothills in order to be able to be home at night with his kids.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Kent McCord, Megan McCord, Shane Sinutko, Diana Muldaur

Votes: 15

36. Operation Petticoat (1977–1979)
Episode: Operation Petticoat (1977)

120 min | Comedy, War

A veteran naval commander is given command of a submarine full of misfits, miscreants and with a group of nurses as passengers.

Directors: Norman Abbott, William Asher, John Astin | Stars: John Astin, Richard Gilliland, Yvonne Wilder, Richard Brestoff

Votes: 166

37. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Survival on Charter #220 (1978)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Gage and DeSoto find themselves needing help in the field in the suburbs when a midair collision causes a plane crash in their vicinity.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Julie London, David Ladd, Jay Hammer, Jason Evers

Votes: 190

38. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Idol (1994)

TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young lawyer who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.

Director: Frank Thackery | Stars: Andy Griffith, Brynn Thayer, Daniel Roebuck, John Beck

Votes: 159

39. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Witness Killings (1991)

TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While attending a reunion in his home town, Matlock gets embroiled in a murder case in which a young man is framed for the murder of another home-town boy who was writing a tell all tome about some of the town's prominent citizens.

Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 144

40. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Thief: Part 1 (1989)

TV-PG | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Coin dealer Mike Koskoff finds that his employee Rob Casey has stolen $40K from him. When Casey is shot, Koskoff is charged and hires Ben. Koskoff's private eye Linda Hansfield gives Ben and Tyler unwanted aid, and makes it tough for Ben.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 143

41. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Suspect (1991)

TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock becomes embroiled in Attorney/Client privilege issues when he defends two murder suspects whose cases become strangely intertwined.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 159

42. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Power Brokers: Part 1 (1987)

TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Kari Lizer, Kene Holiday

Votes: 162

43. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: Nowhere to Turn (1990)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben Matlock defends himself against a charge of murder in L.A.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 170

44. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Most Deadly Passage (1978)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Gage and DeSoto come to Seattle, Washington to observe the operating practices of the Medic One unit.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Jesse Vint, Anthony Herrera

Votes: 129

45. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Greatest Rescues of Emergency! (1978)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Now with each newly promoted to Captain with separate commands, Gage and DeSoto reminisce about their adventures of their now concluded partnership.

Directors: Robert A. Cinader, Randolph Mantooth | Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Robert Fuller

Votes: 133

46. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Hunting Party: Part 1 (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock travels to Manteo, North Carolina, to defend Spencer Hamilton, the brother of Frank, who was killed in a duck-hunting accident. After Ryan Bartell was shot, immediately after ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 135

47. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Mayor: Part 1 (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Popular mayor Brian Barelli argues with visitors to his home; the next day he is killed by someone dressed as a well known environmentalist. Ben, Michelle, and Tyler are lured to defend the accused under false pretenses.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 114

48. Automan (1983–1984)
Episode: Club Ten (1984)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Walter, Automan and Roxanne travel to an exclusive Caribbean resort called Club Ten. Roxanne gets a panicked message from her missing writer friend. They find they are all caught up in a diamond-smuggling racket.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 30

49. Automan (1983–1984)
Episode: Death by Design (1984)

48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

When a friend of Jack's, another cop, is killed while working with him, they think that the killer is a professional hitman, but because of insufficient evidence, they can't hold him. ... See full summary »

Director: Gil Bettman | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 34

50. Automan (1983–1984)
Episode: Flashes and Ashes (1984)

48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Walter's friend, Frank Cooney, is killed by fellow cops who steal from an armory. However, they make it look like he was the thief so Walter does his own investigation to prove otherwise.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 36