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51. Behind Closed Doors (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama
The files of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias were the basis of this series based on American counterespionage from 25 years in naval intelligence. The stories were connected with the Cold ... See full summary »
Stars: Bruce Gordon, Ellis M. Zacharias, John Sutton, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 35
52.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
The Sea Witch
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
When Cleo kills her husband on board ship, a mutiny seems likely.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Dick Powell, Carolyn Jones, Harry Guardino, John Ericson
Votes: 10
53.
Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968)
Episode:
Thieves' Holiday
(1967)
Adventure, Drama, War
The team goes on a mission. They meet their contact, someone who works undercover with the Germans. But while Garrison is away, Actor runs into an associate who thinks they are there to ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Ron Harper, Cesare Danova, Brendon Boone, Christopher Cary
Votes: 12
54.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Dove Affair
(1964)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Solo steals a dove-shaped medal from the body of the leader of a European nation as the corpse lies in state. The medal has information concerning Thrush personnel operating in the country.... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 223
55.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
Millionaire Emily Baker
(1959)
30 min | Drama
A career bachelor and world traveler meets the perfect girl. He leaves her because he is sure that he is not ready to settle down, but she thinks it's because she's a simple country girl.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Marvin Miller, John Lupton, Frank Puglia, Ezelle Poule
Votes: 8
56.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Misguided Missile
(1961)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Major Jerry Reynolds, who supervises missile development, is looking to leave the Air Force. Due to launch failures, the Air Force sends an investigator, who happens to have a grudge against Reynolds. When he is murdered, Jerry is charged.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 297
57.
The Rat Patrol (1966–1968)
Episode:
The Moment of Truce Raid
(1966)
25 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Troy and Dietrich declare an uneasy truce when both of their units are ambushed by a horde of homicidal Bedouins.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden, Lawrence P. Casey
Votes: 69
58.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Empty Chair
(1959)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With Capone in prison, Frank Nitti tries to grab the open top spot in the empire. But Capone's bookkeeper is giving him a run for his money.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Barbara Nichols, Bruce Gordon, Betty Garde
Votes: 185
59. The Long, Hot Summer (1965–1966)
48 min | Drama
Ben Quick returns to the Southern town of Frenchman's Bend to claim his inheritance and soon runs afoul of local power Boss Varner. The handsome Ben attracts the attention of the local ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Nancy Malone, Paul Geary, Lana Wood
Votes: 123
60. The Outsider (1968–1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama
David Ross is a orphaned, ex-con, loner living in a world that loaths and makes a living as a private investgator in Los Angeles to tackle his financial problems and other people's problems as well.
Stars: Darren McGavin, James Edwards, Bill Quinn, Will J. White
Votes: 99
61. The Aquanauts (1960–1961)
60 min | Adventure
Larry and Drake made their livings recovering sunken wrecks off the Southern California coast. Frequently, these assignments brought them into conflict with people who wanted to reach the wrecks first.
Stars: Ron Ely, Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate, Charles Thompson
Votes: 100
62. The Adventures of McGraw (1957–1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
McGraw is a solitary type who manages to get entangled in the stopping of criminal activity despite not having any official capacity. He often doesn't carry a weapon, especially if an attractive woman is involved.
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Jean Willes, James Flavin, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 53
63. Man Without a Gun (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
The adventures of Adam MacLean, publisher and chief reporter for the "Yellowstone Sentinel" of Yellowstone, Wyoming in the late 19th century.
Stars: Rex Reason, Mort Mills, Harry Harvey, Forrest Taylor
Votes: 41
64. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 28
65.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
Vendetta
(1964)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
When it appears Lt. Hanley and his men are about to be overrun by attacking Germans, they are miraculously saved by a squadron of fast moving jeeps with mounted machine guns. The squadron ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Telly Savalas, Jack Hogan
Votes: 92
66.
Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Death Sentence
(1968)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, War
After the team rescues some P.O.W.'s, one of the men they rescued claims Garrison is a deserter. Garrison is then court-martialed. When asked Garrison doesn't remember the incident. The team goes under ground and tries to help him.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Ron Harper, Cesare Danova, Brendon Boone, Christopher Cary
Votes: 11
67.
Law of the Plainsman (1959–1960)
Episode:
Clear Title
(1959)
30 min | Western
Sam goes to Shannonville to investigate the murder of a man, but is met with cold reception. He is determined to get to the truth and arrest the man who committed the murder, but Walter ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Michael Ansara, Gina Gillespie, Nora Marlowe, Lee Van Cleef
Votes: 16
68.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Design for Dying
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Newspaper publisher Darrell Bigelow has political ambitions, but is concerned about the extramarital activities of his wife, Rebekah. Bigelow hires Joe Mannix to "bring her home," and ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Barbara Rush, Dennis Patrick
Votes: 87
69.
Movin' On (1974–1976)
Episode:
Life Line
(1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama
Will and Sonny deliver a generator to Shaniko, Oregon, and encounter a single mother and her autistic son.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Lois Nettleton, Clint Howard
Votes: 30
70.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Otto Frick Story
(1960)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Otto Frick is a drug dealer with a traveling group of distributors. Ness and his men trace his supply chain to a book shop whose owner regularly visits the German Consulate in New York. ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Francis Lederer, Richard Jaeckel, Jack Warden
Votes: 79
71.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Three Thousand Suspects
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Just as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Mary Sinclair, Bert Freed
Votes: 98
72. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Richard Diamond is a suave private investigator who at first walks the mean streets of New York City, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he tools around in a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Janssen, Roxane Brooks, Russ Conway, Regis Toomey
Votes: 282
73. The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
60 min | Drama
Criminal cases where criminals are mentally evaluated, or people in the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Stars: Jack Ging, Wendell Corey, Ralph Bellamy, Irene Martin
Votes: 125
74. Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The adventures of a group of convicts recruited into the U.S. Army by the offer of a post-war parole. Commanded by West Point graduate, Lt. Garrison, the "Gorillas" function as commandos behind German lines.
Stars: Ron Harper, Cesare Danova, Brendon Boone, Christopher Cary
Votes: 364
75. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 605
76. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Gene Coogan, Eddie Hice, Gavin MacLeod
Votes: 108
77.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
Breakout
(1965)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
The squad angers a Frenchman when they destroy machinery at his quarry.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Fernando Lamas, Jack Hogan
Votes: 71
78.
Danger (1950–1955)
Episode:
Death Is My Neighbor
(1953)
30 min | Drama
A New York City apartment building supervisor has his job and home threatened by a new tenant.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Walter Hampden, James Dean, Betsy Palmer, Frank Marth
Votes: 15
79.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Betty Hawley Story
(1958)
30 min | Drama
After graduation from college, John Hawley (Richard Jaeckel) takes a job in Mexico for a mining company. John's wife Betty (Lisa Daniels) is pregnant and desperate to have their child in a ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Marvin Miller, Richard Jaeckel, Lisa Daniels, Don Kennedy
Votes: 11
80.
Switch (1975–1978)
Episode:
Legend of the Macunas: Part 1
(1977)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert, Charlie Callas, Sharon Gless
Votes: 11
81.
TV Reader's Digest (1955–1956)
Episode:
Honeymoon in Mexico
(1955)
Drama
A newlywed couple comes to a small Mexican village to spend a year painting. After helping an orphaned child with an injury, they unexpectedly end up as his parents. Once word gets around, ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Richard Long, Merry Anders, Rafael Campos, Anthony Numkena
Votes: 7
82.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Kiss of Death Girl
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Having had three boyfriends killed in the last 18 months, Francie West has earned her nickname, the kiss of death girl. She is a blackjack dealer in Phil Corbin's speakeasy and has been ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Mickey Shaughnessy, Robert H. Harris, David J. Stewart
Votes: 85
83.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Little Egypt
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The department's newest agent is able to infiltrate the mob, using carrier pigeons to get information out. That is, until a woman gets him into trouble.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Susan Cummings, Anthony George, Fred Clark
Votes: 97
84.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Jack 'Legs' Diamond
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Working in the New York area, Eliot Ness and his men are trying to trace an incoming shipment of narcotics. Some years before, mobster and nightclub owner Jack "Legs" Diamond spent time in ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Steven Hill, Norma Crane, Suzanne Storrs
Votes: 92
85. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,269
86. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,951
87. Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986)
60 min | Documentary, Family, History
Strange occurrences, odd historical facts and unusual artistic and social activities are explored.
Stars: Jack Palance, Holly Palance, Cathie Shirriff, Marie Osmond
Votes: 499
88. Target: The Corruptors (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
Newspaper reporter Paul Marino and his undercover agent Jack Flood infiltrate the mob and report on a different type of crime every week. The results of their investigation are given to the... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen McNally, Robert Harland, Harold J. Stone, Burt Brinckerhoff
Votes: 98
89. The Frank Sinatra Show (1950–1952)
60 min | Music
The Frank Sinatra Show (also known as Bulova Watch Time) was an American musical variety series hosted by Frank Sinatra from 1950 to 1952.
Stars: Frank Sinatra, June Hutton, Ben Blue, The Whippoorwills
Votes: 45
90. Crusader (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
In revenge for the Communist government in Poland having sent his mother to a concentration camp where she died, Matt Anders devotes himself to freeing others from totalitarian countries.
Stars: Brian Keith, Edwin Reimers, Arthur Space, Leon Askin
Votes: 46
91.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
Birthday Cake
(1964)
Action, Drama, War
The squad is anxious to open Littlejohn's birthday cake he received from home, but Littlejohn refuses since his mother has a note attached telling him not to open the package until his ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Phillip Pine, Jack Hogan
Votes: 78
92.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
Infant of Prague
(1964)
Action, Drama, War
The squad discovers a group of nuns in a convent, and they travel together through enemy territory. Nearly surrounded by Germans, Lt. Hanley must call in artillery, placing them in great danger.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Jeanette Nolan, Jack Hogan
Votes: 89
93.
Law of the Plainsman (1959–1960)
Episode:
Common Ground
(1960)
30 min | Western
After Gentleman Frank Deegan is shot while robbing a stage, he take refuge in Martha's barn. He then takes Tess and Martha hostage. Sam arrives back in town and is told that Deegan is on ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Michael Ansara, Gina Gillespie, Nora Marlowe, Michael Pate
Votes: 13
94.
M Squad (1957–1960)
Episode:
Family Portrait
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When his partner in an investigation is killed, Lt. Frank Ballinger makes it a personal business to pin the crime on narcotics lord Sam Hinder. But, as Ballinger discovers, Hinder has an ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Lee Marvin, Jacques Aubuchon, Christine White, Walter Maslow
Votes: 28
95.
Switch (1975–1978)
Episode:
Three Blonde Mice
(1978)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Soem interesting underwater (swimming pool) footage highlights this episode as Pete and Mac -- in full business suits and at their ages (over 70 for Eddie Albert) dive in to defuse a ... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert, Charlie Callas, Sharon Gless
Votes: 14
96. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,162
97. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,501
98. Black Sheep Squadron (1976–1978)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The dramatized World War II adventures of U.S. Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his U.S. Marine Attack Squadron 214, (The Black Sheep Squadron).
Stars: Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar, Dirk Blocker
Votes: 3,414
99. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 328
100. Wire Service (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
Adventures of three globetrotting reporters working for an international wire service.
Stars: Dane Clark, George Brent, Mercedes McCambridge, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 43