Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Gene R. Kearney

1. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.

Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 11,519

2. Kojak (1973–1978)

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

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.

Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 8,894

3. Night Gallery (1969–1973)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.

Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto

Votes: 6,187

4. Lou Grant (1977–1982)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon

Votes: 2,408

5. Night of the Lepus (1972)

PG | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley

Votes: 5,458

6. Switch (1975–1978)

90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-cop Frank McBride and ex-con Pete Ryan start their own detective agency.

Stars: Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert, Charlie Callas, Sharon Gless

Votes: 482

7. Games (1967)

Not Rated | 100 min | Thriller

A young couple who are into kinky "mind games" get more than they bargained for when a mysterious woman comes into their lives.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Simone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross, Don Stroud

Votes: 1,504

8. Eischied (1979–1980)

60 min | Crime, Drama

The investigations of NYPD Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied.

Stars: Joe Don Baker, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Fudge, Eddie Egan

Votes: 97

9. The Monster of Camp Sunshine or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nature (1964)

74 min | Comedy, Horror

A scientist carelessly dumps some toxic waste into a river. The gardener at a nudist camp drinks the water, turns into a monster and attacks all the (female) nudists.

Director: Ferenc Leroget | Stars: Harrison Pebbles, Deborah Spray, Sally Parfait, James Gatsby

Votes: 552

10. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A man who completes compiling a dossier on a mysterious billionaire begins to get the feeling that he is becoming the victim of a conspiracy.

Director: William Hale | Stars: Robert Wagner, Peter Lawford, Lola Albright, Walter Pidgeon

Votes: 228

11. The Return of Charlie Chan (1972 TV Movie)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.

Directors: Daryl Duke, Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Ross Martin, Richard Haydn, Louise Sorel, Joseph Hindy

Votes: 174

12. A Man Called Gannon (1968)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A seasoned cowboy takes a young tender-foot under his wing. They become embroiled in a range war, and end up on opposite sides.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Judi West, Susan Oliver

Votes: 204

13. The Invasion of Carol Enders (1973 TV Movie)

66 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After her murder, Diana Bernard sends her spirit to get trapped in Carol Enders so she can expose Diana's killer.

Directors: Burt Brinckerhoff, Dan Curtis | Stars: Charles Aidman, Meredith Baxter, Christopher Connelly, George DiCenzo

Votes: 110

14. The Secret Empire (1979)

20 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In 19th century Wyoming, a U.S. marshal discovers a secret futuristic underground city run by a supervillain bent on conquering the surface. Originally aired as part of NBC's Cliffhangers TV series which featured three revolving serials.

Stars: Geoffrey Scott, Carlene Watkins, Tiger Williams, Pamela Brull

Votes: 64

15. Crime Club (1975 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An attorney, an investigative reporter and the head of a crime prevetion organization set out to find out who is behind a series of ice-pick murders.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Scott Thomas, Eugene Roche, Robert Lansing, Biff McGuire

Votes: 63

16. Love It or Leave It (1971)

80 min | Documentary, Music

A dead-pan, above-ground/underground, mixed-media-documentary of tied-together music videos featuring scripted live-action and documentary footage to relate man's destruction of the planet Earth.

Directors: Fred Goodich, Gene R. Kearney | Stars: Les Crane, Tina Louise, Richmond Shepard, Tim Rose

17. Silent Snow, Secret Snow (1964)

17 min | Short, Drama

A young boy, descending in to schizophrenia, withdraws in to a silent world of snow.

Director: Gene R. Kearney | Stars: Simon Gerard, Frank Nixon, Chase Crosby, Mary Muenzen

Votes: 41

18. Eischied (1979–1980)
Episode: Who Is the Missing Woman? (1979)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Eischied's investigation into a politician's death is hampered by his family, and by the police brass who want to bury the fact that he died while entertaining his mistress.

Director: Gene R. Kearney | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Fudge, Eddie Egan

19. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Grave Too Soon (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A body dumped on the street turns out to be an undercover cop. The trail leads Kojak to a Mafia boss who may be out to avenge the death of his own sons.

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 123

20. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Former New York cop Vince LaGuardia (and old friend of Kojak) is now living in Las Vegas. When a wanted counterfeiter is murdered, LaGuardia's investigation involves the activities of a hood and an evangelist. Pilot for an unsold series.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 136

21. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Killing in the Second House (1974)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ray Kaufman, a former homicide detective dismissed for corruption, now working as a private eye, takes photos of a rich man's much younger wife, Janet Seymour, out with her husband's ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Telly Savalas, Martin Balsam, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 143

22. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Long Way from Times Square (1975)

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

Kojak and Crocker go to Nevada to execute a subpoena on Arnold Saxler to have him testify on the murder of a councilman (for whose mobster murderer he worked), but Saxler has roots in Nevada, which cause difficulties for the NYPD pair.

Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 147

23. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Question of Answers (1975)

TV-PG | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When local and federal officers want to catch a loan shark, Kojak persuades a boyhood friend to go undercover as part of a deal to dismiss a case pending against him. Pressure mounts as the... See full summary »

Director: Jerry London | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 168

24. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Souvenir from Atlantic City (1974)

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

Two off-duty police officers are killed when a bomb explodes in a bowling alley. A police informer (Paolo Olivarez), who had come to warn them, arrives too late and though slightly injured ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Telly Savalas, Jaime Sánchez, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 142

25. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: A Very Deadly Game (1974)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Kojak works with the FBI to apprehend a drug dealer. He sends one of his detectives to work with an FBI agent posing as buyers. When the dealer arrives he shoots both men and takes off... See full summary »

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Telly Savalas, Art Lund, Burr DeBenning, Roger Robinson

Votes: 148

26. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Acts of Desperate Men (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A lonely bookkeeper becomes involved in a young man's quest for revenge against those who wronged his father.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Telly Savalas, Eugene Roche, Bruno Kirby, Dan Frazer

Votes: 137

27. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Another Gypsy Queen (1977)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman in a gypsy clan disguises herself and goes to Kojak with false information regarding a serial killer. She is doing this to stop members of another clan from killing that man, whom ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Oliansky | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 111

28. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Be Careful What You Pray For (1975)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The hijacking of a truckload of plumbing donated to a school results in murder, plus major embarrassment to the NYPD, because Det. Crocker was speaking at the struggling Catholic high ... See full summary »

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 137

29. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Before the Devil Knows (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Cat burglar David plunges to his death when a banker cuts his cord for burgling $1 million in bonds the financier embezzled. David's partner Le Jeune gets away with the bonds, but must use ... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Henry Darrow, Louise Sorel, Don Knight

Votes: 209

30. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Both Sides of the Law (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 124

31. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Case Without a File (1977)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak investigates the murder of a private detective.

Director: Nicholas Sgarro | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 117

32. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Close Cover Before Killing (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A greedy businessman (Morton Tallman) commissions an arson, but his partner Nick threatens to tell the police if it happens. Tallman kills his partner and turns a large bookcase over his ... See full summary »

Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Telly Savalas, Alex Rocco, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 150

33. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Conspiracy of Fear (1973)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak's operative, an undercover lawyer, is killed investigating endless opportunities for graft provided by an elaborate makeover for an inner city neighborhood. The hoods make the murder ... See full summary »

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Telly Savalas, Larry Kert, Michael McGuire, Nicholas Colasanto

Votes: 210

34. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Cop in a Cage (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak receives threats against his life just as his niece is about to get married.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, John P. Ryan, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 224

35. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (1974)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An obsessed neighbor murders anyone he thinks is a threat to his relationship with a mentally fragile young woman.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Andrea Marcovicci, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 169

36. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Dark Sunday (1973)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak begins sucking lollipops, after a wheel-man brags he's in on a caper which will make the NYPD more laughable than the Keystone Kops. Soon, a fellow gang member ices Artie the driver ... See full summary »

Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Telly Savalas, Richard Jordan, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 239

37. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Dead on His Feet (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On the trail of a ring counterfeiting lottery tickets, a detective's partner is killed. Det. Fiore feels guilty for giving in to his partner's quest for front page heroism, plus being ... See full summary »

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Telly Savalas, Harry Guardino, Malachi Throne, Joanne Linville

Votes: 208

38. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Deadly Innocence (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man is killed in a hit and run incident. Kojak eventually learns the death was no accident and is linked to the victim's son, a Vietnam war hero who was also a heroin addict.

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 121

39. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Death Is Not a Passing Grade (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak is a guest instructor at a police science class. One of his students is committing burglaries with his brother-in-law and likes to leave false clues at the crime scene. These include ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, Mariclare Costello

Votes: 245

40. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Deliver Us Some Evil (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kenny Soames, a friendly young delivery man for a local pharmacy, sets up a residence for a big heist and uses his delivery van for the getaway. He then plans to leave the country with his girlfriend and $100,000 from his confederates.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, John Ritter, Ruth McDevitt, Dan Frazer

Votes: 200

41. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Die Before They Wake (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The deaths of a junkie and a television commentator put Kojak onto the trail of a drug/prostitution ring.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Telly Savalas, Harris Yulin, Jess Walton, Colby Chester

Votes: 233

42. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Down a Long and Lonely River (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-con Lou is determined to settle old scores with his ex-wife and her mobster boyfriend who set him up to serve hard time. Lou's fiancée, a wide-eyed prison sociologist, enlists Kojak's help to keep Lou from killing and/or being killed.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Telly Savalas, Paul Michael Glaser, Sian Barbara Allen, Dan Frazer

Votes: 189

43. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Eighteen Hours of Fear (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young girl smuggles a stolen Canadian blank plate to New York in a leg cast. Her accomplice, an artist, is killed by a mob hit man but the girl manages to slip away from him at a hotel ... See full summary »

Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Telly Savalas, Lynne Marta, Chuck McCann, Dan Frazer

Votes: 186

44. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two men put a cushion over a beautiful blond's mouth and then hang her from the chandelier. The ME thinks it's suicide, but Kojak believes Azure Dee was murdered. Having met her as a young ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Telly Savalas, Roger Robinson, Stephen Elliott, Dan Frazer

Votes: 161

45. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Christmas Eve is anything but peaceful for Kojak and his men. A woman is convinced her boyfriend is going to commit some kind of crime-but she doesn't know what; and a jealous husband is looking to kill his cheating wife.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 192

46. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Hush Now, Don't You Die (1974)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A college girl hurries home after being raped by two men, one of whom kills the other at the scene and flees. Kojak suspects a rape by two men, and sets out to identify the woman as well as... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Kathleen Quinlan, Todd Susman, Mike Kellin

Votes: 169

47. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer (1977)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Everett Coughlin is a divorce attorney, a Satan in a business suit, who mercilessly harasses a cop (whose wife he represents). Even his client doesn't know some of the lawyer's tricks, such... See full summary »

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 124

48. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: I Want to Report a Dream (1975)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Stavros receives a call from a psychic:"I want to report a dream." Since it involves murder, he checks the files. When the details match, Kojak gets involved. Are the dead really communicating, or does the psychic know who the murderer is?

Director: Telly Savalas | Stars: Telly Savalas, Ruth Gordon, Andrew Robinson, Dan Frazer

Votes: 161

49. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Justice Deferred (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The discovery of a skeleton at a demolition site reopens an 18-year-old murder case.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 126

50. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Last Rites for a Dead Priest (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak and his men are after a gang of a jewel thieves. The bag-man was shot and identified but is still on the run. So Kojak figures his accomplices will try to get to the man before the cops find him.

Director: Joel Oliansky | Stars: Telly Savalas, Jackie Cooper, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 202