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1.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Judgment: Part II
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Lt. Gerard agrees to work with Kimble for 24 hours to prove his innocence, because someone who may have been there when his wife was killed, posted bail for the one-armed man.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: David Janssen, Richard Anderson, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline Scott
Votes: 332
2.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Judgment: Part I
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The one-armed man is arrested in Los Angeles for fighting and police want the story highlighted in the newspaper to try and lure Kimble into capture.
Directors: Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, Paul Wurtzel | Stars: David Janssen, Richard Anderson, Joseph Campanella, Michael Constantine
Votes: 272
3. The Donald O'Connor Show (1968– )
Stars: Donald O'Connor, Richard Dawson, Jerry Lanning, Roberta Sherwood
Votes: 24
4.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis
(1977)
90 min | Documentary
Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.
Stars: Diahnne Abbott, Lou Adler, Eddie Albert, Susan Anspach
Votes: 535
5.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Nightmare at Northoak
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After saving a busload of kids in an accident, Kimble is knocked unconscious and later identified as a fugitive. Gerard comes to this Massachusetts town to extradite him back to Indiana, much to the dismay of the town's grateful residents.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: David Janssen, Nancy Wickwire, Frank Overton, Paul Carr
Votes: 301
6. The Fugitive (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
The unaired original version of The Fugitive: Fear In A Desert City
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Vera Miles, Brian Keith, Harry Townes
Votes: 58
7. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
8.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Escape into Black
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
When Kimble suffers temporary amnesia from an explosion, he finds himself caught between a social worker who wants to help and a psychiatrist who doesn't.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: David Janssen, Betty Garrett, Ivan Dixon, Barry Morse
Votes: 203
9.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Landscape with Running Figures: Part 2
(1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Stranded in an abandoned town and awaiting help, the blind Mrs. Gerard (Barbara Rush) realizes she is with Kimble (David Janssen). With her husband on the way, she delays Kimble's departure, hoping his capture will end her husband's obsession and save her marriage.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Herschel Bernardi, Jud Taylor
Votes: 187
10.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The End Is But the Beginning
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble picks up a hitchhiker who then dies in a truck accident. Kimble hopes that the body will be identified as his and then end once and for all Lt. Gerard's pursuit of him.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Barbara Barrie, Andrew Duggan, Barry Morse
Votes: 200
11.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #2.19
(1965)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
David Janssen is a capable host as Edie Adams and Vic Damone sing, Tim Conway, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks present comedy sketches, there's a trapeze act, and the Globetrotters play basketball with Janssen and friends. Raquel Welch surprises Janssen with her showgirl outfit, then talks about her new movie contract for One Million Years BC.
Director: Grey Lockwood | Stars: David Janssen, Edie Adams, Mel Brooks, Tim Conway
Votes: 11
12.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
Trigger Point
(1977)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Veteran Sergeant Wilson can't escape the burdens of being mother hen to, among others, a green lieutenant, an alcoholic superior, and an officer who's becoming dangerously paranoid.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: David Janssen, Scott Hylands, Scott Brady, Dennis Cole
Votes: 62
13. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,225
14. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
15.
The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
Episode:
Make Me a Place
(1962)
60 min | Drama
A man seeks psychiatric treatment for his ex-wife, who has custody of their daughter and is engaged to another man. He fears she is showing signs of being suicidal.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, Barbara Rush, David Janssen
Votes: 10
16.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Ill Wind
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble is captured by Lt. Gerard while traveling with a group of migrant workers. During a violent wind storm, Gerard is badly injured and Kimble has to convince the others to help him save Gerard's life.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: David Janssen, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 201
17.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Landscape with Running Figures: Part 1
(1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble's joined on the run by Lt. Gerard's wife, who's had it with being no. 2 to a phantom. Kimble stumbles, signing his own name on a time-sheet, which sets off a manhunt, while residents... See full summary »
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Herschel Bernardi, Jud Taylor
Votes: 187
18.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Girl from Little Egypt
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A pretty airline stewardess badly injures Kimble in a traffic accident, and in his delirium, he admits who he is and she helps him. In turn, Kimble helps her realize the married man she's dating is not right for her.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: David Janssen, Ed Nelson, Diane Brewster, Pamela Tiffin
Votes: 260
19. You Are There (1953–1972)
30 min | Drama, History
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Todd Hunter, Paul Birch, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 206
20.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Deadline at Austin
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
The mayor of Austin once insulted Governor Lambert. Now the governor seeks revenge by threatening the town's railroad.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: David Janssen, Jan Harrison, Harry Shannon, Stephen Chase
Votes: 26
21.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
May God Have Mercy
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After being recognized Kimble is shot and then hospitalized. Lt. Gerard arrives to claim him but a surprise awaits - someone else now claims to be the murderer of Kimble's wife.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: David Janssen, Telly Savalas, Carol Eve Rossen, Norman Fell
Votes: 186
22.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Never Wave Goodbye: Part 2
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Dr. Kimble still fleeing with the woman he loves, decides to fake their deaths at sea, hoping it will fool Lt. Gerard forever.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: David Janssen, Susan Oliver, Robert Duvall, Lee Philips
Votes: 256
23.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Wife Killer
(1966)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble and a female reporter capture the critically injured one-armed Fred Johnson, and try to get him to confess to the murder of Kimble's wife.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: David Janssen, Janice Rule, Kevin McCarthy, Barry Morse
Votes: 193
24.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Death Certificate
(1976)
Action, Crime, Drama
A young widow has a malpractice suit against the doctor who was treating her deceased husband, but after she is threatened by two men to drop the suit, her mother hires Harry to look into ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Ruth Roman, Norman Burton
Votes: 35
25.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Eyewitness
(1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman hires Orwell to help her son, who has been wrongfully arrested for murder. During his investigation, Harry locates a witness to the murder--but unfortunately the witness is blind.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Henry Darrow, James McEachin, Rosalind Cash
Votes: 71
26. Centennial (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Conrad
Votes: 3,655
27.
Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
Episode:
Show Me a Hero
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Todays theme is the search for a hero.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Gardner McKay, Guy Stockwell, James Holden, David Janssen
Votes: 9
28.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
When Kimble (David Janssen) witnesses a town sheriff (Pat Hingle) murder a prisoner (Tom Skerritt), the sheriff plans on killing him next.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: David Janssen, Pat Hingle, Mary Murphy, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 186
29.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Search in a Windy City
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Dr. Kimble spots the murderer of his wife in Chicago, but is unaware that the newspaper man helping him is under pressure by his editor to turn Kimble into the police, if they fail to catch him.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: David Janssen, Pat Hingle, Nan Martin, Barry Morse
Votes: 236
30.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The 2130
(1966)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A computer scientist, appalled to discover that his chauffeur was actually Dr. Kimble, uses his new state-of-the-art computer to assist Gerard and predict Kimble's movements from city to city.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: David Janssen, Melvyn Douglas, Susan Albert, Hampton Fancher
Votes: 175
31.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Trial by Fire
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A man comes forward and admits to having seen the one-armed man running from the house the night of Helen Kimble's murder. This gives Richard Kimble hope of another trial which could clear ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: David Janssen, Charles Aidman, Frank Aletter, Jacqueline Scott
Votes: 166
32.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
When the Wind Blows
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
At an off-season motel a woman turns to Kimble for help with her son, who is an unusually bright but troubled child. Kimble helps the boy so much that when he has to run from the local sheriff, the boy follows after, imperiling them both.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: David Janssen, Harry Townes, Georgann Johnson, Johnny Jensen
Votes: 164
33.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Portrait of a Murder
(1975)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Harry is hired to find out if a mentally challenged 19-year-old is involved when a woman is found strangled to death under the Santa Monica Pier.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Adam Arkin, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 46
34. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,427
35. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 402
36.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
All the Scared Rabbits
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A woman hires Kimble to drive her daughter and herself to California. The young girl has a rabbit with her that had been a test subject in a research study and is infected with meningitis.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: David Janssen, Suzanne Pleshette, R.G. Armstrong, Liam Sullivan
Votes: 174
37.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 2
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble and Sister Veronica continue their journey, not realizing that each of them is hiding a secret. In Sister Veronica's case, she plans to renounce her vows when they reach their destination.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Eileen Heckart, Albert Salmi, Ruta Lee
Votes: 213
38.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Corner of Hell
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A police roadblock, including Lt. Gerard, causes Kimble to escape cross country into an area populated with moonshiners. With Gerard in hot pursuit, they're both caught, and Kimble must defend Gerard to keep him from being hanged.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: David Janssen, R.G. Armstrong, Bruce Dern, Sharon Farrell
Votes: 197
39.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Home Is the Hunted
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Dr. Kimble returns to his hometown where he reunites with his father John, and his loving sister Donna, who absolutely believe in his innocence, but Kimble's brother Ray has serious doubts about him.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: David Janssen, Andrew Prine, Jacqueline Scott, Robert Keith
Votes: 244
40.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Never Wave Goodbye: Part 1
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble flees Los Angeles with a woman who loves him after checking out a lead on some one-armed man, but Lt. Gerard is right on their trail.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: David Janssen, Susan Oliver, Robert Duvall, Lee Philips
Votes: 273
41.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Running Scared
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
When Kimble reads of his father's death, he wants to go back home to meet his sister. Gerard is expecting this and the D.A. who convicted Kimble hopes his capture will make him Governor. But Kimble has an unexpected ally helping him.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: David Janssen, Joanne Linville, Lin McCarthy, Jacqueline Scott
Votes: 176
42.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Iron Maiden
(1964)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble is photographed with a Congresswoman during her inspection of a military construction project. After they are trapped underground, Lt. Gerard arrives on the scene, confident that he has finally caught Kimble.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: David Janssen, Stephen McNally, Nan Martin, Richard Anderson
Votes: 188
43.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Ivy Maze
(1967)
TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Dr. Kimble meets with a fraternity brother who is now a professor of sleep research at a university and has seen the one-armed man working there. The professor has an elaborate plan to ... See full summary »
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: David Janssen, William Windom, Geraldine Brooks, Lorri Scott
Votes: 162
44.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Survivors
(1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble comes back into contact with his wife's family when he learns of their financial difficulties. Kimble may have a way to help, but his mother-in-law's hatred for him may lead to his capture.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: David Janssen, Ruth White, Louise Sorel, Lloyd Gough
Votes: 178
45.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Elegy for a Cop
(1975)
Action, Crime, Drama
Lt. Manny Quinlan drives to Los Angeles in order to help his drug addicted niece. He finds her in a seedy hotel, but it is a setup and he's shot. An envelope full of money is planted on his... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Sal Mineo, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 64
46.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Reflections
(1975)
Action, Crime, Drama
Harry is reunited with his ex-wife over a case of blackmail and murder. Through flashbacks, we see Harry and Elizabeth fall in love before breaking up over his spending too many hours on the job.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson
Votes: 42
47.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Shadows at Noon
(1974)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Harry suspects a young woman is being held against her will in a mental asylum, he investigates and discovers a murder. He pretends to be a patient and goes undercover as a patient.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: David Janssen, Henry Darrow, Diana Ewing, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 64
48.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Wednesday Night Story
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An unhappy couple involve their Swedish nanny in their marital discord.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, David Janssen
Votes: 74
49.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1960)
Episode:
Murder at the Mansion
(1959)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Diamond is hired by a man to find a missing wife. The man's father is the wealthy and powerful Mr. Harding Sr., an invalid in a wheel chair who thinks the woman married his son for his money and for the opportunity to stay in this country.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: David Janssen, James Drury, John Hoyt, Robert Ellenstein
Votes: 17
50.
Centennial (1978–1979)
Episode:
Only the Rocks Live Forever
(1978)
TV-PG | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At the end of the 1700s, a French-Canadian trapper travels to the Rockies where he forms friendships and has death-defying adventures while trading with various Indian tribes.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: James A. Michener, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain
Votes: 188