David Paymer
David Paymer is known for Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Bad Teacher (2011), Drag Me to Hell (2009).
Biography
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Questions about David Paymer
How many David Paymer films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 88 films with David Paymer, from 1979 to 2025.
What is the best rated David Paymer film?
The best rated David Paymer film in the catalogue is The Hurricane (1999), rated 7.4.
What was the first David Paymer film?
The first David Paymer film in the catalogue is The In-Laws, from 1979.
Who has David Paymer worked with the most?
In the catalogue, David Paymer shares the most credits with Marc Shaiman (6 films), Babaloo Mandel (3 films) and Billy Crystal (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1993)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- character actor · voice actor · television director
- Studied at
- University of Michigan · Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Father
- Marvin E. Paymer
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
89 films — 88 in the catalogue
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6.8 Bad Shabbos
2025 · Richard
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1.0 Mr. Saturday Night
2022 · Stan Yankleman
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5.4 The Sunlit Night
2020 · Levi
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4.3 Bad Therapy
2020 · Dr. Edward Kingsley
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5.7 Horse Girl
2020 · Doctor
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6.6 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Jay Ross
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Fanboy
2019 · Angry Ice Cream Customer
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6.3 Accident Man
2018 · Milton
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4.4 Lemon
2017 · Dr. Gold
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2.1 The Pickle Recipe
2016 · Uncle Morty
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5.5 Two-Bit Waltz
2014 · The Lawyer
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6.1 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Dixon Lewis
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5.8 The Five-Year Engagement
2012 · Pete Solomon
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5.1 Twixt
2011 · Sam
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5.6 Bad Teacher
2011 · Doctor Vogel
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6.5 Drag Me to Hell
2009 · Mr. Jacks
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6.4 Redbelt
2008 · Richard
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6.3 Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Whitley
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6.7 Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · The V.U.P.
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6.7 Checking Out
2006 · Ted Applebaum
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5.9 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006 · Rafael Horowitz
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6.6 Warm Springs
2005 · Louis Howe
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8.0 Candor City Hospital
2005
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5.6 Crazy for Love
2005 · Max Sr.
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6.4 School of Life
2005 · Matt Warner
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6.1 In Good Company
2004 · Morty
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6.7 Balto III: Wings of Change
2004 · Mel (voice)
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6.2 Spartan
2004 · TV News Anchor (uncredited)
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5.2 Alex & Emma
2003 · John Shaw
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6.0 The Burial Society
2002 · Morry Zimmer
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5.9 RFK
2002 · Dick Goodwin
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5.1 Joe and Max
2002 · Joe Jacobs
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6.5 Focus
2001 · Mr. Finkelstein
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7.0 The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001 · Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
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5.8 Bartleby
2001 · The Boss
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6.3 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2000 · Embassy interviewer
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5.8 Bounce
2000 · Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
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6.0 Enemies of Laughter
2000 · Paul
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5.7 Bait
2000 · Agent Wooly
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6.3 State and Main
2000 · Marty Rossen
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5.5 Partners
2000 · Bob
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9.0
From Where I Sit
2000 · Bob
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6.5 Mumford
1999 · Dr. Ernest Delbanco
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7.4 The Hurricane
1999 · Myron Bedlock
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4.9 Chill Factor
1999 · Dr. Richard Long
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8.7 Dash and Lilly
1999 · Arthur Kober
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6.8 Payback
1999 · Arthur Stegman
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6.3 Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Harry Ruben
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5.3 Outside Ozona
1998 · Alan Defaux
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5.8 The Lesser Evil
1998 · George
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7.0 Amistad
1997 · Secretary John Forsyth
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6.4 Gang Related
1997 · Elliot Goff
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7.1 The Long Way Home
1997 · (voice)
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6.1 The 6th Man
1997 · Coach Pederson
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6.8 Crime of the Century
1996 · David Wilentz
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5.2 Carpool
1996 · Daniel Miller
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5.6 Unforgettable
1996 · Curtis Avery
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6.0 City Hall
1996 · Abe Goodman
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6.8 Nixon
1995 · Ron Ziegler
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6.5 The American President
1995 · Leon Kodak
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6.5 Get Shorty
1995 · Leo Devoe
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7.8 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · Deputy D.A. Feldberg
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6.8 In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994 · The Ad Man
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6.8 Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
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7.2 Quiz Show
1994 · Dan Enright
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5.3 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 · Ira Shalowitz
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7.1 Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 · Kalev
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7.0 Heart and Souls
1993 · Hal the Bus Driver
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5.9 Mr. Saturday Night
1992 · Stan
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6.5 City Slickers
1991 · Ira Shalowitz
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5.9 Crazy People
1990 · George
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4.0 Sky High
1990 · Vic
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4.7 No Holds Barred
1989 · Unger
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6.3 The Absent-Minded Professor
1988 · Mr. Oliphant
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4.3 Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988 · Boris
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6.8 No Way Out
1987 · Technician
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6.8 Night of the Creeps
1986 · Young Scientist
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5.5 Howard the Duck
1986 · Larry, Scientist
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6.0 Pleasures
1986 · Stanley
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5.7 Love, Mary
1985 · David Lewis
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5.6 Perfect
1985 · Managing Editor
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5.6 Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Alan Sluiser
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4.3 Best Defense
1984 · Kurly
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5.3 Her Life as a Man
1984 · Ted
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6.4 Grace Kelly
1983 · Jay Kanter
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6.1 Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Court Photographer
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5.9 This House Possessed
1981 · Pasternak
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6.6 The In-Laws
1979 · Cab Driver
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Butterfly in the Typewriter
no date · Stanley Kauffmann
Series and TV shows
77 titles
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7.6
Good American Family
2025 · Dr. Lawrence · 3 ep.
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6.2
Adults
2025 · Sandy Adler
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4.7
All's Fair
2025 · Dr. Pollan
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6.7
St. Denis Medical
2024 · Bob
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7.0
Bookie
2023 · Nathan
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6.8
Minx
2022 · Myron
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7.3
DAVE
2020 · Don · 11 ep.
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7.2
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Dr. Moritz Benayoun
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6.7
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019 · Buck Bridges · 2 ep.
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7.7
The Morning Show
2019 · Mr. Shoenfeld
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7.0
The Conners
2018 · Gary
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8.1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · Harry Drake · 4 ep.
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5.7
Room 104
2017 · Robert
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8.4
Lucifer
2016 · Director
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8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Dr. Frederick Tate
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5.3
Mistresses
2013 · Director
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7.2
Perception
2012 · Rueben Bauer · 4 ep.
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7.3
Hart of Dixie
2011 · Director · 11 ep.
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7.5
Switched at Birth
2011 · Director · 6 ep.
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7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011 · Director
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7.5
Switched at Birth
2011 · Writer
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7.5
Hellcats
2010 · Director
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7.5
Life Unexpected
2010 · Director
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7.1
No Ordinary Family
2010 · Director
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7.6
The Good Wife
2009 · Judge Richard Cuesta · 9 ep.
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7.7
Make It or Break It
2009 · Director · 4 ep.
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5.8
Melrose Place
2009 · Director
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7.7
Men of a Certain Age
2009 · Director
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7.1
Privileged
2008 · Director · 4 ep.
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5.7
90210
2008 · Director
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8.4
The Mentalist
2008 · Director
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8.4
The Mentalist
2008 · James "Jim" Panzer
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7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Director · 4 ep.
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7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Donald Dudley
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7.3
The Unit
2006 · Director
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6.3
What About Brian
2006 · Director
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7.5
Medium
2005 · Director · 2 ep.
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8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Adam Godfrey
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8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Director
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7.7
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Clark Clark
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7.4
Entourage
2004 · Sammy Kane
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7.8
One Tree Hill
2003 · Director · 2 ep.
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7.6
Everwood
2002 · Director · 4 ep.
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7.2
Without a Trace
2002 · Mr. Freedman
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8.2
Justice League
2001 · Chancellor / Captain (voice)
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7.1
Night Visions
2001 · Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
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7.9
Gilmore Girls
2000 · Director
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8.0
Static Shock
2000 · Mason Andrews (voice)
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8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Stephen Elroy
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8.0
Godzilla: The Series
1998 · Dean Whitehead (voice)
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7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
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8.1
The New Batman Adventures
1997 · Frank (voice)
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4.4
The View
1997 · Appearance
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7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Norman Litkey · 7 ep.
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7.2
The Commish
1991 · Arnie
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8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Andy Conway
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6.5
Murphy Brown
1988 · Dr. Bishop
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7.3
21 Jump Street
1987 · Mike Ferris
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6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Cast
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7.1
Matlock
1986 · Lenny Marcus · 2 ep.
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7.0
L.A. Law
1986 · Joey Paul
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7.5
Moonlighting
1985 · Camille's PR
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6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Cast
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6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Todd Feldberg · 11 ep.
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7.6
Cheers
1982 · Phil Schumacher · 3 ep.
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7.2
Family Ties
1982 · Larry Harris · 2 ep.
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5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Mr. Bickle · 2 ep.
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6.8
Fame
1982 · Cast
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7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Cast
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6.7
Simon & Simon
1981 · Cast
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6.9
Hart to Hart
1979 · Cast
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7.3
Taxi
1978 · Ned
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7.4
Lou Grant
1977 · Cast
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7.3
Barney Miller
1975 · Felix Morrissey
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7.3
The Jeffersons
1975 · Cast
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7.6
Happy Days
1974 · Cast
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7.0
The Oscars
1953 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
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