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Guy Madison

Guy Madison

Handsome American leading man Guy Madison stumbled into a film career and became a television star and hero to the Baby Boom generation. As a young man he worked as a telephone lineman, but entered the Coast Guard at the beginning of the Second World War. While on liberty one weekend in Hollywood, he attended a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast and was spotted in the audience by an assistant to Henry Willson, an executive for David O. Selznick. Selznick wanted an unknown sailor to play a small but prominent part in Since You Went Away (1944), and promptly signed Robert Moseley to a contract. Selznick and Willson concocted the screen name Guy Madison (the "guy" girls would like to meet, and Madison from a passing Dolly Madison cake wagon). Madison filmed his one scene on a weekend pass and returned to duty. The film's release brought thousands of fan letters for Madison's lonely, strikingly handsome young sailor, and at war's end he returned to find himself a star-in-the-making. Despite an initial amateurishness to his acting, Madison grew as a performer, studying and working in theatre. He played leads in a series of programmers before being cast as legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok in the TV series Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). He played Hickok on TV and radio for much of the 1950s, and many of the TV episodes were strung together and released as feature films. Madison managed to squeeze in some more adult-oriented roles during his off-time from the series, but much of this work was also in westerns. After the Hickok series ended Madison found work scarce in the U.S. and traveled to Europe, where he became a popular star of Italian westerns and German adventure films. In the 1970s he returned to the U.S., but appeared mainly in cameo roles. Physical ailments limited his work in later years, and he died from emphysema in 1996. His first wife was actress Gail Russell.

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    Played Capt. Bradley

    Average Rating
    6.2
    77 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1964
    62 years ago
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    Played Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.6
    59 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 28, 2004
    22 years ago
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    Played Jimmy Ryan

    Average Rating
    4.2
    57 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1956
    70 years ago
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    Played Sailor Harold E. Smith

    Average Rating
    6.5
    50 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 30, 1944
    82 years ago
  • 5 Against the House

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    Played Al Mercer

    Average Rating
    5.9
    40 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 10, 1955
    71 years ago
  • The Last Frontier

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    Played Captain Glenn Riordan

    Average Rating
    6.1
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1955
    71 years ago
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    Played Cliff W. Harper

    Average Rating
    6.4
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 23, 1946
    80 years ago
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    Played Capt. Robert MacClaw

    Average Rating
    6.2
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 13, 1954
    73 years ago
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    Played Star at Screening

    Average Rating
    4.1
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 1976
    50 years ago
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    Played Martin Benson

    Average Rating
    4.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 05, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Payment in Blood

    Payment in Blood

    Played Colonel Thomas Blake

    Average Rating
    5.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Superargo and the Faceless Giants

    Superargo and the Faceless Giants

    Played Prof. Wendland Wond

    Average Rating
    5.1
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 26, 1968
    59 years ago
  • Reverend's Colt

    Reverend's Colt

    Played Miller Colt

    Average Rating
    5.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1970
    56 years ago
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    Played Jaguar / Karl Hansen

    Average Rating
    6.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1965
    61 years ago
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    Played Henri Vallière

    Average Rating
    3.7
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 27, 1962
    64 years ago
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    Played Steve Daley

    Average Rating
    4.4
    10 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1958
    68 years ago
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    Played Maj. Will Denning

    Average Rating
    5.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1951
    75 years ago
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    Played Russell Burns

    Average Rating
    7.2
    10 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Blood of the Executioner

    Blood of the Executioner

    Played Rodrigo Zeno

    Average Rating
    4.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1963
    63 years ago
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    Played Tex

    Average Rating
    4.5
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1966
    61 years ago
  • Hell in Normandy

    Hell in Normandy

    Played Capt. Jack Murphy

    Average Rating
    4.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Son of Django

    Son of Django

    Played Father Fleming

    Average Rating
    6.1
    7 votes
    Release Date
    May 26, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Jet Over The Atlantic

    Jet Over The Atlantic

    Played Brett Murphy

    Average Rating
    5.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1959
    67 years ago
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    The Hard Man

    Played Steve Burden

    Average Rating
    4.8
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1957
    69 years ago
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    Reprisal!

    Played Frank Madden

    Average Rating
    7.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1956
    70 years ago
  • The Charge at Feather River

    The Charge at Feather River

    Played Miles Archer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 11, 1953
    73 years ago
  • The Bang-Bang Kid

    The Bang-Bang Kid

    Played Bear Bullock

    Average Rating
    5.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 14, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Gunmen Of The Rio Grande

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    Played Wyatt Earp / Laramie

    Average Rating
    5.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1964
    62 years ago
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    Played Corporal Phil Vaughn

    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1947
    80 years ago
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    Played Amalchi

    Average Rating
    5.5
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 1961
    65 years ago
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    Played Bill Meeker, Rancher

    Average Rating
    6.3
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1988
    38 years ago
  • The Battle of the Last Panzer

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    Played Lofty

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 1969
    58 years ago
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    Played Larry Knight

    Average Rating
    6.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1949
    77 years ago
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    Played Souyadhana

    Average Rating
    6.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1964
    62 years ago
  • A Place In Hell

    A Place In Hell

    Played Major Mac Graves

    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 10, 1969
    58 years ago
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    The War Devils

    Played Capt. George Vincent

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1969
    57 years ago
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    Played Eddie Tayloe

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 1948
    78 years ago
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    Played Alfonso di Montélimar

    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 12, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Slave of Rome

    Slave of Rome

    Played Marco Valerio

    Average Rating
    4.2
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1961
    66 years ago
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    Sandokan Fights Back

    Played Yanez

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 1964
    62 years ago
  • LSD Flesh of Devil

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    Played Rex Miller

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1967
    60 years ago
  • Return of Sandokan

    Return of Sandokan

    Played Yanez

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 1964
    62 years ago
  • The Pacific Connection

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    Played The Old Man

    Average Rating
    4.3
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 14, 1974
    52 years ago
  • The Silk Worm

    The Silk Worm

    Played Robert, Smeralda's ex-husband

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1974
    52 years ago
  • On the Threshold of Space

    On the Threshold of Space

    Played Capt. Jim Hollenbeck

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1956
    71 years ago
  • Red Snow

    Red Snow

    Played Lt. Phil Johnson

    Average Rating
    3.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Hell Commandos

    Hell Commandos

    Played Major Carter

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 07, 1969
    57 years ago
  • The Devil's Man

    The Devil's Man

    Played Mike Harway

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 30, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Crossbow: The Movie

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    Played Gerrish

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Where's Willie?

    Where's Willie?

    Played Tony Flore

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 12, 1978
    48 years ago
  • When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

    When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 05, 1979
    47 years ago
  • Gentlemen of the Night

    Gentlemen of the Night

    Played Massimo

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 10, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Behind Southern Lines

    Behind Southern Lines

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Yellow Haired Kid

    The Yellow Haired Kid

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Trail of the Arrow

    Trail of the Arrow

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Trouble on the Trail

    Trouble on the Trail

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Six Gun Decision

    Six Gun Decision

    Played Marshal James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Secret of Outlaw Flats

    Secret of Outlaw Flats

    Played Marshal James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Outlaw's Son

    Outlaw's Son

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1954
    72 years ago
  • The Matchmaking Marshal

    The Matchmaking Marshal

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Two Gun Marshal

    Two Gun Marshal

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Marshals in Disguise

    Marshals in Disguise

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1954
    72 years ago
  • The Tilted Tenderfoot

    The Tilted Tenderfoot

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1955
    71 years ago
  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

    Played Lt. Mayo

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1979
    47 years ago
  • Border City Rustlers

    Border City Rustlers

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1953
    73 years ago
  • The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

    The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

    Played Marshal James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Two Gun Teacher

    The Two Gun Teacher

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Phantom Trails

    Phantom Trails

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Timber Country Trouble

    Timber Country Trouble

    Played Wild Bill Hickok

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Not One Shall Die

    Not One Shall Die

    Played Stefan Gross

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1957
    70 years ago
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