Whitney Blake

Acting

Whitney Blake

Born February 20, 1926 · Eagle Rock, California, USA

Died September 28, 2002 · aged 76

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whitney Blake (February 20, 1926 — September 28, 2002) was an American film and television actress, director and producer. Blake was born as Nancy Ann Whitney in 1926 in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, the first child of Martha Mae Wilkensen and Harry Whitney. Her childhood was spent traveling across the country with her family, attending 16 different …

Known For

The BetsyThe Betsy · 1978
The Betsy
4.81978
MovieDramaRomance
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.
Law and OrderLaw and Order · 1976
Law and Order
8.01976
MovieCrimeDrama
Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.
My Gun Is QuickMy Gun Is Quick · 1957
My Gun Is Quick
5.51957
MovieCrimeMystery
Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.
-30--30- · 1959
-30-
6.01959
MovieDrama
A newspaper editor deals with a particularly stressful day in the newsroom.
Returning HomeReturning Home · 1975
Returning Home
6.51975
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story of three returning World War II veterans, and how they try to cope with returning to civilian life.
The Fatal ImpulseThe Fatal Impulse · 1960
The Fatal Impulse
1.01960
MovieCrime
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.
The Boy Who Stole the ElephantThe Boy Who Stole the Elephant · 1970
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
4.01970
MovieFamilyDrama
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
The Stranger Who Looks Like MeThe Stranger Who Looks Like Me · 1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
6.51974
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.

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The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith Show · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
7.61960
SeriesComedyFamily
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

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