John Gavin

John Gavin

John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter. Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, including Cayetano Apablasa, were early landowners in California under Spanish rule. Gavin's mother was Delia Diana Pablos. Gavin’s parents divorced when he was about two years old. Gavin’s mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Gavin and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor.

  • Title: John Gavin
  • Popularity: 1.4268
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-04-08
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., John Anthony Golenor, John Golenor, Jack Golenor, Jack Gavin, John Gilmore, Джон Гэвин, جان گوین
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John Gavin Movies

  • 1960
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    Spartacus

    Spartacus

    7.536 1960 HD

    The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

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  • 1960
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    Psycho

    Psycho

    8.419 1960 HD

    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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  • 1967
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    Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Thoroughly Modern Millie

    6.9 1967 HD

    Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"

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  • 1960
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    Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

    6.559 1960 HD

    Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

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  • 1959
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    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    7.456 1959 HD

    In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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  • 1961
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    Back Street

    Back Street

    5.5 1961 HD

    Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.

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  • 1961
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    Tammy Tell Me True

    Tammy Tell Me True

    5.875 1961 HD

    Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom Freeman (John Gavin). Sandra Dee replaces Debbie Reynolds in this and the third Tammy movie. This film introduces both a new theme song, "Tammy Tell Me True", and the character of Mrs. Annie Call, played by veteran Beulah Bondi. Mrs. Call ultimately moves in with Tammy at the Ellen B. and would be the catalyst for the events in the following film, "Tammy and The Doctor".

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  • 1956
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    Behind the High Wall

    Behind the High Wall

    5.1 1956 HD

    A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

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  • 1978
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    Jennifer

    Jennifer

    5.958 1978 HD

    Ostracized at a snooty private school because of her rural, poor background, a scholarship student is tormented to the point where her only remaining recourse is revenge, using the only method she knows: her psychic control over snakes!

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  • 1993
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    24 Hour Psycho

    24 Hour Psycho

    4 1993 HD

    24 Hour Psycho is the title of an art installation created by artist Douglas Gordon in 1993. The work consists entirely of an appropriation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Psycho slowed down to approximately two frames a second, rather than the usual 24. As a result it lasts for exactly 24 hours, rather than the original 109 minutes. The film was an important work in Gordon's early career, and is said to introduce themes common to his work, such as "recognition and repetition, time and memory, complicity and duplicity, authorship and authenticity, darkness and light."

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  • 1960
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    A Breath of Scandal

    A Breath of Scandal

    5.1 1960 HD

    A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.

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  • 1958
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    A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    7.2 1958 HD

    A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

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  • 1976
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    House of Shadows

    House of Shadows

    3 1976 HD

    Audrey investigates a murder that occured 23 years ago in a dark mansion. She searches for the dead body, the killer, and the truth.

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  • 1957
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    Four Girls in Town

    Four Girls in Town

    1 1957 HD

    Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?

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  • 1970
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    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

    4.4 1970 HD

    An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.

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  • 1961
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    Romanoff and Juliet

    Romanoff and Juliet

    5.4 1961 HD

    Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.

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  • 1969
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    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    7.1 1969 HD

    An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.

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  • 1957
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    Quantez

    Quantez

    5.3 1957 HD

    A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses tired and near death, they’re forced to stay the night — with the plan to cross the border into Mexico the next day.

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  • 1968
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    OSS 117 Murder for Sale

    OSS 117 Murder for Sale

    5.7 1968 HD

    A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.

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  • 2020
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    Disclosure

    Disclosure

    7.8 2020 HD

    An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

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  • 1974
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    Hard Day at Blue Nose

    Hard Day at Blue Nose

    1 1974 HD

    Backwoods officers try to uncover clues about the mysterious death of a young woman at a dude ranch.

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  • 1973
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    Keep It in the Family

    Keep It in the Family

    1 1973 HD

    Two bratty lovers decide to pull the old screw-and-switch on their difficult parents.

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  • 1978
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    Doctors' Private Lives

    Doctors' Private Lives

    1 1978 HD

    Two heart surgeons clash over personal issues and medical ethics in a big-city hospital.

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  • 1967
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    Pedro Paramo

    Pedro Paramo

    7.2 1967 HD

    When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…

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  • 1964
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    The Solid Gold Girl

    The Solid Gold Girl

    1 1964 HD

    While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of his is being tried for robbery and murder. The outlaw has hidden the loot and offers to reveal the location to Destry, but instead provides the location to Patience Dailey, a gold digging saloon singer played by Tammy Grimes.

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  • 1980
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    Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

    Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

    5.167 1980 HD

    This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies.

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  • 1956
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    Raw Edge

    Raw Edge

    6 1956 HD

    A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother.

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  • 1978
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    The New Adventures of Heidi

    The New Adventures of Heidi

    4 1978 HD

    The long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine leaves her familiar Swiss mountain for the bright lights of Manhattan.

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  • 1970
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    Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

    7.5 1970 HD

    The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother to track them down.

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  • 1973
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    Nefertiti and Akhenaten

    Nefertiti and Akhenaten

    1 1973 HD

    Depicts events around the rise and fall of Queen Nefertiti.

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  • 2002
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    The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

    The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

    6.2 2002 HD

    Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.

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  • 1963
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

    Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.

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  • 1969
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    Medical Center

    Medical Center

    6.1 1969 HD

    Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

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  • 1979
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    Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

    6.9 1979 HD

    Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

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  • 1962
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.4 1962 HD

    The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.

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  • 1965
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    Convoy

    Convoy

    6.5 1965 HD

    Convoy is a 13-episode American television show set during World War II that appeared on NBC for the 1965–1966 television season. The series starred John Gavin as Commander Dan Talbot of the US Navy destroyer escort "DD181" and John Larch as civilian merchant Captain Ben Foster of the cargo ship "Flagship", who were involved with the convoy ships and their escorts that help to transport food, supplies and war materials across the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic. The series also featured Linden Chiles as Steve Kirk and James T. Callahan, formerly of ABC's Wendy and Me sitcom, in the role of Lieutenant O'Connell. Among the guest stars were Dennis Hopper, Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, James Doohan, Leslie Nielsen, Horst Ebersberg, Harold Gould, and Jeremy Slate. Convoy was one of the last NBC series in black and white; the use of stock footage made color impossible. As a result, several NBC affiliates refused to clear the program, which consequently failed to climb out of the 'bottom 10' in the Nielsen ratings. The program premiered on September 17, 1965, and the last episode aired on December 10.

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  • 1964
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    Destry

    Destry

    5 1964 HD

    Destry is a Western television series starring John Gavin that aired on the ABC television network from February 14, 1964 until May 8, 1964. Destry was based on the classic James Stewart Western, Destry Rides Again, and a subsequent remake, Destry, starring Audie Murphy. In the original films, the main character was Tom Destry, a Western lawman who was a crack shot, but who preferred non-violent solutions to problems with outlaws. In the television series, Gavin played Harrison Destry, son of Tom, who had himself been a lawman until he was framed for a crime and sent to prison. The show followed Harrison Destry upon his release from prison as he wandered the West looking for the people that framed him. Just like the feature films, many comedic situations arose because Destry went to great lengths to avoid violence even though he was always running into trouble. Destry never caught on with television audiences, especially since the popularity of the Western genre had begun to wane, and the series only lasted for thirteen episodes. Among the guest stars were Chris Alcaide, Ron Hayes, Roger Mobley, Stuart Randall, and Barbara Stuart.

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  • 1978
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    Flying High

    Flying High

    4.5 1978 HD

    Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan, the series stars Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, and Kathryn Witt.

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  • 1979
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    Doctors' Private Lives

    Doctors' Private Lives

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1963
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.277 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.

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  • 1978
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    Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

    6.435 1978 HD

    A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.4 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    6.2 1962 HD

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