Don McGuire (Acting)

Tootsie

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

Release Date: 1982-12-17

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 1771

From Here to Eternity

The lives of the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army, on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Release Date: 1979-02-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 4

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

War is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise quiet army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's quick to call in the local militia. Tony Curtis plays a skirt-chasing sergeant who can't stay out of trouble and soon lands in jail. Brian Keith borrows a tank to release his friend from jail. Things get more chaotic after that.

Release Date: 1970-09-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 5

Mona McCluskey

Mona McCluskey is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1965-1966 schedule. The series stars Juliet Prowse in the title role, and aired from September 16, 1965 to April 14, 1966.

Release Date: 1965-09-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Don't Call Me Charlie

Don't Call Me Charlie is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1962-1963 TV season on Friday night from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm est. Created by Don McGuire, the 18-episode series starred Josh Peine, Linda Lawson, John Hubbard, Arte Johnson, Penny Santon, Cully Richards, Louise Glenn, and Alan Napier.

Release Date: 1962-09-21

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character:

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Hennesey

Hennesey is an American military sitcom/drama television series with Jackie Cooper in the title role that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962. Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles J. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. In the story line, they are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in San Diego, California.

Release Date: 1959-09-28

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

The Tall Stranger

A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.

Release Date: 1957-11-17

Vote Count: 17

Hear Me Good

Comedy involving a beauty contest that has two pre-chosen winners; one the special girlfriend of a not too savory character, the other, the true love of the promoter.

Release Date: 1957-10-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

The Delicate Delinquent

Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.

Release Date: 1957-06-06

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 34

Johnny Concho

In Johnny Concho, Frank Sinatra plays a man who goes from the town bully to town coward!

Release Date: 1956-07-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 3

Artists and Models

A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.

Release Date: 1955-11-07

Department: Writing

Job: Adaptation

Vote Count: 121

Allen in Movieland

TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."

Release Date: 1955-07-02

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 1

Bad Day at Black Rock

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

Release Date: 1955-01-13

Department: Writing

Job: Adaptation

Vote Count: 371

3 Ring Circus

Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.

Release Date: 1954-12-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 20

Summer Playhouse

Release Date: 1954-07-06

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Walking My Baby Back Home

A young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band.

Release Date: 1953-12-06

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1

Back at the Front

Further misadventures of comic soldiers Willie and Joe, now in Japan.

Release Date: 1952-10-01

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Meet Danny Wilson

A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.

Release Date: 1952-02-08

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 3

Double Dynamite

An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.

Release Date: 1951-12-25

Character: R.B. 'Bob' Pulsifer Jr.

Vote Count: 13

Three Guys Named Mike

A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman...all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, she has to decide which one she loves the most.

Release Date: 1951-03-01

Character: MacWade Parker

Vote Count: 15

Double Deal

An oil engineer surrounded by foul play helps an heiress bring in a well.

Release Date: 1950-12-01

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 5

Dial 1119

A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution, intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, holds the patrons of a bar hostage.

Release Date: 1950-11-03

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 27

The Underworld Story

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

Release Date: 1950-07-26

Character: Reporter in Bar (uncredited)

Vote Count: 26

Sideshow

A Treasury Department agent on the trail of an international jewel smuggling ring joins a carnival that he thinks the gang is using as a front. He finally locates the jewels hidden as the eyes of wax figures.

Release Date: 1950-06-18

Character: Steve Arthur

Armored Car Robbery

While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.

Release Date: 1950-06-08

Character: Detective Danny Ryan

Vote Count: 63

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Newlyweds Joe and Anne Palooka are delayed in their honeymoon plans by the helpful Humphrey Pennyworth and by considerably-less-helpful manager, Knobby Walsh.

Release Date: 1950-02-05

Character: Mitchell

Vote Count: 2

The Threat

A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.

Release Date: 1949-12-01

Character: Joe Turner

Vote Count: 23

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.

Release Date: 1949-03-02

Character: Les, the Bus Guide

Vote Count: 5

Whiplash

An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.

Release Date: 1948-12-24

Character: Markus

Vote Count: 12

Congo Bill

Congo Bill is hired to locate an heiress lost somewhere in Africa.

Release Date: 1948-10-28

Character: Congo Bill

Vote Count: 3

I Surrender Dear

Patty Nelson lands a job as a singer with orchestra leader Al Tyler, and tours with the band as "Patty Hart." Patty's father Russ is dismissed from his radio-station job, and the disc jockey selected to replace him is Al Tyler. Patty rushes home to keep Russ company on the air for the final few days, and Al wonders why she suddenly walked out on him. The new "Patty and Russ" radio show catches on, causing complications with Al and the radio-station bosses.

Release Date: 1948-10-06

Character: Tommy Tompkins

Wallflower

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

Release Date: 1948-06-13

Character: Stevie Wilson

Vote Count: 6

The Fuller Brush Man

Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make good when he becomes a Fuller Brush man. His awkward attempts at sales are further complicated when one of his customers is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect.

Release Date: 1948-06-01

Character: Keenan Wallick

Vote Count: 4

My Wild Irish Rose

Musical biography of Irish 19th century tenor Chauncey Olcott.

Release Date: 1947-12-24

Character: Terry O'Rourke

Vote Count: 6

Always Together

An old millionaire, who believes he's dying, bequeaths his fortune to a young woman with a fanatical obsession with movie stars. But then the elderly tycoon recovers from his illness and decides he wants his money back. Comedy most notable for its numerous unbilled cameos by Warner Bros. actors.

Release Date: 1947-12-10

Character: McIntyre

Vote Count: 3

Possessed

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

Release Date: 1947-05-29

Character: Dr. Craig - Dr. Willard's asst.

Vote Count: 80

Love and Learn

A wealthy socialite bored with her life meets and falls in love with a struggling songwriter on the verge of leaving New York and quitting the music business.

Release Date: 1947-05-02

Character: Delaney

Vote Count: 2

Nora Prentiss

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

Release Date: 1947-02-22

Character: Truck Driver

Vote Count: 21

That Way with Women

A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.

Release Date: 1947-02-14

Character: Slade

Vote Count: 5

Humoresque

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Release Date: 1947-01-25

Character: Eddie

Vote Count: 60

The Man I Love

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.

Release Date: 1946-12-26

Character: Johnny O'Connor

Vote Count: 24

Shadow of a Woman

Brooke's marital life with Eric takes a downturn when she starts suspecting that her husband is starving his son from a prior marriage to death in order to claim his inheritance.

Release Date: 1946-09-14

Character: Johnnie, MacKellar's Photographer

Vote Count: 10

Too Young to Know

A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.

Release Date: 1945-12-01

Character: Lt. Yates

Pride of the Marines

Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.

Release Date: 1945-08-24

Character: Bill aka Irish

Vote Count: 12

God Is My Co-Pilot

Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China, he persuades General Chennault to let him fly with the famed Flying Tigers, the heroic band of airmen who'd been fighting the Japanese long before Pearl Harbor. Scott gets his chance to fight, ultimately engaging in combat with the deadly Japanese pilot known as Tokyo Joe.

Release Date: 1945-04-07

Character: A.V.G. Groundman (uncredited)

Vote Count: 7