Bear’s 4-Fs (Fictional Fighters of Film and Fiction)

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Murder, She Wrote: Season 5, Episode 10
Weave a Tangled Web
Charles Haid ... Augie Specter gambler & murder suspect, once a sparring parther of Jerry Cooney

Augie Specter HW slugger 0

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That Girl: Season 4, Episode 9
Shake Hands and Come Out Acting (13 Nov. 1969)
While Ann is visiting Donald at a local boxing gym, he who is writing an article on boxing, Ann learns that one of the boxers, Tony Harris, is really an aspiring thespian, he who has done no acting since high school. Ann is determined to help Tony break into acting by getting him an audition in a beginning actor's workshop led by Jules Benedict. If Tony is accepted, it could be the start of a whole new career for him. Using a little suasion, Ann is able to overcome the first hurdle, which is to convince Benedict that Tony be able to audition. However, Tony will have to get over the second hurdle primarily on his own, which is to pass the audition, a scene performed by him and Ann. Ann runs into a third hurdle, which is Tony's manager and his 60% owner, Dal and Jake, who don't want Tony's focus away from boxing as he is only a couple of matches away from the championship bout
Ted Bessell ... Donald Hollinger writer for News View magazine, sparring with Harris
Scoey Mitchell ... Tony Harris (as Scoey Mitchlll) Proscpect
Dick Dial ... Fighter Harris' opponent, Don Perilli

On Poster (prelim guys not very legible)
Charlie Mulaney semi vs. Rube Billings
Lee Malone prelim vs. Charlie Lockhart
Buddy Sencio Vs. Rudy Kinda
Spider Jory vs. Phil Mularkey

gives:
Donald Hollinger HW boxer 0
Tony "Dempsey" Harris HW boxer 1
Don Perilli HW slugger 3
Charlie Mulaney FLY slugger 0
Rube Billings FLY boxer 0

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Shake Hands and Come Out Acting

also gives:
Lee Malone FLY boxer 0
Charlie Lockhart FLY boxer 0
Rudy Kinda boxer FLY 0
Spider Jory FLY boxer 0
Phil Mularkey FLY slugger 0

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Mission Impossible Season 7, Episode 18
The Fighter (9 Feb. 1973)
Syndicate man Jay Braddock has corrupted promoter Paul Mitchell into working with him - they had middleweighter Loomis killed when he refused to throw a fight and the IMF must bring both men to justice. They do so by convincing Mitchell that his partner plans to kill him. Barney and Jim steal $37,800 from Braddock and then as a rival mob offer the partners the same amount to buy out their fighter Novick. Braddock decides to have Novick killed but the IMF intercept the call and send in Jim as the hitman
Peter Graves ... James Phelps poses as hitman Dave Riker
Greg Morris ... Barney Collier poses as Paul Spanner of Associated Public Enterpreses and trying to muscle in on Braddock
Peter Lupus ... Willy Armitage poses as Manning from Attorney General's office
Lynda Day George ... Lisa Casey pooses as Miss baron, a magazine reporter to blackmail goods on Novick
Martin Ashe ... Steve Lawson
Conrad Bachmann ... Cashier
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Denver trainer for Novick
Geoffrey Deuel ... Pete Novick MW contender Ko'd Loomis & another guys, Golden Gloves winner, sweet on Sue Mitchell
Walker Edmiston ... Dave Rawls
Herbert Jefferson Jr. ... James 'Gunner' Loomis, cut in bout vs Novick in which the mobcrossed him, murdered when he asks out
Joe Maross ... Jay Braddock Mobster muscled ino n boxing on west coast
Jenifer Shaw ... Susan Mitchell
William Windom ... Paul Mitchell manager of Novick

gives
Pete Novick MW slugger 5
James "Gunner" Loomis MW boxer 4

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp: Season 2, Episode 33
Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday (23 Apr. 1957)
Don Diamond ... John Shanssey a friend of Wyatt's who lost a 7/4/1868 bout to a younger & quicker Mike Donovan in Cheyenne, WY.

I removed the files posted here. Found this fight in Mike Donovan's boxrec entry. Shanssey will be re-posted to the TC parade

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Ringside Maisie (1941)
Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let down his best friend and manager Skeets Maguire, who has hopes of him becoming the next champion, he is reluctant to bring up the subject with him. Maisie convinces Terry to tell Skeets, whose unexpected reaction induces him to step into the ring again.
Ann Sothern ... Maisie Ravier
George Murphy ... Francis X. 'Skeets' / 'Skeeter' Maguire O"Hara's manager
Robert Sterling ... Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara great defense and power in each hand, began fighting at 17, now 22, 4 year pro
Virginia O'Brien ... Virginia O'Brien, Singer
Natalie Thompson ... Cecelia 'Cissy' Reardon
Margaret Moffatt ... Mrs. Dolan
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Chotsie (as Maxie Rosenbloom) Trainer for O'Hara
Jack La Rue ... Ricky Du Prez
Rags Ragland ... Vic (as 'Rags' Ragland)
John Indrisano ... Peaches sparring partner of O'hara, The Terrytown Adonis
Eddie Lou Simms ... Jackie-Boy Duffy (as Eddie Simms) # 1 conxtender, big puncher, big right hand, "The Wood Chopper" , 6 year pro, winner of his bout with O'Hara to get title shot,clean fighter, Stops O'hara at 1:10 of the 6th.
Jonathan Hale ... Dr. Kramer Comission doctor
Purnell Pratt ... Dr. Stanley Taylor brain specialist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Russ Clark ... Al Donnelly (uncredited)
Billy Coe ... Timekeeper (uncredited)
Lawrence Creighton ... Scribe (uncredited)
Martin Faust ... Scribe (uncredited)
Dick French ... Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
John George ... Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon ... Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Harvey ... Photographer (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Scribe (uncredited)
Eddie Hogan ... Fighter Hank Johnson (uncredited) opponent after Gardia, punished for 7 runds, stopped in 8th
Mike Lally ... Joe Gardia's Handler (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough ... Sports Writer (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ... Referee Zinick (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Duffy's Manager (uncredited)
Frank Riggi ... Fighter Joe Gardia (uncredited) The Bayonne Panther, short HW inside fighter, 1st big name opponent for O'hara, stopped in 5th
Dan Tobey ... Garden Announcer (uncredited)


Nick Green is identified in an article as the HW champ
Dwyer, White, Richards, and Campbell are named in an article as victims of O'Hara

Gives:
Young Terry O'Hara HW either 7
Jackie-Boy Duffy HW slugger 7
Fighter Hank Johnson HW slugger 4
Joe Gardia HW slugger 3
Peaches Rizzo HW slugger 2

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Ringside Maisie (1941)

continues with:

Chotsie Bloom LHW boxer 2
Nick Green HW boxer 8
Pug Dwyer HW slugger 0
Pug White HW slugger 0
Pug Richards HW slugger 0

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Ringside Maisie

concludes with:

Pug Campbell HW slugger 0

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Peter Gunn: Season 3, Episode 23
Portrait in Leather (13 Mar. 1961)
A boxer on the comeback trail has an assassination attempt made on his life. Gunn becomes involved when a pickpocket friend of his "finds" a clue to the plot. As Gunn noses around he finds that the boxers' ex-wife, Manager and owner among others may have been involved in the incident.
Craig Stevens ... Peter Gunn
Lola Albright ... Edie Hart
Herschel Bernardi ... Lieutenant Jacoby
Tom Brown ... Charlie Toomey mgr of Cochrane
Ann Robinson ... Joanna Cochrane greedy ex-wife. owns percnetage of Cochrane
Herb Armstrong ... Les Durant gambler with hooks in Cochrane
William Fawcett ... Sobey Webb
Roy Glenn ... Otis Calder ex fighter, trainer
J. Stewart Taylor ... Billy Cochrane (as Stewart Taylor) ex HW, retired due to headaches, attempting comeback

gives
Billy Cochrane HW slugger 5
Otis Calder HW either 3

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"Route 66" The Opponent (1961)
2 June 1961 (Season 1, Episode 28)
Tod and Buz "detour" to Youngstown,Ohio to see a boyhood idol of Buz,a boxer who is scheduled to fight a local hero.The "idol" is no longer a contender,he is a punch-drunk has-been. Buz attempts both to build up the man's confidence and give him a view to the future with the help of the boxer's female admirer.
George Maharis ... Buz Murdock fought with Copa as a youngster in an improvised ring, hasn't seen Copa in 10 or 11 years
Edward Asner ... Scully trainer & cutman for Copa, good medical skills
David Clarke ... Mace
Clement Fowler ... Poochy
Al Lewis ... Gym Owner
Darren McGavin ... Johnny Copa Golden Gloves champ at 16, turned pro, fought in Memphis, New Orlenans, Chicago, Omaha, Birmingham, Duluth, Pittsburgh
Martin Milner ... Tod Stiles
Lois Nettleton ... Susan Family hasArkansas farm
Ben Yaffee ... Anson
Joseph Archer ... Otto Zempski, Youngstown local favorite, KO'd 2:15 of 3rd, "Chopper"

Georgie Schultz, WW who once fought Copa in ST. Nicks, had Copa in trouble but couldn't close the show
Flip Mahoney, named as tough guy beaten by Young Johnny Copa
Tony Gardello, named as tough guy beaten by Young Johnny Copa

gives:
Johnny Copa MW either 5
Otto Zempski MW slugger 2
Georgie Schultz WW boxer 3
Flip Mahoney WW slugger 0
Tony Gardello WW slugger0

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"Route 66" The Opponent (1961)

also gives:
Buz Murdock WW boxer 0

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Laverne & Shirley: Season 7, Episode 13
Rocky Ragu (26 Jan. 1982)
Eddie Mekka ... Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa 5' 3"
Tony Longo ... Tank Malone 6' 6"
Ric Mancini ... Rocky Manicotti ex champ, subject of a musical

gives
Rocky Manicotti MW slugger 8
Tank Malone HW slugger 0
Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa WW boxer 1

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The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Perry Mason's minion Spudsy mentions a fight that will be broadcast:

Lasky vs. Spironi

gives:
Slugger Lasky HW slugger 2
Pug Spironi HW slugger 2

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"Mission: Impossible" Butterfly (1970)
Peter Graves ... James Phelps manager of Willy,
Leonard Nimoy ... Paris as Kubuki actor Nakamura Taizo, interested in judo
Lesley Ann Warren ... Dana Lambert (as Lesley Warren)
Greg Morris ... Barney Collier
Peter Lupus ... Willy Armitage aka Judoko Brocklin
Khigh Dhiegh ... Toshio Masaki xenophoic Japanese martial arts maven
Benson Fong ... Inspector Akita
Lisa Lu ... Mioshi Kellem
James Shigeta ... Shiki
Helen Funai ... Nobu Kellem
Russ Conway ... Harry Kellem
Dale Ishimoto ... Saburi
Fuji ... Osaki Masaki's judoko
Leonard Pronko ... Specialty Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Johnson ... Person on Tape (voice) (uncredited)
Roy K. Ogata ... Fighter (uncredited)
Yokoyama beaten by Brocklin
winner take all fight $10,000

gives
Wiily Brocklin HW either 3
J. Osaki HW slugger 0
J. Yokoyama HW slugger 0
Nakamura Taizo LHW boxer 0

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The Mighty McGurk (1947)
"Slag" McGurk, a former boxing champ living on memories of glories past, spends his days and nights as a bouncer/braggert/boozer at Glenson's saloon. But when "Slag" stumbles upon a young orphaned lad and agrees to help him find a relative, his life takes on a whole new meaning
Wallace Beery ... Roy 'Slag' McGurk ex HW champ, King of the Bowery, won title when Red Hannigan took a dice, lost title to Killer Kelly
Dean Stockwell ... Nipper (Nipper Eric Milbane) has fight with a kid leads with right
Edward Arnold ... Mike Glenson publican Ringside cafe
Aline MacMahon ... Mamie Steeple pawnbroker
Cameron Mitchell ... Johnny Burden MW protoge of Slag's, joined Salvation Army after putting a fighter into a wheelchair
Dorothy Patrick ... Caroline Glenson
Aubrey Mather ... Bruno Milbane Nipper's uncle, con man
Morris Ankrum ... Fowles
Clinton Sundberg ... Flexter
Charles Judels ... First Brewer
Torben Meyer ... Second Brewer

gives
Roy "Slag" McGurk HW slugger 6
Nipper Eric Milbane FLY boxer 0
Red Hannigan HW boxer 3
Killer Kelly HW slugger 4
Johnny Burden MW slugger 5

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Columbo
An Exercise in Fatality 1974
Robert Conrad plays a physical fitness expert who is also a murderer.
Conrad does some shadow boxing and speed bag work
Robert Conrad ... Milo Janus

gives
Milo Janus MW boxer 2

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Matlock: Season 8, Episode 6
The Last Laugh (4 Nov. 1993)
Steven Dean Davis ... Russ Tyler has scene with Matlock in a gym working out on heavy bag

gives
Russ Tyler HW slugger 0

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"CSI: NY" Tales from the Undercard (2010)
Original Air Date:
5 May 2010
Gary Sinise ... Detective Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes ... Detective Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo ... Detective Danny Messer
Anna Belknap ... Detective Lindsay Monroe
Robert Joy ... Dr. Sid Hammerback
A.J. Buckley ... Adam Ross
Hill Harper ... Dr. Sheldon Hawkes
Eddie Cahill ... Detective Don Flack
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jess Allen ... Erik "Viking Mauler" Overson
Fernanda Andrade ... Yvonne
Graham Beckel ... Telly Gines gym owner and trainer
Drew Tyler Bell ... Alex Contoursi
Brendan Fehr ... Al Branson promoter of Blood & Guts Brawling
Michael William Freeman ... Colby jenkins
Anthony Molinari ... Jimmy Allen
Ken Moreno ... Joe "The Gladiator" Carthage 6' 2" 200
Brian Oerly ... Lester Rhodes
Tommy Savas ... Rick Contoursi
Hollywood Yates ... Happyfaced Lumberjack

Joe Carthage
3 time amateur fighting federation champion
heart
Dirty Drew's Bar
1 KO win 21-2

Fiddy Fiddler on poster

Main Street Gym Gines
Rabbitt Black sparring in gym

Overson age 34

gives:
Joe Carthage HW slugger slugger 5
Erik "Viking Mauler" Overson HW slugger 0
Happyfaced Lumberjack HW slugger
Telly Gines MW boxer 2
Rabbitt Black MW boxer 0

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Tales from the Undercard

also gives:

Fiddy Fiddler HW slugger 0

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99 River Street (1953)
Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer Ernie Driscoll now drives a taxi for a living and earns the scorn of his nagging wife, Pauline, who blames him for her lack of social status. Involved with jewel thief Victor Rawlins, Pauline is murdered by him when she impedes his ability to fence the jewels. Blamed for his wife's murder, Ernie must track down Rawlins before he leaves the country

John Payne ... Ernie Driscoll 3 years earlier lost title fight, RSF on a cut, New York commission then pulled his liscense due to his eye, ahead on cards at time of stoppage, dropped in this bout for the first time in career,not droppped in 62 bouts, cool 7 smart in ring, good after being hurt.
Eddy Waller ... Pop Durkee Ernie's manager, fair and caring, at Paulman's Gym
Hal Baylor ... Boxer Sailor Braxton champion

gives
Ernie Driscoll HW slugger 7
Sailor Braxton HW slugger 8