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Anthony Thompkins

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Anthony Thompkins is known for Diff'rent Strokes (1978), School Daze (1988) and A Way Back In (2010).
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    Known for

    Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Vernon
    Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
    School Daze
    6.1
    • Gammite Doo-Doo Breath
    • 1988
    A Way Back In (2010)
    A Way Back In
    8.2
    Short
    • BuzzKill
    • 2010
    T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Phil

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    • A Way Back In (2010)
      A Way Back In
      8.2
      Short
      • BuzzKill
      • 2010
    • Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)
      21 Jump Street
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Benny Brown
      • 1989
    • Fergie, Martika, Rahsaan Patterson, Renee Sandstrom, and Jerry Sharell in Kids Incorporated (1984)
      Kids Incorporated
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Henry Montalban
      • 1988
    • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Band Leader (as Anthony Tompkins)
      • 1988
    • Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
      School Daze
      6.1
      • Gammite Doo-Doo Breath
      • 1988
    • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
      Tales from the Darkside
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Ernie
      • 1985
    • James Earl Jones, Martin Sheen, Jason Robards, Rip Torn, and Calvin Levels in The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
      The Atlanta Child Murders
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Darryl
      • 1985
    • T.J. Hooker (1982)
      T.J. Hooker
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Phil
      • 1984
    • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
      Happy Days
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dexter
      • 1983–1984
    • Crisis Counselor (1982)
      Crisis Counselor
      5.3
      TV Series
      • 1982
    • Beulah Land (1980)
      Beulah Land
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Young Roscoe
      • 1980
    • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
      Diff'rent Strokes
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Vernon
      • 1979–1980
    • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
      Good Times
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Alex
      • 1978
    • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
      The Jeffersons
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Huey
      • 1978

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