Once Upon a Spy(1980)
Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.
Movie: Once Upon a Spy
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Jack Chenault
Paige Tannehill
Marcus Valorium
The Lady
Dr. Charlie Webster
Rudy
Christine
Greta
Burkle
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Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.
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1980-09-19
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