Template:TCMDb name/doc

Template:TCMDb name displays an archived external link to a web page for a person at the former TCM Movie Database (TCMDb). It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) formerly maintained its own comprehensive database of motion pictures, actors, actresses, and film crew.

This template is designed for a link to a person; to link to a film title use {{TCMDb title}} instead.

Usage

Omit the ID to use the Wikidata property.

Article name as link text

{{TCMDb name | ID }}

{{TCMDb name | ID |archive= NUMBER }}

{{TCMDb name |id= ID }}

{{TCMDb name |id= ID |archive= NUMBER }}

Parameter as link text

{{TCMDb name | ID | NAME }}

{{TCMDb name | ID | NAME |archive= NUMBER }}

{{TCMDb name |id= ID |name= NAME }}

{{TCMDb name |id= ID |name= NAME |archive= NUMBER }}

Example

New ID (non-numeric) via unnamed parameter

Usage in Alfred Hitchcock

* {{TCMDb name | 87065{{!}}10493 }} – note: {{!}} may be replaced with %7C or %257C

* {{TCMDb name | 87065{{!}}10493/Alfred-Hitchcock |archive= 20250614205805 }}

Output

• Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
• Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

URLs in template

https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/wp

https://web.archive.org/web/20250614205805/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/

Former URLs with numeric ID

http://www.tcm.com/legacy/redirect/person.html?participantId=87065 (archive 2019-08-12)

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065

http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065

http://www.tcm.turner.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065

http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065

New ID (non-numeric) via named parameter

Usage in Maggie Smith

* {{TCMDb name |id= 179897{{!}}103986 }} – note: {{!}} may be replaced with %7C or %257C

* {{TCMDb name |id= 179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith }}

* {{TCMDb name |id= 179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith |archive= 20250425212104 }}

Output

• Maggie Smith at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
• Maggie Smith at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
• Maggie Smith at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

URLs in template

https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/179897|103986/wp

https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/179897|103986/Maggie-Smith/

https://web.archive.org/web/20250425212104/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/179897|103986/Maggie-Smith/

Former URLs with numeric ID

http://www.tcm.com/legacy/redirect/person.html?participantId=179897

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=179897

http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=179897

http://www.tcm.turner.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=179897

http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=179897

Old ID (numeric) in template

Usage

* {{TCMDb name | 87065 | Alfred Hitchcock }}

* {{TCMDb name |id= 179897 |name= Maggie Smith }}

Output

• Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
• Maggie Smith at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

No ID in template or Wikidata

Usage

* {{TCMDb name}}

Output

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:TCMDb name in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for TCMDb name

This template displays an archived external link to a web page for a person at the former TCM Movie Database (TCMDb). It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	id 1	The ID portion of the URL, such as 87065|10493 or 87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock in https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/. When entering the ID in the template, use {{!}} or %7C or %257C in place of the | character. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P3056 exists, but required if not. Default Wikidata property P3056	String	optional
Name	name 2	The name of the person, which is displayed as the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as "(actor)" or "(director)". Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	String	optional
Archive Date/Time	archive	A number representing the date/time in an Internet Archive URL for old ID, such as 20250614205805 in https://web.archive.org/web/20250614205805/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/ (archived 2025-06-14 20:58:05). Default 1 (first archive)	Number	optional

Tracking categories

ID in template

• Category:TCMDb name template using non-numeric ID (696) – current ID and URL
• Category:TCMDb name template using numeric ID (470) – should be empty

ID in Wikidata

• Category:TCMDb name template using non-numeric ID from Wikidata (1,069) – current ID and URL
• Category:TCMDb name template using numeric ID from Wikidata (380) – should be empty

See also

• Help:Magic words § bang
• :mw:Help:Magic words § Escaped characters

Other TCMDb templates

• {{TCMDb title}}

Other film person templates

• {{IMDb name}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes person}}
• {{AFI person}}