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'''{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}''' displays an archived external link to a web page for a person at the former [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/ TCM Movie Database] (TCMDb). It is intended for use in the [[Wikipedia:External links|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 {{tl|TCMDb title}} instead.

==Usage==
Omit the ID to use the Wikidata property.

; Article name as [[link text]]
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> |archive= <var>NUMBER</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= <var>ID</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= <var>ID</var> |archive= <var>NUMBER</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

; Parameter as link text
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> | <var>NAME</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> | <var>NAME</var> |archive= <var>NUMBER</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= <var>ID</var> |name= <var>NAME</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= <var>ID</var> |name= <var>NAME</var> |archive= <var>NUMBER</var> <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

==Example==

===New ID (non-numeric) via unnamed parameter===
; Usage in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | '''87065'''<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>'''10493''' }}</code> – note: <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code> may be replaced with <code><nowiki>%7C</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>%257C</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | '''87065'''<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>'''10493/Alfred-Hitchcock''' |archive= 20250614205805 }}</code>

; Output
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} | 87065{{!}}10493 | Alfred Hitchcock }}
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} | 87065{{!}}10493/Alfred-Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock |archive= 20250614205805 }}

; URLs in template
: [https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/wp https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/{{highlight|87065{{!}}10493}}/wp]
: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250614205805/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/ https://web.archive.org/web/{{highlight|20250614205805|lightblue}}/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/{{highlight|87065{{!}}10493/Alfred-Hitchcock}}/]

; Former URLs with numeric ID
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.com/legacy/redirect/person.html?participantId={{highlight|87065|pink}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190812171957/http://www.tcm.com/legacy/redirect/person.html?participantId=87065 archive 2019-08-12])
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|87065|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|87065|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.turner.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|87065|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|87065|pink}}

===New ID (non-numeric) via named parameter===
; Usage in [[Maggie Smith]]
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= '''179897'''<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>'''103986''' }}</code> – note: <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code> may be replaced with <code><nowiki>%7C</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>%257C</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= '''179897'''<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>'''103986/Maggie-Smith''' }}</code>
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= '''179897'''<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki>'''103986/Maggie-Smith''' |archive= 20250425212104 }}</code>

; Output
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= 179897{{!}}103986 |name= Maggie Smith }}
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= 179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith |name= Maggie Smith }}
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= 179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith |name= Maggie Smith |archive= 20250425212104 }}

; 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/{{highlight|179897{{!}}103986}}/wp]
: [https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/179897|103986/Maggie-Smith/ https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/{{highlight|179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith}}/]
: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250425212104/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/179897|103986/Maggie-Smith/ https://web.archive.org/web/{{highlight|20250425212104|lightblue}}/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/{{highlight|179897{{!}}103986/Maggie-Smith}}/]

; Former URLs with numeric ID
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.com/legacy/redirect/person.html?participantId={{highlight|179897|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|179897|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|179897|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.turner.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|179897|pink}}
: <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?participantId={{highlight|179897|pink}}

===Old ID (numeric) in template===
; Usage
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}<nowiki> | 87065 | Alfred Hitchcock }}</nowiki></code>
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}<nowiki> |id= 179897 |name= Maggie Smith }}</nowiki></code>

; Output
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} | 87065 | Alfred Hitchcock }}
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} |id= 179897 |name= Maggie Smith }}

===No ID in template or Wikidata===
; Usage
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

; Output
:* {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} }}

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "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.",
"params": {
"id": {
"aliases": [ "1" ],
"label": "ID",
"description": "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",
"type": "string",
"required": false
},
"name": {
"aliases": [ "2" ],
"label": "Name",
"description": "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}}",
"type": "string",
"required": false
},
"archive": {
"label": "Archive Date/Time",
"description": "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)",
"type": "number",
"required": false
}
}
}
</templatedata>

==Tracking categories==
'''ID in template'''
* {{clc|TCMDb name template using non-numeric ID}} – current ID and URL
* {{clc|TCMDb name template using numeric ID}} – should be empty
'''ID in Wikidata'''
* {{clc|TCMDb name template using non-numeric ID from Wikidata}} – current ID and URL
* {{clc|TCMDb name template using numeric ID from Wikidata}} – should be empty


==See also==
* {{section link|Help:Magic words|bang}}
* {{section link|:mw:Help:Magic words|Escaped characters}}

'''Other TCMDb templates'''
* {{tl|TCMDb title}}

'''Other film person templates'''
* {{tl|IMDb name}}
* {{tl|Rotten Tomatoes person}}
* {{tl|AFI person}}

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:Film external link templates]]
[[Category:People and person external link templates]]
[[Category:Television external link templates]]
[[Category:External link templates with archive parameter]]
[[Category:External link templates using Wikidata]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
}}</includeonly>

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