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Series Premiere
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters - The Day of Leaving - ABC - September 15, 1963
Western
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by John Gay
Produced by Robert Sparks
Directed by Boris Sagal
Stars:
Kurt Russell as Jaimie McPheeters
Dan O'Herlihy as Sardius "Doc" McPheeters
Jena Engstrom as Jennie
Michael Witney as Buck Coulter
Mark Allen as Matt Kissel
Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Kissel
James Westerfield as John Murrel
Sandy Kenyon as Shep Baggott
Robert Carricart as Slater
William O'Connell as Bryce
Jeanette Nolan as Aunt Melissa
George Mitchell as Preacher
Marcel Hillaire as Pierre Chouteau
Byron Foulger as Jennie's Uncle
Dorothy Adams as Jennie's Aunt
Alan Osmond as Micah Kissel
Merrill Osmond as Deuteronomy Kissel
Jay Osmond as Lamentations Kissel
Wayne Osmond as Leviticus Kissel
Paul Baxley as Tracey
#The Day of Leaving#The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters#TV#Western#ABC#1963#Kurt Russell#Dan O'Herlihy#James Westerfield#Jena Engstrom#Sandy Kenyon#Michael Witney#Mark Allen#Meg Wyllie#William O'Connell#Jeanette Nolan
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Series Premiere
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales - Mixed-Up Mechanics - CBS - September 28, 1963
Animated Comedy
Running Time: 10 minutes
Written by W Watts Biggers, Treadwell Covington, Joseph Harris
Produced by Total Television
Directed by Sal Faillace
Voice Stars:
Don Adams as Tennessee Tuxedo
Bradley Bolke as Chumley
Kenny Delmar as the narrator
Mort Marshall as Stanley Livingstone
Larry Storch as Phineas J. Whoopee
Jackson Beck as Rocky Maninoff
#Mixed-Up Mechanics#Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales#TV#CBS#1963#Animated#Don Adams#Bradley Bolke#Kenny Delmar#Mort Marshall#Larry Storch#Jackson Beck
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Series Premiere
Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child - BBC 1 - November 23, 1963
Science Fiction
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Anthony Coburn and C. E. Webber
Produced by Verity Lambert
Directed by Waris Hussein
Stars
William Hartnell as Doctor Who
Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman
William Russell as Ian Chesterton
Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright
#An Unearthly Child#Doctor Who#TV#BBC 1#1963#Science Fiction#William Hartnell#Carole Ann Ford#William Russell#Jacqueline Hill
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The Littlest Hobo - Blue Water Sailor - Syndicated - September 24, 1963
Adventure
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by John Grey and D. McGowan
Produced by Dorrell McGowan
Directed by Stuart McGowan
Stars:
London as Hobo
Richard Davalos as Bill Kellen (as Richard Valos)
Indus Arthur as Ann Kellen
Earl Matheson as Reed
Monty McFarlane as Mr. Brady
Otto Lowy as Mike
Alexis Hartrick as Ruth
#Blue Water Sailor#The Littlest Hobo#TV#Adventure#Syndicated#1963#London#Richard Davalos#Indus Arthur
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Season 1 Episode 13
The Greatest Show on Earth - Lady in Limbo - ABC - December 10, 1963
Drama
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by Tom Waldman and Frank Waldman
Produced by Robert Rafelson
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Stars:
Jack Palance as Johnny Slate
Stuart Erwin as Otto King
Lucille Ball as Kate Reynolds
Roger C. Carmel as Kirov
Robert F. Simon as Greenwalt
Irene Tedrow as Agatha Potter
Dabbs Greer as Charles
Ralph Manza as Acrobat
David Bond as Hotel Clerk
Bill Erwin as Food Truck Cook
Stanley Farrar as Business Manager
Tura Satana as Showgirl
Bill Mumy as Jeff
#Lady in Limbo#TV#The Greatest Show on Earth#Drama#1960's#1963#ABC#Jack Palance#Lucille Ball#Rogert C. Carmel#Stu Irwin#Billy Mumy#Irene Tedrow
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Petticoat Junction - Spur Line to Shady Rest - CBS - September 24, 1963
Sitcom
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Paul Henning
Produced by Dick Wesson
Directed by Richard Whorf
Stars:
Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley
Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson
Jeannine Riley as Billie Jo Bradley
Pat Woodell as Bobbie Jo Bradley
Linda Kaye Henning as Betty Jo Bradley (as Linda Kaye)
Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt
Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot
Charles Lane as Homer Bedloe
Frank Cady as Sam Drucker
Roy Roberts as Norman Curtis
Eddie Quillan as Dick
John Ashley as Fred
Don Washbrook as Herbie Bates (Uncredited)
#Spur Line to Shady Rest#TV#Petticoat Junction#Sitcom#CBS#1963#1960's#Bea Benaderet#Edgar Buchanan#Jeannine Riley#Pat Woodell#Linda Kaye Henning#Smiley Burnette#Rufe Davis#Charles Lane#Frank Cady#Series Premiere
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Season 1 Episode 29
Ichabod and Me - Bob's Award - CBS - April 7, 1962
Sitcom
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Mel Tolkin and Leo Rifkin
Produced by Irving Paley
Directed by Norman Abbott
Stars:
Robert Sterling as Robert "Bob" Major
George Chandler as Ichabod Adams
Christine White as Abigail "Abby" Adams
Jimmy Mathers as Benjamin "Benjie" Major (recurring)
Reta Shaw as Aunt Lavinia ("Livvy") (recurring)
Guy Raymond as Martin Perkins (recurring)
Forrest Lewis as Colby (recurring)
Jimmy Hawkins as Jonathan Baylor
Burt Mustin as Olaf (recurring)
Nina Shipman as Lois Wainwright
#Bob's Award#TV#Ichabod and Me#1962#Sitcom#CBS#1960's#Robert Sterling#George Chandler#Christine White#Nina Shipman
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Series Premiere
Stoney Burke - The Contender - ABC - October 1, 1962
Western
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written byLeslie Stevens
Produced by Leslie Stevens
Directed by Leslie Stevens
Stars:
Jack Lord as Stoney Burke
Warren Oates as Ves Painter
Robert Dowdell as Cody Bristol
Bruce Dern as E. J. Stocker
Philip Abbott as Royce Hamilton
Kate Manx as Erlie Bristol
Carl Benton Reid as Clay Bristol
Bartlett Robinson as Everett B. Fields
Cleo Tibbs as Ruby Lee (as Cleo Ann)
Bill Hart as Red
#The Contender#TV#Stoney Burke#ABC'#Western#1962#1960's#Jack Lord#Warren Oates#Robert Dowdell#Bruce Dern#Series Premiere
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Combat! - Forgotten Front - ABC - October 2, 1962
War Drama
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by Logan Swanson
Produced by Robert Blees
Directed by Robert Altman
Stars:
Rick Jason as 2nd Lt. Gil Hanley
Vic Morrow as Sgt. "Chip" Saunders
Pierre Jalbert as PFC Paul "Caje" LeMay
Shecky Greene as Pvt. Braddock
Jack Hogan as Pvt Kirby
Steven Rogers as PFC "Doc" Walton
Albert Paulsen as Carl Dorfman
Jeff Morris as Sgt. McGraw
#Forgotten Front#Combat!#TV#War Drama#ABC#1962#Rick Jason#Vic Morrow#Pierre Jaibert#Shecky Greene#Jack Hogan#Steven Rogers#Albert Paulsen
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Series Premiere (Pilot)
The Gallant Men - Battle Zone - ABC - October 5, 1962
War Drama
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by Halstead Welles
Produced by Richard Bluel
Directed by Robert Altman
Stars:
William Reynolds as Capt. Jim Benedict
Robert McQueeney as Conley Wright
Robert Ridgely as Lt. Frank Kimbro
Richard X. Slattery as 1st Sgt. John McKenna
Eddie Fontaine as PFC Pete D'Angelo
Roland La Starza as Pvt. Ernie Lucavich
Roger Davis as Pvt. Roger Gibson
Robert Gothie as Pvt. Sam Hanson
William Windom as Jake
Sharon Hugueny as Rosa
William Quinn as Colonel (credits only)
Robert Fortier as Capt. Jergens
#Battle Zone#The Gallant Men#TV#War Drama#ABC#1962#Robert McQueeney#William Reynolds#Robert Ridgely#Richard X Slattery#Eddie Fontaine#Roger Davis#William Windom
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Character Actor
Noah Keen (October 10, 1920 – March 24, 2019) Film and television actor.
Keen made many guest appearances in television series such as The Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Arrival" and "The Trade-Ins". In 1962 he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason; first as murder victim Harlow Phipps in "The Case of the Crippled Cougar", then as Dr. Stephen Grant in "The Case of the Lurid Letter". In 1962 Keen appeared as Samuel Cole on the TV western The Virginian in the episode titled "The Accomplice". Keen then made two appearances on The Big Valley in the 1965 episode "The Invaders" and again in 1968 in the episode titled "The Prize" as Jim Stanley.
Other series on which he made guest appearances include The Eleventh Hour, Judd for the Defense, Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, The Waltons and The Rockford Files. Although he had been acting less frequently since the 1980s, he still made occasional appearances such as a guest appearance on the episode "Johnny Cakes" of The Sopranos. By the time of his retirement from acting, Keen had established himself as a leading character actor, appearing in over 100 television series from 1957 until 2006. (Wikipedia)
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TV Guide - September 4 - 10, 1965
Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) Film and television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the long-running NBC Western television series Bonanza. (Wikipedia)
Lorne Hyman Greene, OC (born Lyon Himan Green; 12 February 1915 – 11 September 1987) Actor, radio personality and singer.
His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the original science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene’s New Wilderness, and in television commercials. (Wikipedia)
Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) Actor, writer, director, and producer. He was known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball. (Wikipedia)
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Season 2 Episode 2
The Law and Mr. Jones - The Boy Who Said No - ABC - April 26, 1962
Legal Drama
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by George Clayton Johnson
Produced by Sy Gomberg
Directed by David Alexander
Stars:
James Whitmore as Abraham Lincoln Jones
Janet De Gore as Marsha Spear
Conlan Carter as C.E. Carruthers
Russell Johnson as Mr. Lankershim
Roger Mobley as as Tommy Pierce
Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Pierce
Jess Kirkpatrick as Truant Officer
Josephine Hutchinson as Miss Woods
#The Boy Who Said No#TV#The Law and Mr. Jones#Crime Drama#ABC#1962#1960's#James Whitmore#Janet De Gore#Conlan Carter#Russell Johnson#Roger Mobley#Eve McVeagh#Josephine Hutchinson
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Season 1 Episode 2
Redigo - The Blooded Bull - NBC - October 1, 1963
Western
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Kathleen Hite and Andy White
Produced by Andy White
Directed by Leon Benson
Stars:
Richard Egan as James "Jim" Redigo
Roger Davis as Mike
Elena Verdugo as Gerry
Rudy Solari as Frank Martinez
Mina Martinez as Linda Martinez
Nesdon Booth as Hogan
Peter Brown as Johnny Porter
Richard Evans as David "Davy" Porter
Don Diamond as Arturo
Kay E. Kuter as Vulture
#The Boooded Bull#Redigo#TV#Western#NBC#1963#Richard Egan#Roger Davis#Elena Verdugo#Rudy Solari#Mina Martinez#Richard Evans#Peter Brown#Don Diamond
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Series Premiere
The Lucy Show - Lucy Waits Up For Chris - CBS - October 1, 1962
Sitcom
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Martin, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
Produced by Elliott Lewis
Directed by Jack Donahue
Stars:
Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael
Vivian Vance as Vivian Bagley
Candy Moore as Chris Carmichael
Ralph Hart as Sherman Bagley
Jimmy Garrett as Jerry Carmichael
Tom Lowell as Alan Harper
#Lucy Waits Up For Chris#The Lucy Show#TV#Sitcom#CBS#1962#Lucille Ball#Vivian Vance#Candy Moore#Tom Lowell
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Empire - The Day the Empire Stood Still - NBC - September 25, 1962
Drama / Western
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by Frank S. Nugent
Produced by Frank Pierson
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Stars:
Richard Egan as Jim Redigo
Ryan O'Neal as Tal Garrett
Terry Moore as Connie Garrett
Anne Seymour as Lucia Garrett
Charles Bronson as Paul Moreno
Denver Pyle as Tom Rawling
Oliver McGowan as Harvey Welk
Vic Perrin as Matt Webster
Paul Tripp as Thayer Wilson
#The Day the Empire Stood Still#Empire#TV#NBC#1962#Drama#Richard Egan#Terry Moore#Anne Seymour#Ryan O'Neal#Charles Bronson#Denver Pyle
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Sam Benedict - Hannigan - NBC - September 15, 1962
Legal Drama
Running Time: 60 minutes
Written by E. Jack Neuman
Produced by E. Jack Neuman
Directed by Boris Sagal
Stars:
Edmond O'Brien as Sam Benedict
Richard Rust as Hank Tabor
Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner
Gene Raymond as James Hannigan
Lloyd Bochner as Judge Bentham
Katharine Bard as Patricia Hannigan
Tammy Marihugh as Bridgette Hannigan
Sandy Kenyon as Hank
John Alderson as George Washington
Emily McLaughlin as Juror
Donna Douglas as Francine
Robert Brubaker as Fallberry
Arthur Hanson as Prosecuting Attorney
Larry Thor as Jury Foreman
Edgar Stehli as Barney Tibbets
Jess Kirkpatrick as Court Clerk
Dick Cherney as Baliff
Fred Coby as Baliff
#Hannigan#Sam Benedict#TV#Legal Drama#NBC#1962#Edmond O'Brien#Richard Rust#Joan Tompkins#Gene Raymond#Lloyd Bochner#Katherine Bard#Tammy Marihugh
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