Marcus Welby, M.D.
ABC (ended 1976)
Cast & Crew
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Sharon Gless
Kathleen Faverty (1974-76)
Sharon Gless holds the title of the last contract player having been signed by Universal Studios in 1969. The willowy blonde actress worked feverishly to climb her way up the ladder of episodic TV, appearing briefly on "McCloud" for NBC and guesting on a few short-lived series before landing a season long stint as secretary Holly Barrett on the drama series "Faraday and Company" 1973-1974 again working for NBC. It was her association with Robert Young in two ABC made-for-TV-movies "All My Darling Daughters" and "My Darling Daughters Anniversary" plus a guest spot in 1972 on an episode of ABC's "Marcus Welby, M.D.", that eventually led to a permanent part on the show playing nurse Kathleen Faverty in its final two seasons. With the end of "Marcus Welby, M.D." she returned to her secretarial duties for CBS in the show "Switch" 1975-1978, she then starred as a regular on two sitcoms at NBC in "Turnabout" 1979 and at CBS she replaced Lynn Redgrave from 1981 to 1982 in "House Calls". In the late 70's and early 80's Sharon was doing double duty, while appearing in "Turnabout" and "House Calls" she was also busy at work upgrading her status and profile by starring in two popular NBC miniseries in 1978 "Centennial" and in 1979 "The Last Convertible", then again for NBC she portrayed Carol Lombard in "Moviola : The Scarlett O'Hara War" 1980. After a very long apprenticeship. Sharon finally got to star as a detective herself, replacing Meg Foster as Christine Cagney in 1982 starring in the CBS drama series "Cagney & Lacey". Sharon was slammed with initial criticism stating that she was too lightweight a talent for the part, but she shattered the doubts of her critics and established a notable rapport with co-star Tyne Daly and in effect won acclaim including Two Emmy Awards for the combination of fiesty vigor and bruised sensitivity she brought to the role. Gless subsequently lent similar qualities to the eponymous heroine of another CBS sitcom series, "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" 1990-1992. With that show having ended, Sharon has twice performed on the London stage, first in an adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" 1992 and later opposite Tom Conti in Neil Simon's "Chapter Two" 1996. Her most recent role was on Showtimes 2000 original series "Queer As Folk" where she portrayed Debbie Novatny the mother of a gay son. "Queer As Folk" brought Sharon back into the spotlight again and gave her a more diverse fan base. The show has since ended, but its 5 year run was amazing and her many fans will remember her as Cagney and as Debbie for years to come.moreless -
Pamela Hensley
Janet Blake (1975-76)
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Robert Young
Dr. Marcus Welby
Robert Young is best known for two roles Jim Anderson on "Father Knows Best" and Dr. Marcus Welby. Robert led a different life than the ones that he portrayed on television. He was a soft spoken man that grew up in California. He battle problems with confidence his whole life which manifested in his struggles with chronic depression and alcoholism. He described himself in 1983 as "a black terror behind a cheerful face" In 1991 he survived a much-publicized suicide attempt. His first stage experiences were with Pasadena Playhouse before he gained his roles in films in the early 1930's. The majority of his roles portrayed a good looking bland man who always did the right thing and never got the girl. Though he was an attractive man he never got a sex appeal role. His candor and honest with his personal struggles endeared him more to the audience. When he passed away at the age of 91 in 1998, Young was achieved awards for his community service, talent and professionalism.moreless -
James Brolin
Dr. Steven Kiley
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Elena Verdugo
Consuelo Lopez
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Gavin Brendan
Phil Porter (1975-76)
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Anne Scheeden
Sandy Porter (1975-76)
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Anne Baxter
Myra Sherwood (1969-1970)
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Jill Jaress
Stella
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Tom Selleck
Lt. Rogers
His parents are Robert and Martha Selleck. His father was born in Slovakia, is Tom's tie to Eastern Europe. Robert is now a real estate investor for Selleck Properties. His mother was a homemaker. Tom was one of three of the Selleck's sons.
He grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, and attended college at the University of Southern California. He was in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was once quoted as saying, "Those were friends I made that will last a lifetime". His first intentions of going to college were to be an architect. He love to draw and had a very creative mind. But regardless of what he wanted to do, he wouldn't be an architect. He drug around because he didn't want to leave home. When he finally did leave, he arrived too late at the University of Southern California, and the School of Architecture was already filled to its capacity. He was heartbroken. Since the careers were in alphabetical order, he just went over to the next table and signed up for the School of Acting. He soon found out that he had exceptional amounts of natural ability, and his ambition to become a famous Hollywood actor developed from there. He had dreams of making millions of dollars on the big screen.moreless -
Tom Selleck
Sgt. Ed Brock
His parents are Robert and Martha Selleck. His father was born in Slovakia, is Tom's tie to Eastern Europe. Robert is now a real estate investor for Selleck Properties. His mother was a homemaker. Tom was one of three of the Selleck's sons.
He grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, and attended college at the University of Southern California. He was in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was once quoted as saying, "Those were friends I made that will last a lifetime". His first intentions of going to college were to be an architect. He love to draw and had a very creative mind. But regardless of what he wanted to do, he wouldn't be an architect. He drug around because he didn't want to leave home. When he finally did leave, he arrived too late at the University of Southern California, and the School of Architecture was already filled to its capacity. He was heartbroken. Since the careers were in alphabetical order, he just went over to the next table and signed up for the School of Acting. He soon found out that he had exceptional amounts of natural ability, and his ambition to become a famous Hollywood actor developed from there. He had dreams of making millions of dollars on the big screen.moreless -
Joan Darling
Abby Maslow
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Simon Oakland
Guest Star
Simon Oakland was a very recognizable character actor who enjoyed a long career of playing gruff, authority figures and tough guys, much in the mold of Edward G. Robinson. He was a fixture on television and in films and was regarded by his fellow actors as a consummate professional.
Oakland started out as a musician, but began acting in the late 1940s. He had a string of successful performances on Broadway before he moved to Hollywood with a breakout performance in I Want to Live! (1958). Oakland played the tough, compassionate reporter who comes to Susan Hayward's defense. These characteristics would define many of the roles Oakland would play in his career.
Oakland could also be seen in Tony Rome, West Side Story (as Lt. Schrank), and Psycho as the psychiatrist who delivers the memorable epilogue about Norman Bates.
Simon Oakland was a mainstay on television, with starring, guest and recurring roles in several popular programs. One of his best known roles was Tony Vincenzo, the bulldog newspaper editor who clashed with Darren McGavin on Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Oakland was also a co-star of Baa Baa Black Sheep and had a recurring role on The Rockford Files as rival private eye Vern St. Cloud.
After a long career, Oakland died of cancer in 1983, one day after his 68th birthday.moreless -
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Tiffany Bolling
Ellen Nielsen
Tiffany was born in 1946. She started her showbiz career with an uncredited appearance in the Frank Sinatra movie "Tony Rome" (1967), and then starred in the short-lived (it didn't last the season) TV series The New People (1969).
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Tiffany began a singing career in 1971 -- she recorded a self-titled album called "Tiffany" with 11 songs, among them: "Wind of Heaven"; Love Still Remains & "Give a Little." She also sang in the movieWicked, Wicked (1973), which was filmed in split screen technique, and had a memorable theme song.
However, Tiffany mainly got a lot of publicity for appearing in Playboy in the April 1972 issue.
Tiffany continued to appear in TV shows and movies, playing roles such as The Spider Lady in the kiddie superhero TV show Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976), and an entomologist in the movie Kingdom of the Spiders (1977).
Tiffany made about 2 dozen guest appearances on TV series, the last one in 1988. She appeared in 15 movies, the last one in 1996. Whether she had a large role or a small one, whenever Tiffany was onscreen, she'd be noticed by the viewers; she had great onscreen presence. Tiffany was a fan favorite.
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Jack Albertson
Mr. Chambers
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Susan Howard
Guest Star
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Robert Drivas
Guest Star
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Michael Hardstark
Petro Eugenides
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Donnelly Rhodes
Guest Star
Donnelly Rhodes was born December 4, 1937, in Winnipeg. Early in life he wanted to be a warden for the National Park Service, but he joined the Canadian Air Force as a mechanic. When he left the air force he studied at the Manitoba Theatre Center and was a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School in Canada. He began his career as a stage actor, starring in a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire", before making film debut in 1956's "Reprisal!", then credited as "Don Rhodes". He had guest spots at this time on such TV shows as "Maverick", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Wagon Train", "Laredo", "Convoy", "Kildare", and several others before his next film role in "Gunfight in Abilene". He continued his stage and television career while also appearing in such films as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Change of Mind", and "The Neptune Factor", among others. He appeared as a star in two seasons of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless", and then settled comfortably into a diet made almost exclusively of television, whether it be guest appearances in shows or TV movies. Even in the nineties his career has continued, having been in such shows as "The Black Stallion", "The Heights", "Sliders", "Two", "The X-Files" (in two different roles on two seperate occasions), "The Outer Limits", "Millenium" (also having two seperate roles), "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven", and his own show, "Da Vinci's Inquest". He currently divides his time equally between Vancouver and Los Angeles.moreless -
Lawrence Pressman
Guest Star
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Lawrence Pressman
Dr. Hartnett
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Marion Ross
Dr. Cartwright
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Cloris Leachman
Jean Cullen
Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Buck and Cloris Leachman. She majored in drama at Northwestern University, and competed in Miss America as Miss Chicago 1946. There she won a scholarship that let her go on studying acting in New York with Elia Kazan. Over the years Cloris has been nominated for a daytime Emmy more than 20 times for her work in television. She also won an Oscar for The Last Picture Show 1971. Even in 2006 she was nominated for an Emmy for her participation in the HBO special Mrs. Harris, with Sir Ben Kinglsey and Annette Bening.moreless -
Jack Sheldon
Visitor
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Butch Patrick
Sailor Ballinger
Butch Patrick's best known role was Eddie Munster on the hit show "The Munsters". The first air date of "The Munsters" was 09/24/64 and the show continues to run on TVLand nightly. -
Clint Howard
Unknown
Clint Howard was a popular child actor and as an adult has made a good living starring in "B" movies and playing minor parts in the big budget movies made by his brother, director Ron Howard. -
Gary Collins
Guest Star
Award-winning Gary Collins is one of the most versatile actors in the entertainment industry today. Raised in southern California, Collins attended Santa Monica City College and then enlisted in the Army for two years. While in uniform, Gary discovered acting, and performed as a radio and television personality for the Armed Forces Network. He stayed in Europe after being honorable discharged from the Army and made his motion picture debut in Cleopatra starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. He was next seen in Darryl F. Zanuck's The Longest Day, followed by The Pigeon That Took Rome. He then toured the Netherlands in a musical revue. Collins won the Best Actor Award for his performance in The Rainmaker at the Paris International Drama Festival. He returned to the United States making his professional stage debut on Broadway in Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. The play was followed by a summer at the world famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia and then to Greece for the film Stranded, an entry in the Cannes film festival. Collins has guest starred in numerous television series showcasing both his dramatic and comedic capabilities. He proved his comic timing on Dharma and Greg and played himself on a memorable episode of Friends. A talented and diverse actor, he has portrayed a variety of characters in many made-for-television movies and mini-series including the critically acclaimed, award-winning Roots. His movie career continued with appearances in Airport, Houston We've Got a Problem, Hangar 18 and is featured in the movie Beautiful starring Minnie Driver and directed by Sally Field. In addition to his roles in theatre, films and television, Collins is also well known for his easy going style and warmth as a Host. He hosted Hour Magazine from 1980 to 1988 and was nominated for an Emmy 6 times. Collins won the Emmy Award in 1983 for Outstanding Talk Show Host. For nine years Gary enjoyed hosting The Miss America Pageant. Gary is married to actress and former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley. He and his wife have been involved with the March of Dimes for more than 20 years and they are active volunteers in relief organizations to end world hunger. They are also actively involved with the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis. Collins was recently honored with a star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.moreless -
William Shatner
Guest Star
Though William Shatner first garnered fame through his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, he has gone on to develop a prolific career as an actor, comedian, spokesman and "singer" over a nearly 60-year period. His performance as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek television series and the Star Trek movie series established his place in the world of popular science fiction. He also starred in a famous episode of The Twilight Zone as a former patient who thinks he sees a monster on the wing of an airplane ("Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"). Though his career declined after the cancellation of Star Trek due to typecasting, he re-established himself as a television star in series such as T.J. Hooker and Rescue 911. He also ventured into the genre of comedy with roles in films such as Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) and in television shows like 3rd Rock from the Sun (where William received an Emmy nomination for his performance as "The Big Giant Head"). He delved into the world of music with a decidedly strange and surreal album titled The Transformed Man (1968) in which he talk-sang through cover versions of popular hits like "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." He performed a talk-singing rendition of "Rocket Man" for the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards dressed in a tuxedo and smoking a cigarette. William recorded his second album in 2004 in collaboration with Ben Folds. The album, Has Been, took a surprisingly melancholy look at life. William's prose poems and talk-singing garnered significant praise among critics this time around. His 1968 album led to William's lucrative deal many years later as the spokesman for Priceline.com. His early commercial spots for the website featured him talk-singing in a manner very similar to his delivery on The Transformed Man. The long-running series of ads ventured into comedy as fellow Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy was recruited to "replace" William at one point. Later on, William appeared as the "Chief Negotiating Officer" in the Priceline commercials. With the resurgence of the Star Trek genre due to a successful string of motion pictures and the Next Generation television series, William explored his literary creativity in science fiction by writing and publishing the first of the Tekwar series in 1989. The story focused on the character of Jake Cardigan and how he had been framed for distributing the illegal mind-altering drug, Tek. The series became popular enough to spawn a television series of the same name starring Greg Evigan as Cardigan and Shatner as Walter Bascom. It is widely rumored that the Tekwar novels were ghostwritten by another writer (Ron Goulart). William has remained active well into his 70s. He has won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of law-firm partner Denny Crane on the television series Boston Legal and The Practice. He continues to work in movies, television shows and advertisements. He has also done voice-over work for Star Trek video games. William is also involved with the "Ahead for Horses" charity that provides horse-riding opportunities for disabled children in the Los Angeles area.moreless -
Kenneth Washington
Billy Kincaid
Replaced the departed Ivan Dixon in the series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965) during its sixth and final season. Washington played radio man Sergeant Richard Baker, beginning in the fall of 1970.
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