Ralph Meeker: TV

 

Kraft Television Theatre

1951

NBC
Episode: "A Sound of Hunting"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: January 31, 1951

Notes on Kraft Television Theatre
-- This hour program was one of TV's earliest and most prestigious drama anthology series, running on NBC from 1947 to 1958.



Goodyear TV Playhouse

1952

NBC
Episode: "The Darkness Below"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: November 9, 1952

Notes on The Goodyear TV Playhouse
-- Staged in New York, this hour-long live drama anthology series ran on NBC from 1951 to 1957 under the title Goodyear TV Playhouse. In 1957 a half-hour version of the program was presented on film under the title Goodyear Playhouse, and this version lasted until 1960, rotating with Alcoa Theatre under the umbrella title "A Twist of Fate."



Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

NBC
Episode: "Someone Like You"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: July 7, 1953

Notes on Revlon Mirror Theatre
-- This half-hour drama series was first presented live on NBC in the summer of 1953 and in September of that same year moved to CBS, where the productions were presented on film. Joan Crawford starred in the first CBS episode, her television drama debut.


Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

NBC
Episode: "The Happy Tingle"
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Oliver Thorndyke, Eva Marie Saint
Original airdate: August 11, 1953



Studio One

1955

CBS
Episode: "Dominique"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: March 28, 1955

Notes on Studio One
-- This hour-long live drama anthology series ran on CBS from 1948 to 1958, originating from New York.



Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

CBS
Episode: "Revenge"
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Vera Miles, Francis Bavier, Ray Teal
Original airdate: October 2, 1955

Notes on Alfred Hitchcock Presents
-- "Revenge" was the premiere episode of the long-running Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
-- Francis Bavier was "Aunt Bee" on The Andy Griffith Show. Hell, she was "Aunt Bee" in everything she ever did, including The Day the Earth Stood Still.



Studio One

1956

CBS
Episode: "Dino"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: January 2, 1956


Star Stage

1956

NBC
Episode: "Of Missing Persons"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



Alcoa Hour

1956

NBC
Episode: "The Magic Horn"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: June 10, 1956

Notes on Alcoa Hour
-- This was a dramatic anthology series that ran on NBC from 1955 to 1957.



Lux Video Theatre


1956

NBC
Episode: "The Guilty"
Director: Norman Morgan
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Skip Homeier, Carol Ohmart, Fay Spain, John Hoyt



Jane Wyman Theatre

1956

NBC
Episode: "Between Jobs"
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Neville Brand, Jeanette Nolan



Studio 57

1956

Episode:
"The Blue Wall"
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: December 2, 1956

Notes on Studio 57
-- This half-hour drama anthology series lasted one season, 1954-1955, on the fading DuMont network.



Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1957

CBS
Episode: "Malice Domestic"
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Phyllis Thaxter, Lili Kardell

Notes on Alfred Hitchcock Presents
--
Lili Kardell's boyfriends included James Dean and Troy Donahue. Top that.



Zane Grey Theatre

1957

CBS
Episode: "A Time To Live"
Director: Lewis Foster
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Julie London, John Larch
Original airdate: April 5, 1957

Notes on Zane Grey Theatre
-- The teleplay for this episode was by Aaron Spelling.



Playhouse 90

1957

CBS
Episode: "Four Women in Black"
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: Helen Hayes, Ralph Meeker, Katy Jurado, Janice Rule, Lita Milan, Jim Davis, Narda Onyx

Notes on Playhouse 90
-- Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule had previously worked together in the original Broadway version of Picnic, and in the feature film A Woman's Devotion, directed by Paul Henreid.
-- We think somebody should do a serious study on the film career of Narda Onyx. We really like her name. But the only film we know about is one called Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter, in which Miss Onyx plays Frankenstein's granddaughter (!!!!!).



20th Century-Fox Hour

1957

CBS
Episode: "Deep Water"
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Ralph Meeker, James Whitmore, Barry Coe, Steve McQueen, Richard Arlen.
Original airdate: May 1, 1957

Notes on 20th Century-Fox Hour
-- "Deep Water" was based on the 1951 feature film The Frogmen, which starred Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter and Robert Wagner.



Climax

1957

CBS
Episode: "A Matter of Life and Death"
Director: Robert Stevens
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Betsy Palmer, Tina Louise, Bradford Dillman
Original airdate: November 21, 1957

Still: Ralph Meeker, Betsy Palmer and Bradford Dillman

Notes on Climax
-- Climax
was an hour-long drama anthology series that ran on CBS from 1954 to 1958, originating in Hollywood. It was hosted by William Lundigan.
-- This was Ralph Meeker's first of two appearances on the program.The original airdate (November 21, 1957) was his 37th birthday.
-- We have a photo of Tina Louise in our Potpourri Lounge.



Climax

1958

CBS
Episode: "So Deadly My Love"
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Kim Stanley
Original airdate: March 13, 1958

Notes on Climax
-- Ralph Meeker and Kim Stanley had worked together in the original Broadway version of Picnic.



Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1958

CBS
Episode: "Bluebeard's Seventh Wife"
Director: Paul Henreid
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Hugh Marlowe, Hope Summers

Notes on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
-- Director Paul Henreid had directed Ralph Meeker in the 1956 feature film A Woman's Devotion. Henreid is somewhat more famous for lighting multiple cigarettes for Bette Davis.
-- Hope Summers is remembered for playing Clara Edwards on some episodes of The Andy Griffith Show.



Wagon Train

1958

NBC
Episode: "A Man Called Horse"
Cast: Ward Bond, Robert Horton
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Wagon Train

-- This story was remade as a 1970 feature film starring Richard Harris.



Kraft Theatre

1958

NBC
Episode: "Fifty Grand"
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .

Notes on Kraft Theatre
-- "Fifty Grand" was based on an Ernest Hemingway short story.



The Loretta Young Show

1958

NBC
Episode: "I Want to Get Married"
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Mae Clarke, Alan Hale
Original airdate: November 16, 1958

Notes on The Loretta Young Show
--
This was a half-hour dramatic anthology series that ran on NBC from 1953 to 1961, with Loretta Young starring in more than half of the productions, often in costume or character roles. The program is perhaps best remembered for her Miss Young's lavish entrances at the beginning.
-- Mae Clarke's long career began with cabaret and stage appearances in the 1920s. Her film career peaked in the 1930s, but she later made television appearances and continued to turn up in minor parts in movies into the early 1970s. Undoubtedly her most important movie year was 1931, when she played the female lead in Frankenstein, and also got a grapefruit shoved in her face by James Cagney in The Public Enemy. She was once married to Fannie Brice's brother.
-- This Alan Hale was actually Alan Hale, Jr., the look-a-like son of movie character actor Alan Hale. Alan Jr. later played the "Skipper" in TV's Gilligan's Island.



The Loretta Young Show

1958

NBC
Episode: "Strange Money"
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Julie Adams, Regis Toomey
Original airdate: December 14, 1958



The Loretta Young Show

1959

NBC
Episode: "The Break-Off"
Director: John Newland
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Barry Atwater, Toni Gerri
Original airdate: January 4, 1959



Wanted Dead or Alive

1959

CBS
Episode: "Reunion for Revenge"
Cast: Steve McQueen
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Wanted Dead or Alive
-- This episode is still fairly easy to find on video.



Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1959

CBS
Episode: "Total Loss"
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Nancy Olson, Ray Teal
Original airdate: February 1, 1959



Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1959

CBS
Episode: "The Man Who Had No Friends"
Director: Anton M. Leader
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Anthony Caruso, Jeanne Cooper, Jacqueline Scott



Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1959

CBS
Episode: "I'll Take Care of You"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: March 15, 1959



The Texan

1959

CBS
Episode: "Blood Money"
Cast: Rory Calhoun
Guest Stars: Ralph Meeker, Dorothy Provine
Original airdate: April 20, 1959

Notes on The Texan
--
This was a half-hour western series that ran on CBS from 1958 to 1960.
-- We have a photo of Dorothy Provine in our Potpourri Lounge.



Oldsmobile Music Theatre

1959

NBC
Episode: "The Sound of Murder "
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



Not for Hire

1959-1960

Cast:
Ralph Meeker . . .

Notes on Not For Hire
-- Ralph Meeker starred as Sgt. Steve Dekker in this syndicated series set in Hawaii. It lasted one season.



The Lawbreakers

1960

ABC
Episode: "A Time To Kill"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .

Notes on The Lawbreakers
--Ralph Meeker starred as John Dillinger in this pilot for an unsold series.



The Loretta Young Show

1961

NBC
Episode: "Enter at Your Own Risk"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .
Original airdate: January 8, 1961



Texas John Slaughter

1961

ABC
Episodes:
"A Trip to Prison" and "Frank Clell Is In Town"
Cast: Tom Tryon
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdates:
April 16, 1961, April 23, 1961

Notes on Texas John Slaughter
-- This was a two-part episode from the "John Slaughter" series that was presented semi-regularly by Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. Tom Tryon, of I Married a Monster from Outer Space fame, had the title role and wore a stupid sideways hat. Tryon later became the best-selling author of such novels as The Other and Crowned Heads, both of which were adapted for films.



Route 66

1962

CBS
Episode: "Two on the House"
Cast: Martin Milner, George Maharis
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Route 66

-- One of the best TV series of all-time, Route 66 may have been inspired somewhat by the success of Jack Kerouc's novel On the Road. At any rate, just about everybody who ever lived eventually turned up as a guest star. Ralph Meeker did two episodes.



U.S. Steel Hour

1962

CBS
Episode: "Murder on the Agenda"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



Going My Way

1962

ABC
Episode: "The Crooked Angel "
Cast: Gene Kelly, Leo G. Carroll, Dick York
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Empire

1962

NBC
Episode: "Walk Like a King"
Cast: Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Ryan O'Neal

Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



U.S. Steel Hour

1963

CBS
Episode: "Night Run to the West"
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen



Route 66

1963

CBS
Episode: "Shadows of an Afternoon"
Cast: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett
Guest Stars: Ralph Meeker, Miriam Hopkins

Notes on Route 66
-- George Maharis was no longer on the series. He was replaced by Glenn Corbett, who played a different character.
-- We have a photo of Glenn Corbett in our Potpourri Lounge.



Breaking Point

1963

ABC
Episode: "The Bull Roarer"
Cast: Paul Richards, Eduard Franz
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
October 21, 1963

Notes on The Breaking Point
--
This was an hour-long medical drama that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1964.
-- Eduard Franz had a small role in our favorite Ralph Meeker film, 1952's Shadow in the Sky.



Outer Limits

1963

ABC
Episode: "Tourist Attraction"
Director: Laslo Benedek
Cast: Raph Meeker, Janet Blair, Henry Silva
Original airdate: December 23, 1963

Notes on The Outer Limits
-- This was an hour-long science fiction anthology series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965.



The Defenders

1964

CBS
Episode: "The Last Day"
Cast: E. G. Marshall, Robert Reed
Guest Star: Raph Meeker

Notes on The Defenders
--
Robert Reed is best known for playing Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch (1969-1974).



Channing

1964

ABC
Episode: "Swing for the Moon"
Cast: Henry Jones, Jason Evers
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



The Nurses

1964

CBS
Episode: "The Respect of One for Another"
Cast: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Kraft Suspense Theatre

1964

NBC
Episode: "Three Persons"
Cast: John Gavin, Ralph Meeker


Suspense

1964

CBS
Episode: "I, Lloyd Denson"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .

Notes on Suspense
-- Suspense was a syndicated version of Kraft Suspense Theater.



The Long Hot Summer

1965-1966

ABC
Episode: "A Time to Die"
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Roy Thinnes, Nancy Malone, Ruth Roman, Lana Wood
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on The Long Hot Summer
-- The original 1958 feature film version The Long Hot Summer was adapted from stories by William Faulkner, primarily his novel The Hamlet and his short story "Barn Burning." For the TV series, O'Brien, Thinnes, Malone, Roman and Wood inherited the roles that had been played on screen by Orson Welles, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Angela Lansbury, and Lee Remick. In a superior 1985 TV mini-series, the same roles were played by Jason Robards, Don Johnson, Judith Ivey, Ava Gardner and Cybill Shepherd.


The FBI

1966

ABC
Episode: "The Plunderers"
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



The FBI

1967

ABC
Episode: "The Raid"
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Green Hornet

1967

ABC
Episode: "Seek, Stalk & Destroy"
Cast: Van Williams, Bruce Lee
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
January 6, 1967

Notes on Green Hornet
-- A fairly dreadful short-lived TV series that nevertheless has a cult following. It was another superhero series from the producers of Batman. The character had originated in a popular radio series of the same name in 1936. Van Williams starred in the TV version as Britt Reid (aka The Green Hornet), crusading editor/publisher of The Daily Sentinel. His trusted manservant ("Kato") was played by Bruce Lee -- yes, that Bruce Lee! The Series ran on ABC during the 1966-67 season.
-- We have a photo of Van Williams in our Potpourri Lounge.



Tarzan

1967

NBC
Episode: "The Ultimatum"
Director: Bob Friend
Cast: Ron Ely
Guest Stars: Ralph Meeker, Ruth Roman

Notes on Tarzan
-- Ron Ely was supposedly the 14th actor to play Tarzan (however, we plan to count them up some night and get back to you). The program was well worth watching for a number of reasons, including some odd guest stars -- like The Supremes (!!!!!).


Custer

1967

ABC
Episode: "Glory Rider"
Director: Lawrence Dobkin
Cast: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Peter Palmer, Michael Dante
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Custer
-- Peter Palmer played the title role in 1959's Li'l Abner film musical.



Dundee and the Culhane

1967

CBS
Cast: John Mills, Sean Garrison
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



The High Chaparral

1967

NBC
Episode: "The Pride of Revenge"
Cast: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade, Henry Darrow, Frank Silvera, Linda Cristal
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Hallmark Hall of Fame

1968

NBC
Episode: "A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer"
Cast: Hugh O'Brien, Ralph Meeker, Shelly Novack, Don DeFore, Betsy Palmer, Nancy Dussault, Bert Freed

Notes on Hallmark Hall of Fame
-- This drama was a presentation of the long-running "Halmark Hall of Fame" series, which had begun in 1953 as half-hour dramas and later expanded to 90-minute specials that were broadcast about six times a year.
-- We have an interesting photo of "Native American" Hugh O'Brien in our Familiar Faces/Unfamiliar Roles gallery.



The Name of the Game

1968

NBC
Episode: "The Protector"
Cast: Gene Barry, Tony Franciosa, Robert Stack, Susan Saint James, Ben Murphy.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Ironside

1968

NBC
Episode: "Price Tag: Death"
Cast: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson, Don Mitchell
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Lost Flight

1970

Director:
Leonard J. Horn
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Anne Francis, Ralph Meeker, Andrew Prine, Billy Dee Williams

Notes on Lost Flight
--
This was a made-for-TV film.
-- We met Anne Francis in 1994 and found her very charming. However, when we asked her to autograph a copy of the Meeker Museum Newsletter, she gave us a peculiar look, and then signed it.


Men From Shiloh


1970

NBC
Episode: "Experiment at New Life"
Cast: James Drury, Stewart Granger, Lee Majors, Doug McClure

Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
.

Notes on Men From Shiloh
--James Drury is another one we've actually met a couple of times, and we are happy to report that he is very friendly and down-to-earth -- like the Virginian. However, if you plan to shake hands with this guy, you need to work out with weights for about a month beforehand.



The FBI

1971

Episode:
"The Fatal Connection"
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



The FBI

1971

ABC
Episode: "Recurring Nightmare"
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



N.E.T. Playhouse

1971

PBS
Episode: "Hard Traveling"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



The Reluctant Heroes


1971

Director:
Robert Day
Cast: Ken Berry, Cameron Mitchell, Ralph Meeker, Warren Oates, Jim Hutton, Trini Lopez

Notes on The Reluctant Heroes
-- This was a made-for-TV film. The original title was "The Egghead on Hill 656."
-- Meeker co-starred with Trini Lopez in 1967's The Dirty Dozen.
-- Ken Berry played Vickie Lawrence's son on the TV sitcom Mama's Family.



The Night Stalker

1972

ABC
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Ralph Meeker, Simon Oakland, Claude Akins, Kent Smith, Elisha Cook Jr.

Notes on The Night Stalker
-- The Night Stalker is a much better than usual made-for-TV film. It spawned a series, Kolchak, also with Darren McGavin.
-- We have a photo of Carol Lynley in our Potpourri Lounge.



Police Surgeon

1972

Cast:
Sam Groom, Jack Albertson.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Police Surgeon

-- This was a syndicated series. Apparently the original title was "Dr. Simon Locke."



Birds of Prey

1973

CBS
Director: William A Graham
Cast: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker

Notes on Birds of Prey

-- A made-for-TV film.



You'll Never See Me Again

1973

ABC
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: David Hartman, Jane Wyatt, Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
February 28, 1973

Notes on You'll Never See Me Again

-- A made-for-TV film.
-- Apropos of nothing, director Jeannot Szwarc later directed the 1984 feature film Supergirl.



The Police Story

1973

Director:
William A. Graham
Cast: Vic Morrow, Edward Asner, Diane Baker, Ina Balin, Ralph Meeker, Chuck Connors, Harry Guardino

Notes on Police Story
--
This was the pilot film for the police anthology series that ran on NBC from 1973 to 1977. Most episodes had large casts of interesting guest stars (like Glenn Corbett and Andrew Stevens). An Angie Dickinson episode entitled "The Gambler" was spun off as the popular Police Woman series. Another episode, "The Return of Joe Forrester," starring Lloyd Bridges, was spun off as the Joe Forrester series for Bridges.



Escape

1973

NBC
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



Room 222

1974

ABC
Episode: "I Didn't Raise My Daughter to Be a Soldier"
Cast: Lloyd Haynes, Denis Nicholas, Karen Valentine, Michael Constantine
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Faraday and Company

1974

NBC
Episode: "A Matter of Magic"
Cast: Dan Dailey, Sharon Gless, Geraldine Brooks
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker


Police Story

1974

NBC
Episode: "Chief"
Cast: John Forsythe, Barbara Rush, Ralph Meeker, Gary Conway, Pernell Roberts, Michael Ansara
Original airdate: March 19, 1974

Notes on Police Story
-- We have photos of Barbara Rush and Gary Conway in our Potpourri Lounge.



Cry Panic

1974

ABC
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: John Forsythe, Earl Holliman, Lloyd Bochner, Anne Francis, Ralph Meeker

Notes on Cry Panic

-- A made-for-TV film.
-- Anne Francis and Ralph Meeker had worked together in a previous made-for-TV film, 1970's Lost Flight.



Ironside

1974

NBC
Episode: "Riddle at 24000"
Cast: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson, Don Mitchell.
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Night Games

1974

NBC
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Ralph Meeker, Albert Salmi, Luke Askew, Stefanie Powers, Anjanette Comer.

Notes on Night Games
-- A made-for-TV film.



Toma

1974

ABC
Episode: "The Friends of Danny Beecher"
Cast: Tony Musante, Simon Oakland, Susan Strasberg
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
March 29, 1974

Notes on Toma
--
This was an hour-long police drama series that ran on ABC from 1973 to 1974. Tony Musante starred in the title role as Detective David Toma, based on a real cop in the Newark, New Jersey, police force.


The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

NBC
Director: Gary Nelson
Cast: Don Murray, Yvonne DeCarlo, Van Johnson, Ralph Meeker, Cameron Mitchell, Sherry Jackson, Walter Pidgeon, John Ireland, Mary Ann Mobley

Notes on The Girl on the Late, Late Show
-- This was a very interesting made-for-TV film that had just about everybody on earth in the supporting cast. The legendary Gloria Grahame appeared in a small role as the title character. Unfortunately Meeker and Grahame have no scenes together.
-- We have photos of Grahame in our Potpourri Lounge.



The Evil Touch

1974
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .

Notes on The Evil Touch

-- A syndicated suspense series.



Cannon

1975

CBS
Episode: "Fit For a Frame"
Cast: William Conrad
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Movin' On

1975

NBC
Episode: "Ransom"
Cast: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Rosie Grier
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



The Rookies

1975

ABC
Episode: "The Shield"
Cast: Georg Stanford Brown, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker



Police Story

1975

NBC
Episode: "Empty Weapon"
Cast: Ralph Meeker . . .



Harry O

1975

ABC
Episode: "Exercise in Fatality"
Cast: David Janssen
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
December 4, 1975

Notes on Harry O
-- David Janssen starred as private eye Harry Orwell in this hour-long ABC drama that ran from 1974 to 1976.



Barbary Coast

1975

ABC
Episode: "The Ballad of Redwing Jail"
Cast: Doug McClure, William Shatner, Richard Kiel, Dave Turner
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker

Notes on Barbary Coast
-- We have photos of Doug McClure in our Potpourri Lounge.



The Dead Don't Die

1975

NBC
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: George Hamilton, Ray Milland, Ralph Meeker, Joan Blondell, Yvette Vickers

Notes on The Dead Don't Die
-- A made-for-TV film.
-- Yvette Vickers filmography runs the gamut from Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) to Hud (1963), and presumably back again.



Police Woman

1977

NBC
Episode: "Screams"
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman
Guest Stars: Ralph Meeker, John Megna.
Original airdate: December 6, 1977

Notes on Police Woman
--
Angie Dickinson starred as Sgt. Pepper Anderson in this police drama series that originated as an episode of Police Story. Police Woman ran on NBC from 1974 to 1978.
-- Guest John Megna, best remembered for playing Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird, was the brother of actress Connie Stevens.


The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

NBC
Episode: "Murder Plays a Dead Hand"
Cast: Vincent Baggetta, Wendy Phillips, James Coco, Neville Brand
Guest Star: Ralph Meeker
Original airdate:
December 22, 1978

Notes on The Eddie Capra Mysteries
--
This was a detective drama that ran on NBC during the 1978-79 season. Vincent Baggetta played Eddie Capra, an unconventional lawyer doing detective work in each episode.
-- This is the last information we have for a Ralph Meeker TV appearance. We would like to confirm that it is his last TV appearance.


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