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Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman.
Original Release
09/15/1962 on NBC
US Release
09/15/1962
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmond O'Brien | Sam Benedict / Charlie Dunphie |
| Richard Rust | Hank Tabor / Henry Tabor |
| Joan Tompkins | Trudy Wagner |
| Alexander Lockwood | Judge Baker / Judge Owen Baker |
| Rusty Lane | Court Clerk / Court Clerk Joe Kelly / Court Clerk Kelly |
| Ross Elliott | Marty Rhodes |
| David Sheiner | Ben Williams / Reporter |
| Ollie O'Toole | Court Clerk |
| Robert H. Harris | Judge F. Xavier Thomas / Judge Thomas / Judge Xavier Thomas |
| Karl Swenson | Barney Rosevalley / Barney Rossvalley / Barney Rosvalley |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannigan | Saturday, 15 September 1962 |
| 2 | A Split Week in San Quentin | Saturday, 22 September 1962 |
| 3 | Nor Practice Make Perfect | Saturday, 29 September 1962 |
| 4 | Nothing Equals Nothing | Saturday, 06 October 1962 |
| 5 | Tears for a Nobody Doll | Saturday, 13 October 1962 |
| 6 | Twenty Aching Years | Friday, 28 June 1963 |
| 7 | Maddon's Folly | Saturday, 27 October 1962 |
| 8 | Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells | Saturday, 03 November 1962 |
| 9 | Life Is a Lie, Love Is a Cheat | Saturday, 10 November 1962 |
| 10 | The Bird of Warning | Saturday, 17 November 1962 |
| 11 | The View from an Ivory Tower | Saturday, 24 November 1962 |
| 12 | Everybody's Playing Polo | Saturday, 01 December 1962 |
| 13 | Too Many Strangers | Saturday, 08 December 1962 |
| 14 | So Various, So Beautiful | Saturday, 15 December 1962 |
| 15 | Where There's a Will | Saturday, 22 December 1962 |
| 16 | The Target Over the Hill | Saturday, 29 December 1962 |
| 17 | Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep | Saturday, 05 January 1963 |
| 18 | The Boiling Point | Saturday, 12 January 1963 |
| 19 | Green Room, Grey Morning | Saturday, 19 January 1963 |
| 20 | Run Softly, Oh Softly | Saturday, 26 January 1963 |
| 21 | Sugar and Spice and Everything... | Wednesday, 06 February 1963 |
| 22 | Some Fires Die Slowly | Saturday, 16 February 1963 |
| 23 | Image of a Toad | Saturday, 23 February 1963 |
| 24 | Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie | Saturday, 02 March 1963 |
| 25 | Accomplice | Saturday, 09 March 1963 |
| 26 | Read No Evil | Saturday, 16 March 1963 |
| 27 | Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows | Saturday, 23 March 1963 |
| 28 | Season for Vengeance | Saturday, 30 March 1963 |
Directors
Richard Donner, Abner Biberman, Don Medford, Ida Lupino, Paul Nickell, Lamont Johnson, Boris Sagal, Roger Kay, Don Richardson, Lawrence Dobkin, William A. Graham, Paul Henreid
Writers
E. Jack Neuman, Ellis Marcus, Joseph Calvelli, Laurence Heath, Sidney Marshall, Art Wallace, Paul Mason, Shimon Wincelberg, Barry Trivers, Carey Wilber, John W. Bloch, William Froug, John Kneubuhl, John T. Dugan, Frederick C. Houghton Jr., Arthur E. Orloff, Joseph Petracca, David Rayfiel, Ed Waters, Leslie Edgley, John Hawkins, Franklin Barton, Larry Cohen, George Eckstein
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmond O'Brien | Sam Benedict / Charlie Dunphie |
| Richard Rust | Hank Tabor / Henry Tabor |
| Joan Tompkins | Trudy Wagner |
| Alexander Lockwood | Judge Baker / Judge Owen Baker |
| Rusty Lane | Court Clerk / Court Clerk Joe Kelly / Court Clerk Kelly |
| Ross Elliott | Marty Rhodes |
| David Sheiner | Ben Williams / Reporter |
| Ollie O'Toole | Court Clerk |
| Robert H. Harris | Judge F. Xavier Thomas / Judge Thomas / Judge Xavier Thomas |
| Karl Swenson | Barney Rosevalley / Barney Rossvalley / Barney Rosvalley |
| Paul Newlan | Judge Morton K. Doyle / Judge Quinbury / Judge Richard Quinbury |
| John Anderson | James Bradley / Jim Bradley |
| Ed Prentiss | Pete Cahurn / Pete Coburn / William Fergus |
| Bernard Fein | Harry Owens / Harry Owen |
| Robert Bailey | Judge Ionic / Judge Paul Ionic |
| Henry Beckman | Jerry Spangler / Gerald Spanglor / Gerald Spangler |
| Joe De Santis | Judge Anthony Parrelli / Judge Murvill |
| Arthur Hanson | Judge / Prosecuting Attorney / Tom Alderson |
| Robert Lansing | Claude Matthews / Dr. Owen Scott |
| Yvonne Craig | Amy Vickers / Angela Larkin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| E. Jack Neuman | Executive Producer |
| William Froug | Producer |
| Joseph Calvelli | Producer |
| E. Jack Neuman | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
