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The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired on NBC on Saturday evenings in the 1963–1964 television schedule. It was produced by Arena Productions, one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most successful in-house production companies of the 1960s. Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peacetime with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and officers alike.
Original Release
09/14/1963 on NBC
US Release
09/14/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Lockwood | Lt. William Rice / Lt. William 'Bill' Rice |
| Robert Vaughn | Capt. Raymond Rambridge / Captain Ray Rambridge |
| Don Penny | Lt. Stanley Harris / Lt. Stan Harris |
| Carmen Phillips | Lily |
| John Milford | Sgt. Ben Kagey / Cpl. Benjamin Kagey / Cpl. Kagey |
| Frank Gardner | Pvt. Lemuel Matthews / Clerk / Private / Pvt. Zed Miller / Sammy Doyle |
| Christian Haren | Corporal Sandow / Cpl. Delbert Sandow |
| Sally Yarnell | Woman Marine / Party Guest / Rally Official / Restaurant Patron |
| Richard Anderson | Lt. Col. Clinton Hiland / Col. Clinton Hiland |
| Henry Beckman | Major Al Barker / Maj. Adam Butler |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Million Miles from Clary | Saturday, 14 September 1963 |
| 2 | Cool of the Evening | Saturday, 21 September 1963 |
| 3 | The Proud and the Angry | Saturday, 28 September 1963 |
| 4 | The Two Star Giant | Saturday, 05 October 1963 |
| 5 | A Very Private Affair | Saturday, 12 October 1963 |
| 6 | To Take Up Serpents | Saturday, 19 October 1963 |
| 7 | A Touching of Hands | Saturday, 26 October 1963 |
| 8 | Captain Thomson | Saturday, 02 November 1963 |
| 9 | Instant Wedding | Saturday, 09 November 1963 |
| 10 | A Troubled Image | Saturday, 16 November 1963 |
| 11 | Fall from a White Horse | Saturday, 30 November 1963 |
| 12 | Alert! | Saturday, 14 December 1963 |
| 13 | The Art of Discipline | Saturday, 21 December 1963 |
| 14 | The Alien | Saturday, 28 December 1963 |
| 15 | O'Rourke | Saturday, 04 January 1964 |
| 16 | Gone the Sun | Saturday, 18 January 1964 |
| 17 | Between Music and Laughter | Saturday, 25 January 1964 |
| 18 | Interlude | Saturday, 01 February 1964 |
| 19 | Capp's Lady | Saturday, 08 February 1964 |
| 20 | Green Water, Green Flag | Saturday, 15 February 1964 |
| 21 | To Set It Right | Saturday, 22 February 1964 |
| 22 | In the Highest Tradition | Saturday, 29 February 1964 |
| 23 | Tour of Duty | Saturday, 07 March 1964 |
| 24 | Lament for a Dead Goldbrick | Saturday, 14 March 1964 |
| 25 | Man with an Edge | Saturday, 21 March 1964 |
| 26 | Operation - Actress | Saturday, 28 March 1964 |
| 27 | Mother Enemy | Saturday, 04 April 1964 |
| 28 | The War Called Peace | Saturday, 11 April 1964 |
| 29 | To Kill a Man | Saturday, 18 April 1964 |
Directors
Vincent McEveety, Andrew V. McLaglen, Don Medford, David Alexander, Leon Benson, Robert Butler, Richard Donner, Marc Daniels, John Brahm, Don Taylor, Robert Gist, James Goldstone, Buzz Kulik, E.W. Swackhamer, Michael O'Herlihy, Leonard J. Horn
Writers
Gene Roddenberry, Sy Salkowitz, Robert J. Shaw, Lee Erwin, George Eckstein, Sheldon Stark, Beirne Lay Jr., Jay Simms, Ellis Marcus, Jerome B. Thomas, Art Wallace, Herman Groves, Robert E. Thompson, Robert Dozier, Blanche Hanalis, Ed Waters, Margaret Schneider, Paul Schneider, Archie L. Tegland, Anthony Wilson
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Lockwood | Lt. William Rice / Lt. William 'Bill' Rice |
| Robert Vaughn | Capt. Raymond Rambridge / Captain Ray Rambridge |
| Don Penny | Lt. Stanley Harris / Lt. Stan Harris |
| Carmen Phillips | Lily |
| John Milford | Sgt. Ben Kagey / Cpl. Benjamin Kagey / Cpl. Kagey |
| Frank Gardner | Pvt. Lemuel Matthews / Clerk / Private / Pvt. Zed Miller / Sammy Doyle |
| Christian Haren | Corporal Sandow / Cpl. Delbert Sandow |
| Sally Yarnell | Woman Marine / Party Guest / Rally Official / Restaurant Patron |
| Richard Anderson | Lt. Col. Clinton Hiland / Col. Clinton Hiland |
| Henry Beckman | Major Al Barker / Maj. Adam Butler |
| Christopher Connelly | Cpl. Derek Russell / Private Derek Russell / Private Russell / Pvt. Russell |
| Larry Thor | Detective / Lt. Col. Bruce Mahlon / Operations Officer / President of Court |
| Bob Davis | LCDR Farley Crosse / Lt. Colonel / Sergeant Arons / Sergeant |
| Chris Noel | First Girl / Ginny / Jean / Second Girl |
| Sandra Grant | Betty Hopgood / Girl on Beach / Helen Todd / Margo |
| Harold Gould | Lt. Col. Raleigh Wade |
| Greg Morris | Crew Chief / Sgt. Perc Linden |
| K.L. Smith | G / Sgt. Jack Arpel / Sergeant Arpel |
| Barnaby Hale | Capt. Earl Cook / Chaplain Vaughn / Marine Captain |
| Dallas Mitchell | 1st Referee / Capt. Parker Hanes / Public Relations Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Norman Felton | Executive Producer |
| Gene Roddenberry | Producer |
| Del Reisman | Producer |
Editors
Henry Berman, Edward K. Milkis, Sam Gold, Fred Maguire, John Baxter Rogers
