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The Silent Service is an American syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The Silent Service was narrated by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service. He began each episode with this refrain: "Tonight, we bring you another thrilling episode of Silent Service stories, of warfare under the sea."
Original Release
04/05/1957
US Release
04/05/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thomas M. Dykers | Narrator / Self - Host / Narraor / Host |
| Eric Morris | Soldier / Radarman / Leggett / Bray |
| Robert Knapp | Robert F. 'Mike' Sellers / Quinn / Lt. Lawrence B. Julihn / Lt. Franklin S. Kimball / Capt. Barney Sieglaff |
| Ron Foster | Soundman / Quartermaster / Lt. Walker / Lt. Andrews / 2nd Sailor |
| Paul Picerni | Lt. John H. Eichman / Lt. David H. McClintock / Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Burton Klakring / Exec. Officer Alan Bergner |
| Ross Elliott | Lt. A. W. Weaver / Irvin / Dave Dayforth / Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore |
| Ross Ford | Lt. Herman Kossler / Lt. Edward Hogg / Lieut. John L. From, Jr. / Comm. Charles Mason |
| Peter Leeds | Red Bates / Frank Kellogg / Chief Electricians Mate John Babick / Chief Davenport |
| Ray Montgomery | Lt. N. J.Allen / Lt. J. F. Ryder / Capt. Ben Jarvis / Bill Ruhe |
| Brett King | Lt. Ozzy Lynch / Lt. John G. Mason / Lt. Jack Maurer / 2nd Officer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Archerfish Spits Straight | Friday, 07 March 1958 |
| 2 | The Sea Devil Attacks Puget Sound | Friday, 14 March 1958 |
| 3 | The Bergall's Revenge | Friday, 21 March 1958 |
| 4 | The Unsuccessful Patrol | Friday, 28 March 1958 |
| 5 | The Story of the U.S.S. Aspro | Friday, 04 April 1958 |
| 6 | The Thresher Story | Friday, 11 April 1958 |
| 7 | The Ugly Duckling | Friday, 18 April 1958 |
| 8 | Peto Plucks Some Chickens | Friday, 25 April 1958 |
| 9 | The S-38 Story | Friday, 02 May 1958 |
| 10 | Incident Down South | Friday, 09 May 1958 |
| 11 | Mine for Keeps | Friday, 16 May 1958 |
| 12 | Fish Out of Water | Friday, 23 May 1958 |
| 13 | The U.S.S. Cod's Lost Boarding Party | Friday, 30 May 1958 |
| 14 | The Triton's Christmas | Friday, 06 June 1958 |
| 15 | The Hawkbill's Revenge | Friday, 13 June 1958 |
| 16 | The Tigershark | Friday, 20 June 1958 |
| 17 | The Cavalla Story | Sunday, 29 June 1958 |
| 18 | The Growler's Captain | Sunday, 06 July 1958 |
| 19 | The U.S.S. Tinosa Story | Friday, 11 July 1958 |
| 20 | The Grayling Story | Friday, 18 July 1958 |
| 21 | The S-44 Story | Friday, 25 July 1958 |
| 22 | The Pargo's Lucky Seventh | Friday, 01 August 1958 |
| 23 | The Crevalle's Mine Plant | Friday, 08 August 1958 |
| 24 | The Sunfish Story | Friday, 15 August 1958 |
| 25 | The Sunfish's Cook | Friday, 22 August 1958 |
| 26 | The Nautilus and the Nuns | Friday, 29 August 1958 |
| 27 | The Sandshark Story | Friday, 05 September 1958 |
| 28 | Operation Seadragon | Friday, 12 September 1958 |
| 29 | The Harder at Woleai | Friday, 19 September 1958 |
| 30 | The Tautog Story | Friday, 26 September 1958 |
| 31 | The Swordfish Story | Friday, 03 October 1958 |
| 32 | The Gabilan Story | Friday, 10 October 1958 |
| 33 | The Gato Story | Friday, 17 October 1958 |
| 34 | The Silversides Story | Friday, 24 October 1958 |
| 35 | The Bowfin Story | Friday, 31 October 1958 |
| 36 | Royal Submarines | Friday, 07 November 1958 |
| 37 | The Squalus Story | Friday, 14 November 1958 |
| 38 | Seanettle vs U-Boat | Friday, 21 November 1958 |
| 39 | U-47 in Scapa Flow | Friday, 28 November 1958 |
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Directors
Jean Yarbrough, Sobey Martin, Gilbert Kay, Derwin Abrahams, Bernard L. Kowalski, Stuart E. McGowan
Writers
Thomas M. Dykers, Tony Barrett, Leonard Lee, Robert C. Dennis, Jack Jacobs, Sidney Morse, Joseph Calvelli, Malvin Wald, Sidney Marshall, Milton Geiger, Beirne Lay Jr., John Tucker Battle, Vincent Fotre, Richard H. Landau, Robb White, Arthur E. Orloff, William Tunberg, Halsey Melone, Lawrence Menkin, Antony Ellis, Paul Savage, Herm Lewis, Paul King, Joseph Stone, Jay Rosenburg, Arthur C. Pierce
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thomas M. Dykers | Narrator / Self - Host / Narraor / Host |
| Eric Morris | Soldier / Radarman / Leggett / Bray |
| Robert Knapp | Robert F. 'Mike' Sellers / Quinn / Lt. Lawrence B. Julihn / Lt. Franklin S. Kimball / Capt. Barney Sieglaff |
| Ron Foster | Soundman / Quartermaster / Lt. Walker / Lt. Andrews / 2nd Sailor |
| Paul Picerni | Lt. John H. Eichman / Lt. David H. McClintock / Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Burton Klakring / Exec. Officer Alan Bergner |
| Ross Elliott | Lt. A. W. Weaver / Irvin / Dave Dayforth / Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore |
| Ross Ford | Lt. Herman Kossler / Lt. Edward Hogg / Lieut. John L. From, Jr. / Comm. Charles Mason |
| Peter Leeds | Red Bates / Frank Kellogg / Chief Electricians Mate John Babick / Chief Davenport |
| Ray Montgomery | Lt. N. J.Allen / Lt. J. F. Ryder / Capt. Ben Jarvis / Bill Ruhe |
| Brett King | Lt. Ozzy Lynch / Lt. John G. Mason / Lt. Jack Maurer / 2nd Officer |
| Steve Mitchell | Sound Man / Secl / Sailor / First Sailor |
| Ed Nelson | Sonarman / Radar Soundman / Lou Hole / Lookout |
| Clarence Lung | Steward / Guerrilla (Mike) / Filipino Lead / Ayento the Cook |
| David Cross | Torpedo Officer Sam Logan / Sonarman / Singer / Norman |
| DeForest Kelley | Lt. Comm. Enright / Ferrara / Commander Dempsey |
| Jerry Paris | O'Kane / Capt. Richard O'Kane |
| Jim Davis | Lt. William J. Ruhe / Comm. W. J. 'Bill' Ruhe |
| Liam Sullivan | Lt. William Walker / Lt. Commander Fred Connaway / Exec. Officer Fred Tucker |
| Peter Hansen | Welch / Cmdr. Charles Miller / Cmdr. Brockman |
| William Bryant | Lt. Robert M. Brinker / Lt. Cmdr. Gebhardt / Lt. Bob Brinker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Thomas M. Dykers | Executive Producer |
| Dorrell McGowan | Executive Producer |
| George Cahan | Producer |
| Bill Tinsman | Producer |
| Thomas M. Dykers | Producer |
Editors
William W. Moore, Robert Belcher, Jack Kampschroer, Bill Lewis, James Baiotto, Michael Minth, Harry Komer, Harry V. Knapp, Jack Wheeler, William Morgan, Irving Berlin
