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Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series starring Michael Parks that aired on NBC. It was created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, and produced by MGM Television. Then Came Bronson began with a television film pilot that aired on NBC on March 24, 1969; the pilot was also released in Europe as a theatrical feature film. This was followed by a single season of 26 episodes airing between September 17, 1969 and April 1, 1970.
Original Release
03/24/1969 on NBC
US Release
03/24/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Parks | Jim Bronson |
| Kurt Russell | William P. Lovering |
| Bruce Dern | Bucky O'Neill |
| Lois Nettleton | Barbara Timmons |
| Robert Loggia | Tony Wade |
| Gloria Grahame | Charlene Braden |
| Elsa Lanchester | Hattie Calter |
| Jack Klugman | Dr. Charles Hanrahan |
| Keenan Wynn | Alex Halvorsen |
| Will Geer | Oliver Hidemann |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pilot | Monday, 24 March 1969 |
| 1 | The Runner | Wednesday, 17 September 1969 |
| 2 | The Old Motorcycle Fiasco | Wednesday, 24 September 1969 |
| 3 | A Famine Where Abundance Lies | Wednesday, 01 October 1969 |
| 4 | The Circle of Time | Wednesday, 08 October 1969 |
| 5 | Where Will the Trumpets Be? | Wednesday, 15 October 1969 |
| 6 | Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt | Wednesday, 22 October 1969 |
| 7 | The 3:13 Arrives at Noon | Wednesday, 29 October 1969 |
| 8 | Old Tigers Never Die--They Just Run Away | Wednesday, 05 November 1969 |
| 9 | Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart | Wednesday, 19 November 1969 |
| 10 | Two Percent of Nothing | Wednesday, 26 November 1969 |
| 11 | All the World and God | Wednesday, 03 December 1969 |
| 12 | A Long Trip to Yesterday | Wednesday, 10 December 1969 |
| 13 | The Spitball Kid | Wednesday, 17 December 1969 |
| 14 | Against a Blank Cold Wall | Wednesday, 24 December 1969 |
| 15 | Sibyl | Wednesday, 31 December 1969 |
| 16 | A-Pickin' An' A-Singin' | Wednesday, 14 January 1970 |
| 17 | The Gleam of the Eagle Mind | Wednesday, 21 January 1970 |
| 18 | That Undiscovered Country... | Wednesday, 28 January 1970 |
| 19 | Lucky Day | Wednesday, 04 February 1970 |
| 20 | Mating Dance for Tender Grass | Wednesday, 11 February 1970 |
| 21 | The Mountain | Wednesday, 18 February 1970 |
| 22 | Still Waters | Wednesday, 25 February 1970 |
| 23 | The Forest Primeval | Wednesday, 04 March 1970 |
| 24 | The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle | Wednesday, 11 March 1970 |
| 25 | The Mary R | Wednesday, 25 March 1970 |
| 26 | What's an Ark Without Centaurs? | Wednesday, 01 April 1970 |
Directors
Jud Taylor, Paul Stanley, Marvin J. Chomsky, Ralph Senensky, Lou Antonio, Robert L. Friend, Robert Totten, Allen H. Miner, Roger Kay, Robert Butler, Russ Mayberry, Corey Allen, Michael O'Herlihy, Earl Bellamy
Writers
T.Y. Drake, Lionel E. Siegel, Jon Edward Manson, Benjamin Masselink, Robert Malcolm Young, Don Ingalls, Lisabeth Hush, D.C. Fontana, Charles McDaniel, Meyer Dolinsky, Sidney Ellis, Ed Adamson, Robert Goodwin, Teddi Sherman, Michael Holt, Susan Harris, Nancy Skiba, Arthur H. Singer, Marvin Walkenstein, Frank Paris, Robert Sabaroff, Jack Morse, Alfred Brenner, Hendrik Vollaerts, Gene L. Coon
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Parks | Jim Bronson |
| Kurt Russell | William P. Lovering |
| Bruce Dern | Bucky O'Neill |
| Lois Nettleton | Barbara Timmons |
| Robert Loggia | Tony Wade |
| Gloria Grahame | Charlene Braden |
| Elsa Lanchester | Hattie Calter |
| Jack Klugman | Dr. Charles Hanrahan |
| Keenan Wynn | Alex Halvorsen |
| Will Geer | Oliver Hidemann |
| Fernando Lamas | Miguel Cordova |
| Carol Eve Rossen | Monica Balin |
| Steve Ihnat | Royce MacLeod |
| Robert Hooks | Henry Tate |
| Renne Jarrett | Sibyl |
| Flora Plumb | Leona Czandowski |
| Lynne Marta | Eve Bronson |
| Michael Burns | Billy Mulavey |
| James Whitmore | Wilson Ford |
| John Colicos | Harve Traine |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Sabaroff | Producer |
| Robert H. Justman | Producer |
| Philip D. Fehrle | Producer |
| Robert Eggenweiler | Producer |
| John G. Wilson | Producer |
Editors
Joseph Dervin, Albert P. Wilson, William B. Gulick, Henry Berman
