Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)

The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.

Stars:

Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Ken Berry

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Chamberlain	...	Dr. James Kildare (191 episodes, 1961-1966)
Raymond Massey	...	Dr. Leonard Gillespie (191 episodes, 1961-1966)

Storyline

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.

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Plot Keywords:

medical doctor | medical | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doctor Kildare

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arena Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 30 min (58 episodes) 60 min (132 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The large white building shown at the beginning of each episode that was "Blair General Hospital" was actually the Irving Thalberg Building on the MGM Pictures lot.

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Connections

Referenced in Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Three Stars Will Shine Tonight"
by Hal Winn, Jerry Goldsmith and Pete Rugolo
EMI Hastings Catalog, Incorporated (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Dr. Kildare fans, UNITE!; can we get this show onto DVD?

I just stumbled onto these comments, and it's great to see so many people who remember "Dr. Kildare." The show was one of the first that was socially aware, and its episodes included many touching topics: a man dealing with amputation of a leg (tremendous performance by comic Jack Carter); restoring hearing to a little deaf boy; Harry Guardino learning to speak again and calling his wife; and of course the classic "Tyger, Tyger," the surfer saga with then-heartthrob/epileptic surfer Yvette Mimieaux, complete with cheesy rear-screen footage of Yvette "surfing." I ask you fans out there: Is there any way we can get these shows onto DVD? I would love to own some of these episodes! Do we know who owns the rights to these shows? Can we get a write-in campaign going? I would like to hear some ideas out there; perhaps there are folks out there who are more experience than I have in such matters.