"Dr. Kildare" (1961) TV series 1961-1966

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

28 September 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Medical Doctor | Medical | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Richard Chamberlain	...	Dr. James Kildare (191 episodes, 1961-1966)
Raymond Massey	...	Dr. Leonard Gillespie / ... (191 episodes, 1961-1966)

Series Directed by
Elliot Silverstein		(12 episodes, 1961-1963)
Alf Kjellin		(8 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Newland		(7 episodes, 1963-1965)
Leo Penn		(7 episodes, 1964-1965)
John Brahm		(6 episodes, 1961-1965)
Lamont Johnson		(6 episodes, 1961-1963)
Marc Daniels		(6 episodes, 1965)
Ralph Senensky		(5 episodes, 1961-1965)
Boris Sagal		(5 episodes, 1961-1963)
Don Medford		(5 episodes, 1962-1964)
Paul Wendkos		(5 episodes, 1962-1964)
Herschel Daugherty		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jack Arnold		(3 episodes, 1963)
Jud Taylor		(3 episodes, 1965)
Buzz Kulik		(2 episodes, 1961)
William A. Graham		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Don Taylor		(2 episodes, 1962)
Leonard Horn		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Robert Gist		(2 episodes, 1963)
Jack Smight		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Writing credits
Archie L. Tegland		(7 episodes, 1961-1966)
Jerry de Bono		(7 episodes, 1963-1965)
Jerry McNeely		(6 episodes, 1962-1965)
Edward J. Lakso		(6 episodes, 1964-1966)
Jerome Ross		(6 episodes, 1965)
Jean Holloway		(5 episodes, 1961-1963)
William Fay		(4 episodes, 1965)
Adrian Spies		(4 episodes, 1965)
Alvin Boretz		(3 episodes, 1961-1963)
E. Jack Neuman		(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Betty Andrews		(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
John W. Bloch		(3 episodes, 1963-1965)
Meyer Dolinsky		(3 episodes, 1965)
John Furia		(2 episodes, 1961-1962)
Ernest Kinoy		(2 episodes, 1961-1962)
John T. Dugan		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Peggy Shaw		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Gerald Sanford		(2 episodes, 1963)
Boris Sobelman		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Robert Blees		(2 episodes, 1964)
Benjamin Masselink		(2 episodes, 1964)
Max Hodge		(2 episodes, 1965)
Christopher Knopf		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Produced by
Norman Felton	....	executive producer (191 episodes, 1961-1966)
David Victor	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (45 episodes, 1961-1966)
Calvin Clements Jr.	....	associate producer (35 episodes, 1962-1965)
Herbert Hirschman	....	producer (28 episodes, 1961-1962)
Douglas Benton	....	associate producer / producer (22 episodes, 1963-1966)
Henry Colman	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1962)
Robert F. O'Neill	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1966)
Irv Pearlberg	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Original Music by
Harry Sukman		(29 episodes, 1962-1966)
Morton Stevens		(6 episodes, 1963-1965)
Jerry Goldsmith		(2 episodes, 1961-1963)

Series Cinematography by
Harkness Smith		(88 episodes, 1961-1966)

Series Film Editing by
Harry V. Knapp		(39 episodes, 1961-1965)
Jack Kampschroer		(12 episodes, 1961-1965)
John Baxter Rogers		(11 episodes, 1961-1966)

Series Casting by
Jane Murray		(1 episode, 1962)

Series Art Direction by
George W. Davis		(89 episodes, 1961-1966)
Charles K. Hagedon		(89 episodes, 1961-1966)

Series Set Decoration by
Henry Grace		(66 episodes, 1961-1966)
Steven Potter		(54 episodes, 1961-1965)
Richard Pefferle		(9 episodes, 1964-1966)
George R. Nelson		(3 episodes, 1964)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom McCrory	....	assistant director (45 episodes, 1961-1965)
Maurice Vaccarino	....	assistant director (25 episodes, 1961-1966)
Wilbur Mosier	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1961-1965)
Lynn Guthrie	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Robert Webb	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Franklin Milton	....	recording supervisor / rerecording supervisor (90 episodes, 1961-1966)
Van Allen James	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Earl C. Williman	....	lamp operator (28 episodes, 1961-1962)

Series Editorial Department
John D. Dunning	....	supervising film editor (38 episodes, 1961-1966)

Series Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: theme music (191 episodes, 1961-1966)
Harry V. Lojewski	....	music supervisor (33 episodes, 1962-1966)
Lalo Schifrin	....	composer: additional music (4 episodes, 1965)
John Caper Jr.	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 1962)
Johnny Green	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 1966)

Series Other crew
Robert F. O'Neill	....	assistant to producer (33 episodes, 1962-1965)
Phyllis Wright	....	technical advisor (24 episodes, 1962-1965)
William H. Swanson	....	technical advisor (9 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ralph Senensky	....	assistant to producer (3 episodes, 1961)
George Andros	....	technical advisor (2 episodes, 1961)
Robert H. Justman	....	production executive (unknown episodes)
Chuck Painter	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Arena Productions
• MGM Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1961-1966) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2013) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R) (complete first season)

Other Companies

• Colgate-Palmolive Company  original sponsor (Ajax, Fab detergent, Halo shampoo)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min (58 episodes) | USA:60 min (132 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Arena Productions

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Three Stars Will Shine Tonight

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.