"The Fugitive" (1963) TV series 1963-1967

Creator:

Roy Huggins
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

17 September 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Fugitive | Wrongful Conviction | Obsession | Chase

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

David Janssen	...	Dr. Richard Kimble / ... (120 episodes, 1963-1967)
William Conrad	...	Narrator (119 episodes, 1963-1967)
Barry Morse	...	Lt. Philip Gerard (117 episodes, 1963-1967)

Series Directed by
Jerry Hopper		(14 episodes, 1963-1966)
Walter Grauman		(11 episodes, 1963-1965)
Alexander Singer		(9 episodes, 1965-1966)
James Sheldon		(7 episodes, 1963-1967)
William A. Graham		(7 episodes, 1963-1965)
Robert Butler		(6 episodes, 1964-1966)
Don Medford		(6 episodes, 1965-1967)
Gerald Mayer		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
Abner Biberman		(4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Ralph Senensky		(4 episodes, 1964-1965)
John Meredyth Lucas		(4 episodes, 1967)
Ida Lupino		(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
James Goldstone		(3 episodes, 1964)
Leonard Horn		(3 episodes, 1966)
Christian Nyby		(2 episodes, 1963-1966)
Andrew McCullough		(2 episodes, 1963)
Joseph Sargent		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Richard Donner		(2 episodes, 1966)
Gerd Oswald		(2 episodes, 1966)
Lewis Allen		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
Roy Huggins		(120 episodes, 1963-1967)
Harry Kronman		(11 episodes, 1963-1967)
George Eckstein		(10 episodes, 1963-1967)
Daniel B. Ullman		(9 episodes, 1964-1966)
Philip Saltzman		(6 episodes, 1964-1967)
William D. Gordon		(5 episodes, 1963-1965)
Jack Turley		(5 episodes, 1965-1967)
Don Brinkley		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
Barry Oringer		(5 episodes, 1966-1967)
John Kneubuhl		(5 episodes, 1966)
Arthur Weiss		(4 episodes, 1963-1965)
Stanford Whitmore		(4 episodes, 1963-1964)
Sheldon Stark		(4 episodes, 1964)
Jeri Emmett		(4 episodes, 1966-1967)
Oliver Crawford		(3 episodes, 1963-1967)
Stuart Jerome		(3 episodes, 1963-1964)
Al C. Ward		(3 episodes, 1964-1966)
Lee Loeb		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Sam Ross		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Robert C. Dennis		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Peter Germano		(2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Hank Searls		(2 episodes, 1963)
Larry Cohen		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Richard Levinson		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
William Link		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Leonard Kantor		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Norman Lessing		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Anthony Wilson		(2 episodes, 1965)
E. Arthur Kean		(2 episodes, 1966)
Michael Zagor		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Produced by
Quinn Martin	....	executive producer (120 episodes, 1963-1967)
Alan A. Armer	....	producer (90 episodes, 1963-1966)
George Eckstein	....	co-producer / associate producer (30 episodes, 1965-1967)
Wilton Schiller	....	producer (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Arthur Weiss	....	associate producer (28 episodes, 1963-1964)
William D. Gordon	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1964-1965)
John Meredyth Lucas	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1966)

Series Original Music by
Pete Rugolo		(80 episodes, 1963-1967)
Bernhard Kaun		(unknown episodes)
Franz Waxman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Meredith M. Nicholson		(68 episodes, 1964-1966)
Robert Hoffman		(30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Fred Mandl		(17 episodes, 1963-1964)
Lloyd Ahern		(2 episodes, 1963)
George J. Folsey		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Walter Hannemann		(18 episodes, 1963-1967)
Marston Fay		(13 episodes, 1963-1966)
Robert L. Swanson		(12 episodes, 1964-1966)
Jerry Young		(11 episodes, 1963-1964)
James Ballas		(8 episodes, 1966-1967)
Richard Cahoon		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jodie Copelan		(6 episodes, 1967)
John Post		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Larry Heath		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Casting by
Meryl O'Loughlin		(37 episodes, 1965-1967)
Kerwin Coughlin		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Claudio Guzmán		(1 episode, 1963)

Series Art Direction by
Serge Krizman		(38 episodes, 1963-1965)
James Dowell Vance		(18 episodes, 1965-1967)
James Hulsey		(16 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Set Decoration by
Sandy Grace		(73 episodes, 1963-1967)

Series Costume Design by
Edward McDermott		(unknown episodes)
Bob Wolfe		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Jack Wilson	....	makeup artist (46 episodes, 1964-1967)
Lynn Burke	....	hairdresser / hair stylist (43 episodes, 1963-1966)
Walter Schenk	....	makeup artist (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist (25 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jean Austin	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1967)
Lavaughn Speer	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Fred Ahern	....	production manager (120 episodes, 1963-1967)
John Elizalde	....	post-production supervisor (120 episodes, 1963-1967)
Arthur Fellows	....	in charge of production (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Adrian Samish	....	in charge of production (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bud Brill	....	unit production manager (19 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Rubin	....	second assistant director (33 episodes, 1965-1967)
Read Killgore	....	second assistant director / assistant director (21 episodes, 1963-1964)
Lloyd Allen	....	assistant director (18 episodes, 1963-1965)
Lou Place	....	assistant director (17 episodes, 1966-1967)
Paul Wurtzel	....	assistant director (14 episodes, 1963-1964)
Jack Barry	....	second assistant director / assistant director (14 episodes, 1964-1966)
Phil Cook	....	assistant director (14 episodes, 1966-1967)
William Shanks	....	second assistant director / assistant director (9 episodes, 1963-1964)
Wesley J. McAfee	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Russ Haverick	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Salven	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Don Smith	....	property master / property manager (39 episodes, 1963-1967)
Irving W. Sindler	....	property master / property manager (33 episodes, 1963-1967)

Series Sound Department
John K. Kean	....	production sound mixer / production mixer / ... (71 episodes, 1963-1967)
Chuck Overhulser	....	sound editor (70 episodes, 1963-1967)
Clem Portman	....	sound re-recordist / sound re-recording mixer / ... (41 episodes, 1963-1966)
Eddie Campbell	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1966)
Chuck Perry	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Thol Simonson	....	special effects (30 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Dial	....	stunt double: David Janssen (unknown episodes)
Bill Hickman	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Carey Loftin	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Troy Melton	....	stunt double: David Janssen (unknown episodes)
Fred Stromsoe	....	stunt double: David Janssen (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt double: David Janssen (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Vaughn Ashen	....	chief electrician (52 episodes, 1964-1967)
Joseph A. August Jr.	....	second camera operator / second cameraman / ... (38 episodes, 1963-1966)
Edward E. Nugent	....	second camera operator / second cameraman (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Ray Rich	....	key grip (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
James Potevin	....	chief electrician (18 episodes, 1963-1964)
Richard A. Kelley	....	first assistant camera / second camera operator (2 episodes, 1964)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elmer Ellsworth	....	costume supervisor (34 episodes, 1963-1966)
Edward McDermott	....	costume supervisor (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bob Wolfe	....	costume supervisor (7 episodes, 1963)
George Herrington	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Karlice Hinson	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Lodge	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Carl Barth	....	editorial coordinator / editorial consultant (42 episodes, 1964-1967)
Tom Neff Jr.	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor (22 episodes, 1963-1967)
Harry Kaye	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor (13 episodes, 1964-1967)
John Shouse	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor (9 episodes, 1963-1964)
John Post	....	assistant editor / assistant film editor (8 episodes, 1963-1964)
Martin Fox	....	assistant film editor (4 episodes, 1966-1967)
Orven Schanzer	....	assistant film editor (4 episodes, 1966-1967)
Anthony Friedman	....	assistant film editor (4 episodes, 1966)
Carl Mahakian	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
O. Nicholas Brown	....	assistant film editor (3 episodes, 1967)
Ron Meredith	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Ken Wilhoit	....	music supervisor (73 episodes, 1963-1967)
Dominic Frontiere	....	composer: additional music / composer: stock music (3 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Elizalde	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)
Ted Roberts	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver: cast / driver (9 episodes, 1963-1967)
Chris Haynes	....	driver / production driver (6 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Other crew
John Conwell	....	assistant to producer / assistant to executive producer (74 episodes, 1963-1967)
Arthur Fellows	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to the executive producer (48 episodes, 1963-1966)
Kenneth Gilbert	....	script supervisor (36 episodes, 1965-1967)
Duane Toler	....	script supervisor (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
Bud Brill	....	location manager (17 episodes, 1965-1966)
Richard Chaffee	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 1964-1965)
Billy Vernon	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Quinn Martin Productions (QM) (as A QM Productions)
• United Artists Television (in association with) (as United Artists Television, Inc.)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1963-1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Image Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Television (1999-) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• AXN Mystery (2009) (Japan) (TV)
• Pack-In-Video (199?) (Japan) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Season One, Vol. 1)
• Paramount Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Season One, Vol. 2)
• Paramount Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Season Two, Vol. 1)
• Paramount Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Season Two, Vol. 2)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (1964-1967) (Japan) (TV)
• Videoscope (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Special Effects

• Howard Anderson Company, The (special photographic effects)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

51 min (120 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (seasons 1-3) | Color (season 4)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Trivia:

Legend has it, that after completing the first episode, David Janssen walked up the road with Barry Morse and said, "Do you think we will get a couple of weeks work out of this?"

Quotes:

Narrator:The Fugitive, a QM Production, starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent victim of blind justice, falsely convicted for the murder of his wife, reprieved by fate when a train wreck freed him en route to the death house; freed him to hide in lonely desperation, to change his identity, to toil at many jobs; freed him to search for a one-armed man he saw leave the scene of the crime; freed him to run before the relentless pursuit of the police lieutenant obsessed with his capture.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Big Love: The Noose Tightens (#5.8)" (2011)

The show that saved televison

Simply... the greatest drama in the history of television. The prototype of many other shows (the invaders, run, buddy, run, etc...) David Jensen does a excellent job as the doctor wrongly accused of his wife's murder. Barry Morse never received the honors due him for playing the "antagonist" Lt. Gerard. For the run of the show, they managed to maintain a high quality of writers and directors. I viewed every show from 1963 to "the judgement" This showed regularly featured talented actors as guess stars before they became stars. The show also managed to handle social issues of the times but was more geared to exploring human nature in all it's facets... that's one of the things that made it so great. Even if you were not concerned about the hunt for the one armed man... the indivual stories themselves were great.