"Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (1969) "Night Gallery" (original title), TV series 1969-1973

Directors:

Boris Sagal
Barry Shear

Writer:

Rod Serling (teleplay) (3 episodes)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

16 December 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Host Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.

Plot Keywords:

Painting | Art Gallery | Witchcraft | Anthology | Supernatural

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rod Serling

...

Himself - Host (49 episodes, 1969-1973)

Series Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc		(19 episodes, 1970-1973)
Jeff Corey		(8 episodes, 1970-1972)
Gene R. Kearney		(8 episodes, 1971-1972)
John Badham		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jerrold Freedman		(6 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jack Laird		(6 episodes, 1971-1973)
John Meredyth Lucas		(4 episodes, 1970-1972)
John Astin		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
William Hale		(3 episodes, 1971)
Timothy Galfas		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Steven Spielberg		(2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Allen Reisner		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Theodore J. Flicker		(2 episodes, 1971)
Don Taylor		(2 episodes, 1971)
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Boris Sagal		(1 episode, 1969)
Barry Shear		(1 episode, 1969)

Series Writing credits
Rod Serling		(26 episodes, 1969-1973)
Jack Laird		(16 episodes, 1971-1973)
Gene R. Kearney		(11 episodes, 1971-1972)
Halsted Welles		(6 episodes, 1971-1973)
Alvin Sapinsley		(6 episodes, 1971-1972)
Hal Dresner		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Gerald Sanford		(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
August Derleth		(3 episodes, 1971)
Robert M. Young		(3 episodes, 1972)
Fritz Leiber Jr.		(2 episodes, 1970-1972)
Douglas Heyes		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Matheson		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Theodore J. Flicker		(2 episodes, 1971)
H.P. Lovecraft		(2 episodes, 1971)
Margaret St. Clair		(2 episodes, 1971)
David Rayfiel		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Kurt van Elting		(2 episodes, 1972)
Stanford Whitmore		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Produced by
Jack Laird	....	producer (38 episodes, 1970-1973)
Burt Astor	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1972-1973)
Anthony Redman	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1972-1973)
Herbert Wright	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1972-1973)
Stanley Shpetner	....	producer (2 episodes, 1972)
John Badham	....	associate producer (1 episode, 1969)
William Sackheim	....	producer (1 episode, 1969)
Paul Freeman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Eddie Sauter		(17 episodes, 1971-1973)
Paul Glass		(14 episodes, 1971-1972)
Oliver Nelson		(7 episodes, 1971-1972)
Robert Prince		(5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Gil Melle		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Robert Bain		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
John Lewis		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(14 episodes, 1972-1973)
Lionel Lindon		(13 episodes, 1971-1972)
Leonard J. South		(9 episodes, 1971-1973)
William Margulies		(6 episodes, 1969-1971)
Lloyd Ahern		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Charles Straumer		(3 episodes, 1972)
Richard C. Glouner		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Lester		(19 episodes, 1971-1973)
David Rawlins		(12 episodes, 1971-1973)
Jean Jacques Berthelot		(10 episodes, 1970-1971)
Sam Vitale		(9 episodes, 1971-1973)
Albert J.J. Zúñiga		(4 episodes, 1972)
James Leicester		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
James Ballas		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Bud Hoffman		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Art Direction by
Joe Alves		(42 episodes, 1970-1973)
Sydney Z. Litwack		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Howard E. Johnson		(1 episode, 1969)

Series Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer		(26 episodes, 1971-1973)
Chester L. Bayhi		(17 episodes, 1971-1972)
Sal Blydenburgh		(10 episodes, 1971-1973)
Charles S. Thompson		(5 episodes, 1970-1971)
James M. Walters Sr.		(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
Bert Allen		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Jerry Miggins		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Costume Design by
Grady Hunt		(6 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Makeup Department
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1969-1971)
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Production Management
Burt Astor	....	unit manager (28 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ben Bishop	....	unit manager (1 episode, 1969)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ralph Sariego	....	assistant director (20 episodes, 1970-1973)
Lester Wm. Berke	....	assistant director (15 episodes, 1970-1973)
Steve Siporin	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1971)
Jack Doran	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Chuck Lowry	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Brad H. Aronson	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972)
Ralph Ferrin	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1969)
Marty Hornstein	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1969)

Series Art Department
Thomas J. Wright	....	gallery paintings (36 episodes, 1970-1973)
Phil Bandierle	....	gallery sculptures (30 episodes, 1971-1973)
Logan Elston	....	gallery sculptures (22 episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Sound Department
David H. Moriarty	....	sound engineer / sound (23 episodes, 1970-1973)
Roger A. Parish	....	sound / sound engineer (18 episodes, 1971-1973)
James R. Alexander	....	sound / sound engineer (7 episodes, 1971-1972)
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.	....	sound engineer / sound (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
John R. Carter	....	sound engineer / sound (3 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Stunts
Julie Ann Johnson	....	stunts (1 episode, 1969)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Jobe	....	costumes (34 episodes, 1971-1973)

Series Editorial Department
Richard Belding	....	editorial supervisor (46 episodes, 1969-1973)

Series Music Department
Hal Mooney	....	music supervisor (17 episodes, 1972-1973)
Gil Melle	....	composer: theme music (15 episodes, 1970-1972)

Series Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer: main titles (44 episodes, 1970-1973)
Anthony Redman	....	assistant to producer / production associate / ... (22 episodes, 1971-1972)
Gerald Sanford	....	executive story consultant (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
Herbert Wright	....	production associate (7 episodes, 1972)
Paul Freeman	....	production executive (6 episodes, 1970-1971)

Production Companies

• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1970-1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Studios USA Television
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (season three)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles and opticals
• Visual Computing Corp.  title design: main titles

Also Known As:

"Night Gallery" - USA (original title)

Runtime:

50 min (44 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (video rating) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

One year before the debut of the TV series "Kung Fu" (1972), David Carradine and Radames Pera, who each played the "Kung Fu" character of Kwai Chang Caine at different ages throughout that series, appeared in the same episode of "Night Gallery", though in different segments. Carradine appeared in "Phantom Farmhouse" (episode 2.16) and Pera appeared in "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" (episode 2.17).

Quotes:

Rod Serling:For those of you who've never met me, you might call me the under-nourished Alfred Hitchcock.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Citizen Steve (1987)

a fine show with something for everyone

I vaguely remember watching this show when I was a small child when it was a regular series. I watched it in syndication when I was an adolescent and have watched it as an adult on the Sci-Fi channel, so I guess that you could say I have had a chance to view Night Gallery from three very different perspectives. Rod Serling was a true genius who was often called television's "first angry man". What I mean is that he wrote scripts for tv that dealt with real social issues and were not meant as fluff entertainment. He wanted to send out a message with the stories that he wrote. Serling wrote such classic screenplays as Requium For A Heavywieght and Patterns. He probably would not have liked it that he was best remembered for The Twilight Zone! Night Gallery was the last series he hosted before his untimely death in 1975. Each episode had about three or four stories. Of course they didn't hit the target with all of them, but they still had a good batting average! Some of the episodes were disturbing and terrifying and some were just meant to be merely humerous. I remember one with Leslie Nielsen as the Phantom of the Opera (keep in mind this was before the Naked Gun and Police Squad when he was a dramatic actor). The girl unmasked him and he unmasked her and found she was as deformed as he was! They had another episode that I clearly remember about a time traveler who was a survivor of the Titanic who was picked up by the Lusitania who was then rescued by the Andrea Doria! The one that I remember the most, the one that chilled me was the one about a boy who could see the future and then described a horrifying vision where the sun would explode (a nova) and would incinerate the earth! The fun part of this show was the high quality of the guest stars that they had everyone from Burgess Meredith to Ozzie and Harriet Nelson to Leonard Nimoy. Gary Collins was Night Gallery's most frequent guest star, he played a parapsychologist named Doctor Rhode's who investigated all kinds of odd cases and his character was so popular that he even got his own series. I always enjoyed every episode that Mister Collins was in. People don't realize this, but the original Night Gallery movie in 1969, the series pilot was one of the first television movies ever made! In fact, one of the directors who did one of the stories was a young man named Steven Spielburg! The story I most remember from the pilot was one with Richard Kiley as a Nazi War Criminal who meets a truly just and horrifying end. A man who put too many Christs on crosses for any God to give him forgiveness! Rod Serling fought in World War II as a paratrooper and was severely wounded. His wife said in an interview that he never stopped having nightmares about the war and many of the stories he wrote for the Twilight Zone and Night Gallery deal with the horrors of war. Rod Serling was a true genius who wrote stories that entertained us and made us think at the same time.