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TV series · 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

First aired 3 October 1948 Drama TMDB ↗

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

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Bert Lytell
as Self - Host
Unknown
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Malcolm Keen
61
Mady Christians
as Mama
56
Carl Benton Reid
as Papa
55
Henry Daniell
as Colonel Chart
54
Zasu Pitts
as Belinda Pryde
54
Dorothy Peterson
50
Dorothy Gish
as Mary Surratt
50
Dorothy Gish
50
Francis Lederer
48
Ed Begley
as Ernie Barger
47
Ed Begley
47
Joe Downing
as Patton
45
Carlos Montalbán
as Saguro
45
George Coulouris
45
Ralph Bellamy
as Tice Collins
44
Ralph Bellamy
44
Torin Thatcher
43
Torin Thatcher
as Othello
43
Franchot Tone
43
Vinton Hayworth
42
John Hoyt
42
William Bendix
as Genteman Suitor
42
Luis van Rooten
as Harry Shelton
41
Kent Smith
as John Wilkes Booth
41
Kent Smith
41
Burgess Meredith
40
Frank Albertson
39
Anthony Ross
39
Anthony Ross
as Father
39
John Beal
39
John Beal
as Ludie
39
Jeffrey Lynn
39
Bill Goodwin
38
Vaughn Taylor
as Pa Blanchard
37
Mary Jackson
as Aunt Edna
37
Dane Clark
36
James Gregory
36
James Gregory
as Lester Thompson
36
James Gregory
as Angus
36
Betty Field
as Rose
35
Betty Field
35
E.G. Marshall
34
Richard Coogan
34
Kevin McCarthy
as Romeo
34
Kevin McCarthy
34
John Ireland
34
John Randolph
as Hotstuff
33
John Randolph
as Neil Dalton
33
Donald Curtis
33
Richard Webb
33
Alfred Ryder
32
Alfred Ryder
as Van Dorn
32
Alfred Ryder
as Philip
32
Bruce Gordon
as Burton
32
William Eythe
as Foxworth
30
William Eythe
30
John Forsythe
30
Jeanne Bates
30
Lin McCarthy
30
Michael Strong
as John Poe
30
Michael Strong
as Lloyd Mills
30
John Newland
30
John Newland
as Steven Kent
30
John Newland
as D.W. Griffith
30
David Opatoshu
as George
30
David Opatoshu
as Joe Manx
30
David Opatoshu
30
David Opatoshu
as Boss
30
David Opatoshu
as Colie
30
David Opatoshu
as Ibrahim
30
Eileen Heckart
29
Eileen Heckart
as Jessie Mae
29
Eileen Heckart
as Ruthie
29
James Daly
29
Cameron Mitchell
as Pvt. Kenneth Dowey
29
Walter Matthau
28
Neva Patterson
28
Neva Patterson
as Elizabeth Chapin
28
Ross Martin
28
Ross Martin
as Rodney Wilkins
28
Arthur Franz
as Norman
28
Leo Penn
27
Addison Powell
27
Addison Powell
as Chester
27
Addison Powell
as Chester Wilson
27
Jason Evers
26
Steven Hill
as George
26
Steven Hill
as Horace Mann Borden
26
Henry Beckman
26
Kim Hunter
25
Leora Dana
25
Leora Dana
as Emmy Blanchard
25
Leora Dana
as Clarice
25
Mario Gallo
25
Barbara Baxley
25
Nina Foch
as Elizabeth
24
Andrew Duggan
24
Cara Williams
23
Kathleen Maguire
as Helen
23
Kathleen Maguire
23
Anthony Eisley
as Jimmy
23
June Lockhart
23
Joan Lorring
22
Biff McGuire
21
Betsy Palmer
21
Betsy Palmer
as Janice Gans
21
Sidney Poitier
21
Sidney Poitier
as Tommy Tyler
21
Patrick O'Neal
as Cliff
21
Adam West
as Ham Ector
20
Conrad Janis
20
Marian Seldes
20
Marian Seldes
as Emilia
20
Nancy Marchand
as Clara
20
Mark Rydell
19
Anne Meara
as Betty Blake
19
Grace Kelly
as Bethel Merriday
18
Mary K. Wells
Unknown
John Marriott
Unknown
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