Checkmate 1960 - 1962


Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions".


Synopsis

The series chronicled the adventures of a private detective agency set in San Francisco. Created by Eric Ambler, the program involves the cases of the Checkmate Detective Agency. Anthony George and Doug McClure run the agency, which specializes in preventing crimes before they happen. Sebastian Cabot portrays a college professor whom they employ as an adviser. The atmospheric series ran for seventy episodes over two seasons and was an enormous critical favorite because of the intelligence of the scripts and the superb performances.


The series was also seen in Canada from 1961 on CTV during that network's initial season.

Cast

* Sebastian Cabot....Carl Hyatt
* Anthony George....Don Corey
* Doug McClure....Jed Sills
* Ken Lynch....Lt. Thomas Brand
* Jack Betts....Chris Devlin

Notable guest stars

* Anna Maria Alberghetti
* Dana Andrews
* Anne Baxter
* Jack Benny
* Charles Bickford
* Ellen Burstyn
* Richard Conte
* Russ Conway
* Joseph Cotten
* Francis De Sales
* Donna Douglas
* Buddy Ebsen
* Norman Fell
* Joan Fontaine
* Ron Foster
* Peter Helm
* Martin Landau
* Charles Laughton
* Julie London
* Peter Lorre
* Tina Louise
* Scott Marlowe
* Tyler McVey
* Vera Miles
* Ricardo Montalbán
* Elizabeth Montgomery
* Mary Tyler Moore
* Margaret O'Brien
* Mickey Rooney
* Barbara Rush
* John Williams (actor)
* Jane Wyman

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