JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE – THE COMPLETE SERIES
Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast
weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965 . The series was based
on the recently President John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles
in Courage.
The series lasted for 26 episodes, each of which would feature a figure from
American History who took a stand during a critical moment in the nation's
history that was considered unpopular at the time. Seven of the eight Senators
from Kennedy's book were profiled, with the exception being
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Among those who appeared in the anthology
series include Edward Asner, Leonard Nimoy, Whit Bissell, Michael Constantine,
Walter Matthau, Carroll O'Connor, Tom Bosley, Brian Keith, Barbara Feldon,
Dan O'Herlihy, Peter Lawford, Burgess Meredith, John Hoyt, Steve Ihnat,
Joan Tompkins, Peggy McCay and Gloria Calomee.
All 26 Episodes.
1 November 8, 1964 Oscar W. Underwood
Played by Sidney Blackmer
2 November 15, 1964 Mary S. McDowell
Played by Rosemary Harris
3 November 29, 1964 Thomas Hart Benton
Played by Brian Keith
4 December 6, 1964 Richard T. Ely
Played by Dan O'Herlihy
5 December 13, 1964 Sam Houston
Played by J. D. Cannon
6 December 20, 1964 John M. Slaton
Played by Walter Matthau
7 December 27, 1964 John Adams
Played by David McCallum
8 January 3, 1965 Robert A. Taft
Played by Lee Tracy
9 January 10, 1965 Anne Hutchinson
Played by Wendy Hiller
10 January 17, 1965 Alexander William Doniphan
Played by Peter Lawford
11 January 24, 1965 John Peter Altgeld
Played by Burgess Meredith
12 January 31, 1965 Frederick Douglass
Played by Robert Hooks
13 February 7, 1965 Daniel Webster
Played by Martin Gabel
14 February 14, 1965 Woodrow Wilson
Played by Whit Bissell
15 February 21, 1965 Prudence Crandall
Played by Janice Rule
16 February 28, 1965 Andrew Johnson
Played by Walter Matthau
17 March 7, 1965 Hamilton Fish
Played by Henry Jones
18 March 14, 1965 Charles Evans Hughes
Played by Kent Smith
19 March 21, 1965 Edmund G. Ross
Played by Bradford Dillman
20 March 28, 1965 George W. Norris
Played by Tom Bosley
21 April 4, 1965 Grover Cleveland
Played by Carroll O'Connor
22 April 11, 1965 John Quincy Adams
Played by Douglas Campbell
23 April 18, 1965 John Marshall
Played by Gary Merrill
24 April 25, 1965 Benjamin Barr Lindsey
Played by George Grizzard
25 May 2, 1965 George Mason
Played by Laurence Naismith
26 May 9, 1965 Thomas Corwin
Played by George Rose
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