ABC Stage 67 57 years old
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Laurence Olivier He was 59 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Dana Elcar He was 38 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Dick Shawn He was 42 , 63 years old when he died | |
| Stuart Whitman He was 38 , now 96 years old | |
| Reginald Gardiner He was 63 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Theodore Bikel He was 42 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Geraldine Page She was 41 , 62 years old when she died | |
| Lauren Bacall She was 41 , 89 years old when she died | |
| Dustin Hoffman He was 29 , now 86 years old | |
| Bobby Darin He was 30 , 37 years old when he died | |
| Honor Blackman She was 41 , now 98 years old | |
| Anne Bancroft She was 34 , 73 years old when she died | |
| Jason Robards He was 44 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He was 56 , 90 years old when he died | |
| Harry Belafonte He was 39 , now 97 years old | |
| Carol Lynley She was 24 , 77 years old when she died | |
| Alan Arkin He was 32 , now 90 years old | |
| Leon Ames He was 64 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Albert Finney He was 30 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Alan King He was 38 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Anthony Perkins He was 34 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Diahann Carroll She was 31 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Ricky Nelson He was 26 , 45 years old when he died | |
| John Gielgud He was 62 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Lew Ayres He was 57 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Hugh Griffith He was 54 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Kay Walsh She was 54 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Connie Stevens She was 28 , now 86 years old | |
| Olivia de Havilland She was 50 , 104 years old when she died | |
| Tony Randall He was 46 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Eddie Foy, Jr. He was 61 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Dorothy Stickney She was 70 , 101 years old when she died | |
| Michael Redgrave He was 58 , 77 years old when he died | |
| John Forsythe He was 48 , 92 years old when he died | |
| Vera Miles She was 36 , now 93 years old | |
| Per Oscarsson He was 39 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Ronnie Schell He was 34 , now 92 years old | |
| Peter Sellers He was 41 , 54 years old when he died | |
| Donald O'Connor He was 41 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Dina Merrill She was 42 , 93 years old when she died | |
| Larry Gates He was 50 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Will MacKenzie He was 8 , now 49 years old | |
| Peter Noone He was 18 , now 76 years old | |
| Ben Johnson He was 48 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Fred Clark He was 52 , 54 years old when he died | |
| Robert Young He was 59 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Maurice Chevalier He was 78 , 83 years old when he died | |
| James Broderick He was 39 , 55 years old when he died | |
| Ingrid Bergman She was 51 , 67 years old when she died | |
| Arthur Kennedy He was 52 , 75 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Paul Bogart Directing He was 46 , 92 years old when he died | Director |
| Clive Exton Writing He was 36 , 77 years old when he died | Writer |
| Marc Merson Production He was 35 , 81 years old when he died | Producer |
| Burt Shevelove Directing He was 50 , 66 years old when he died | Director |
| Truman Capote Writing He was 41 , 59 years old when he died | Writer |
| John Cleese Writing He was 26 , now 84 years old | Writer |
| Joe Layton Directing He was 35 , 63 years old when he died | Director |
| Noel Black Directing He was 29 , 77 years old when he died | Director |
| Frank Perry Directing He was 36 , 65 years old when he died | Director |
| Frank Perry Production He was 36 , 65 years old when he died | Producer |
| Stanley Prager Directing He was 49 , 55 years old when he died | Director |
| Terry Sanders Directing He was 34 , now 92 years old | Director |
| Eleanor Perry Writing She was 52 , 67 years old when she died | Writer |
ABC Stage 67 (57 years)
Returning Series
- First Air Date: 1966-09-14
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 27