The Philco Television Playhouse 75 years old

The Philco Television Playhouse

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Bill Erwin He was 33 , 96 years old when he died
Joanne Woodward She was 18 , now 94 years old
Charlton Heston He was 24 , 84 years old when he died
Pat Henning He was 40 , 64 years old when he died
Werner Klemperer He was 28 , 80 years old when he died
Ernest Borgnine He was 31 , 95 years old when he died
Anthony Quinn He was 33 , 86 years old when he died
Walter Matthau He was 28 , 79 years old when he died
John Carradine He was 42 , 82 years old when he died
Cloris Leachman She was 22 , now 97 years old
Eli Wallach He was 32 , 98 years old when he died
Sidney Poitier He was 21 , now 97 years old
Sylvia Sidney She was 38 , 88 years old when she died
Jason Robards He was 26 , 78 years old when he died
Geoffrey Horne He was 15 , now 90 years old
Howard St. John He was 42 , 68 years old when he died
Sidney Blackmer He was 53 , 78 years old when he died
Tom Tully He was 40 , 73 years old when he died
J. Pat O'Malley He was 44 , 80 years old when he died
Logan Ramsey He was 27 , 79 years old when he died
Darren McGavin He was 26 , 83 years old when he died
Robert Mulligan He was 23 , 83 years old when he died
Nina Foch She was 24 , 84 years old when she died
Paul Newman He was 23 , 83 years old when he died
Edward Binns He was 32 , 74 years old when he died
Vanessa Brown She was 20 , 71 years old when she died
Adam West He was 20 , 88 years old when he died
Josephine Hull She was 71 , 80 years old when she died
Barbara Baxley She was 25 , 67 years old when she died
William Windom He was 25 , 32 years old when he died
Claude Dauphin He was 45 , 75 years old when he died
Jo Van Fleet She was 32 , 80 years old when she died
Robert Ellenstein He was 25 , 87 years old when he died
Lee Meriwether She was 13 , now 88 years old
Michael Strong He was 30 , 62 years old when he died
Torin Thatcher He was 43 , 76 years old when he died
Alfred Ryder He was 32 , 79 years old when he died
Jessica Tandy She was 39 , 85 years old when she died
Madeleine Carroll She was 42 , 81 years old when she died
Jerome Cowan He was 50 , 74 years old when he died
Murray Hamilton He was 25 , 63 years old when he died
John Ireland He was 34 , 78 years old when he died
Grace Kelly She was 18 , 52 years old when she died
Betsy Blair She was 24 , 85 years old when she died
Jack Warden He was 28 , 85 years old when he died
Nehemiah Persoff He was 29 , now 104 years old
Martin Balsam He was 28 , 76 years old when he died
David Lewis He was 27 , 10 years old when he died
John Cassavetes He was 18 , 59 years old when he died
Natalie Trundy She was 8 , 79 years old when she died

Crew

Name Job title
Fred Coe Directing He was 33 , 64 years old when he died Director
Robert Alan Aurthur Production He was 26 , 56 years old when he died Producer
Robert Alan Aurthur Writing He was 26 , 56 years old when he died Writer
Delbert Mann Directing He was 28 , 87 years old when he died Director
David Swift Writing He was 29 , 82 years old when he died Writer
Jack Smight Directing He was 23 , 78 years old when he died Director
Paddy Chayefsky Writing He was 25 , 58 years old when he died Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse poster
The Philco Television Playhouse (75 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1948-10-03
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 264