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Ben Casey

Season: 1

Episode: 1

To the Pure

Air Date:02/10/1961

Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board to approve neurosurgery on nine-year-old Pete Salazar. After the first of three operations on the boy, Casey is accidentally jabbed with a needle while administering a rabies test to a female patient. During his thirty-day wait for a life-or-death prognosis, he is given permission to resume the surgery.

Crew

Name: Fielder Cook

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sam Jaffe

Character: David Zorba

Department: Acting

Name: Stuart Nisbet

Character: Dr. Taylor

Department: Acting

Name: Maudie Prickett

Character: Miss Walker

Department: Acting

Name: Bettye Ackerman

Character: Maggie Graham

Department: Acting

Name: Jeanne Bates

Character: Miss Wills

Department: Acting

Name: Harry Landers

Character: Ted Hoffman

Department: Acting

Name: Aki Aleong

Character: Nobby

Department: Acting

Name: Barton Heyman

Character: Paul Cain

Department: Acting

Name: Rafael López

Character: Pete Salazar

Department: Acting

Name: Angela Clarke

Character: Mrs. Salazar

Department: Acting

Name: Maurice Manson

Character: Harold Jensen

Department: Acting

Name: Adrienne Hayes

Character: Dorothy Wilmer

Department: Acting

Name: Ann Morrison

Character: Mrs. Wilmer

Department: Acting

Name: Francis De Sales

Character: Dr. Donelly

Department: Acting

Name: Wilton Graff

Character: Doctor

Department: Acting

Name: Susan Davis

Character: Secretary

Department: Acting

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Episode: 2

But Linda Only Smiled

Air Date:09/10/1961

Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood transfusion, but her mother won't consent.

Crew

Name: William Bast

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jeanne Cooper

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Susan Gordon

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Sam Jaffe

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 3

The Insolent Heart

Air Date:16/10/1961

Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardiovascular ailment diagnosed as fatal. Casey and Zorba want to try a new surgery on him, but the medical board is opposed.

Crew

Name: Alex March

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Carl Benton Reid

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: George Dunn

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Luther Adler

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: David Lewis

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 4

I Remember a Lemon Tree

Air Date:23/10/1961

Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his ownâ€”he's addicted to morphine, and suffers from leukemia.

Crew

Name: Alex March

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Jack Laird

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Colleen Dewhurst

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: George C. Scott

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 5

An Expensive Glass of Water

Air Date:30/10/1961

Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossible by ordering him about. Zorba and Dr. Jensen try to dissuade him from withdrawing, because his patient is a big donor to the hospital.

Crew

Name: Robert Ellis Miller

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Fielder Cook

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Neva Patterson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Chester Morris

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: George N. Neise

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Keith Thibodeaux

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 6

The Sound of Laughter

Air Date:06/11/1961

Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.

Crew

Name: Irving Lerner

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Fielder Cook

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Ernie Anderson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Stanley Adams

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Pickard

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Ned Glass

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 7

A Few Brief Lines for Dave

Air Date:13/11/1961

Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of competition, and also treats a woman's hypochondria.

Guest Stars

Name: Bill Bixby

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Meg Wyllie

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Phyllis Love

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Kevin McCarthy

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 8

Pavane for a Gentle Lady

Air Date:20/11/1961

By degrees to the bare facts.

Crew

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Bethel Leslie

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Anne Seymour

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 9

My Good Friend Krikor

Air Date:27/11/1961

Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neurosurgery.

Crew

Name: Irvin Kershner

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Abraham Sofaer

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Robert Ellenstein

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Arlene Martel

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Hogan

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Henry Corden

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 10

The Sweet Kiss of Madness

Air Date:04/12/1961

Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy. Dr. Casey forestalls an unnecessary operation, and tries to persuade Dr. Reynolds to receive treatment.

Crew

Name: Robert Ellis Miller

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Joyce Van Patten

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: George Sawaya

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Arthur Hill

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Bob Hastings

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: William Windom

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 11

A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness

Air Date:11/12/1961

Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject to chronic seizures, and these, not the accident, are responsible for the loss of her baby.

Crew

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Katherine Victor

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Donald Woods

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Lynn Bari

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Joan Hackett

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Don Haggerty

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Dyan Cannon

Character: Donna Whitney

Department: Acting

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Episode: 12

A Dark Night for Billy Harris

Air Date:18/12/1961

Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.

Guest Stars

Name: Telly Savalas

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Bruce Dern

Character: Billy Harris

Department: Acting

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Episode: 13

And If I Die

Air Date:01/01/1962

""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)

Guest Stars

Name: Ann Robinson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Brett Somers

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Leo Penn

Character:

Department: Directing

Name: Karl Swenson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Larch

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 14

A Memory of Candy Stripes

Air Date:08/01/1962

Recollections.

Guest Stars

Name: Denise Alexander

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Brian Davies

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 15

Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor

Air Date:15/01/1962

A clean, well-lighted place.

Crew

Name: Jack Laird

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Arthur Hiller

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Robert Blake

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Paul Wexler

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Marge Redmond

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Betty Garde

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Cecil Kellaway

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Strother Martin

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Arthur Malet

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Donovan

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Joaquín Martínez

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 16

A Story to Be Softly Told

Air Date:22/01/1962

Between you, me and the nurse's station.

Crew

Name: Alex March

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jean Hagen

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Lee Marvin

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Burt Mustin

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 17

The Big Trouble with Charlie

Air Date:29/01/1962

He's not quite himself, or is he?

Crew

Name: Sydney Pollack

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jack Warden

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Norma Crane

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Walter Burke

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Irene Tedrow

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Kevin Brodie

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Garry Walberg

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 18

Give My Hands an Epitaph

Air Date:05/02/1962

Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.

Crew

Name: Alex March

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eileen Ryan

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Nick Dennis

Character: Nick Kanavaras

Department: Acting

Name: Harry Landers

Character: Dr. Ted Hoffman

Department: Acting

Name: Bettye Ackerman

Character: Dr. Maggie Graham

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Klugman

Character: Dr. Philip Walton

Department: Acting

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Episode: 19

Victory Wears a Cruel Smile

Air Date:12/02/1962

From another point of view.

Crew

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Edward Andrews

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tyler McVey

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Alfred Ryder

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Ed Begley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Nancy Rennick

Character: Catherine Huett

Department: Acting

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Episode: 20

Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase

Air Date:19/02/1962

A piece of baggage.

Crew

Name: Leo Penn

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Quentin Sondergaard

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Francis Lederer

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Fay Spain

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 21

Behold a Pale Horse

Air Date:26/02/1962

""And his name that sat on him was Death.""

Crew

Name: Jack Laird

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Suzanne Pleshette

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Hart

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Keenan Wynn

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Paul Hartman

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 22

For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses

Air Date:05/03/1962

A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.

Crew

Name: Sydney Pollack

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jess Kirkpatrick

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 23

To a Grand and Natural Finale

Air Date:12/03/1962

A consummation devoutly to be wished.

Crew

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Gina Gillespie

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Phillip Pine

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Ralph Manza

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Hari Rhodes

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 24

Monument to an Aged Hunter

Air Date:19/03/1962

Souvenirs and trophies.

Crew

Name: Sydney Pollack

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Wilfrid Hyde-White

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Alan Caillou

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Chris Robinson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Lane Bradford

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Kathie Browne

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 25

All the Clocks are Ticking

Air Date:26/03/1962

As time goes by.

Crew

Name: Abner Biberman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Henry Beckman

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Nan Martin

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 26

Among Others a Girl Named Abilene

Air Date:02/04/1962

A Texas rose.

Crew

Name: Jack Laird

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Arthur Hiller

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Paul Tripp

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Daryl Duke

Character:

Department: Directing

Name: George Mitchell

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Mabel Albertson

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: William Fawcett

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Denver Pyle

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: William Allyn

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Lillian Bronson

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 27

A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes

Air Date:16/04/1962

A vision of loveliness.

Crew

Name: Arthur Hiller

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Butch Patrick

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Eddie Firestone

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Zaremba

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Yoko Tani

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 28

And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears

Air Date:23/04/1962

Sorrow and pity.

Crew

Name: Fielder Cook

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Luana Anders

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Betty Field

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Ruth Foster

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 29

Preferably, the Less-Used Arm

Air Date:30/04/1962

Might and main.

Crew

Name: Fielder Cook

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Oscar Rodriguez

Role: Costume Design

Department: Costume & Make-Up

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Guest Stars

Name: Ellen Burstyn

Character: Dr. Leslie Fraser

Department: Acting

Name: Sheldon Allman

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Astin

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Joseph V. Perry

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Charles Bateman

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Raymond Guth

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 30

An Uncommonly Innocent Killing

Air Date:07/05/1962

Gene Bilstrom is a leading business man of the community but a series of incidents causes his family concern. Bilstrom is admitted to the hospital for a complete mental evaluation but there is a fear of the stigma involved.

Crew

Name: Alex March

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Don Brinkley

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eddie Albert

Character: Gene Billstrom

Department: Acting

Name: Conrad Nagel

Character: Mr. Schutz

Department: Acting

Name: Harry Landers

Character: Dr. Ted Hoffman

Department: Acting

Name: Andrew Prine

Character: Jeff Billstrom

Department: Acting

Name: Philip Abbott

Character: Oscar Johnson

Department: Acting

Name: Joe Maross

Character: Sam Lewis

Department: Acting

Name: Virginia Gregg

Character: Ellen Billstrom

Department: Acting

Name: Duane Grey

Character: Guard #1

Department: Acting

Name: Charles Horvath

Character: Guard #2 (uncredited)

Department: Acting

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Episode: 31

So Oft It Chances in Particular Men

Air Date:21/05/1962

So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose his origin) By the o'ergrowth of some complexion, Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, Or by some habit, that too much o'erleavens The form of plausive mannersâ€”that (these men, Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, Being nature's livery, or fortune's star) Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo, Shall in the general censure take corruption From that particular fault. The dram of evil Doth all the noble substance of a doubt, To his own scandal. Hamlet

Guest Stars

Name: James Franciscus

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Leo Penn

Character:

Department: Directing

Name: Carol Eve Rossen

Character:

Department: Acting

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Episode: 32

When You See an Evil Man

Air Date:28/05/1962

The patient and the ill.

Crew

Name: Sydney Pollack

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Gilbert Ralston

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Robert Ellis Miller

Character:

Department: Directing

Name: Tuesday Weld

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Bill Erwin

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Jeanette Nolan

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Simon Oakland

Character:

Department: Acting

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