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checking your
with Jerry .Appleton
During the 50's we both play `Mr. Roberts', acted in
remember a TV show called countless Hollywood -made
'Four Just Men' but neither films (including portraying
one of us can recall the names J.F.K. in 'PT 109' and his 1969
of the four actors ... can you Academy Award winning
help? — Mr. and Mrs. G.D., performance in 'Charly') and
Montreal, Que. still found, time for television.
..Most assuredly! The globe- In 1963, playwright -producer
trotting quartet of do-gooders Leslie Stevens followed Rod
was portrayed by four veteran Serling's `Twilight Zone' lead
Hollywood actors: Dan and created a series tailor
Dailey, Richard Conte, Vit- made for Robertson. Unfor-
terio" de Sicaand - British tunately, 'The Outer Limits'
performer the late Jack never enjoyed the success
Hawkins. All four had dif- 'Twilight Zone' uncountered.
ferent occupations but were Robertson has over the years
united in one common cause - taken on various one-shot
they were devoted to the ideal acting assignments on
of righting all wrongs known television - most notable JP
to them. Dan Dailey (better Miller's powerful play
known for his portrayal of the originally scripted for
governor in the tv series `Playhouse 90' titled 'The
called 'The Governor and J.J.' Days of Wine and Roses' co -
a few 'years back and more starring Piper. Laurie and
recently in the lead role of Charles Bickford in 1958: But
NBC's 'Faraday & Co.') here's an interesting and little
played an . American known fact: leading man Cliff
newspaperman while Conte Robertson starred in a 1953
(one of the many heavies in science fiction television
the original `The Godfather' series called, get this, 'Rod
movie), Hawkins (the British Brown of the Rocket
officer in 'The Bridge on the Rangers'. And of course, te
River Kwai' and the devoted was Rod Brown! '
family aide in `Nicholas and I want to find out where to
Alexandra') and director- send my letter to Steve
actor Vittorio de Sica were Austin? ' Donnie L.,
government agents and Kingston, Ont.
members of international ..Fan mail intended for Lee
firs Majors teveus
t a� (S Austin in `The
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poor third and edgingg.�on the
brink of cancellation Tony
Petrocelli is played by actor
Barry Newman. Newman is a
relative newcomer to
television audiences. Toronto -
born film producer Sidney
Furie was casting his 1970
movie 'The Lawyer' when he
spotted Newman on Broadway
in 'America, Hurrah!' and
signed him almost on the spot.
His first movie success was
followed by three other
starring roles in 'Vanishing
Point' (1971), 'The ,kSalzburg
Connection' and 'Fear Is The
Key'. It comes as no surprise
to hear that 'Petrocelli' was
created for television by none
other than Sidney Furie!
Newman, a Boston, Mass.
native, lives a bachelor's life
in New York City and
appeared on television in the Six Million Dollar Man') can promises to cling onto both
police forces. The show
be directed to Mr. Majors, in with dear life! With a degree
mid -fifties. care of the show, 4151 in anthropology in his hip
A friend (?)
and I are Prospect Ave., Hollywood, pocket, Newman found
himself attending, `quite by
having a serious argument Calif. 90027. accident', the acting workshop
about a favorite actor of mine I rarely read anything on famous mentor Leep
- she insists Cliff Robertson the actor who plays ofStrasberg. After a ow more
has never had a tv series `Petrocelll' on television . • • visits are
before and ,I say he did have can you please write about 'accidental'cdsuddenly took a
n-
one but can't remember the him in your column? — M.S., thto acting. Per -
title ....you're the only one we London, Ont. backknce seat to ac led him to
-
Per -
could turn to! —Jean & Cathy, ..The NBC -produced, laiw�'er silt three off-Broadway Broadway roles, five
Winnipeg, Man. series, `Petrocelll , made its
..Cliff Robertson, a native of debut this past season playing Broadway plays, countless tv
- -La JO -11a, Calif., has enjoyed a directly opposite two strong commercials and series all his
� own -not bad for a dedicated
most distinguished career on. contenders - 'The Manhunter
the Broadway stage, motion (CBS) and 'Get Christie Loves own -polo id f
pictures and television. He has (ABC). At last glance +'The Burns and Allen
appeared in the Broadway 'Petrocelll`" was runnir' '. aShow' starring vaudevillians.,,,
George Burns and Gracie
Allen had just completed its
first successful season. Also
included in the cast were
announcer Harry Von Zell and
Bea Benaderet (Kate on
`Petticoat Junction') and
Larry Keating as next -door -
neighbors Blanche and Harry
Morton. Gracie finally left the
show in 1958 due to ill health.
The series was not renewed
the following year.
+The immortal `Howdy
Doody' was celebrating its
fifth anniversary on
television. The show
premiered in 1947 to a
reported 14,000 sets and
Clarabelle, Buffalo Bob Smith
and Howdy himself remained
on network television until
1960. In recent years the
nostalgia graze has caused a
revival of such memorable
shows as `Howdy Doody' and
'Mickey -Muse Club'.
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