Sam Benedict

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Sam Benedict
Edmond O'Brien Yvonne Craig Sam Benedict 1963.JPG
Edmond O'Brien and Yvonne Craig in 1963 episode "Sugar and Spice and Everything..."
GenreLegal drama
Created byE. Jack Neuman
Written byE. Jack Neuman
Ellis Marcus
Joseph Calvelli
Directed byAbner Biberman
Richard Donner
Ida Lupino
Paul Nickell
StarringEdmond O'Brien
Richard Rust
Theme music composerNelson Riddle
ComposerJeff Alexander
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducerWilliam Froug
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companyMGM Television
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseSeptember 15, 1962 (1962-09-15) –
March 30, 1963 (1963-03-30)

Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. The character Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jake Ehrlich, who served as technical consultant for the series.[1]

Guest stars[]

Episode list[]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Hannigan"Boris SagalE. Jack NeumanSeptember 15, 1962 (1962-09-15)

Guest star Gene Raymond. Guest star Lloyd Bochner. Co-starring Katharine Bard as Patricia Hannigan, Tammy Marihugh as Bridgette Hannigan. with Sandy Kenyon, John Alderson, Joan Tompkins, Emily McLaughlin, Donna Douglas, Robert Brubaker, Arthur Hanson, Larry Thor and Edgar Stehli as Barney Tibbets.

Uncredited (in order of appearance): Stuart Holmes, Eddie Hice, Eugene Jackson, Bert Stevens, Spencer Chan, Colin Kenny
2"A Split Week in San Quentin"Lamont JohnsonJoseph CalvelliSeptember 22, 1962 (1962-09-22)

Guest star Jack Weston. Introducing Katharine Ross. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner.

Stefan Gierasch, Rex Ingram, George Kane, J. Pat O'Malley, David Sheiner, Larry Haddon, Robert Ball, Henry Beckman, Jeff Carter and Joe DeSantis.
3"Nor Practice Makes Perfect"Boris SagalWilliam FrougSeptember 29, 1962 (1962-09-29)

Guest star Claude Rains. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Linda Watkins, John Anderson, Narda Onyx, Ed Prentiss, Frank Puglia, Adrienne Marden, Joey Scott, Rupert Crosse.

Uncredited (in order of appearance): Jerry Ziesmer, Colin Kenny
4"Nothing Equals Nothing"Lamont JohnsonJohn W. BlochOctober 6, 1962 (1962-10-06)

Guest star Nancy Kelly. Also starring Otto Kruger. and Constance Ford. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Edward Asner as Everett Colner, David Sheiner as Ben Williams, Joe De Santis as Judge Parrelli, Henry Beckman as Gerald Spangler, Karl Swenson as Barney Rosvalley. Willie Tsang as Charlie Sin, Mai Tai Sing as Lily Sin, Kendrick Huxham as Evan, Gage Clarke as Judge Newland, Alexander Lockwood as Judge Baker. Uncredited (in order of appearance): Bert Stevens, Eddie Hice, Colin Kenny, Robert Bice

Note: this is the series' sole episode that was filmed in color
5"Tears for a Nobody Doll"Roger KayEllis MarcusOctober 13, 1962 (1962-10-13)

Guest Star Miyoshi Umeki. Co-Starring Joanna Barnes as Cordelia Montagne, Michael Constantine as Judge Tower. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Virginia Gregg as Judge Semmeler, Aki Aleong as Arthur Nishibue, Joey Walsh as Howard Munsey, Harold Gould as Al Walpole, Beulah Quo as Mrs. Matsui, Allen Jung as Mr. Matsui, S. John Launer as Walter Price, John Alvin as Burt and Robert F. Simon as Bill Gottlieb.

Uncredited (in order of appearance): Eugene Jackson, Fred Aldrich
6"Twenty Aching Years"Paul NickellStory by : Ellis Marcus and John Kneubuhl
Teleplay by : Ellis Marcus		October 20, 1962 (1962-10-20)

Guest Starring Herschel Bernardi. Harry Townes. Paul Carr. Special Guest Star Joanne Linville. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Robert J. Wilke as Radich, Alexander Lockwood as Judge Baker, Francis de Sales as Judge Kramer, Marjorie Corley as Court Clerk.

Bob Biheller as Reald, Gene Benton as Court Clerk and Leonard Nimoy as Joe Shatley.
7"Maddon's Folly"William GrahamE. Jack NeumanOctober 27, 1962 (1962-10-27)

Guest Starring Vera Miles. and Robert Lansing. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner.

Woodrow Parfrey as Vernon Kurtz, Paul Newlan as Judge Quinbury, Ken Renard as Bentley Coombs, Edward O'Brien as Christopher Dane, Joel Fluellen as Ames, Eric Norman as Father Dodgan, Donald Kerr as Cab Driver, Roy Taguchi as Waiter and Bernard Kates as Dobmeyer.
8"Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells"Ida LupinoJoseph Petracca & David RayfielNovember 3, 1962 (1962-11-03)

Guest starring Joseph Schildkraut. and Zohra Lampert. Special Guest Star Larry Blyden. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Barry Kelley as Senator Condor, Ross Elliott as Marty Rhodes, Bernard Fein as Harry Owens, Darryl Richards as Leon Katz. Lewis Charles as Charlie, Francis DeSales as Judge, Tom Nello as Cab Driver, Rusty Lane as Court Clerk. and Stanley Adams as Square John McWayde.

Uncredited: Eddie Hice.
9"Life Is a Lie, Love Is a Cheat"Don MedfordGeorge EcksteinNovember 10, 1962 (1962-11-10)

Guest Star Audrey Meadows. Co-Starring Joe Mantell. Co-Starring Ed Nelson. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Robert H. Harris, Rusty Lane, Paul Newlan, Ollie O'Toole, John Anderson, Jeane Wood, Roy Glenn, Vince Chase and as Gloria Gorman.

Uncredited: Caryl Lincoln
10"The Bird of Warning"Abner BibermanTeleplay by: Leonard Heideman & Paul Mason
Story by: Barry Trivers		November 17, 1962 (1962-11-17)

Guest star Diana Hyland. Co-Starring Maria Palmer. and George Tobias. with Joan Tompkins as Trudy Wagner. Robert H. Harris as Judge Xavier Thomas, Noah Keen as Judge Travis, Adam Williams as Burton Harper, J. Edward McKinley as Dr. Albert Burnson. Henry Beckman as Jerry Spangler, Ollie O'Toole as Court Clerk, Will J. White as Police Officer and Gale Page as Mrs. Heistand.

Uncredited: Eddie Hice
11"The View from an Ivory Tower"Paul NickellFrederick C. Houghton Jr.November 24, 1962 (1962-11-24)
12"Everyone's Playing Polo"Ida LupinoJoseph CalvelliDecember 1, 1962 (1962-12-01)
13"Too Many Strangers"Lawrence DobkinEllis MarcusDecember 8, 1962 (1962-12-08)
14"So Various, So Beautiful"Abner BibermanArthur OrloffDecember 15, 1962 (1962-12-15)
15"Where There's a Will"Paul NickellArt WallaceDecember 22, 1962 (1962-12-22)
16"The Target Over the Hill"TBATBADecember 29, 1962 (1962-12-29)
17"Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep"TBATBAJanuary 5, 1963 (1963-01-05)
18"The Boiling Point"TBATBAJanuary 12, 1963 (1963-01-12)
19"Green Room, Grey Morning"TBATBAJanuary 19, 1963 (1963-01-19)
20"Run Softly, Oh Softly"TBATBAJanuary 26, 1963 (1963-01-26)
21"Sugar and Spice and Everything..."TBATBAFebruary 9, 1963 (1963-02-09)
22"Some Fires Die Slowly"TBATBAFebruary 16, 1963 (1963-02-16)
23"Image of a Toad"TBATBAFebruary 23, 1963 (1963-02-23)
24"Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie"TBATBAMarch 2, 1963 (1963-03-02)
25"Accomplice"TBATBAMarch 9, 1963 (1963-03-09)
26"Read No Evil"TBATBAMarch 16, 1963 (1963-03-16)
27"Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows"TBATBAMarch 23, 1963 (1963-03-23)
28"Season for Vengeance"TBATBAMarch 30, 1963 (1963-03-30)

Disclaimer in end credits[]

"Sam Benedict is based on
the real living character of
J. W. (Jake) Ehrlich but the
stories are fictional."

Home media[]

On November 22, 2016, Warner Bros. released Sam Benedict – The Complete Series on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[3]

References and notes[]

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1029. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  2. ^ Joseph Schildkraut received a best actor Emmy Award nomination in 1963 for his guest-starring role on Sam Benedict. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  3. ^ 'The Complete Series' of the 1962 NBC Legal Drama Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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