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The Philco Television Playhouse

Premiered: Oct 03, 1948 | 8 seasons | 267 episodes

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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.
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Name Character Episodes
Vinton Hayworth 7
E.G. Marshall 6
Walter Matthau 5
John Newland 5
Alfred Ryder 5
William Prince 5
James Daly 4
Jack Warden 4
Warren Stevens 4
Leo Penn 4
Loring Smith 4
Pat Hingle 3
Rod Steiger 3
Murray Hamilton 3
Bethel Leslie 3
Mildred Natwick 3
Jack Klugman 3
Neva Patterson 3
Wesley Addy 3
Edward Binns 3
Wright King 3
Philip Bourneuf 3
Eileen Heckart 3
Frances Reid 3
Edmon Ryan 3
Bramwell Fletcher 3
Lesley Woods 3
Leora Dana 3
Eli Wallach 2
Charlton Heston 2
Dane Clark 2
Walter Brooke 2
Anthony Ross 2
Kevin McCarthy 2
Audra Lindley 2
John Ireland 2
Ralph Bellamy 2
Henry Calvin 2
John Forsythe 2
J. Pat O'Malley 2
Everett Sloane 2
James Gregory 2
Kim Hunter 2
Nehemiah Persoff Ed Kagan 2
Lee Meriwether 2
John Marley 2
Philip Abbott 2
Frank Maxwell 2
Arthur Treacher 2
Werner Klemperer Leopold 2
Werner Klemperer 2
Biff McGuire 2
Brandon De Wilde 2
Constance Ford 2
Marian Seldes 2
Ernest Truex 2
Augusta Dabney 2
Dorothy Gish 2
Betsy Palmer 2
Robert H. Harris 2
Peggy McCay 2
David Opatoshu George 2
David Opatoshu 2
Sidney Blackmer Marvin Platt 2
Sidney Blackmer 2
Frank Sutton 2
Frank Albertson 2
Shepperd Strudwick 2
Florida Friebus Mary Greeley 2
Margaret Wycherly 2
Enid Markey 2
Bartlett Robinson 2
Addison Powell 2
Geoffrey Horne 2
Paul Ford 2
Dorothy Peterson 2
Cyril Ritchard 2
William Eythe 2
Herbert Berghof Zuker 2
William Hansen 2
Larry Blyden 2
Hugh Reilly 2
Nydia Westman 2
Ruth McDevitt 2
Kent Smith 2
Tonio Selwart 2
Paul Newman Billy the Kid 1
June Lockhart 1
Eli Wallach Nacho 1
Ernest Borgnine 1
Ernest Borgnine Mathew O'Rourke 1
Walter Matthau Iago 1
Walter Matthau Stuart Benson 1
Jack Lemmon 1
Martin Balsam 1
Martin Balsam Mike Galloway 1
Martin Balsam Charlie Malick 1
Adam West Ham Ector 1
David Swift 1
Andrew Duggan 1
Mario Gallo 1
Marjorie Gateson 1
Anthony Ross Father 1
Carlos Montalbán Saguro 1
Harry Bellaver Joe 1
George Coulouris 1
Burt Brinckerhoff 1
Burgess Meredith 1
Kevin McCarthy Romeo 1
Lee Grant 1
Darren McGavin Bill Starbuck 1
Jackie Cooper Bubbo 1
Viveca Lindfors Widow 1
Eddie Albert Charlie 1
Eddie Albert 1
Ralph Bellamy Tice Collins 1
Jason Evers 1
Eva Marie Saint Thelma 1
Melvyn Douglas Richard Gordon 1
Melvyn Douglas The Stranger 1
Eva Marie Saint Betty 1
Eva Marie Saint Dorie Wilson 1
Eva Marie Saint Bonnie Keel 1
Sidney Poitier 1
Sidney Poitier Tommy Tyler 1
Anthony Quinn 1
Victor Jory 1
William Windom Dennis Baldwin 1
Dean Jagger Charles Burnett 1
Cloris Leachman Jenny Blanchard 1
Cloris Leachman Marianne Dashwood 1
Cloris Leachman 1
Cloris Leachman Patricia 1
James Dean Robbie Warren 1
Rod Steiger Marty Pilletti 1
Jean Stapleton Bus Girl 1
Cameron Mitchell Pvt. Kenneth Dowey 1
Patrick O'Neal Cliff 1
Kevin Coughlin Gary 1
Jessica Tandy Liz Marriott 1
Joan Greenwood 1
Eva Gabor Melanie Winters 1
Hume Cronyn 1
Hume Cronyn Ben Marriott 1
Joyce Van Patten 1
John Carradine Malvolio 1
J. Pat O'Malley Brannigan 1
Sal Mineo 1
Everett Sloane Vincent Van Gogh 1
Everett Sloane Dr. Ignatius Semmelweis 1
James Gregory Lester Thompson 1
James Gregory Angus 1
Jack Weston Lumpkin 1
Jeff Morrow 1
Stephen Elliott 1
Don Murray 1
Don Murray Axel Nordman 1
E.G. Marshall Alf Rylett 1
E.G. Marshall Barnwell Rhett 1
E.G. Marshall Horace Greeley 1
E.G. Marshall Hiram Holliday 1
E.G. Marshall N. Y. Times editor 1
E.G. Marshall Jerry 1
E.G. Marshall Dennis Leighton 1
Ross Martin 1
Ross Martin Rodney Wilkins 1
Nancy Marchand Clara 1
Peggy Wood Mrs. Oliver Jordan 1
Peggy Wood Florence McDavid 1
John Randolph Hotstuff 1
John Randolph Neil Dalton 1
Steven Hill George 1
Steven Hill Horace Mann Borden 1
Mary Morris 1
Marsha Hunt Viola 1
Marsha Hunt Phoebe Throssel 1
Zasu Pitts Belinda Pryde 1
John Qualen Gus Gruntle 1
John Ericson 1
John Hoyt 1
Nina Foch Elizabeth 1
Sylvia Sidney 1
David Lewis Albert Brisbane 1
Bert Freed Al Rago 1
Bert Freed 1
Oskar Homolka Bert 1
Edward Everett Horton 1
Betty Field Rose 1
Betty Field 1
Bill Erwin Herman 1
Philip Abbott David Lomak 1
Larry Gates 1
Larry Gates Darcy 1
Frank Maxwell Captain Dana Healey 1
Natalie Trundy Emiliy Marriott 1
Lilli Palmer Molly Collicutt 1
Dick York Andy 1
Kay Medford Betty Winston 1
Kay Medford 1
Betsy Blair 1
Mary Jackson Aunt Edna 1
Richard Sanders Prosecuting Attorney 1
Richard Sanders 1
Michael Conrad Charles Bowdre 1
John Newland Steven Kent 1
John Newland D.W. Griffith 1
Torin Thatcher 1
Torin Thatcher Othello 1
Vanessa Brown 1
Neva Patterson Elizabeth Chapin 1
Walter Abel 1
Walter Abel Macduff 1
Leo G. Carroll Professor White 1
Leo G. Carroll Duncan 1
Leo G. Carroll Father Moynihan 1
Arthur Treacher Uncle Fred 1
Jeanne Bates 1
Buster Crabbe 1
Edith Atwater Marian Burnett 1
John Cassavetes 1
Mary Wickes Amelia Coop 1
Jack Lord 1
Ed Begley Ernie Barger 1
Ed Begley 1
Henry Jones Professor Stark-Purvis 1
Robert Keith 1
Lillian Gish Abby 1
Lillian Gish Narrator 1
Lillian Gish Carrie Watts 1
Tony Randall 1
Tony Randall Ernest Winkler 1
Joanne Woodward Arabella Cookenboo 1
Joanne Woodward Emily 1
Tom Tully Major Avery 1
Alfred Ryder Van Dorn 1
Alfred Ryder Philip 1
Henry Daniell Colonel Chart 1
William Bendix Genteman Suitor 1
Vaughn Taylor Sir Andrew Aguecheek 1
Vaughn Taylor Mr. Mergenthwirker 1
Vaughn Taylor Alfred Stubbs 1
Vaughn Taylor Pa Blanchard 1
Vaughn Taylor 1
Marian Seldes Emilia 1
Mark Rydell 1
Les Tremayne 1
Anne Meara Betty Blake 1
Charlotte Rae 1
Mary Astor 1
Richard Derr 1
Arthur Franz Norman 1
Jason Robards Joe Grant 1
Jason Robards Mason 1
Madeleine Carroll 1
Janet Blair Amelie 1
Michael Strong John Poe 1
Michael Strong Lloyd Mills 1
Paul Muni George Simon 1
Nancy Kelly 1
William Smithers 1
Phyllis Kirk Dolly 1
Robert Quarry Dr. Wheeler 1
Bert Lahr Skid Johnson 1
Frank Overton Sheriff 1
Frank Overton Mr. Davis 1
Frank Overton Pat Garrett 1
Augusta Dabney Laura Wilkins 1
Joan Chandler 1
Hugh Marlowe 1
Donald Curtis 1
Howard St. John 1
Howard St. John Abbot 1
Leopoldine Konstantin Countess 1
Henry Beckman 1
Jerome Cowan 1
Barbara O'Neil Ruth 1
Barbara O'Neil Mme. Pollard 1
Dorothy Gish Mary Surratt 1
Addison Richards 1
William Prince Hadrian the adopted son 1
Tod Andrews 1
Grace Kelly Bethel Merriday 1
Betsy Palmer Janice Gans 1
Grace Kelly Ann Rutledge 1
Grace Kelly 1
Grace Kelly Paula 1
Grace Kelly Lucy Bakewell Audubon 1
Jean-Pierre Aumont John James Audubon 1
Robert Mulligan 1
Mary Beth Hughes 1
Edward Andrews 1
Richard Davalos Tom Bates 1
John Kerr George Avery 1
Aline MacMahon 1
Harry Townes 1
Judith Evelyn Marguerite Gautier 1
Anthony Eisley Jimmy 1
Francis Lederer 1
David White 1
David White Cary Sloane 1
David Opatoshu Joe Manx 1
David Opatoshu Boss 1
David Opatoshu Colie 1
David Opatoshu Ibrahim 1
Anthony Dawson 1
Anne Jackson Daughter 1
Anne Jackson 1
Peter Mark Richman 1
Peter Mark Richman Jack 1
Peter Mark Richman Charles Blake 1
Peter Mark Richman Tinian 1
Joseph Sweeney Mr Barger 1
Eileen Heckart Jessie Mae 1
Eileen Heckart Ruthie 1
Dan Frazer 2nd Announcer 1
Gerald S. O'Loughlin 1
Joe Mantell Bachelor 1
Maureen Stapleton Daughter 1
Maureen Stapleton Mrs. Johnson 1
Mark Roberts 1
Vinton Hayworth Mr. Devereaux 1
Vinton Hayworth H.L. Potter 1
Vinton Hayworth Ted Nichols 1
Richard Webb 1
James Westerfield 1
James Westerfield H.T. Carmichael 1
Frank Sutton Bill 1
Crahan Denton 1
Pat Henning Claessens 1
Mildred Dunnock 1
Mildred Dunnock Berdina Ferris 1
Howard Smith 1
Arthur O'Connell 1
Arthur O'Connell Jim Elkins 1
Arthur O'Connell Grant 1
Bruce Gordon Burton 1
Cara Williams 1
Peter Brandon 1
Claude Dauphin 1
Josephine Hull 1
Patricia Breslin Juliet 1
Patricia Breslin 1
Alfred Drake Captain Brown 1
Shepperd Strudwick Benedict Arnold 1
Shepperd Strudwick Lincoln Venner 1
Kurt Kasznar Alexander Ingles 1
Donald Cook 1
Virginia Gilmore 1
Frances Reid Roxane 1
Margaret Hayes 1
James Broderick Danny Keel 1
James Broderick Horace 1
James Broderick 1
Jeffrey Lynn 1
Natalie Schafer 1
Joe Maross 1
Don Fellows Lanier 1
Faye Emerson The Glamour Girl 1
Carl Benton Reid Papa 1
John C. Becher 1
Florida Friebus 1
Will Hare Houston Ticket Agent 1
Betty Furness 1
Phyllis Love 1
Lois Wilson 1
Vivian Blaine 1
Bramwell Fletcher Maxim de Winter 1
Barbara Baxley 1
Ward Costello Investigator Robert Wheelock 1
Cathleen Cordell 1
Ivan F. Simpson 1
Joan Lorring 1
Lenka Peterson 1
John Beal 1
John Beal Ludie 1
Addison Powell Chester 1
Addison Powell Chester Wilson 1
Jean Carson 1
Dennis Cross Railroad Ticket Agent 1
Richard Coogan 1
Kim Stanley Wilma Thompson 1
Kim Stanley 1
Logan Ramsey 1
Charles Dingle Daddy Tom 1
Charles Dingle 1
Ruth Chatterton 1
Edna Best 1
Alex March 1
Alex March Chauffeur 1
Madeleine Sherwood Tweed's daughter 1
Leora Dana Emmy Blanchard 1
Leora Dana Clarice 1
Malcolm Keen 1
Robert McQueeney Doctor 1
Carmen Mathews Mariella Barger 1
Francis L. Sullivan 1
Madge Evans Elizabeth Bennet 1
Madge Evans Elinor Dashwood 1
Conrad Janis 1
Hildy Parks 1
Hildy Parks Penny Benson 1
William Eythe Foxworth 1
Herbert Berghof 1
Loring Smith Ghost of Christmas Present 1
Lilia Skala Nellie Rimpleger 1
Louis Sorin 1
Romney Brent 1
Joey Adams Bill Dix 1
Bill Goodwin 1
Richard Hart John 1
Jean Muir 1
Scott McKay 1
Florence Eldridge Nanine 1
Joan Croydon Mrs. Dennis 1
Anne Crawford Theresa 1
Anne Crawford Margaret Fuller 1
Joyce Redman Lady Macbeth 1
Mady Christians Mama 1
Leueen MacGrath Kathleen Moore 1
Lin McCarthy 1
Kent Smith John Wilkes Booth 1
Kathleen Maguire Helen 1
Kathleen Maguire 1
George Chandler 1
Joe Downing Patton 1