Ben Casey facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ben Casey |
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Vince Edwards as Ben Casey and guest star Kathleen Nolan, 1964.
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| Created by | James Moser |
| Starring | Vince Edwards Sam Jaffe |
| Theme music composer | David Raksin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 153 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bing Crosby Productions |
| Distributor | Viacom Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution (current) |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white Color |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 2, 1961 – March 21, 1966 |
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| Followed by | The Return of Ben Casey |
Ben Casey is an American medical drama television series. It ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The series starred Vince Edwards and Sam Jaffe.
Ben Casey is a young, intense but idealistic surgeon at County General Hospital. His mentor is Doctor David Zorba, At the beginning of the 1965 season, Jaffe left the show and Franchot Tone replaced him as new Chief of Surgery, Doctor Daniel Niles Freeland. The show began running multi-episode stories and Casey developed a romantic relationship with a patient who had just emerged from a coma after thirteen years.
In 1988, the television movie, The Return of Ben Casey, with Vince Edwards in his role as Casey, aired in television syndication. The pilot was not picked up by the major networks to bring the series back.
Images for kids
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1963 - Vince Edwards as Ben Casey with guest star Sammy Davis, Jr. Ben Casey.
See also
In Spanish: Ben Casey para niños
