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Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964TV Series⏱️ 1h 0m
BiographyDramaHistory
⭐ 8.2
IMDB Rating
102 votes

This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who faced terrible life crises.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Whit Bissell
Release Date
November 8, 1964
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jason Wingreen
Jason Wingreen
as Samuel Gray
Ken Drake
Ken Drake
as John Greenleaf Whittier
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
as Myles
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as Barney McKay
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Robert Sorrells
as Farmer
Tyler McVey
Tyler McVey
as Senator Walker
Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey
as Slave Dealer
Len Wayland
Len Wayland
as Stanbery
Gene Darfler
Gene Darfler
as Cole
Donald Foster
Donald Foster
as Judge Roan

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Robert Saudek Associates

🏷️ Keywords

americanapulitzer prize sourcebased on book

🎯 Categories

BiographyDramaHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Deserves to be watched by all Americans.
by coop-16 β€’ 2012-01-19
10/10

"Though slightly dated ( none of the heroes portrayed are Hispanic, Amerindian or Asian), this was one the great, under-rated and overlooked Television shows of all Time. I first saw it, not on an American network, but on the Windsor ,Canada CBC affiliate, Channel 9, which often showed reruns of US TV classics( Twilight Zone, The Rogues, etc.-but not Slattery's People; perhaps it was too similar to Quentin Durgens, M.P.) They did not show ALL the episodes. ( I don't remember The Robert Taft episode or the Anne Hutchinson one), but they showed plenty, and what they showed, I loved. Tog..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Only two actors played the same character in more than one episode of the series: Alan Hewitt played Thomas Jefferson in John Quincy Adams (1965) and John Marshall (1965); Carl Benton Reid played John C. Calhoun in Thomas Hart Benton (1964) and Daniel Webster (1965).

πŸ“– Synopsis

This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who faced terrible life crises.