About Checkmate
- Released on September 17, 1960
Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.
Main Cast of Checkmate
Anthony George plays Don Corey (69 episodes)
Sebastian Cabot plays Dr. Carl Hyatt (69 episodes)
Doug McClure plays Jed Sills (69 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Checkmate
Sebastian Cabot
Doug McClure
Elizabeth Allen
Ricardo Montalban
Jack Rice
Keir Dullea plays Eddie Phillips (1 episode)
Anne Baxter
Angie Dickinson plays Karen Vale (1 episode)
Philip Ahn
Jack Warden
Betty Lou Gerson
Rebecca Welles
Richard Anderson
Henry Rowland
Arthur Franz
Joseph Cotten
Ronald Long
Olan Soule
Vinton Hayworth
Peter Lorre
Richard Bakalyan
Jane Wyman
Doris Dowling
John Hoyt
Robert Osterloh
Sid Caesar plays Johnny Wilder (1 episode)
Dianne Foster plays Phyllis Wood (1 episode)
Jimmy Lydon plays Ben Roberts (1 episode)
Norman Burton plays Lou Lewis (1 episode)
Lloyd Bridges plays Howard Robert Gentry (1 episode)
Audrey Dalton plays Ann Miles (1 episode)
Paul Langton plays The Architect (1 episode)
Barney Phillips plays Capt. Jack Howard (1 episode)
Dennis Patrick plays Nick Culley (1 episode)
Diana Van der Vlis plays Hope Reardon (1 episode)
Laraine Day plays Amnesiac Woman (1 episode)
Charles Drake plays Mack Weston (1 episode)
Helen Brown plays Miss Treadwell (1 episode)
Jack Benny plays Jack Bowen (1 episode)
Tina Louise plays Joanne Dunn (1 episode)
Otto Kruger plays George Emery (1 episode)
Edward Mallory plays Arthur Cole (1 episode)
Diana Lynn plays Jodi Lynn (1 episode)
Henry Jones plays Ed Thurston, D.A. (1 episode)
Vladimir Sokoloff plays Pedro Moreno (1 episode)
Philip Ober plays Marshall Winslow (1 episode)
Claire Bloom plays Gina Burton (1 episode)
William Windom plays Peter Morell (1 episode)
Katherine Squire plays Mrs. Vorlund (1 episode)
Les Tremayne plays Simon Oelrich (1 episode)
Jeffrey Hunter plays Edward "Jocko" Townsend (1 episode)
Dorothy Malone plays Lorna Shay (1 episode)
John Dehner plays George Shay (1 episode)
Tony Randall plays Luther Gage (1 episode)
Ina Victor plays Vicky (1 episode)
William Bramley plays Burke (1 episode)
Ralph Bellamy plays Governor Tom Barker (1 episode)
Chester Morris plays Albert DeWitt (1 episode)
Patricia Huston plays Anne (1 episode)
Elizabeth Montgomery plays Vicki Page (1 episode)
Jack Lord plays Ernie Chapin (1 episode)
Émile Genest plays Felix Landauer (1 episode)
Carole Eastman plays Julie Enhart (1 episode)
Eleanor Parker plays Marion Bannion/Gussie Hill (1 episode)
Herschel Bernardi plays Ned Hazly (1 episode)
Harriet MacGibbon plays The Countess (1 episode)
Sam Hearn plays Max (1 episode)
Dina Merrill plays Laura Hammond (1 episode)
Robert Ellenstein plays Rudy Pasada (1 episode)
Louise Lorimer plays Judge Singer (1 episode)
Patricia Neal plays Fran Davis (1 episode)
John Baragrey plays Mitch Kane (1 episode)
Julie Adams plays Jean Damion (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Lucy Prentis plays Martha Kane (1 episode)
John Astin plays Jim Poole (1 episode)
Walter Pidgeon plays John Baker (1 episode)
Kent Smith plays Ainslee (1 episode)
Margaret Phillips plays Beatrice Lawlor (1 episode)
George Sanders plays Richard Gilmore (1 episode)
John Emery plays Lawrence Price (1 episode)
Ross Elliott plays Jerry Bronson (1 episode)
Richard Conte plays Victor Ragar/Romak (1 episode)
Signe Hasso plays Marta Ragar (1 episode)
Werner Klemperer plays Franz Leder (1 episode)
Noah Keen plays Paul Delorio (1 episode)
John Alderman plays Andreas (1 episode)
Anne Seymour plays Mrs. Creighton (1 episode)
Joyce Van Patten plays Marcia James (1 episode)
Warren Stevens plays Eric Williams (1 episode)
Myron McCormick plays Phillip "Doc "Walters (1 episode)
Sean McClory plays Stamper (1 episode)
Charles Seel plays The Electrician (1 episode) , Georgie Prince (1 episode)
Dabbs Greer plays Hokey (1 episode)
Jay Adler plays Baines (1 episode)
Mary Astor plays Esther Brack (1 episode)
Scott Marlowe plays Daniel Brack (1 episode)
Frank Overton plays Martin Brack (1 episode)
Olive Sturgess plays Felice O'Neill (1 episode)
Ford Rainey plays Paul O'Neill (1 episode)
Nick Adams plays Weiler ("Kid") (1 episode)
James Coburn plays Gresch (1 episode)
Alan Napier plays Father Dunne, the Abbot (1 episode)
Brendan Dillon plays Father Thomas (1 episode)
Ed Nelson plays Chuck Palmer (1 episode) , Gil Stoneham (1 episode)
Dana Andrews plays Judge Leland McIntyre (1 episode)
Philip Abbott plays Lawrence Dresher (1 episode)
Lori March plays Evelyn McIntyre (1 episode)
Carolyn Craig plays Joanna Leigh (1 episode)
Tom Reese plays Bucky Tate (1 episode)
David Janssen plays Len Kobalsky (1 episode)
Robert Colbert plays Phil Lowell (1 episode)
Ed Peck plays Ernie (1 episode)
Don Barry plays Kyle Horgan (1 episode)
Celeste Holm plays Loraine Whitman (1 episode)
Susan Oliver plays Hope Anthony (1 episode)
Doris Singleton plays Mavis Long (1 episode)
Phillip Pine plays Harry Clark (1 episode)
Lee Philips plays Joe Meade (1 episode)
William Phipps plays John Lee (1 episode)
Nobu McCarthy plays Helen Low (1 episode)
Tod Andrews plays Dr. James Low (1 episode)
James Hong plays Louis Quong (1 episode)
Teru Shimada plays Ling Chow (1 episode)
Dan O'Herlihy plays Stephen Jordan (1 episode)
Bethel Leslie plays Cynthia Jordan (1 episode)
Dorothy Green plays Mildred Cowl (1 episode)
Frank Maxwell plays Alex Wismer (1 episode)
Don Hanmer plays Barney Cowl (1 episode)
Don Taylor plays Chip Damion (1 episode)
Ron Randell plays Ron Randell (1 episode)
George Petrie plays Jack Pennell (1 episode)
Joseph Hoover plays Tommy Bigelow (1 episode)
Macdonald Carey plays Frederick Haley (1 episode)
Kathleen Crowley plays Pauline Spencer (1 episode)
Maxine Stuart plays Dianne Cartwright (1 episode)
William Allyn plays Joel Drake (1 episode)
Peter Helm plays Ted Haley (1 episode)
Ellen Burstyn plays Margo as Ellen McRae (1 episode)
Harry Carey, Jr. plays Phil Cassidy (1 episode)
Earl Holliman plays Jack Quentin (1 episode)
Edward Binns plays Harl Stoner (1 episode)
Stanley Adams plays Cholly Luke (1 episode)
Ilka Windish plays Maria Richards (1 episode)
Stefan Schnabel plays Anton Szorny (1 episode)
Milton Selzer plays Wladyslaw Szorny (1 episode)
Oscar Beregi Jr. plays The Conductor (1 episode)
Susan Kohner plays Victoria Angelo (1 episode)
Ilka Chase plays Mary Milburn Reed (1 episode)
Joe De Santis plays Joe Angelo (1 episode)
Warren Parker plays Arthur Harper (1 episode)
Buddy Ebsen plays Pete O'Mara (1 episode)
Paul Carr plays Johnny Kay (1 episode)
Judith Braun plays Barbara O'Mara (1 episode)
Patricia Kane plays Leona Higgins (1 episode)
Tom Allen plays Second Reporter (1 episode)
Mary LaRoche plays Martha (1 episode)
Sheila Bromley plays Mrs. Welch (1 episode)
Crew of Checkmate
Directing
Crew
Production
Writing
- Sebastian Cabot
- Doug McClure
- Elizabeth Allen
- Ricardo Montalban
- James Whitmore
- Jack Rice
- Keir Dullea
- Anne Baxter
- Angie Dickinson
- Philip Ahn
- Jack Warden
- Betty Lou Gerson
- Rebecca Welles
- Richard Anderson
- Henry Rowland
- Arthur Franz
- Joseph Cotten
- Ronald Long
- Olan Soule
- Vinton Hayworth
- Peter Lorre
- Richard Bakalyan
- Jane Wyman
- Doris Dowling
- John Hoyt
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Robert Osterloh
- Sid Caesar
- Dianne Foster
- Jimmy Lydon
- Norman Burton
- Lloyd Bridges
- Audrey Dalton
- Paul Langton
- Barney Phillips
- Dennis Patrick
- Diana Van der Vlis
- Laraine Day
- Charles Drake
- Helen Brown
- Jack Benny
- Tina Louise
- Otto Kruger
- Edward Mallory
- Diana Lynn
- Henry Jones
- Vladimir Sokoloff
- Philip Ober
- Claire Bloom
- William Windom
- Katherine Squire
- Les Tremayne
- Jeffrey Hunter
- Dorothy Malone
- John Dehner
- Tony Randall
- Ina Victor
- William Bramley
- Ralph Bellamy
- Chester Morris
- Patricia Huston
- Elizabeth Montgomery
- Jack Lord
- Émile Genest
- Carole Eastman
- Eleanor Parker
- Herschel Bernardi
- Harriet MacGibbon
- Sam Hearn
- Dina Merrill
- Robert Ellenstein
- Louise Lorimer
- Patricia Neal
- John Baragrey
- Julie Adams
- Lucy Prentis
- John Astin
- Walter Pidgeon
- Kent Smith
- Margaret Phillips
- George Sanders
- John Emery
- Ross Elliott
- Richard Conte
- Signe Hasso
- Werner Klemperer
- Noah Keen
- John Alderman
- Anne Seymour
- Joyce Van Patten
- Warren Stevens
- Myron McCormick
- Sean McClory
- Charles Seel
- Dabbs Greer
- Jay Adler
- Mary Astor
- Scott Marlowe
- Frank Overton
- Olive Sturgess
- Ford Rainey
- Nick Adams
- James Coburn
- Alan Napier
- Brendan Dillon
- Ed Nelson
- Dana Andrews
- Philip Abbott
- Lori March
- Carolyn Craig
- Tom Reese
- David Janssen
- Robert Colbert
- Ed Peck
- Don Barry
- Celeste Holm
- Susan Oliver
- Doris Singleton
- Phillip Pine
- Lee Philips
- William Phipps
- Nobu McCarthy
- Tod Andrews
- James Hong
- Teru Shimada
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Bethel Leslie
- Dorothy Green
- Frank Maxwell
- Don Hanmer
- Don Taylor
- Ron Randell
- George Petrie
- Joseph Hoover
- Macdonald Carey
- Kathleen Crowley
- Maxine Stuart
- William Allyn
- Peter Helm
- Ellen Burstyn
- Harry Carey, Jr.
- Earl Holliman
- Edward Binns
- Stanley Adams
- Ilka Windish
- Stefan Schnabel
- Milton Selzer
- Oscar Beregi Jr.
- Susan Kohner
- Ilka Chase
- Joe De Santis
- Warren Parker
- Buddy Ebsen
- Paul Carr
- Judith Braun
- Patricia Kane
- Tom Allen
- Mary LaRoche
- Sheila Bromley