About Lassie
- Released on September 12, 1954
Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973. One of the longest-running series on television, the show chalked up seventeen seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white, the show transitioned to color in 1965.
The show's first ten seasons follow Lassie's adventures in a small farming community. Fictional eleven-year-old Jeff Miller, his mother, and his grandfather are Lassie's first human companions until seven-year-old Timmy Martin and his adoptive parents take over in the fourth season. When Lassie's exploits on the farm end in the eleventh season, she finds new adventures in the wilderness with a succession of United States Forest Service Rangers. After traveling without human leads for a year, Lassie finally settles at a children's home for her final two syndicated seasons.
Lassie received critical favor at its debut and won two Emmy Awards in its first years. Stars Jan Clayton and June Lockhart were nominated for Emmys. Merchandise produced during the show's run included books, a Halloween costume, clothing, toys, and other items. Campbell's Soup, the show's lifelong sponsor, offered two premiums, and distributed thousands to fans. A multi-part episode was edited into the feature film Lassie's Great Adventure and released in August 1963. In 1989, the television series The New Lassie brought Lassie star Jon Provost back to television as Steve McCullough. Selected episodes have been released to DVD.
Main Cast of Lassie
Hugh Reilly
Josh Albee
Tommy Rettig plays Jeff Miller (537 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Lassie
June Lockhart plays Ruth Martin (242 episodes)
Jon Provost plays Timmy Martin (249 episodes)
George Cleveland plays George 'Gramps' Miller (143 episodes)
Robert Bray plays Corey Stuart (30 episodes)
Jan Clayton
Myron Healey plays Matt Wills (1 episode)
Dabbs Greer
Walter Baldwin
Vic Perrin
Thurston Hall
William Phipps
Chris Drake
Stephen Talbot
Flip Mark
Dennis Moore
Charles Herbert
Benny Rubin
Jon Shepodd
Stuart Wade
Ken Osmond
Ron Hagerthy
Syd Saylor
Paul Wexler
Joe Conley
Madge Blake
House Peters Jr.
Virginia Gregg
Malcolm Atterbury
Strother Martin
Joey D. Vieira
Harry Carey, Jr.
Stuart Randall
Byron Foulger
Rusty Lane
L.Q. Jones
Harry Shannon
Arthur Space
Andy Clyde
Eddy Waller
Jim Bannon
Bonita Granville
Ken Mayer
Jay Novello
Donald Woods
Tyler McVey
Merry Anders
Patricia Owens
Darwin Joston
Jeff Pomerantz
Paul Petersen
Roy Engel
Jerry Mathers plays Ken Hines (1 episode)
Sam Edwards
Sammy Jackson
Peter Hobbs
Kevin Hagen
R. G. Armstrong
Robert Rockwell
Wayne Sutherlin
Hugh Beaumont
Jeanette Nolan
Jack Bannon
Conlan Carter
Noah Beery Jr.
Kate Reid
Aron Kincaid
Brooke Bundy
Kevin Brodie
Frank Ferguson
George Chandler plays Uncle Petrie Martin (1 episode) , (4 episodes)
Frank Aletter
Stephen R. Hudis
Barbara Hale
James Westerfield
Mark Roberts
Richard Webb
Bing Russell
Ignatius Wolfington
Pamelyn Ferdin
Raymond Greenleaf
Jonathan Hale
Dayton Lummis
Edward Faulkner
Paul Fix
Roy Campanella
John Anderson
Tom Brown
Tom Nolan
J. Pat O'Malley plays Sam (uncredited) (1 episode) , (2 episodes)
Howard McNear
Radames Pera
James Griffith
Addison Richards
Christopher Olsen
Robert Brubaker
Richard Haydn
Kathleen Freeman
Jason Johnson
Ted Knight
James Anderson
Carl Benton Reid
Dan White
Clayton Moore
Johnny Washbrook
Chick Chandler
John Archer
Tiger Fafara
Taylor Holmes plays Mr. Delahaney (1 episode)
Wally Brown
John Pickard
Phyllis Coates
Don Beddoe
Lucien Littlefield
Leonard Penn
Milton Frome
Francis McDonald
Robert J. Wilke
Ross Elliott
James Burke
Lloyd Corrigan
Jane Darwell
John Hubbard
Robert B. Williams
Tommy Ivo
Dick Foran
James Seay
William Schallert
Rafer Johnson
William Henry
Russell Johnson
Jim Davis
Denver Pyle
Sean McClory
William Tracy
Parley Baer
Jan-Michael Vincent
Ford Rainey
Buck Young
Joan Freeman
Skip Homeier
Med Flory
Karl Swenson
Trevor Bardette
Raymond Hatton
Gordon Jones
Harry Cheshire
Roy Barcroft
Bruce Cowling
Douglas Fowley
Rita Lynn
Aline Towne
Lee Erickson plays Caleb Brown (5 episodes)
Grandon Rhodes
Shirley Mitchell
Hal Smith
Phillip Pine
Garry Walberg
Steve Brodie
Ellen Corby
William Smith
Bill Williams
William Keene
John Zaremba
Jed Allan
Ray Teal plays Jim Teal (1 episode) , (11 episodes)
Moosie Drier
Tris Coffin
Paul Richards
Jack Ging
Orville Sherman
Michael McGreevey
Kenneth Tobey
Steve Pendleton
Jon Lormer
Charles Meredith
Rand Brooks
Raymond Bailey
Earle Hodgins
Michael Burns
Paul Cavanagh
Robert Armstrong
Alice Frost
William Benedict
Phillip Terry
Tony Dow
John Harmon plays Emmett Kerry (1 episode) , (2 episodes)
Nestor Paiva plays Michael Zolenko (2 episodes)
Jim Hayward plays Mr. Peeves (1 episode)
Henry Slate
Gilman Rankin
Slim Pickens
Lane Bradford
Douglas Henderson
Ron Hayes
Ann Doran
Larry Wilcox
Bill Erwin
Percy Helton
Leonard P. Geer
Irene Tedrow
Don Diamond
Jacqueline Scott
Frank Albertson
Fuzzy Knight
Maudie Prickett plays Reception Nurse (1 episode)
Bruce Bennett
Ralph Votrian
James McCallion
Sherry Boucher
Ted Eccles
Tito Vuolo
Raymond Giarrusso plays Valentin Zolenko (as Ray Giarrusso) (1 episode)
Richard Tretter plays Captain Chuck Lindsay (2 episodes)
Erin Murphy plays Molly Craig (1 episode)
Harold Goodwin plays Foreman (1 episode)
Berkeley Harris plays Cliff (1 episode)
Ronnie Dapo
Marshall Reed plays Ranger Wes Wade (1 episode)
Harry Harvey plays Hugh Townsend (1 episode) , Mr. Simpson (1 episode) , Hank Fuller (uncredited) (1 episode) , Robert Hanson (1 episode)
Keith Richards plays 2nd Kidnapper (1 episode)
Grant Withers plays George Forsythe (uncredited) (1 episode)
Hal Taggart plays Al the Mechanic (1 episode)
Ralph Dumke plays Mr. Tumulty (uncredited) (1 episode)
Robert Foulk plays Mike (1 episode)
Dick Wessel plays Fred Brockway (1 episode)
Marjorie Bennett plays Birdie Brockway (uncredited) (1 episode)
Will Wright plays Caleb Brown (1 episode)
Everett Glass plays Judge Henry Wheatley (1 episode) , Professor (1 episode)
Richard Reeves plays 2nd Worker (1 episode) , 1st Truck Driver (1 episode)
Crew of Lassie
Writing
Camera
Directing
Editing
Sound
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Visual Effects
Production
- June Lockhart
- Jon Provost
- George Cleveland
- Robert Bray
- Jan Clayton
- Myron Healey
- Dabbs Greer
- Walter Baldwin
- Vic Perrin
- Thurston Hall
- William Phipps
- Chris Drake
- Stephen Talbot
- Flip Mark
- Dennis Moore
- Charles Herbert
- Benny Rubin
- Jon Shepodd
- Stuart Wade
- Ken Osmond
- Ron Hagerthy
- Syd Saylor
- Paul Wexler
- Joe Conley
- Madge Blake
- House Peters Jr.
- Virginia Gregg
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Strother Martin
- Joey D. Vieira
- Harry Carey, Jr.
- Stuart Randall
- Byron Foulger
- Rusty Lane
- L.Q. Jones
- Harry Shannon
- Arthur Space
- Andy Clyde
- Eddy Waller
- Jim Bannon
- Bonita Granville
- Ken Mayer
- Jay Novello
- Donald Woods
- Tyler McVey
- Merry Anders
- Patricia Owens
- Darwin Joston
- Jeff Pomerantz
- Paul Petersen
- Roy Engel
- Jerry Mathers
- Norman Alden
- Sam Edwards
- Sammy Jackson
- Peter Hobbs
- Kevin Hagen
- R. G. Armstrong
- Robert Rockwell
- Wayne Sutherlin
- Hugh Beaumont
- Jeanette Nolan
- Jack Bannon
- Conlan Carter
- Noah Beery Jr.
- Kate Reid
- Aron Kincaid
- Brooke Bundy
- Kevin Brodie
- Frank Ferguson
- George Chandler
- Frank Aletter
- Stephen R. Hudis
- Barbara Hale
- James Westerfield
- Mark Roberts
- Richard Webb
- Bing Russell
- Ignatius Wolfington
- Pamelyn Ferdin
- Raymond Greenleaf
- Jonathan Hale
- Dayton Lummis
- Edward Faulkner
- Paul Fix
- Roy Campanella
- John Anderson
- Tom Brown
- Tom Nolan
- J. Pat O'Malley
- Howard McNear
- Radames Pera
- James Griffith
- Addison Richards
- Christopher Olsen
- Robert Brubaker
- Richard Haydn
- Kathleen Freeman
- Jason Johnson
- Peggy Stewart
- Ted Knight
- James Anderson
- Carl Benton Reid
- Dan White
- Clayton Moore
- Johnny Washbrook
- Chick Chandler
- John Archer
- Tiger Fafara
- Taylor Holmes
- Wally Brown
- John Pickard
- Phyllis Coates
- Don Beddoe
- Lucien Littlefield
- Leonard Penn
- Milton Frome
- Francis McDonald
- Robert J. Wilke
- Ross Elliott
- James Burke
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Jane Darwell
- John Hubbard
- Robert B. Williams
- Tommy Ivo
- Dick Foran
- James Seay
- William Schallert
- Rafer Johnson
- William Henry
- Russell Johnson
- Jim Davis
- Denver Pyle
- Sean McClory
- William Tracy
- Parley Baer
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Ford Rainey
- Buck Young
- Joan Freeman
- Skip Homeier
- Med Flory
- Karl Swenson
- Trevor Bardette
- Raymond Hatton
- Gordon Jones
- Harry Cheshire
- Roy Barcroft
- Bruce Cowling
- Douglas Fowley
- Rita Lynn
- Aline Towne
- Lee Erickson
- Grandon Rhodes
- Shirley Mitchell
- Hal Smith
- Phillip Pine
- Garry Walberg
- Steve Brodie
- Mike Farrell
- Ellen Corby
- William Smith
- Bill Williams
- William Keene
- John Zaremba
- Jed Allan
- Ray Teal
- Moosie Drier
- Jay North
- Tris Coffin
- Paul Richards
- Jack Ging
- Orville Sherman
- Michael McGreevey
- Kenneth Tobey
- Steve Pendleton
- Jon Lormer
- Charles Meredith
- Rand Brooks
- Raymond Bailey
- Earle Hodgins
- Michael Burns
- Paul Cavanagh
- Robert Armstrong
- Alice Frost
- William Benedict
- Phillip Terry
- Stacy Keach
- Tony Dow
- John Harmon
- Nestor Paiva
- Jim Hayward
- Henry Slate
- Gilman Rankin
- Slim Pickens
- Lane Bradford
- Douglas Henderson
- Ron Hayes
- Ann Doran
- Larry Wilcox
- Bill Erwin
- Percy Helton
- Leonard P. Geer
- Irene Tedrow
- Don Diamond
- Jacqueline Scott
- Frank Albertson
- Fuzzy Knight
- Maudie Prickett
- Bruce Bennett
- Ralph Votrian
- James McCallion
- Ron Howard
- Sherry Boucher
- Ted Eccles
- Tito Vuolo
- Raymond Giarrusso
- Richard Tretter
- Erin Murphy
- Harold Goodwin
- Berkeley Harris
- Ronnie Dapo
- Cloris Leachman
- Marshall Reed
- Harry Harvey
- Keith Richards
- Grant Withers
- Hal Taggart
- Ralph Dumke
- Robert Foulk
- Dick Wessel
- Marjorie Bennett
- Will Wright
- Everett Glass
- Richard Reeves