About Operation Heartbeat
- Released on April 17, 1969
Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.
Full Cast of Operation Heartbeat
Richard Bradford plays Dr. Joseph Gannon
Edward G. Robinson plays Dr. Lee Forestman
James Daly plays Dr. Paul Lochner
Kim Stanley plays Joanna Hanson
Maurice Evans plays Dr. Easler
Kevin McCarthy plays Clifford Coswell
J.D. Cannon plays Thomas Jarris
William Windom plays Raymond Hanson
Don Quine plays Tim Martin
Shelley Fabares plays 'Mike' Carter
James Shigeta plays Chief Resident
William Marshall plays Dr. Harold Tawn
Audrey Totter plays Eve Wilcox
Alfred Ryder plays Dr. George Corlane
Robert Emhardt plays Judge
Angela Cartwright plays Angela
Michael Evans plays Dr. Dave Falconer
Jason Wingreen plays Technician
Tim O'Kelly plays Johnson
Mel Carter plays Intern
Herb Armstrong plays Anaesthesiologist
Evelyn Frank plays Evelyn
Marianne Gordon plays Sylvia Barr
Karen Norris plays Marie
Christopher West plays Bonnie
Crew of Operation Heartbeat
Camera
Art
Editing
Directing
Writing
Production
Sound
- Richard Bradford
- Edward G. Robinson
- James Daly
- Kim Stanley
- Maurice Evans
- Kevin McCarthy
- J.D. Cannon
- William Windom
- Don Quine
- Shelley Fabares
- James Shigeta
- William Marshall
- Audrey Totter
- Alfred Ryder
- Robert Emhardt
- Angela Cartwright
- Michael Evans
- Jason Wingreen
- Tim O'Kelly
- Mel Carter
- Herb Armstrong
- Evelyn Frank
- Marianne Gordon
- Karen Norris
- Christopher West