About The Islanders
- Released on October 02, 1960
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster.
At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan.
The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC.
William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good."
After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..
Main Cast of The Islanders
William Reynolds plays Sandy Wade (26 episodes)
Diane Brewster plays Wilhelmina 'Steamboat Willy' Vanderveer (26 episodes)
James Philbrook plays Zack Malloy (26 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Islanders
Gigi Perreau plays Julie Staunton (1 episode)
Henry Corden plays Lasser (1 episode)
Jack Weston
Steven Geray plays Marek (1 episode)
Myron Healey plays Hightower (1 episode)
Norma Crane plays Sarah (1 episode)
Glenda Farrell plays Mrs. Dan King (1 episode)
George Takei plays Yung (1 episode)
Keenan Wynn plays Agent Blake (1 episode)
Elisha Cook Jr. plays Tomas (1 episode)
Michael Pate plays Moribus (1 episode)
Thomas Gomez plays Darius (1 episode)
Sean McClory plays Quinn (1 episode)
George Macready plays Harja (1 episode)
Luana Anders plays Trina (1 episode)
Jay Novello
Philip Ahn plays Governor Galli (1 episode)
Sebastian Cabot plays Eric Whitaker (1 episode)
Walter Burke plays Mesrob (2 episodes)
Russell Collins
Howard St. John plays John Marston (1 episode)
Mario Alcalde plays Captain Kardashian (1 episode)
Robert Ellenstein plays Chia (1 episode)
Gena Rowlands plays Pepper Mint (1 episode)
Bert Remsen plays Noel Parkinson (1 episode)
George Dolenz plays Carl Baurel (1 episode)
Peter Whitney plays Carruthers (1 episode)
Betty Garde plays Mme. Arbedutian (1 episode)
Sam Jaffe plays Papa Mathews (1 episode)
John Abbott plays Harwood Gones (1 episode)
Aki Aleong plays Danny Koo (1 episode) , Shoul Lee (1 episode)
Thomas Mitchell plays Tom Todd (1 episode)
Peter Falk plays Hooker (1 episode)
Teru Shimada plays Kam Chuh (1 episode)
Robin Hughes plays Colonel Arthur Munson (1 episode)
Anthony Caruso plays Velde (1 episode)
Paul Lambert plays Artinas (1 episode)
Fay Wray plays Mrs. Staunton (1 episode)
Suzanne Pleshette plays Iris (1 episode)
J. Pat O'Malley plays James J. Lacey (1 episode)
James Hong plays Wu Pan (1 episode)
Frank De Kova plays Carlos Roca (1 episode)
Patrick Westwood plays Rama Singh (1 episode)
Terence de Marney plays Rooster (1 episode)
Noel Drayton plays Dr. Witfield (1 episode)
Reggie Nalder plays Mr. Sudraka (1 episode)
Hans Conried plays Inspector Gardeva (1 episode)
Henry Silva plays Helmuth Mansing (1 episode)
Christopher Dark plays Dante (1 episode)
Darren McGavin plays Phil (1 episode)
Milton Parsons plays Wallaby Will (1 episode)
Eduardo Ciannelli plays Sebastian (1 episode)
Charles Bronson plays Dutch Malkin (1 episode)
Martin Landau plays Arnie (1 episode)
Benson Fong plays O'Hara (1 episode)
Werner Klemperer plays Michel Serati (1 episode)
Leonard Strong plays General Kumari (1 episode)
E.G. Marshall plays Curt Cober (1 episode)
Henry Daniell plays Jarden (1 episode)
Gloria Talbott plays Maria Mosner (1 episode)
Emile Meyer plays Gard (1 episode)
Luther Adler plays Frank Fellino (1 episode)
John Bryant plays Maxwell (1 episode)
Gia Scala plays Rhea (1 episode)
Crew of The Islanders
Directing
Art
Camera
Editing
Production
- Gigi Perreau
- Henry Corden
- Jack Weston
- Steven Geray
- Myron Healey
- Norma Crane
- Glenda Farrell
- George Takei
- Keenan Wynn
- Elisha Cook Jr.
- Michael Pate
- Thomas Gomez
- Sean McClory
- George Macready
- Luana Anders
- Jay Novello
- Philip Ahn
- Sebastian Cabot
- Walter Burke
- Russell Collins
- Howard St. John
- Mario Alcalde
- Robert Ellenstein
- Gena Rowlands
- Bert Remsen
- George Dolenz
- Peter Whitney
- Betty Garde
- Sam Jaffe
- John Abbott
- Aki Aleong
- Thomas Mitchell
- Peter Falk
- Teru Shimada
- Robin Hughes
- Anthony Caruso
- Paul Lambert
- Fay Wray
- Suzanne Pleshette
- J. Pat O'Malley
- James Hong
- Frank De Kova
- Patrick Westwood
- Terence de Marney
- Noel Drayton
- Reggie Nalder
- Hans Conried
- Henry Silva
- Christopher Dark
- Darren McGavin
- Milton Parsons
- Eduardo Ciannelli
- Charles Bronson
- Martin Landau
- Benson Fong
- Werner Klemperer
- Leonard Strong
- E.G. Marshall
- Henry Daniell
- Gloria Talbott
- Emile Meyer
- Luther Adler
- John Bryant
- Gia Scala