About The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- Released on September 29, 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis.
The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.
Main Cast of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dwayne Hickman plays Dobie Gillis (147 episodes)
Bob Denver plays Maynard G. Krebs (147 episodes)
Frank Faylen plays Herbert T. Gillis (147 episodes)
Florida Friebus plays Winifred Gillis (147 episodes)
Sheila James Kuehl plays Zelda Gilroy (147 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Bobby Diamond
Lynn Loring
Reta Shaw
Michael J. Pollard
Dabbs Greer
Jo Anne Worley
Jody Fair
Peter Brocco
Earl Hammond
Bill Bixby
Argentina Brunetti
David Frankham plays Derek (1 episode)
Eleanor Audley
Doris Packer
Mike Mazurki
Jean Byron
Marianna Hill
Ryan O'Neal
Dick Wessel
Joel Crothers
Verna Felton plays Mrs. Lapping (1 episode)
Francis X. Bushman
Harry von Zell
Roberta Shore
Rose Marie
Esther Dale
Gordon Jones
Eduardo Noriega
Diana Millay
Margie Liszt
Gina Gillespie plays Hermione Krausmeyer (1 episode)
Don Knotts
Paul 'Mousie' Garner
Ahna Capri
Paul Tripp
Carol Christensen
Lennie Weinrib
Harry Stanton
Charles Lane
Pepe Hern
Willard Waterman
John Banner
Barbara Babcock
Joyce Jameson
Marvin Kaplan
Jack Mullaney
Richard Bakalyan
Bea Benaderet
Howard Petrie
Bert Freed
Ned Romero
Yvonne Craig plays Hazel Grimes (1 episode) , (4 episodes)
Joyce Van Patten
Peter Lupus
William Schallert
Sig Ruman
Jack Raine
Eddie Firestone
Douglass Dumbrille
Nora Marlowe
Tom Reese
John Fiedler
Betty Rollin
Cheryl Holdridge
Russell Collins
Herbert Anderson
Warren Beatty plays Milton Armitage (5 episodes)
Tommy Farrell
Sherry Jackson
Arlene Harris
Tommy Ivo
Joan Banks
Joey D. Vieira plays Bobby Wilkins (as Donald Keeler) (1 episode)
Kathleen Freeman
Ellen Burstyn plays Donna Whittaker (1 episode)
Julie Parrish
Ralph Taeger
Alice Pearce
Barbara Bain
Mary Jackson
Grandon Rhodes
Susan Silo
Burt Metcalfe
Kaye Elhardt
Ralph Sanford plays Fred (uncredited) (1 episode)
Alan Carney
Alejandro Rey
Addison Richards
Michael Burns plays Chrissie Tyler (as Mike Burns) (2 episodes)
Peter Virgo
Raymond Bailey
Stanley Adams
Doug McClure
John Abbott
Richard Deacon
Blanche Sweet
Burt Mustin
Denise Alexander
Dennis Patrick
Anthony Eustrel
Howard McNear
Susan Bay
Dick Clair
Jack Albertson
Jason Wingreen
Stafford Repp
Willis Bouchey
John Stephenson
Joseph Hoover
Norman Fell
Mel Blanc
Herb Vigran
John Bryant
Bart Patton
Jane Wald plays Arabella Parmalee (1 episode)
Bob Barran plays Malt Shop Customer (1 episode)
Page Slattery plays Moose McCullough (1 episode)
Anne Whitfield plays Dibble (1 episode)
Kathy Wakefield plays Malt Shop Customer (1 episode)
Jan Stine plays Malt Shop Customer (1 episode)
Christian Kay plays Gwyneth Krausmeyer (1 episode)
Darryl Hickman plays Davey Gillis (1 episode) , (2 episodes)
Tuesday Weld plays Thalia Menninger (16 episodes)
Mark Patrick plays Malt Shop Customer (1 episode)
James Westmoreland plays Paisan (1 episode)
Alberto Morin plays Generalissimo Sebastien Romero (1 episode) , President Carlos Rubero (1 episode) , Captain Lopez (2 episodes)
Roy Roberts plays Nicholas J. Vanderfeller (1 episode)
Steve Franken plays Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. (2 episodes)
Ron Nyman plays Soldier (uncredited) (1 episode)
Marilyn Fox plays Ballet Dancer (1 episode)
Max Showalter plays Dr. Charles Graham (1 episode)
Hal Taggart plays Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) (1 episode) , Spectator (uncredited) (1 episode)
Chuck Hicks plays Boxer (1 episode)
John Indrisano plays Referee (1 episode)
Marjorie Bennett plays Blossom Kenney (2 episodes)
Milton Frome plays Judge (1 episode)
Richard Reeves plays Committee President Hawley (1 episode) , Police Officer Bloodhound Mulcahey (1 episode) , Officer Sam Parmalee (2 episodes)
Garry Walberg plays Committeeman Klug (as Gary Walberg) (1 episode)
Crew of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Writing
Directing
Production
- Bobby Diamond
- Lynn Loring
- Reta Shaw
- Michael J. Pollard
- Dabbs Greer
- Jo Anne Worley
- Jody Fair
- Peter Brocco
- Earl Hammond
- Bill Bixby
- Argentina Brunetti
- David Frankham
- Eleanor Audley
- Doris Packer
- Mike Mazurki
- Jean Byron
- Marianna Hill
- Ryan O'Neal
- Dick Wessel
- Joel Crothers
- Verna Felton
- Francis X. Bushman
- Harry von Zell
- Roberta Shore
- Rose Marie
- Esther Dale
- Gordon Jones
- Eduardo Noriega
- Diana Millay
- Margie Liszt
- Gina Gillespie
- Don Knotts
- Paul 'Mousie' Garner
- Ahna Capri
- Paul Tripp
- Carol Christensen
- Lennie Weinrib
- Harry Stanton
- Charles Lane
- Pepe Hern
- Willard Waterman
- John Banner
- Barbara Babcock
- Joyce Jameson
- Marvin Kaplan
- Jack Mullaney
- Richard Bakalyan
- Bea Benaderet
- Howard Petrie
- Bert Freed
- Ned Romero
- Yvonne Craig
- Joyce Van Patten
- Peter Lupus
- William Schallert
- Sig Ruman
- Jack Raine
- Eddie Firestone
- Douglass Dumbrille
- Nora Marlowe
- Michele Lee
- Tom Reese
- John Fiedler
- Betty Rollin
- Cheryl Holdridge
- Russell Collins
- Marlo Thomas
- Herbert Anderson
- Warren Beatty
- Tommy Farrell
- Sherry Jackson
- Arlene Harris
- Tommy Ivo
- Joan Banks
- Joey D. Vieira
- Kathleen Freeman
- Ellen Burstyn
- Julie Parrish
- Ralph Taeger
- Alice Pearce
- Barbara Bain
- Mary Jackson
- Grandon Rhodes
- Susan Silo
- Burt Metcalfe
- Kaye Elhardt
- Ralph Sanford
- Alan Carney
- Alejandro Rey
- Addison Richards
- Michael Burns
- Peter Virgo
- Raymond Bailey
- Stanley Adams
- Doug McClure
- John Abbott
- Richard Deacon
- Blanche Sweet
- Burt Mustin
- Denise Alexander
- Dennis Patrick
- Anthony Eustrel
- Howard McNear
- Henry Corden
- Susan Bay
- Dick Clair
- Jack Albertson
- Jason Wingreen
- Stafford Repp
- Willis Bouchey
- Ron Howard
- John Stephenson
- Joseph Hoover
- Norman Fell
- Mel Blanc
- Herb Vigran
- John Bryant
- Bart Patton
- Jane Wald
- Bob Barran
- Page Slattery
- Anne Whitfield
- Kathy Wakefield
- Jan Stine
- Christian Kay
- Darryl Hickman
- Tuesday Weld
- Mark Patrick
- James Westmoreland
- Alberto Morin
- Roy Roberts
- Steve Franken
- Ron Nyman
- Marilyn Fox
- Max Showalter
- Hal Taggart
- Chuck Hicks
- John Indrisano
- Marjorie Bennett
- Milton Frome
- Richard Reeves
- Garry Walberg