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Checkmate

1960-09-172 seasons · 69 episodes1h 0mCrime / Drama / Mystery4.8/10TMDB · 8 votes

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.

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Season 1

35 episodes1960-09-17

Season 2

34 episodes1961-10-04

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Created byEric Ambler

Original languageEnglish

Original release1960-09-17

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Anthony GeorgeDon Corey

Sebastian Cabot / Dr. Carl Hyatt

Doug McClureJed Sills /

Charles Seel

Charles SeelGeorgie Prince / The Electrician

Ed Nelson

Ed NelsonChuck Palmer / Gil Stoneham

Barney Phillips

Barney PhillipsLieutenant Brand / Capt. Jack Howard

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Bethel LeslieCynthia Jordan / Bess Sironde Dorothy GreenMildred Cowl / Diana Micolas Julie AdamsJean Damion / Janet Evans Milton SelzerWladyslaw Szorny / Freddy Elizabeth AllenRicardo MontalbanKeir DulleaEddie Phillips Anne BaxterBeatrice Martin Kipp Angie DickinsonKaren Vale Jack WardenRebecca WellesRichard AndersonHenry RowlandArthur FranzJoseph CottenDr. George Mallinson Ronald LongOlan SouleJane WymanMary Tyler MooreRobert OsterlohSid CaesarJohnny Wilder Dianne FosterPhyllis Wood Jimmy LydonBen Roberts Norman BurtonLou Lewis Lloyd BridgesHoward Robert Gentry Audrey DaltonAnn Miles Paul LangtonThe Architect Dennis PatrickNick Culley Diana Van der VlisHope Reardon Laraine DayAmnesiac Woman Charles DrakeMack Weston Helen BrownMiss Treadwell Jack BennyJack Bowen Tina LouiseJoanne Dunn Otto KrugerGeorge Emery Edward MalloryArthur Cole Diana LynnJodi Lynn Henry JonesEd Thurston, D.A.Vladimir SokoloffPedro Moreno Philip OberMarshall Winslow Claire BloomGina Burton William WindomPeter Morell Katherine SquireMrs. Vorlund Les TremayneSimon Oelrich Jeffrey HunterEdward "Jocko" Townsend Dorothy MaloneLorna Shay John DehnerGeorge Shay Tony RandallLuther Gage Ina VictorVicky William BramleyBurke Ralph BellamyGovernor Tom Barker Chester MorrisAlbert DeWitt Patricia HustonAnne Elizabeth MontgomeryVicki Page Jack LordErnie Chapin Émile GenestFelix Landauer Carole EastmanJulie Enhart Eleanor ParkerMarion Bannion/Gussie Hill Herschel BernardiNed Hazly Sam HearnMax Dina MerrillLaura Hammond Robert EllensteinRudy Pasada Louise LorimerJudge Singer Patricia NealFran Davis John BaragreyMitch Kane Lucy PrentisMartha Kane John AstinJim Poole Walter PidgeonJohn Baker Kent SmithAinslee Margaret PhillipsBeatrice Lawlor George SandersRichard Gilmore John EmeryLawrence Price Ross ElliottJerry Bronson Richard ConteVictor Ragar/Romak Signe HassoMarta Ragar Werner KlempererFranz Leder Noah KeenPaul Delorio Anne SeymourMrs. Creighton Joyce Van PattenMarcia James Warren StevensEric Williams Myron McCormickPhillip "Doc "Walters Sean McCloryStamper Dabbs GreerHokey Jay AdlerBaines Mary AstorEsther Brack Scott MarloweDaniel Brack Frank OvertonMartin Brack Olive SturgessFelice O'Neill Ford RaineyPaul O'Neill Nick AdamsWeiler ("Kid")James CoburnGresch Alan NapierFather Dunne, the Abbot Brendan DillonFather Thomas Dana AndrewsJudge Leland McIntyre Philip AbbottLawrence Dresher Lori MarchEvelyn McIntyre Carolyn CraigJoanna Leigh Tom ReeseBucky Tate David JanssenLen Kobalsky Robert ColbertPhil Lowell Ed PeckErnie Don 'Red' BarryKyle Horgan Celeste HolmLoraine Whitman Susan OliverHope Anthony Doris SingletonMavis Long Phillip PineHarry Clark Lee PhilipsJoe Meade William PhippsJohn Lee Nobu McCarthyHelen Low Tod AndrewsDr. James Low James HongLouis Quong Teru ShimadaLing Chow Dan O'HerlihyStephen Jordan Frank MaxwellAlex Wismer Don HanmerBarney Cowl Don TaylorChip Damion Ron RandellRon Randell George PetrieJack Pennell Joseph HooverTommy Bigelow Macdonald CareyFrederick Haley Kathleen CrowleyPauline Spencer Maxine StuartDianne Cartwright William AllynJoel Drake Peter HelmTed Haley Ellen BurstynMargo as Ellen McRae Harry Carey Jr.Phil Cassidy Earl HollimanJack Quentin Edward BinnsHarl Stoner Stanley AdamsCholly Luke Ilka WindishMaria Richards Stefan SchnabelAnton Szorny Oscar Beregi Jr.The Conductor Susan KohnerVictoria Angelo Ilka ChaseMary Milburn Reed Joe De SantisJoe Angelo Warren ParkerArthur Harper Buddy EbsenPete O'Mara Paul CarrJohnny Kay Judith BraunBarbara O'Mara Patricia KaneLeona Higgins Tom AllenSecond Reporter Mary LaRocheMartha Sheila BromleyMrs. Welch Myron HealeyCharlie Barron James BellOld Ben Kenneth MacDonaldElmer Frankie DarroSonny Bart PattonThe Young Man Frank AlbertsonJimmy Purdy Oliver McGowanJulian Hartman Lee MarvinLee Tabor Myrna FaheyMarylu Keyes Denver PyleTerry Adams Raymond GreenleafWalter Keyes Larry J. BlakeThe Clerk Frank J. ScannellThe Barker Cliff NortonJinx Peter LorreAlonzo Pace Graham Richard BakalyanCabbie Jack RiceTeddy - the Waiter Ken LynchLt. Thomas Brand (uncredited)Cosmo SardoBartender (uncredited)Gage ClarkeWilliams Robert BurtonTheodore Walters Robert PattenArthur Stenton Eve BrentBarbara Walters Harry Dean StantonThe Singer Anna Maria AlberghettiTrudy Lombard Herbert EllisCaptain Howard Isobel ElsomLydia Lombard Milton ParsonsMorkins Grandon RhodesCyrus Murray MathesonAugie Belner John DennisJack (uncredited)Chalky WilliamsPolice Officer (uncredited)Eve ArdenGeorgia Golden Larry GatesHarry Winters James WhitmoreDetective Lt. Dave Harker John LasellCaptain Bloch Alexander LockwoodAssistant Commissioner Frank MillsPasserby (uncredited)Robert LansingBarry Sironde John BryantRoland Devers Jeanne BatesMiss Marx Herb VigranHerb, Bartender Ollie O'ToolePostman Simon ScottPeter Simpson John HoytLouis Roche Doris DowlingHelen Lacey Betty Lou GersonFrench Antiques Dealer Vinton HayworthAssistant Curator Philip AhnMr. Lu Harriet E. MacGibbonThe Countess

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