Jackie Cooper Abby Dalton Hennessey 1960

''Hennesey'' is an

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military comedy-drama

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that aired on

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from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and

Abby Dalton Gladys Marlene Wasden (August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020), known professionally as Abby Dalton, was an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms ''Hennesey'' (1959–1962) and '' The Joey Bishop Show'' (1962– ...

. Cooper played a

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physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy

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Lt. Martha Hale. In the story line, they are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in

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Extended cast

* Jackie Cooper as Lt. (later Lt. Commander) Charles "Chick" Hennesey,

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as Lt. (JG) Martha Hale, R.N. *

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as Capt. (later Rear Admiral) Walter Shafer * Henry Kulky as Chief Petty Officer Max Bronski *

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as Harvey Spencer Blair, III, D.D.S. *

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as Seaman Shatz * Herb Ellis as Dr. Dan Wagner *

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as Dr. Owen King * Stephen Roberts as Commander Wilker *

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as William Hale * Ted Fish as Chief Branman * Frank Gorshin as Seaman Pulaski *

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also as Seaman Pulaski

Episodes

Season 1: 1959–60

Season 2: 1960–61

Season 3: 1961–62

Guest stars

Charles Bronson Abby Dalton Hennessey 1960

Actor and singer

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was cast in the second episode (October 5, 1959) as "Honeyboy Jones". That same week Darin became famous with his version of the song, "

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". Prior to being cast as

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on ''

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'', child actor

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played "Walker", a little boy temporarily left in Hennesey's care in the 1959 episode "The Baby Sitter".

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, another child actor, appeared in the same episode. Charles Bronson, en route to a long film career, was cast twice as Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ogrodowski, a Navy intelligence officer.

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was cast in the 1961 episode "Professional Sailor" as CPO Ernie Schmidt. From 1976 to 1978, Rickles played the lead with the same rank in the

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military sitcom, '' C.P.O. Sharkey.'' Bandleader

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and comedian

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appeared in separate episodes as themselves. Other guest stars: *

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Ken Berry Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series ''F Troop'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' Mayberry R.F.D.'' and ''Mama's Family''. He also appe ...

* Bill Bixby *

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* Charles Bronson *

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* Jack Carter *

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* Ellen Corby *

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* Sammy Davis, Jr. *

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* Bob Hastings *

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* Arch Johnson *

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* J. Pat O'Malley *

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* Chris Robinson * Mickey Rooney *

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* Johnny Seven *

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Production notes

The series theme tune by Sonny Burke was a jazzy hornpipe played by tuba and piccolo. ''Hennesey'' was also innovative for being the first series to employ what has since become a standard device in television: beginning the dialog and action of each episode during opening credits. Cooper starred in, produced, and directed the series, drawing upon his real-life experience as a

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Navy veteran and his continuing service for many years as an officer in the

United States Naval Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are categorized as being in either the Se ...

. He was a former child actor who starred in the

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

comedies of the early 1930s and then moved into

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s. Beginning in 1960, scriptwriter Richard Baer wrote 38 of ''Hennesey's'' episodes, which earned him an

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nomination. For the series finale, "I, Thee Wed", broadcast on May 7, 1962, characters Chick and Martha were married following their series-long romance.

References

External links

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