''Schilling Playhouse'' is an American/British 30 minute
anthology series
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produced for syndication by
Edwin H. Knopf
Edwin H. Knopf (November 11, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in New York City and went to work early in his life in the editorial department of his brother Alf ...
. The first season's episodes were filmed in the United States, and episodes thereafter filmed in the UK. Approximately 40 episodes were made.
Charles Drake was the host,
and among the guest stars were
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal, January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two ...
,
Peter O'Toole,
Bert Lahr
Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the MGM adaptation of ...
,
Gary Merrill
Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. He starr ...
,
Mel Ferrer
Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with ''Scaramouche'', '' Lili'' and ''Knights of the Roun ...
,
Donald Pleasence
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,
Leslie Dwyer,
Lois Maxwell
Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker; 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced ''James Bond'' films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the ...
, and
Kim Hunter. It was one of the first major television appearances for actress
Connie Hines
Connie Hines (March 24, 1931 – December 18, 2009) was an American actress best known for playing Alan Young's wife, Carol Post, on the 1960s sitcom ''Mister Ed''.
Biography
Hines was one of four children born in Dedham in Norfolk Coun ...
, in the first season episode "Mean Mountain".
Originally planned to run on CBS, ''Rendezvous'' was replaced by ''
Desilu Playhouse'', which led to ''Rendezvouss being put into syndication.
The
Schilling Schilling may refer to:
* Schilling (unit), an historical unit of measurement
* Schilling (coin), the historical European coin
* Austrian schilling, the former currency of Austria
* A. Schilling & Company, an historical West Coast spice firm acquir ...
division of
McCormick & Company
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Thei ...
bought ''Rendezvous'' in 1959. Renamed ''The Schilling Playhouse'', the series was initially broadcast on
KABC-TV
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in Los Angeles and
KRON-TV
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in San Francisco.
References
External links
''Schilling Playhouse'' at CTVA
1958 American television series debuts
1960 American television series endings
1958 British television series debuts
1960 British television series endings
1950s American anthology television series
1960s American anthology television series
1950s British drama television series
1960s British drama television series
Black-and-white American television shows
Black-and-white British television shows
1950s British anthology television series
1960s British anthology television series
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
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