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with unorthodox methods of helping his patients.

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played the title role of Dr. James Whitman.

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co-starred as Dr. Bernard Altman, the older psychiatrist with whom Whitman worked. Two episodes of the short-lived series, "The Private World of Martin Dalton" and "Par for the Course," were directed by

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. The regular hour-long series ran from February 3, 1971, to March 10 of the same year. The pilot for the series, a made-for-TV movie called ''The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children'', aired on December 14, 1970. Actor

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was at the center of this two hourDaily Variety March 27, 1970 full page ad drama, as Casey Poe, a former drug addict who, after finishing a two-year prison sentence, must battle his own personal demons, as well as the prejudices of others, in order to reenter society. Dr. Whitman is the psychiatrist who must break through Poe's resistance in order to help him form a new life for himself. Duel received much praise for his performance and reprised his role in the first regular episode of the series, "In Death's Other Kingdom." ''The Psychiatrist'' was an element in the

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'', which NBC aired in the 10 PM Eastern time slot during its 1970-71 series. ''The Psychiatrist'' was the final series of the four to air, following the first-run conclusions of the other three components, '' McCloud'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. After all four series had completed their initial six-episode runs,

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s of the four were interspersed with each other until the end of the summer. Of the four elements, '' McCloud'' was picked up as one element of a new wheel-format series, the ''

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'', and ''

'' was picked up as a stand-alone series, while ''San Francisco International Airport'' and ''The Psychiatrist'' were cancelled with no further

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s ordered beyond the original six.

Cast

as Dr. James Whitman *

as Dr. Bernard Altman

Episode list

References

External links

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''The Psychiatrist''
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