Profiles in Courage (TV series)

Profiles in Courage
	Tom Bosley as George W. Norris, 1965
Genre	Historical anthology
Directed by	Lamont Johnson; Daniel Petrie; José Quintero; Michael Ritchie (film director); Alexander Singer
Theme music composer	Nelson Riddle
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Saudek
Producer(s)	Gordon Oliver
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	44 mins.
Production company(s)	Robert Saudek Associates
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	November 8, 1964 –; May 9, 1965
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965 (Sundays, 6:30-7:30pm, Eastern). The series was based on the recently assassinated President John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage.

Overview

The series lasted for 26 episodes, each of which would feature a figure from American History who took a stand during a critical moment in the nation's history that was considered unpopular at the time. Seven of the eight Senators from Kennedy's book were profiled, with the exception being Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Among those who appeared in the anthology series include Edward Asner, Wendy Hiller, Leonard Nimoy, Whit Bissell, Michael Constantine, Walter Matthau, Carroll O'Connor, Tom Bosley, Brian Keith, Barbara Feldon, Dan O'Herlihy, Peter Lawford, Burgess Meredith, John Hoyt, Steve Ihnat, Joan Tompkins, Peggy McCay and Gloria Calomee.

Episode #	Original Airdate	Episode (main character)	Played by
1	November 8, 1964	Oscar W. Underwood	Sidney Blackmer
2	November 15, 1964	Mary S. McDowell	Rosemary Harris
3	November 29, 1964	Thomas Hart Benton	Brian Keith
4	December 6, 1964	Richard T. Ely	Dan O'Herlihy
5	December 13, 1964	Sam Houston	J. D. Cannon
6	December 20, 1964	John M. Slaton	Walter Matthau
7	December 27, 1964	John Adams	David McCallum
8	January 3, 1965	Robert A. Taft	Lee Tracy
9	January 10, 1965	Anne Hutchinson	Wendy Hiller
10	January 17, 1965	Alexander William Doniphan	Peter Lawford
11	January 24, 1965	John Peter Altgeld	Burgess Meredith
12	January 31, 1965	Frederick Douglass	Robert Hooks
13	February 7, 1965	Daniel Webster	Martin Gabel
14	February 14, 1965	Woodrow Wilson	Whit Bissell
15	February 21, 1965	Prudence Crandall	Janice Rule
16	February 28, 1965	Andrew Johnson	Walter Matthau
17	March 7, 1965	Hamilton Fish	Henry Jones
18	March 14, 1965	Charles Evans Hughes	Kent Smith
19	March 21, 1965	Edmund G. Ross	Bradford Dillman
20	March 28, 1965	George W. Norris	Tom Bosley
21	April 4, 1965	Grover Cleveland	Carroll O'Connor
22	April 11, 1965	John Quincy Adams	Douglas Campbell
23	April 18, 1965	John Marshall	Gary Merrill
24	April 25, 1965	Benjamin Barr Lindsey	George Grizzard
25	May 2, 1965	George Mason	Laurence Naismith
26	May 9, 1965	Thomas Corwin	George Rose

The series won two awards; a Peabody Award for Robert Saudek and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television.^[1]

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