Dr. Kildare (1961)
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Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Stafford Repp
Eddie Boykin
Peggy Rea
Dorothy Gitner / Nurse Helen O'Hara / Nurse Carrie
Edgar Buchanan
Steve Devitt / Judge Wilfred Manning
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Harry Nelson
Sidney Blackmer
Dr. Andrew Bennett / Dr. Carleton Lantzinge
Dan O'Herlihy
Mark Sloan / Mark Addison / Dr. Phillip Downey / John Patrick McHenry
John Anderson
Vernon Hackett
Mario Alcalde
Luis Nieves
Bill Quinn
Instructor / Mr. O'Connor
George Kennedy
Joe Cramer / Sergeant Hensley
Norman Fell
Arnold Vitnack / Dr. Keith Mayes
Edward Binns
Peter De Gravio / Ben Laney
Paulene Myers
X-Ray Technician / Dr. Jean Sackley / Technician
Martin Balsam
Dr. Milton Orloff / Dr. Carl Noyes / Benny Orloff / Ned Lacey
Joyce Bulifant
Judy Cannon
Chris Hughes
Jerry Tucker
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Dr. Kildare is an NBC medical drama television series which originally ran from September 28, 1961, until August 30, 1966, for a total of 191 episodes over five seasons. Produced by MGM Television, it was based on fictional doctor characters originally created by author Max Brand in the 1930s and previously used by MGM in a popular film series and radio drama. The TV series quickly achieved success and made a star of Richard Chamberlain, who played the title role. Dr. Kildare (along with an ABC medical drama, Ben Casey, which premiered at the same time) inspired or influenced many later TV shows dealing with the medical field. Dr. Kildare aired on NBC affiliate stations on Thursday nights at 8:30–9:30 p.m. until September 1965, when the timeslot was changed to Monday and Tuesday nights at 8:30–9:00 p.m. through the end of the show's run.