Thriller (1960)
Thriller (1960)
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
Where to Watch.

Currently Thriller is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: The Roku Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Maxwell Shane
Producer / Director

Fletcher Markle
Producer / Director

Richard Peel
Charlie

Lillian O'Malley
Concertina player

John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

George Patrick
Art Direction

Lionel Lindon
Cinematography

Herschel Daugherty
Director

John Brahm
Director

Ida Lupino
Director

Jules Munshin
Director

Douglas Heyes
Director / Writer

Arthur Hiller
Director

Mitchell Leisen
Director

Ted Post
Director

Gerald Mayer
Director

Paul Henreid
Director

László Benedek
Director

Ray Milland
Director

Robert Florey
Director

John English
Director

Danny B. Landres
Editor

William Frye
Producer

Douglas Benton
Associate Producer

Morton Stevens
Music

Donald S. Sanford
Writer

Robert Bloch
Writer

Robert Hardy Andrews
Writer

James P. Cavanagh
Writer

John Kneubuhl
Teleplay

Robert E. Howard
Short Story

George Bellak
Writer

Charles Beaumont
Writer

Philip MacDonald
Writer

Richard Matheson
Writer

Robert Dozier
Writer

Esther Dale
Ellen the Maid

Yuki Shimoda
Koto

Kenneth Haigh
Detective Insp. Harry Roberts

Jester Hairston
Papa Benjamin

Marlo Thomas
Susan Baker

Dianne Foster
Judy Patterson

Dan Tobin
Ray

Sam Edwards
Charles Larrimore

Frank Overton
Bart Hattering

Adele Mara
Lydia Adler

Luciana Paluzzi
Madalena

Richard Chamberlain
Larry Carter

Mort Sahl
Sam Lynch

Clancy Cooper
Chief Constable

Macdonald Carey
Hector Vane

Rip Torn
Duncan Corey

Jay C. Flippen
Harry Gans

Judson Pratt
Lt. Bill Gordon

Hardie Albright
Willet Goodfield

Richard Kiel
Master Styx

Susan Oliver
Edith Landers

John Craven
Dr. Hilton

Alan Carney
Burgin

Herbert Rudley
Max Quinke

Philip Carey
Darryl Hudson

Donald Woods
Dr. John Carmody

Brandon De Wilde
Timothy Branner

Henry Silva
Toby Wolfe

Doro Merande
Melba Pennaroyd

Jo Van Fleet
Mrs. Cissy Hawk

Oskar Homolka
Pierre Jacquelin

Tom Poston
Charlie Denham

Natalie Schafer
Beatrice Graves

Ursula Andress
Luana

Alberta Nelson
Marie Browning

Martita Hunt
Celia Sommerville

Norma Crane
Nell Le Jean ('Welcome Home')

Gina Gillespie
Priscilla

Ann Todd
Sylvia Lawrence

Leo G. Carroll
Major Downey

Dick York
Fred Bancroft

Jackie Joseph
Miss Martin ('Goodbye, Dr. Bliss')

Robert Douglas
Antony Hugh Swinburne

Edward Platt
James Weeks

Patricia Breslin
Dinah Duffay

Pippa Scott
Marcia Elizabeth Hunter

Nancy Kelly
Janet Willsom

Reta Shaw
Celia Hooper Somers

Jack Carson
Burt Lewis

Jeanne Bal
Judy Wilson

Ray Teal
Sheriff Wiley

Boris Karloff
Self - Host / Self - Host / Clayton Mace / Dr. Thorne / Pop Jenkins / Col. Jackson Beauregard Finchess / Doktor Konrad M...

Torin Thatcher
Jeremy Teal

Guy Rolfe
Vladimir Vicek

George Macready
Mr. Smith

Bert Remsen
First Detective

Beverly Garland
Ruth Kenton

Larry Blyden
Ralphie Teal

Sue Ane Langdon
Queenie de Lyte

Russ Conway
Lt. Boutaric

Al Ruscio
Allah El Kazim

Roberto Contreras
2nd Guerrilla

Natalie Trundy
Lily Hanson

Rhodes Reason
Anthony Page

John Marley
Dr. Tony Romano

Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Kilburn

Whitney Blake
Jane Kimball

Seymour Green
Sir John Herbert

Stuart Erwin
Uncle Florian

Jack Mullaney
Fred Forrest

Judith Evelyn
Mildred Adler Beaumont

Martin Kosleck
Col. Andre Bertroux

Bruce Dern
Johnny Norton

David McLean
Ben T. Willsom

Adam Williams
Hymie Kralik

John Qualen
Streetcar Conductor

Fifi D'Orsay
Toinette

Rosemary Murphy
Lavinia Sills / Alice Quimby

Ned Glass
Vince Fennaday

Beverly Washburn
Lollie Harrod

Estelle Winwood
Aunt Emily Finchess ('Welcome Home')

Elizabeth Montgomery
Rosamond Denham

Carl Benton Reid
Dr. Marcus Graham

Robin Hughes
Collins ('A Terribly Strange Bed')

Crahan Denton
Sheriff Buckner

Vito Scotti
Buddy Welsh

Otto Kruger
Bert Farrington

Phil Arnold
Curly

Berry Kroeger
Paul Mowry

John Banner
Prof. Martin Vander Hoven

Gary Clarke
Arthur Smith

Angela Greene
Mrs. Carlisle

Argentina Brunetti
Anna Romano

Larry Pennell
Larry Weeks

Sue Randall
Kay Salisbury

Ross Elliott
Charles Merriweather

Charles McGraw
Sheriff Cliff Wrights

Barry Gordon
'Slip-Slip'

Ramon Novarro
Maestro Giuliano

John Emery
The Pawnbroker

Cloris Leachman
Beatrice Stafford

John Mitchum
Policeman

Cynthia Pepper
Receptionist

Richard Carlson
Guy Guthrie / Director

Russell Johnson
Adam Talmadge

Henry Corden
Detective Sid Benajain

John Ireland
Eddie Wilson

Virginia Christine
Marge

Joe Maross
Ray Kenton

Sidney Blackmer
Edward Stapleton

James Westerfield
Al Matthews

Gregory Gaye
The President

Robert Ellenstein
Dr. Brauner

Gale Robbins
Mary Jerold

Jim Bannon
The Police Lieutenant

Frieda Inescort
De Chantenay's Mother

William Schallert
Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')

Edgar Buchanan
Doc O'Connor

Phyllis Thaxter
Ursula Sommerville

John Fiedler
Herbert Bleake

Richard Long
Dick Farrington

Edmon Ryan
Capt. Pete Jago

Mary Grace Canfield
Ally Rose / Celia Perry

Reginald Owen
The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')

Charles Aidman
George Mikos / Jerry Welch

Ron Ely
Lt. Mike Hudson

Virginia Gregg
Edna Leggett

Howard Morris
Myron Sills / Dr. Wilfred Bliss

Robert Middleton
Ohrback / Monsieur de Paris

Abraham Sofaer
Gus Kostopulos / Nicolai

Robert Lansing
Lieutenant Brian Rome

Scott Marlowe
Julian Boucher

George Mitchell
Doc Mulloy / Sheriff Pete Browning

Richard Anderson
Oliver Judson

Donna Douglas
Laura Bellman

Burt Mustin
The Redcap

Robert Vaughn
Dr. Frank Cordell

Hayden Rorke
Dr. Frank

Paddi Edwards
The Nurse

Robert Colbert
Capt. Bartolomeo Antonio Fernandez

Constance Ford
Connie Walworth / Louise Jenkins

Billy Barty
Sam

Jon Lormer
Undetermined Role (credit only)

Stanley Adams
Mr. Schwenk

Frank Silvera
Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman

Parley Baer
Fisherman on Mountain

James Gregory
Howard Yates

Robert H. Harris
Jerry Roberts

K.T. Stevens
Virginia Grant / Olive Guthrie

Glenn Strange
Indian (scenes deleted)

Tom Nolan
Rennie Harrod / Hank Hattering

Victor Sen Yung
Bartender

Paul Hartman
Uncle Gregory Stafford

Elizabeth Allen
Liz Talmadge / Dorothy Lyndon

Willis Bouchey
Lt. Farnham

Werner Klemperer
Mr. Clark

Hal Baylor
Pete Gogan

Robert Webber
Arthur Henshaw

Patricia Medina
Nadja / Victorine Lafourcade

Lloyd Bochner
Prof. Harry Langham

Lillian Bronson
Adelaide Leggett

George Kennedy
John Paterson

Jack Lambert
Lem Carta

Philip Ober
Elmer Hooper

Philip Bourneuf
Dr. Weatherbee

Ruth Warren
Mrs. Rooney

John Williams
Sir Guy

Antoinette Bower
Sheila Corbett / Annette Jacquelin

Danielle De Metz
Babette Lamont

Kasey Rogers
Anthea Jason

Jack Weston
Edward Dean / Maurice Reynard

Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Elser

Bethel Leslie
Gale Hattering / Ann Merriweather

Kathleen Crowley
Dr. Lois Walker

Kevin Hagen
Sgt. Spivak / Arno Lunt

Milton Parsons
Butler

Denver Pyle
Ortho Wheeler

William Windom
Lou Walters

Diana Millay
Ellen McKinstry

Mary Astor
Rose French

James Seay
Herb Innes

Peter Leeds
Larry (uncredited)

Sean McClory
Sean O'Danagh / Patrick Galt

Shepperd Strudwick
Douglas Kilburn

Jeanne Cooper
Ethel Bankstrom

Irene Hervey
Mrs. Edith Pettit

William Allyn
Randy Hagen

Guy Mitchell
Detective Hazlett

John Carradine
Jed Carta / Jason Longfellow

Anthony Caruso
Johnny Longo

Joe De Santis
Col. Sangriento

Frank De Kova
Lieutenant Vincoli

John Newland
Robertson Moffat (uncredited) / Ellis Corbett / Director

Oscar Beregi Jr.
Rev. Burkhardt

Warren Oates
Hugo Wheeler / Benny

Jody Fair
Helen Weeks

Alejandro Rey
Tonio Bellini / Robert Lamont

Howard Freeman
Jared Leggett

Maurice Dallimore
Bokor / George Griffith

Michael Pate
Shanner ('The Mask of Medusa')

Clegg Hoyt
Kyle

Gil Perkins
Mechanic / Eddie

Marion Ross
Kay Forrest

Vladimir Sokoloff
Papa Glockstein / The Janitor

Jocelyn Brando
Myrtle Hooper / Emma Snyder

James Griffith
Victor Harrod / Ed Brandies

Will Wright
Constable Tom Walker

Tommy Farrell
The Messenger

Jane Greer
Ann Moffat

Jack Livesey
Haley Dalloway

Chubby Johnson
Charlie Pringle

Frank Albertson
Charles Salisbury

George Grizzard
Merle Jenkins

Anne Seymour
Aunt Hortense Stafford

Audrey Dalton
Norine Burton / Nesta Roberts / Meg O'Danagh Wheeler

Alan Napier
Lawyer Ridgewater / Constable Evans / Attorney Pinchot

Hazel Court
Leonie Vicek

Grandon Rhodes
Judge Pfluger

Edgar Dearing
The Police Sergeant

Everett Sloane
Lou Adams

Alan Caillou
Roscoe Burton / Sir Wilfred / Police Superintendent / Writer

Rachel Ames
Betty Follett

Booth Colman
Lieutenant Bailey

Steve Brodie
Sgt. George Dumont

John Anderson
Jacob Grant

Terence de Marney
Uncle Julian ('The Extra Passenger') / Amos Wilder

Alan Baxter
Sheriff Phil Archer / Sergeant Dane

John Abbott
Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa')

Iphigenie Castiglioni
Madame Roberti

Walter Reed
Police Sgt. Burke

John van Dreelen
Joel Stone

Mala Powers
Consuelo De La Varra

Dayton Lummis
Millard Braystone / Clarence Kramer

Robert Osterloh
Capt. Greer

William Shatner
Gil Thrasher / Paul Graves

Peter Brocco
Major Domo ('A Terribly Strange Bed') / Prof. Thibault / The Assistant Director / Padre Herrera

Mildred Dunnock
Miriam Olcott

Harry Bartell
Mr. Dalquiss

Eduardo Ciannelli
Inspector Le Boude / Gen. De La Varra

Edward Binns
Lt. Giddeon

Mona Freeman
Sylvia Walsh

Nan Leslie
Midge Lewis

Delores Wells
Flo

Pepe Hern
Lt. Contreras

William Phipps
Harry Laxer

Richard Lupino
Simon ('The Extra Passenger')

Ellen Corby
Mrs. Peele

Edward Andrews
Frank Logan / Miles Tundifer / Maynard Thispin

Jeanette Nolan
Granny Harrod / La Strega

Howard McNear
Jack Passasstroy

Noel Drayton
Superintendent ('The Mask of Medusa')

Lane Bradford
Boles

Ronald Howard
Robert Penrose / Dr. Edward Stone / Martin Gresham

June Kenney
The Girl

Myrna Fahey
Alice Page

Henry Jones
Carl Somers / Erik Borg

Bart Patton
Joe

Harry Ellerbe
Walter Devon

Fay Bainter
Geraldine Redfern

Conrad Nagel
Mayor Walker Wylie

Ken Renard
Jacob Blunt

David Whorf
Johnny Banner

Guy Wilkerson
Howard

Ottola Nesmith
The Zuvembie, Eula Lee Blassenville

Bernard Fein
I.L. Gluckman / Stage Manager / Lester Clyne

Victor Buono
Dr. Van de Velde / Carolik

Sandy Kenyon
Mason

Vaughn Taylor
Uncle Philip Landers / Pontifex Tundifer

Louis Mercier
Monsieur Armand / The Wall Guard

Henry Daniell
Squire Moloch / Dirk Van Prinn / Count Alexander Cagliostro / Pierre Radin / Vicar John Weatherford

Reggie Nalder
Andrew Bentley / Gafke

Ed Nelson
Brundage / Charlie / Tom Ellison / Daniel Le Jean

Paul Newlan
Paul Hawkins / Sgt. Bernstein / Sheriff Tom Ulysses Willetts / Joe Henshaw

Richard Reeves
Truck Driver (uncredited) / Truck Driver / Patrolman

Walter Burke
Croxton / Lucas

Doris Lloyd
Landlady / Mother Evans / Dame Alice / Mrs. Edith Pringle

Linda Watkins
Maggie Henshaw / Arabella Foote / Sylvia Slattery

Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Snyder / Sherry Smith

Clem Bevans
The Old Gaffer / Obed

Lin McCarthy
Frank Clyde / Peter Duncan

Joyce Bulifant
Jinny Wells

Jack Gordon
Arab (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Sgt. Hannigan

Fred Sherman
Doctor

J. Pat O'Malley
The Morgue Attendant / First Pub Patron / Street Singer

Hal Taggart
Spectator at Inquest (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti
The Old Man

Ron Harper
Younger Thug

Sol Gorss
George Adams

Eddie Hice
Barfly (uncredited)

Stuart Randall
Sgt. Crowell

Stuffy Singer
Art Brinkerhoff

Olive Sturgess
Evie Bishop

Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)

Michael St. Clair
Road Workman

Dorothy Neumann
Ruthie Carta

Andrew Prine
Young Lou (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley
The Butler

Sam Gilman
Police Lieutenant
Media.



Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1960
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes67
Running Time50m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
anthology
Scripted
supernatural
possession
swamp
revenge
old dark house
somber
parapsychology
magick
ghostly hauntings
weird tales
curses
Wiki.
Thriller (also known as Boris Karloff's Thriller and Boris Karloff Presents) is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers.
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