The Lieutenant (1963)

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired on NBC on Saturday evenings in the 1963–1964 television schedule. It was produced by Arena Productions, one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most successful in-house production companies of the 1960s. Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike. The series was released on DVD in two half-season sets by the Warner Archive Collection on August 14, 2012.

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Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
as Lt. William 'Bill' Rice
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
as Captain Ray Rambridge
Harold Gould
Harold Gould
as Lt. Col. Raleigh Wade
James Gregory
James Gregory
as
John Milford
John Milford
as Sgt. Ben Kagey
Henry Beckman
Henry Beckman
as as Major Al Barker
Christopher Connelly
Christopher Connelly
as
Sandra Grant
Sandra Grant
as Margo as
Yale Summers
Yale Summers
as Lt. Barry Everest
Mario Roccuzzo
Mario Roccuzzo
as Jeep Driver as Pvt. Brian Barducci
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
as Lt. Col. Clinton Hiland as Col. Clinton Hiland
Greg Morris
Greg Morris
as Crew Chief as Sgt. Perc Linden
Steve Franken
Steve Franken
as Sampan as Lt. Sam Panosian
Pat Priest
Pat Priest
as Waitress as Diane
Bobo Lewis
Bobo Lewis
as
Neville Brand
Neville Brand
as
Ed Asner
Ed Asner
as
David White
David White
as
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
as Sergeant Baker
Michael M. Ryan
Michael M. Ryan
as
Kathryn Hays
Kathryn Hays
as
Richard Rust
Richard Rust
as
John Marley
John Marley
as
Anne Helm
Anne Helm
as
Pat Crowley
Pat Crowley
as
Sharon Farrell
Sharon Farrell
as Pam Canford
John Beal
John Beal
as
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
as
Lew Gallo
Lew Gallo
as
Don Marshall
Don Marshall
as Pvt. Ernest Cameron
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
as
Chad Everett
Chad Everett
as
John Zaremba
John Zaremba
as
Leslie Parrish
Leslie Parrish
as
James Shigeta
James Shigeta
as
John Doucette
John Doucette
as Sgt. Clintock
Nita Talbot
Nita Talbot
as
Laura Devon
Laura Devon
as
Michael Strong
Michael Strong
as
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson
as
Joanna Moore
Joanna Moore
as
Ted Bessell
Ted Bessell
as
John Anderson
John Anderson
as
Bobby Diamond
Bobby Diamond
as
William Cort
William Cort
as
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
as
Kevin Hagen
Kevin Hagen
as
Joseph Campanella
Joseph Campanella
as
Leora Dana
Leora Dana
as
Paul Comi
Paul Comi
as
Tom Drake
Tom Drake
as
Jeremy Slate
Jeremy Slate
as Lt. Virgil Scott Boxer
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee
as
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Sgt. Karl Kasten
Peter Hansen
Peter Hansen
as
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
as
Louis Nye
Louis Nye
as
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
as
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
as
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner
as
Norman Fell
Norman Fell
as
James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan
as
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
as
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
as
Steven Marlo
Steven Marlo
as
Edward Faulkner
Edward Faulkner
as
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett
as Ruth Donaldson
Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert
as
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
as
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson
as
Larry Thor
Larry Thor
as
Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
as Admiral Terence Havener
Danny Lockin
Danny Lockin
as Bellhop
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols
as Norma Bartlett
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
as Sgt. Logan Holt
Madlyn Rhue
Madlyn Rhue
as Jackie Madian
John Hart
John Hart
as Capt. Adam Quincy
Rita Lynn
Rita Lynn
as Social Worker
James Drake
James Drake
as Intern
Fletcher Fist
Fletcher Fist
as M.P. Officer
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson
as Vera Delwyn
Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig
as Sgt. John Delwyn
Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart
as Observer at Rally (uncredited)
Sherry Jackson
Sherry Jackson
as Maggie Shea
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
as Taxi Driver
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as Mr. Coolidge
Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly
as Housekeeper
Tom Nardini
Tom Nardini
as 1st Private
George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon
as Jeweler
Eddie Carroll
Eddie Carroll
as Pvt. Z. Wesley Martin
Gary Pagett
Gary Pagett
as Pvt. Lester Baxter
Mike Minor
Mike Minor
as Radio Operator
Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes
as 1st Boy
Linda Evans
Linda Evans
as Nan Hiland
Susan Silo
Susan Silo
as Marie Eckles
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin
as Cpl. Merle Purveau
Ina Balin
Ina Balin
as Jan Everest
Barbara Bain
Barbara Bain
as Cissie Van Osten
Barbara Babcock
Barbara Babcock
as Doris Broxton
John Dennis
John Dennis
as Major
Bill Bixby
Bill Bixby
as Pvt. Stu Sallaway
Russell Thorson
Russell Thorson
as Mr. Sallaway
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross
as Elizabeth Sharp
Penny Santon
Penny Santon
as Mrs. Gorson
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann
as Alice Lanyard
Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine
as Lt. Gerald Allison
Marlyn Mason
Marlyn Mason
as Carol Jean Wandemeyer
Madge Blake
Madge Blake
as Millie Brinkerhoff
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
as Peter Bonney
Martine Bartlett
Martine Bartlett
as Stella Bonney
Russ Conway
Russ Conway
as Col. Curtis Morley
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
as Gregg Sanders
George Cisar
George Cisar
as Jerry Walters
Paul Burke
Paul Burke
as Capt. Kenneth Thomson
Lisabeth Hush
Lisabeth Hush
as Mrs. Thomson
Carmen Phillips
Carmen Phillips
as Lily
Tom Simcox
Tom Simcox
as Capt. Brett Parker
William O'Connell
William O'Connell
as Lt. (j.g.) Malcolm Wade
Nancy Rennick
Nancy Rennick
as L.t (j.g) Leslie Colton
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    A million miles from clary

  • 1x2

    Cool of the evening

  • 1x3

    The proud and the angry

  • 1x4

    Two-star giant

  • 1x5

    A very private affair

  • 1x6

    To take up serpents

  • 1x7

    A touching of hands

  • 1x8

    Captain thomson

  • 1x9

    Instant wedding

  • 1x10

    A troubled image

  • 1x11

    Fall from a white horse

  • 1x12

    Alert

  • 1x13

    The art of discipline

  • 1x14

    The alien

  • 1x15

    O'rourke

  • 1x16

    Gone the sun

  • 1x17

    Between music and laughter

  • 1x18

    Interlude

  • 1x19

    Capp's lady

  • 1x20

    Green water green flag

  • 1x21

    To set it right

  • 1x22

    In the highest tradition

  • 1x23

    Tour of duty

  • 1x24

    Lament for a dead goldbrick

  • 1x25

    Man with an edge

  • 1x26

    Operation: actress

  • 1x27

    Mother enemy

  • 1x28

    The war called peace

  • 1x29

    To kill a man

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