The Dick Powell Show

Overview

The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.

Series details

First air date

1961

Last air date

1963

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

60

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Talk

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

NBC

Production

Four Stars Productions

Cast

Dick Powell

Self - Host

William Shatner

Eric Tegman

Paul Richards

Devery Shay

Robert Vaughn

A. Dunster Lowell

Eli Wallach

Manny Jacobs

Yvonne Craig

'Mary'