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The Name of the Game
7.0 13
3 seasons
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
Seasons
Cast

Susan Saint James
Peggy Maxwell

Gene Barry
Glenn Howard

Robert Stack
Dan Farrell

Anthony Franciosa
Jeff Dillon

Ben Murphy
Joe Sample, Joseph Sample

Cliff Potts
Andy Hill

Mark Miller
Ross Craig, Luther Storm, Nate Pearson

Anne Baxter
Louise Harris, Magda Blaine, Magda Blain, Betty-Jean Currier
C
Carla Borelli
Holly, Priscilla, Lisa Bertelli

George Murdock
Dave, Joe Ames, George Bertrand

Suzanne Pleshette
Geneva Rogers, , Amy Averlin

Broderick Crawford
Bianchi, Wolf Lang, Harry Ricco

Darren McGavin
Sam Hardy, Jesse Gil McCray, Eddie Gannon

Barry Sullivan
Creston Collins, Dane Bigelow

Clu Gulager
Bill Danziger, Rex Dakota, Steve Heywood

Keenan Wynn
Joe Williams, Ed Wallaby, Lester

Bernie Hamilton
Jason, Doc Cullen

Jack Klugman
Captain Garrig, Art Trager, Frank Dovnik

James McEachin
Jackson, Stuart, Henderson
C
Charles Brewer
Donald, Derek Rawlins, Lt. Packer

Ricardo Montalban
Bernard Torres,

Jeff Morrow
Malcolm Parks, Dr. Wallace

Ivan Dixon
Conway Walker, John X. Lee

Jason Wingreen
District Attorney Hammond, Hammond

Steve Ihnat
Captain Oliver, Ralph Hoak

Vera Miles
Marisa Cummings, Tracy Cannon

Larry Storch
James Kelso, Norman Turley

Paul Fix
Old Bob, Judge O'Connor

Dane Clark
Bill Oliver, Brian Smith

Tisha Sterling
Niobe Redsmith, Alice Ward

Jack Carter
Ernie Cori, Bill Crail

Stephen McNally
Ed Brock, Albert Lang

Estelle Winwood
Hester Collins, Henrietta Tate

Whit Bissell
Wainwright, Donald Merrick

Sidney Blackmer
Clarence Dunhill, Roman Stepanak

Jay C. Flippen
Zack Witten, Grover

Van Johnson
Jack Newell, Sullivan

Sharon Farrell
Sandrelle, Jesse Boone

William Windom
D.W., Charlie Ross

Ed Asner
Vince Leonard, Cesare Marino

Jack Kelly
Creighton Howell, Frank Fowler

David Opatoshu
Anartha, Arthur Serokin

Peter Mark Richman
Latimer, Robert Coates

Steve Forrest
Walter Royce, A.J. Ward

Anne Francis
Marsha Ryman, Carol Sherman

Roddy McDowall
Early McCorley, Philip Saxon

William Shatner
Ronald Payden, Peter

Henry Jones
George, Mr. McKim

John Kerr
Stuart Clark, Billy Keaton

Jessica Walter
Linda Ramsey, Rita Mason / Allie Chambers

Shelly Novack
Mike Wojcik, Russ Dickson

Arch Johnson
Harry Murdock, Sergeant Cook

David Sheiner
Colonel Bandar, Lieutenant Martinez

Pete Duel
Ted Sands, Andrei Chernin

Dina Merrill
Nancy Devlin, Maggie Payden

Percy Rodriguez
Reston, Paul Reston

Pernell Roberts
Ernie Subich, Hank

Matt Clark
Frankie, Harris

Anna Navarro
Madame Bandar, Amelia

Charles Drake
Tom Laraby, Jonathan Galley

William Smithers
Dave Martin
L
Len Wayland
Officer, Priest

Norm Crosby
Norm Crosby

Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx

Brenda Scott
Suzie Murdock, Angela Dean

Robert Culp
Paul Tyler

Richard Kiley
Dr. Judson Strode, Arlen McKittrick
R
Ray Ballard
Photographer, Shelly

Robert Wagner
Nick Freitas, David Corey

Leslie Nielsen

Leon Ames

Luther Adler

Alex Dreier

Mercedes McCambridge

Charles Aidman
Garth Dryden

Lucy Saroyan

Monte Markham

Larry Hagman

JoAnna Cameron
Carole Crown

Peter Falk
Lewis Corbett

Orson Welles
Narrator

Robert Webber
William McKendricks

Claudine Longet
Lianne Jevret

Jeanne Crain
Mrs. McKendricks

John Payne
Russ (FBI Agent)

Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mira Retzyk

Joan Hackett
Jean Thorndyke

Ruth Roman
Bea Decker

Joseph Campanella
Charles Thorndyke

Victor Jory
Victor Foss

Burl Ives
Arthur Jellicoe

Dana Elcar
Hood

Bradford Dillman
Earl Keith

Paul Mantee
Father Minetti

Lois Nettleton
Ruth Prochek

Laraine Day
Grace Jellicoe

Alan Oppenheimer
Harvey

John Saxon
Peter Max

Nina Foch
Angela Morgan

Paul Lukas
Baron Vincennes

Robert Loggia
Arnold

Don Gordon
Art Panadero

Senta Berger
Mariette Bern

Martin Balsam
Herb Witmer

Noah Keen
Bob Miley

Troy Donahue
Norman Hoak

Julie Sommars
Barbara Ellis

John Agar
Bert Walker

Laraine Stephens
Lorraine Farrell

Josephine Hutchinson
Millie Farrell

Cloris Leachman
Vera Walker

Shannon Farnon
Phyllis Hoak

Victoria Paige Meyerink
Nancy Farrell

Kevin McCarthy
Carter Haines

Geraldine Brooks
Evelyn Smith
J
John van Dreelen
Deist

Juliet Prowse
Aja Fowler

Gary Collins
Sheriff Beal

Gypsy Rose Lee
Rosetta Stewart

Simon Scott
Harbald

Ed Begley
Gabe Sobel

Kathie Browne
Vicky

Cesare Danova
Alfieri

Louis Jourdan
Mario Lompardi

Harvey Lembeck
Jack Stephens

Dana Wynter
Countess Lompardi

Robert Young
Herman Allison

Ralph Meeker
Senator Goddard

Glenda Farrell
Woman

Farley Granger
Hoagland Walters

Sean Garrison
Buck Hambleton

Lloyd Bochner
Tom Ramsey

Martha Hyer
Billie Ramsey

Ken Renard
William

Adrienne Marden
Judge Davidson

Lloyd Kino
Coroner

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Emilio Fazio

Bethel Leslie
Miss Haggblad

Susan Oliver
Tatiana Czaleynokis

Boris Karloff
Mikhail Orlov

Richard Jaeckel
Malchek

Louise Sorel
Marie Fazio

Lilia Skala
Madame Orlov

June Allyson
Joanne Robins

Scott Brady
Marty Lench

Kevin Coughlin
Sonny

Veronica Cartwright
Nancy Robins

Ed Peck
Charles Stein

Raymond St. Jacques
Ross Cutler

Herb Jeffries
W.B. Keys

Abbey Lincoln
Claudia Lee

D'Urville Martin
Carlton

Albert Popwell
Chagga

Susan Strasberg
Cheryl Bridges

Andrew Prine
Jigger
N
Nancy Ames
Louise Hahn

Don Stroud
Lincoln Bridges

Mel Tormé
Mort Binder

Harry Dean Stanton
Joe Joe

Richard Van Vleet
Hal Martin

Clive Clerk
Tino Torres

Harry Guardino
Raul Oliva

Simon Oakland
Luis Fierro

Robert Lansing
Fred Martin

Ann Blyth
Kay Martin

Nancy Kovack
Linda Mathews

Fritz Weaver
Walter Scharz

Gia Scala
Renata Marino

Ray Danton
Pietro Bertelli

Gene Evans
Ernest Maxwell

Richard Webb
Warren Travis
L
Larry D. Mann
Max Korbell

Jordan Christopher
Bruce Roxton

Bo Svenson
G.B. Mosbie

Jackie DeShannon
Leora

Grace Lee Whitney
Suzette

Donald Sutherland
Jerry Trevor

Paul Winfield
Barada

Robert Goulet
Claude Evenhauer

Carol Lawrence
Janice Ridgely

David Brian
Elton Wakefield

Harold J. Stone
Harry Mudd
P
Pierre Jalbert
Dr. Nieves

Brandon De Wilde
Bobby Currier

Julie Harris
Verna Ward

Lonny Chapman
Ralph Currier

Stanley Adams
Mr. Stephens

Burr DeBenning
Harry Ward

Anne Helm
Maria Ward

Edmond O'Brien
John Bergman

Edward Andrews
Milton Spencer

Severn Darden
Cameron

Felice Orlandi
Angelito Fidel

Paul Stewart
Dr. Rubias

Louise Latham
Helen Bigelow
R
Regis Cordic
Chairman Walt
M
Michael C. Gwynne
Dr. Parker
G
Gloria Manon
Dr. Arnold

Stuart Nisbet
Dr. Simmons

Geoffrey Lewis
Bates

Joan Crawford
Committee Member (uncredited)

Shirley Jones
Jackie Harding

Roscoe Lee Browne
Wamumba
A
Alan Caillou
Graham

Ossie Davis
Kubani
J
Jonathan Hole
Victor Masters
C
Craig Huebing
Russo

Janet MacLachlan
Nicole

John Marley
Frank Chaney
F
Frank Marth
Carl Lund

Barry Nelson
Frank Sandler

Arthur O'Connell
Charlie Sherwin

Lorraine Gary
Carla Frazier

Jack Hogan
Richter

Honor Blackman
Bethany Cromwell

Maurice Evans
Harold Wyler

Brian Bedford
Anthony Malcolm

Murray Matheson
Dave Rogers

Anthony Caruso
Eddie Clark

Eric Christmas
Alfred Crammidge

Lester Matthews
Winston More

Patrick O'Moore
Lord Lansdale
R
Richard Peel
Martin Ross

Nigel Davenport
David Windom
P
Peter Davies
Stephen Grey

Laurence Naismith
Reddington

James Robertson Justice
Fitzwilliam

Janice Rule
Madeline Grey

Michael Anderson Jr.
Bobby

Norman Fell
Winston Polk

Russ Tamblyn
John Earl

Sal Mineo
Sheldon

George O'Hanlon
Manager

Michele Carey
Evelyn Trager

Denny Miller
Bill Beauregard

Coleen Gray
Sylvia Trager

Charles Boyer
Henri Jarnoux

Vernon Dobtcheff
Dedushko

Craig Stevens
Lang Roberts

Davey Davison
Julie Witten

Dorothy Lamour
Stella Fisher

Rafael Campos
Quito Mendares

James Whitmore
Harry Roarke

Strother Martin
Nanyface

Marsha Hunt
Claudia Loring
M
Michael Larrain
Greg Roarke

Jan Sterling
Elsa Roarke

Dennis Weaver
Walter Grayson

Szabó Sándor
Professor Zorkin

Diane Baker
Elaine Brennan

Phyllis Kirk
Edith

Karen Black
Monica Garrison

Sue Ane Langdon
Harriet

Sandra Gould
Bonnie

Hal Holbrook
John Adrian

Diana Hyland
Lisa Adrian

Joanna Barnes
Ardith Williams

Robert DoQui
Ollie O'Neill

Ron Hayes
James Wynn

Ida Lupino
Monique Madison

Roy Jenson
Dillon's Interrogator

Jill Townsend
Jackie Buchanan

Jill St. John
Michelle Howell

Kaz Garas
Sheriff Finnegan

Rod Cameron
Esau Billings

John Colicos
Rafael

William Conrad
Arnold Wexler

John Ireland
Mel Wexler

Gene Raymond
Senator Reeland

Barbara Werle
Roberta

Antoinette Bower
Katherine Benning

Barry Atwater
Sheriff Lucas

Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Carl Rodenski

Ina Balin
Thalia

Nico Minardos
Nikos

Tim O'Connor
Callahan

Celeste Holm
Irene Comdon

Herbert Anderson
Roger Dall

Lee Meriwether
Bridget

Hazel Court
Miss Playfair
M
Michael Walker
Mark

Yvonne De Carlo
Mrs. Levene

Rudy Vallee
Myron Lesser

Edward Everett Horton
Philip Armistead

Irene Tsu
Miss Takashima

Michael Ansara
Ben Kaliman

Warren Stevens
Charles Lawrence

H.M. Wynant
Colonel Mara

Gloria Grahame
Madame Noh

Robert Carricart
Colonel Kraton

David Carradine
Jason Blake

Tom Bosley
Charlie Reid

Lee Grant
Edwina Booker

Jacqueline deWit
Mattie

Yaphet Kotto
Wyman Jackson

Nehemiah Persoff
Ambassador

Albert Paulsen
Benitez

Hermione Gingold
Vivian Forsyte

Arthur Hill
Gerald Brighton

Michael Callan
Tommy Crail

Charlie Picerni
Parker

Gavin MacLeod
Lewie Franklin

Ann Prentiss
Leona

Pamela Franklin
Jenny Wilde

Carolyn Jones
Lydia Mulholland

Robert Lipton
Billy Wizard
C
Charles Seel
Bellhop

Peter Brocco
Man

Don Keefer
Chaplain

O. J. Simpson
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)

Diana Muldaur
Terry Lanson

Ed Flanders
Lazlo Subich

James B. Sikking
Police Lieutenant
J
James Stuart Duffy
Robbie Grogin

Joan Blondell
Miss Wall

Jan Murray
Doc Haller

Bobby Troup
Slip Sherman

Burt Brinckerhoff
Philip McKenna

Madeleine Sherwood
Myra Louden

Woodrow Parfrey
Dr. Felix Louden

Warren Oates
Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford

Albert Salmi
Luke Halloran / Warren
G
George Sawaya
Harv Miller

David Wayne
Emory Ward

Robert Emhardt
Creighton

Tom Ewell
District Attorney Simpson

William Lucking
Gruber

Geraldine Page
Sister Lucia

Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Witherton

Michael Constantine
Jay Johnson

Warren Berlinger
Jimmy Crowder

Jonathan Goldsmith
Frank Monroe

Tristram Coffin
General

Mark Russell
Soldier (uncredited)

Rossano Brazzi
Karim Lazanos

Hari Rhodes
Captain Adzuwe

Georg Stanford Brown
Kajid

Allison McKay
Mrs. Rosen

Frank Aletter
Bruks Meecham

Rosemary Forsyth
Jean Ulster
P
Paul Sorensen
Jake

Connie Sawyer
Mable

Don Ross
Jack Lawrence

John Dennis
Bartender

Geoffrey Deuel
Zemmo

Robert Foulk
Sheriff

Marianna Hill
Tracy

Jim Hutton
Mike
E
Ellen Geer
Sally Henderson

Norman Leavitt
Mr. Venables

Pat Crowley
Christy Landon

Chuck Connors
Governor Brill

Phillip Pine
Mavis

Warren J. Kemmerling
Ron Alger

Robert Karnes
Dick Nelson

Gabriel Dell
Rocco Amato

Joe De Santis
Don Ignazio

Brenda Vaccaro
Gemma

Than Wyenn
Don Vito
M
Marco López
Reporter (uncredited)
F
Frank Farmer
Marty Berg

Howard Duff
Wally Cook

Rachel Ames
Mrs. Bailey

Edward Binns
Dan Borden

Jackie Coogan
Connie Hart

Joe Flynn
Stu

Priscilla Pointer
Miss Dalton

Johnny Silver
Johnson

Angel Tompkins
Vickie Ward
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