JEFFREY HUNTER'S NOTABLE TELEVISION APPEARANCES
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| 27 May 1953 |
"This Is Your Life" playing "Himself" in episode: "Hanna Bloch Kohner" |
18 October 1963 |
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Gabe Flanders" in episode: "Seven Miles of Bad Road" (episode #1.3)
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| 5 February 1955 |
"The George Gobel Show" playing "Himself"
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27 November 1964 |
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" playing "Barry Stinson" in episode: "Parties to the Crime" (episode #2.7)
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| 3 March 1955 |
"Climax!" playing "Wesley Jerome Penn" in episode: "South of the Sun" (episode #1.17)
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10 June 1965 |
"Kraft Suspense
Theater" playing "Fred Girard" in episode: "The Trains of Silence" (episode #2.28)
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| 30 May 1956 |
"Disneyland" playing "Himself" in episode: "Behind the Scenes with Fess
Parker" (episode #2.26)
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16 September 1965 |
"THE F.B.I." playing "Francis Jerome"
in episode: "The Monster" (episode # 1.1)
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| 30 May 1956 |
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour" playing "Dick Cannock" in episode: "The Empty Room" (episode #1.17) |
1966 |
"Star Trek" playing "Captain Christopher Pike" in the series' first pilot, "The Cage". In its original pilot form, this program did not air on TV until the late 1980's.
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| 12 December 1957 |
"Climax!" playing "Phil Aubry" in episode: "Hurricane Diane" (episode #4.10) |
25 April 1966 |
"The Legend of Jesse James" playing "Jeremy Thrallkill" in episode: "A Field of Wild Flowers" (episode #1.32)
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| 9 November 1958 |
"You Asked for It" playing "Himself" |
17 November 1966 |
"Star Trek" playing "Captain Christopher Pike" in episode: "The Menagerie: Part 1" (episode #1.11)
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| 19 November 1958 |
"Pursuit" playing "Lt. Aaron Gibbs" in episode: "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" |
24 November 1966 |
"Star Trek" playing "Captain Christopher Pike" in episode: "The Menagerie: Part 2" (episode #1.12)
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| 24 January 1960 |
"Our American Heritage" playing "John Charles Fremont" in episode: "Destiny, West!" |
1 December 1966 |
"Daniel Boone" playing "Roark Logan" in episode: "Requiem for Craw Green" (episode #3.11) |
| 7 May 1961 |
"Disneyland" playing "William A. Fuller" in episode: "Andrews' Raiders: Part 1"
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1966 |
"Journey Into Fear" playing Dr. Howard Graham. 1966-1967 NBC Pilot that didn't sell.
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| 14 May 1961 |
"Disneyland" playing "William A. Fuller" in episode: "Andrews' Raiders: Part 2"
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16 December 1966 |
"The Green Hornet" playing "Emmet Crown" in episode: "Freeway to Death" (episode #1.14) |
| 25 October 1961 |
"Checkmate" playing "Edward 'Jocko' Townsend" in episode: "Waiting for Jocko" (episode #2.4) |
15 February 1967 |
"The Monroes" playing "Ed Stanley" in episode: "Wild Bull" (episode #1.22) |
| 29 August 1962 |
"Here's Hollywood" playing "Himself"
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1 May 1968 |
"Insight" playing "James Smith" in episode: "Madam" |
| 27 September 1962 |
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" playing "Harold" in episode: "Don't Look Behind You" (episode #1.2) |
3 November 1968 |
"The F.B.I." playing "Ralph Gordon Stuart" in episode: "The Enemies" (episode #4.6) |
| 3 October 1962 |
"Death Valley Days" playing "Captain Walter Reed, M.D" in episode: "Suzie" (episode #11.3) |
1 January 1969 |
"Insight" playing "Ken" in episode: "The Poker Game" |
| 16 October 1962 |
"Combat!" playing "Sgt. John Dane" in episode: "Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd" (episode #1.3) |
18 January 1969 |
"Oh My Word" playing "Himself" |
| 19 September 1963 to 2 April 1964 |
"Temple Houston",
playing the title role. Aired for 26 episodes.
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15 May 2000 |
"E! Mysteries & Scandals" playing "Himself" (archive footage) in episode: "Jeffrey Hunter".
To view a brief video from this program, posted on the program editor's website: click
here,
scroll down until you see the heading "Mysteries & Scandals", then click on its
"Watch" link. |
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
(Himself; Episode: "Hanna Bloch Kohner") Jeff was the "decoy" on this
show; his friend Hanna thought that he was the special guest, unbeknownst
to him. As it turns out, she was the special guest, unbeknownst to
her!
Jeff's brief appearance at the beginning of the show can be viewed on the
Video Clips page. To view Hanna's life story in its entirety, click
here (link will take you to blip.tv).
CLIMAX!
(Wesley Jerome Penn; Episode: "South of the Sun") Based on the John D.
MacDonald novel "The Damned". No further plot details are
available for this episode. Co-starred Edward Arnold, Thomas Gomez, and
Margaret O'Brien.
CHECKMATE
(Edward 'Jocko' Townsend; Episode: "Waiting for Jocko") One
night, Jocko Townsend visits Carl Hyatt (Sebastian Cabot) with revenge on
his mind. Also co-starred "Checkmate" regulars Doug McClure and Anthony
George.
This program can be viewed in its entirety on the
Video Clips page.
THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR
(Harold; Episode: "Don't Look Behind You") Someone is attacking women in
a wooded area, in a small college town. Could one of the faculty members be the
attacker? Co-starred Vera Miles, Dick Sargent, and Alf Kjellin.
DEATH VALLEY DAYS
(Captain Walter Reed, M.D.; Episode: "Suzie") After saving an injured
half-breed child from the scene where her parents were killed by Indians, Capt.
Walter Reed, M.D., and his wife Emilie (Aneta Corsaut) take heroic measures to
protect the child, Suzie, from her maternal grandfather, an Indian chief whom
they believe wishes to kill her. Co-starred Lenice Heywood, Frank DeKova,
and Perry Cook.
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Rightmost Photo added on 1/27/2012 |
BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER
(Gabe Flanders; Episode: "Seven Miles of Bad Road") Here comes
trouble...in a small southern town, the sheriff (Neville Brand) learns that
his wife Fern (Eleanor Parker) is attracted to handsome Gabe Flanders, a
hitchhiker passing through town on his way to California. Also co-starred
James Anderson.
This program can be viewed in its entirety on the
Video Clips page.
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Leftmost photo added on 9/21/2011.
Rightmost Photo: On the set, with Bob Hope and Eleanor Parker |
(Barry Stinson; Episode: "Parties to the Crime") Sister
Margaret (Sally Kellerman) is a nun whose religious zeal blinds her to the
intentions of Stinson, an innocent-looking ex-convict planning to rob the
seminary post office. Nancy Kovack and Darren McGavin co-star.
This program can be viewed in its entirety on the
Video Clips page.
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Left: With Darren McGavin and Nancy Kovack.
Right: With Ms. Kovack |
KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATER
(Fred Girard; Episode: "The Trains of Silence") Jeff plays a businessman
who hopes to discuss a possible business venture with his wealthy old friend,
Wolfe Hastings (Lloyd Bochner);
however, he encounters a series of surprising and increasingly ominous obstacles
when he tries to visit Hastings. Tippi Hedren and Warren Stevens co-star.
This program can be viewed in its entirety on the
Video Clips page.
THE F.B.I.
(Francis Jerome; Episode: "The Monster") In this episode, the first episode of "The F.B.I." ever aired, Jeff portrays
a psychopath who murders young women with beautiful long hair. In addition
to the usual stars of "The F.B.I.," such as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Philip
Abbott, this episode co-starred Dina Merrill, Estelle Winwood, and Julie
Parrish.
JOURNEY INTO FEAR
Read
"JOURNEY INTO FEAR:
A lost Eric Ambler story,"
a previously-unpublished article by our friend Glenn Mosley, which tells the
story behind the unsold series and the pilot for "Journey Into Fear."
"Journey into Fear" was an unsold pilot for NBC-TV for the 1966-67 season. It was planned as a one-hour
Mission: Impossible-style series with Jeffrey Hunter in the lead role. The
pilot was written by Eric Ambler, and produced by
Joan Harrison ("Alfred Hitchcock Presents") and Howie Horwitz ("Batman,"
"The Green
Hornet").
When the "Journey into Fear" pilot
didn't sell, Horwitz cast Hunter as a villain on an episode of "The
Green Hornet" ("Freeway to Death", which aired in December, 1966).
