Checkmate (1960)

Checkmate

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.

Checkmate

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Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
as Dr. Carl Hyatt as
Doug McClure
Doug McClure
as Jed Sills as
Anthony George
Anthony George
as Don Corey
Julie Adams
Julie Adams
as as Jean Damion
Charles Seel
Charles Seel
as The Electrician as Georgie Prince
Ed Nelson
Ed Nelson
as Gil Stoneham as Chuck Palmer
Dorothy Green
Dorothy Green
as Diana Micolas as Mildred Cowl
Elizabeth Allen
Elizabeth Allen
as
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
as
James Whitmore
James Whitmore
as
Jack Rice
Jack Rice
as
Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea
as Eddie Phillips
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
as Beatrice Martin Kipp
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
as Karen Vale
Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn
as
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
as
Betty Lou Gerson
Betty Lou Gerson
as
Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles
as
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
as
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland
as
Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz
as
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
as
Ronald Long
Ronald Long
as
Olan Soule
Olan Soule
as
Vinton Hayworth
Vinton Hayworth
as
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
as
Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
as
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
as
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling
as
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
as
Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh
as
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
as Johnny Wilder
Dianne Foster
Dianne Foster
as Phyllis Wood
Jimmy Lydon
Jimmy Lydon
as Ben Roberts
Norman Burton
Norman Burton
as Lou Lewis
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
as Howard Robert Gentry
Audrey Dalton
Audrey Dalton
as Ann Miles
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
as The Architect
Barney Phillips
Barney Phillips
as Capt. Jack Howard
Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick
as Nick Culley
Diana Van der Vlis
Diana Van der Vlis
as Hope Reardon
Laraine Day
Laraine Day
as Amnesiac Woman
Charles Drake
Charles Drake
as Mack Weston
Helen Brown
Helen Brown
as Miss Treadwell
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
as Jack Bowen
Tina Louise
Tina Louise
as Joanne Dunn
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
as George Emery
Edward Mallory
Edward Mallory
as Arthur Cole
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
as Jodi Lynn
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
as Ed Thurston, D.A.
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
as Pedro Moreno
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
as Marshall Winslow
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
as Gina Burton
William Windom
William Windom
as Peter Morell
Katherine Squire
Katherine Squire
as Mrs. Vorlund
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
as Simon Oelrich
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
as Edward "Jocko" Townsend
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
as Lorna Shay
John Dehner
John Dehner
as George Shay
Tony Randall
Tony Randall
as Luther Gage
Ina Victor
Ina Victor
as Vicky
William Bramley
William Bramley
as Burke
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
as Governor Tom Barker
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
as Albert DeWitt
Patricia Huston
Patricia Huston
as Anne
Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery
as Vicki Page
Jack Lord
Jack Lord
as Ernie Chapin
Émile Genest
Émile Genest
as Felix Landauer
Carole Eastman
Carole Eastman
as Julie Enhart
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
as Marion Bannion/Gussie Hill
Herschel Bernardi
Herschel Bernardi
as Ned Hazly
Harriet MacGibbon
Harriet MacGibbon
as The Countess
Sam Hearn
Sam Hearn
as Max
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill
as Laura Hammond
Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
as Rudy Pasada
Louise Lorimer
Louise Lorimer
as Judge Singer
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
as Fran Davis
John Baragrey
John Baragrey
as Mitch Kane
Lucy Prentis
Lucy Prentis
as Martha Kane
John Astin
John Astin
as Jim Poole
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
as John Baker
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
as Ainslee
Margaret Phillips
Margaret Phillips
as Beatrice Lawlor
George Sanders
George Sanders
as Richard Gilmore
John Emery
John Emery
as Lawrence Price
Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott
as Jerry Bronson
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
as Victor Ragar/Romak
Signe Hasso
Signe Hasso
as Marta Ragar
Werner Klemperer
Werner Klemperer
as Franz Leder
Noah Keen
Noah Keen
as Paul Delorio
John Alderman
John Alderman
as Andreas
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
as Mrs. Creighton
Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van Patten
as Marcia James
Warren Stevens
Warren Stevens
as Eric Williams
Myron McCormick
Myron McCormick
as Phillip "Doc "Walters
Sean McClory
Sean McClory
as Stamper
Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
as Hokey
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
as Baines
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
as Esther Brack
Scott Marlowe
Scott Marlowe
as Daniel Brack
Frank Overton
Frank Overton
as Martin Brack
Olive Sturgess
Olive Sturgess
as Felice O'Neill
Ford Rainey
Ford Rainey
as Paul O'Neill
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
as Weiler ("Kid")
James Coburn
James Coburn
as Gresch
Alan Napier
Alan Napier
as Father Dunne, the Abbot
Brendan Dillon
Brendan Dillon
as Father Thomas
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
as Judge Leland McIntyre
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott
as Lawrence Dresher
Lori March
Lori March
as Evelyn McIntyre
Carolyn Craig
Carolyn Craig
as Joanna Leigh
Tom Reese
Tom Reese
as Bucky Tate
David Janssen
David Janssen
as Len Kobalsky
Robert Colbert
Robert Colbert
as Phil Lowell
Ed Peck
Ed Peck
as Ernie
Don 'Red' Barry
Don 'Red' Barry
as Kyle Horgan
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm
as Loraine Whitman
Susan Oliver
Susan Oliver
as Hope Anthony
Doris Singleton
Doris Singleton
as Mavis Long
Phillip Pine
Phillip Pine
as Harry Clark
Lee Philips
Lee Philips
as Joe Meade
William Phipps
William Phipps
as John Lee
Nobu McCarthy
Nobu McCarthy
as Helen Low
Tod Andrews
Tod Andrews
as Dr. James Low
James Hong
James Hong
as Louis Quong
Teru Shimada
Teru Shimada
as Ling Chow
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
as Stephen Jordan
Bethel Leslie
Bethel Leslie
as Cynthia Jordan
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
as Alex Wismer
Don Hanmer
Don Hanmer
as Barney Cowl
Don Taylor
Don Taylor
as Chip Damion
Ron Randell
Ron Randell
as Ron Randell
George Petrie
George Petrie
as Jack Pennell
Joseph Hoover
Joseph Hoover
as Tommy Bigelow
Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
as Frederick Haley
Kathleen Crowley
Kathleen Crowley
as Pauline Spencer
Maxine Stuart
Maxine Stuart
as Dianne Cartwright
William Allyn
William Allyn
as Joel Drake
Peter Helm
Peter Helm
as Ted Haley
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
as Margo as Ellen McRae
Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Phil Cassidy
Earl Holliman
Earl Holliman
as Jack Quentin
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
as Harl Stoner
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
as Cholly Luke
Ilka Windish
Ilka Windish
as Maria Richards
Stefan Schnabel
Stefan Schnabel
as Anton Szorny
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
as Wladyslaw Szorny
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Oscar Beregi Jr.
as The Conductor
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner
as Victoria Angelo
Ilka Chase
Ilka Chase
as Mary Milburn Reed
Joe De Santis
Joe De Santis
as Joe Angelo
Warren Parker
Warren Parker
as Arthur Harper
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
as Pete O'Mara
Paul Carr
Paul Carr
as Johnny Kay
Judith Braun
Judith Braun
as Barbara O'Mara
Patricia Kane
Patricia Kane
as Leona Higgins
Tom Allen
Tom Allen
as Second Reporter
Mary LaRoche
Mary LaRoche
as Martha
Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley
as Mrs. Welch
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
as Charlie Barron
James Bell
James Bell
as Old Ben
Kenneth MacDonald
Kenneth MacDonald
as Elmer
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
as Sonny
Bart Patton
Bart Patton
as The Young Man
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
as Jimmy Purdy
Oliver McGowan
Oliver McGowan
as Julian Hartman
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Death runs wild

  • 1x2

    Interrupted honeymoon

  • 1x3

    The cyanide touch

  • 1x4

    Lady on the brink

  • 1x5

    Face in the window

  • 1x6

    Runaway

  • 1x7

    Target: tycoon

  • 1x8

    The deadly shadow

  • 1x9

    The dark divide

  • 1x10

    Moment of truth

  • 1x11

    The mask of vengeance

  • 1x12

    The murder game

  • 1x13

    The princess in the tower

  • 1x14

    The terror from the east

  • 1x15

    The human touch

  • 1x16

    Hour of execution

  • 1x17

    Don't believe a word she says

  • 1x18

    Laugh till i die

  • 1x19

    Between two guns

  • 1x20

    A matter of conscience

  • 1x21

    Melody for murder

  • 1x22

    Phantom lover

  • 1x23

    The gift

  • 1x24

    One for the book

  • 1x25

    The paper killer

  • 1x26

    Jungle castle

  • 1x27

    The deadly silence

  • 1x28

    Goodbye griff

  • 1x30

    Voyage into fear

  • 1x31

    Tight as a drum

  • 1x32

    Death by design

  • 1x33

    The thrill seeker

  • 1x34

    Hot wind in a cold town

  • 1x35

    A slight touch of venom

  • 1x36

    State of shock

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Portrait of a man running

  • 2x2

    The button down break

  • 2x3

    The heat of passion

  • 2x4

    Waiting for jocko

  • 2x5

    Through a dark glass

  • 2x6

    Juan moreno's body

  • 2x7

    Kill the sound

  • 2x8

    The crimson pool

  • 2x9

    The two of us

  • 2x10

    Nice guys finish last

  • 2x11

    To the best of my recollection

  • 2x12

    A funny thing happened on the way to the game

  • 2x13

    The star system

  • 2x14

    The renaissance of gussie hill

  • 2x15

    A very rough sketch

  • 2x16

    The yacht club gang

  • 2x17

    Death beyond recall

  • 2x18

    The sound of nervous laughter

  • 2x19

    An assassin arrives, andante

  • 2x20

    Remembrance of crimes past

  • 2x21

    Heart is a handout

  • 2x22

    A brooding fixation

  • 2x23

    A chant of silence

  • 2x24

    Trial by midnight

  • 2x25

    Ride a wild horse

  • 2x26

    So beats my plastic heart

  • 2x27

    In a foreign quarter

  • 2x28

    Referendum on murder

  • 2x29

    The someday man

  • 2x30

    Rendezvous in washington

  • 2x31

    The bold and the tough

  • 2x32

    Will the real killer please stand up?

  • 2x33

    Down the gardenia path

  • 2x34

    Side by side

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