We ran across this on Facebook today. This ad ran in TV Guide’s southern Texas editions, and has a fictitious quote from Inspector Lewis Erskine concerning The Tammy Grimes Show. It surprises us if J. Edgar Hoover didn’t raise a flap about this. The Tammy Grimes Show was pulled after four episodes because it was…
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Comparison video, 1965 and 2019
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019) is a movie we all enjoy. One special feature is that the lead character, Rick Dalton (played by Leonard DiCaprio) has had hard times by the time 1969 arrives, and has to do a guest spot on … you guessed it, The FBI. The new footage is woven…
Fifty-five years ago today …
Remembering the season debuts on the series The second season of The FBI debuted on 18 September 1966. This marked the first time that Marvin Miller would provide opening and closing narration on the series. The episode itself, “The Price of Death,” was a very strong start to the season. It would also be the…
RIP Peter Mark Richman (1927-2021)
We don’t often post about guest stars, since there were SO MANY of them on the series. But we have to share the news that frequent guest star Peter Mark Richman died on 14 January 2021 at age 93. We had the chance to meet this multi-talented performer at a Twilight Zone convention in New…
Birthday greetings for Shelly Novack!
Sheldon Lennard Novack, whom we know as Shelly Novack, was born on this day in 1944. A college athlete, he broke into acting in 1968, and five years later became a cast regular on The FBI for its final season. While he sadly left us in 1978, his contribution to the show is most appreciated….
Happy Birthday (as always) to William Reynolds!!!
Eighty-nine years ago today, William deClerq Regnolds made his debut into this earthly life in Los Angeles. Upon entering the movies around 1950, he was rechristened William Reynolds, and made a number of movies and TV appearances (including a memorable one on The Twilight Zone) before becoming involved with The FBI. And that association began…
Another time of anniversaries …
Today’s the 102nd birth anniversary of Efrem Zimbalist Jr. We’ve reached that time of year when we have birthdays and death anniversaries of the lead cast members of The FBI. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. would have turned 102 today, had he lived. Born on 30 November 1918 in New York City, he died on 2 May…
Celebrating 55 years!!!
The FBI debuted on 19 September 1965 ABC was in bad shape in fall 1965. It was introducing a number of new shows, which were in trouble getting out of the gate. Of the 11 new shows that debuted on the Alphabet Network, only three would survive. And that included one hour-long crime drama that…
On this day in 1974 …
President Gerald Ford pardoned former President Richard Nixon on this date. It also marked the final time The FBI ran on ABC, after almost nine years on the air. As we know, it was a very fitting end to the series, since it had frequent villain Peter Mark Richman, and William Reynolds as Tom Colby….
Remembering Shelly Novack
Today marks the 76th anniversary of the birth of actor Shelly Novack, who played Agent Chris Daniels on The FBI. Born in Los Angeles on 10 January 1944, he had a real passion for sports, given his background. Mr. Novack replaced William Reynolds for Season 9; Mr. Reynolds’ age was cited as a factor. Shelly…