Series synopsis
Thriller is an American crime television series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1960. It ended on April 30, 1962. It stars Esther Dale, Yuki Shimoda, Kenneth Haigh and Jester Hairston.
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
Premise
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Esther Dale as Ellen the Maid
- Yuki Shimoda as Koto
- Kenneth Haigh as Detective Insp. Harry Roberts
- Jester Hairston as Papa Benjamin
- Marlo Thomas as Susan Baker
- Dianne Foster as Judy Patterson
- Dan Tobin as Ray
- Sam Edwards as Charles Larrimore
Supporting cast
- Frank Overton as Bart Hattering
- Adele Mara as Lydia Adler
- Luciana Paluzzi as Madalena
- Richard Chamberlain as Larry Carter
- Mort Sahl as Sam Lynch
- Clancy Cooper as Chief Constable
- Macdonald Carey as Hector Vane
- Rip Torn as Duncan Corey
- Jay C. Flippen as Harry Gans
- Judson Pratt as Lt. Bill Gordon
- Hardie Albright as Willet Goodfield
- Richard Kiel as Master Styx
Guest cast
- Esther Dale as Ellen the Maid
- Yuki Shimoda as Koto
- Kenneth Haigh as Detective Insp. Harry Roberts
- Jester Hairston as Papa Benjamin
- Marlo Thomas as Susan Baker
- Dianne Foster as Judy Patterson
- Dan Tobin as Ray
- Sam Edwards as Charles Larrimore
- Frank Overton as Bart Hattering
- Adele Mara as Lydia Adler
- Luciana Paluzzi as Madalena
- Richard Chamberlain as Larry Carter
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 67 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 37 | September 13, 1960 | June 13, 1961 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 18, 1961 | April 30, 1962 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Twisted Image When the paths of a disturbed young man (consumed with the idea of taking over the life of his boss) and a disturbed young woman (obsessed with the same man) cross, the results are disatrous. |
September 13, 1960 |
| 2 |
Child's Play A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination. |
September 20, 1960 |
| 3 |
Worse Than Murder A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupulous daughter-in-law uses the diary for blackmail. |
September 27, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Beckoning Ghost? An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral. |
September 18, 1961 |
| 2 |
Guillotine To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner. |
September 26, 1961 |
| 3 |
The Premature Burial When a man is accidentally buried alive and then saved he becomes paranoid that it might happen again - and he has good reason to be scared - his new wife is anxious to become a widow. |
October 2, 1961 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 1960 |
| Last aired | April 30, 1962 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |