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[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS

MORE 1974...

 

Carol...the closed captioner, has confirmed some info

 

Dr. Lantz is indeed the German doctor portrayed by David Hurst.

The Hotel Clerk is  played by Frank Carey.

Nellie Merritt is portrayed by Sally Demay.

There is an Interior Decorator named Mr. Fletcher. Actor Unknown so far.

 

 

Millette Alexander temporarily replaced Ann Williams as Maggie Fielding in July, 1964 when Williams had strep throat.

@jam6242 found this in a July 19, 1964 Louisville Kentucky Courier-Journal. 

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B artender...1974... Richard Sanders   AKA Les Nessman WKRP in Cincinnati

 

also known for Berrengers and KL roles

Edited July 13, 2017 by slick jones

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Dr. Lee Chiang...Alvin Y. F. Ing 
Mr. Fletcher...Ron Fletcher

 

arriving soon,

 Ingrid Lantz...Susan Bjurman

Dr. Rolf Krilling...Brian McKeon

Mystery patient (actually Mike Powers_ Michael Landrum

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS   74    Thanks to Carol Waffel

Estelle ___ Corin...Anne Whiteside  Raymond's wife   EON, Ruth Winters, TD

Jerry Finney...James Sutorious  returns as the junkie that injured Hank Iverson    DYN  AW   Po5, Ally

DA Ken Otis..#2 ...  Michael Nolan

Nellie Merritt  ...Sally Demay   neighbor Edna Hamilton

Dr. Jemo Makeba ...Leon Morenzie        Ann's friend from Africa         B&B, EON

Nurse Dawn Eddington  Roni Dengel    nurse in Singapore taking care of Mike Powers  AW

Dr. Lee Chiang...  Alvin Y.F. Ing              Mike Powers' doctor in Singapore       DAl, DYN, FC, KL 

Mrs. Iris Fonteyn   Tanny MacDonald  met Ann Larimer on plane     AW  CPW

Dr. Rex Everlee   Matthew Tobin   Iris's friend         SANTA, GH, Y&R, Carl Stokes and Ben Stone, TD

Mr. Hollis... Gil Rogers...patient          AW.AMC, SFT, GL, TEX, TD, OLTL,  

Dr . Hans Fiedler...  Ronald Kross  

Dr. J.W. Bradley...  Douglas Taylor              OBGYN, Margo                               TD's Dr. Lawrence Fabian

Mr. Fletcher...Ron Fletcher    interior designer

 

 

THE DOCTORS ANTHOLOGY INFO...

 

TODAY, I AM A MAN

6/17/63

Dr. Hayes tries to help Paula Miller find the emotional health to leave her apartment to attend her son's bar mitzvah

Dr. Elizabeth Hayes...Margot Moser

Janet__  Miller...  Paula Victor

Lenny Miller... Jeff Conaway                                              B&B, Taxi, Grease

Rabbi Lerber..  Philip Bruns               SS, GH, RH,MHMH

 

Edited August 30, 2017 by slick jones

[slick jones]

THE DOCTORS ANTHOLOGY INFO

THE LONG NIGHT

5/16/63

Ted Murdock, a promising young professional  golfer learns he has a hemorrhaging disease which will necessitate his abandoning his career unless he submits to an operation with a narrow margin of error.

 

Dr. Elizabeth Hayes..Margot Moser

Rev. Sam Shafer..Fred J. Scollay

Dr.     William Scott   Jock Gaynor

Dr. Jerry Chandler...Richard Roat

 

Ted Murdock...???

????....    Flora Campbell

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY UNCLAIMED 

6/18/63

 

???   Ed Cullin

???...  Bjorn Koefoed

 

 

 

 

 

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THE DOCTORS ANTHOLOGY INFO

 

SO FAR FROM HOME

6/19/63

Formosan Nurse...  Irene Yaah Ling Sun        ATWT, LOL, AMC, ETC.

Head Nurse (possibly prejudiced)...   Joy Nichols

....?????....   Ralph Dunn               EON

 

 

 

THE FALLEN GIANT

6/20/63

....          David Hooks...                                                EON, SANTA, RH

..............Mildred Clinton                                                  EON, LOL, AMC

Patient...Joel Fabiani                             AMC,ATWT, DS, FR, DAL, DYN, GL, SANTA, FC, GH, TC, PC

 

 

 

A SHORT, HAPPY LIFE   

6/21/63

......John Cunningham                 ATWT, OLTL 3, SFT,GL, LOV,AMC, SS,AW,SC  Cashmere Mafia

....Edith Lebok

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THE DOCTORS ANTHOLOGY INFO

 

THE STONE MAIDEN

WEEK OF 8/5/63

 

A Matisse Sculpture, a troubled boy with a severed artery, a troubled mother and an angry father set the stage for this week long drama.

 

Dr. Jerry Chandler...Richard Roat

Dr. Matt Powers...  James Pritchett

Dr. Maggie Fielding...Ann Williams

Charles Heyworth...Court Benson

Mrs. Heyworth...Joan Wetmore

Jimmy Heyworth... George Linjeris

Jimmy Heyworth's girlfriend...Mia Farrow

 

 

Thanks to @jam6242 for her info on these anthology episodes.

 

other info:

 

Never Seen Characters: 

Horace Crane, Elinor's husband

Jonathon Aldrich, Mona's late husband

 

Attorney Adam Reynolds (Ed Grover) appeared for the introduction of Luke McAllister (Alex Schaefe). Reynolds was last seen in 72.

Edited September 17, 2017 by slick jones

[slick jones]

Thanks to our own @jam6242 Valerie Harper's role on THE DOCTORS has been discovered.

 

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ZIP GUNS CAN KILL

4/15/63

 

Dr. William Scott goes to pick up his laundry and finds the laundrywoman's son in pain. He had robbed the grocery store with a zip gun. Mrs. Steiner, the laundrywoman comes in, Dr. Scott takes the gun, Mrs. Steiner holds it on Dr. Scott, then the boy takes the zip gun and shoots Dr. Scott in the arm.

They all end up in the hospital, and everyone is happy and reformed in the end.

 

Dr. William Scott...   Jock Gaynor           WTHI

Mrs. Steiner...  Valerie Harper   MP, DH   4/15/63

Boy Steiner...????      4/15/63

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Found a last name for three characters in a family. Bobbie (Diane Kirksey)'s last name was Duvall. I moved Bobbie, her sister Ronnie (unknown actress) and daughter Lillian Teresa to the D's as Duvalls. (I hope it's the right last name, it was Wikipedia) Bobbie arrived in 1980 as a homeless hooker

 

ANTHOLOGY EPISODE INFO

 

THE HELPING HAND

APRIL 19,1963

Circumstances force a reluctant doctor to take on a surgical procedure that he does not feel ready to perform.

 

CAST: 

Dr. William Scott...Jock Gaynor

Dr. Frank Dickson...Craig Huebing

                      ...Ronald Dawson

                      ...Sunja Svensen

 

 

BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER

JULY 19, 1963

A half starved widow, Mrs. Gardella is hospitalized and Dr. Jerry Chandler sends out a call for her rare blood type. Her estranged son, Sal arrives and she refuses the transfusion. He insists on giving the blood.

 

CAST

Dr. Jerry Chandler    ...Richard Roat

Mrs. Gardella...Marian Carr

Sal Gardella...Tony LoBianco

 

 

[slick jones]

LOVE OF LIFE

 

Doc Holliday...Jack Lee   ?73?

[danfling]

Tony LoBianco played a role on Hidden Faces.   I also want to say that he may have been on Love of Life.

[Bright Eyes]

Do you know what years Joyce Van Patten played Janice Turner on ATWT?

 

Also, would it be possible for you to edit the first post to add a list of the soaps that you have posted about?

Edited September 10, 2017 by Bright Eyes

[Paul Raven]

Joyce played Janet in 1956 and 57

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Been off line a few days,  will post tomorrow,

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I also have GENERAL HOSPITAL'S CAST  in the GH MASTER CAST LIST THREAD