Soap Opera Cast Lists and Character Guides- Cancelled and Current

[Paul Raven]

Re The Verdict Is Yours

3 more actresses that appeared in the first few weeks

Ann Pearson

Dorothy Reese

Marian Russell

Edited July 10, 2020 by Paul Raven

[slick jones]

THE VERDICT IS YOURS

SEPTEMBER 2,1957-SEPTEMBER 28,1962 CBS

OVERLOOK COURT HOUSE

 

 

While not technically a soap, it was a hybrid court show-anthology-melodrama with soap opera overtones. Christopher Schemering included it in his Encyclopedia. Cases lasted approximately nine days...

 

 

 

 

Lord Charlcott...Ralph Michael

Myra Ferguson     Jacqueline Cowgill   1959

Dr. Christine Helder...Georgina Cookson

 

Bailiff...Mandel Kramer GL,EON

Counsel for the Defendant...William Fox

Counsel for the Plaintiff...Martin Benson

Court Reporter...Bill Stout

...Jim McKay

...    Bob Hite    subbed for Jim McKay one week in 3/58

...Jack Whittakher

 

 

  Ex wife(father suing for custody)       Cece Whitney    6/60  

Father suing for custody of son...Steve Brodie    6/ 60

Girl suing for alienation of affection...Sallie Brophy

Judge...David Ensor

Lawyer...Robert Rietty

Lawyer       Frank Cucchio    1960

    (Real Life Second Assistant Prosecutor for Bergen County  New Jersey.)

Married Couple...Ruth Enders...12/58

...Paul Tripp...12/58

Mother...Diane Ladd SS

Witness...Brad Glover                

 

 

???????????????????

Art Alliance...11/59

Malcolm Atterbury...5/61

Ray Barnes         6/ 1960 

Patricia Barry... .....8/59

Richard Bayer    3/58

Nancy Berg  10/58

Barbara Bestar        6/60 

Sally Bliss        6/60 

Ellen MacRae Burstyn 

Irene Champlin (Field)

Forrest Compton

Helen Conrad ...10/60

Craig Curtis

Sara Dolley     5/58

Elaine Ellis...3/59

James Farley...9/61

Gerald Gordon 

Sarah Hardy 

Margaret Hayes...11/60 

Frances Helm...7/62 

Michael Higgins    1958

Maury Hill...6/59

Elizabeth Hubbard    

Patricia Huston...2/61 

Marril E Joels...3/60

Jessica Jones     7/59

Georgia :Landau      1958

Eileen Letchworth   

Judy Lewis    

George Maharis 

Jane Manning...7/61 

Enid Markey  

Hugh Marlowe ...8/62 

Lee Merriweather

  Ann O'Neal        6/60

Ann Pearson

Audrey Peters 

Esther Ralston 

Dorothy Reese

Lorraine Rogers      1959

Marian Russell

Richard X. Slattery    1960

Hope Summers...9/61 

Bill Tabbert...4/58

Suzie Tripp(age 14)...3/60

Lurene Tuttle 8/62

Dick Van Patten

Brian Weske

Yardena     1960     (Israeli actress playing Italian)

from Paul Raven:

Re The Verdict Is Yours

The show moved taping location from NY to Hollywood in June 1960. New set was introduced with viewers being told new courthouse was being used.

Jim McKay worked for 3 weeks before leaving as he did not wish to relocate permanently.

 first LA case 'The Matter of Vail'

 

 

Some more info on Verdict Is Yours.

 

Premiere Story

The kidnapping of a six year old child by the natural mother from the couple with whom it had been left 5 years earlier.

 

Cast 

Real life lawyers

Spencer Pinkham

Abraham Harkavy

 

Real life judge

Arthur P McNulty

 

Actors

Florence Stanley - housemaid of foster parents

Eugene wood - doctor friend of foster family

Lenka Patterson - natural mother of child

Don Briggs

Douglas Fletcher Rogers

Katherine Balfour

 

Actress Mari Lynn appeared September  58. and for 7 days in March, 1961

Edited November 15, 2022 by slick jones

[slick jones]

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW

Dr. Frederick Meyer...Michael Ingram...73... 

 

FLAME IN THE WIND/A TIME FOR US

"Movie Star"   August Dorr Watkins    1965   (actress Jenny O'Hara's first husband...  they met on the set)

 

A FLAME IN THE WIND/A TIME FOR US

DECEMBER 28,1964-DECEMBER 16, 1966

HAVILAND

 

 

 

Nancy Ackerman     Lynne Rogers         1965                 

Ted Alcourt             John McMartin     worked at publishing company  65              

Chris Austen            Richard Thomas      Kate's son    1964-65   

Kate ___ Austen      Kathleen Maguire       tell-all author    1964-65  

Louise ___ Austen   Josephine Nichols     Kate's mother-in-law   64-66 

Patricia Austen          Jennifer Leak         

Miriam ____ Bentley   Lesley Woods    gossipy neighbor   65-66 

Doug Colton               Ian Berger        gold-digging pianist     65

Roxanne Farrell Reynolds Colton    Margaret Hayes     64-66

Tony Corso               Victor Arnold       64

Paul Davis     Conard Fowkes    Linda's director    65    

Al (Skerba) Driscoll             Roy Poole      64-66      

Linda (Skerba) Driscoll       Berett Arcaya     66

                                                Jane Elliott            65                                       

                                                 Barbara Rodell     64-65 

                                                Joanna Miles    65-66 

Martha Austen (Skerba) Driscoll     Lenka Peterson  64-66       

Dr. Stan Eastman       Morgan Sterne          66          

Jason Farrell                          Walter Coy            65-66

Leslie ____ Farrell                  Rita Lloyd            65-66  

Elizabeth ___ Gray      Nancy Franklin  institutionalized psychotic     65     

Tony Gray          Morgan Sterne    attorney, Kate   65

Alice Perkins            Frances Fuller       64-65          

Flora Perkins            Jacqueline Brookes envious woman 64-65     

Craig Reynolds         Frank Schoefield    64-65    

                                    Thomas Coley        65-66

Jane (Skerba) Driscoll Reynolds 

                                   Margaret Ladd   64-65   

                             Beverly Hayes             65-66     

Steve Reynolds         Gordon Gray           64-65    

                                     Tom Fielding (Holland) 65-66 

Dave Simon   Terry Logan      65-66   Steve's friend 

Rose ___ Simon         Anne Revere           1965  Dave's Mother

Earl Wilson         Earl Wilson, reporter    3/12/65

 

 

Nurse Andy      Jenny O'Hara   1965

Doris               Pamela Raymond          1965     

Ellie   Linda's NY confidante    Billie Allen    1965

Fran       Elaine Hyman        1965        

Nick                  Jon Stone              1965

Pam                        Leslie Charleson       1965    
 

"Movie Star"   August Dorr Watkins    1965   (actress Jenny O'Hara's first husband...  they met on the set)

????

Candice Azzara

Valerie French

Robert Hooks 

Terry Kiser

Leigh Lassen          

Bob Paget      August 1966

Herbert Bayard Swopes III   4/1966-??(17 year old son of Maggie Hayes)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2022 by slick jones

[Paul Raven]

Re ATWT

Add another actor for Tom Hughes. As a baby he was played by Matthew Potter, infant son of producer Allen Potter.

[slick jones]

 

RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE

APRIL 3,1972-JANUARY 4,1974 NBC

PEYTON PLACE

Nell Abernathy...Mary Jackson 1973-74

Monica Bell...Betty Anne Carr 1973

D.B. Bentley...Mary Frann 1973-74

Ellen Bentley,,,??????????? Flashback, 1973

Mr. Blake ...James Doohan 1974

Constance _______MacKenzie Carson...Bettye Ackerman 1972

...Susan Brown 1972-74

Eli Carson...Frank Ferguson 1972-74

Elliott Carson...Warren Stevens 1972-74

Matthew Carson...John Levin 1972-74

Hannah ____Cord...Mary K. Wells 1972-74

Steven Cord...Joe Gallison 1972-74

Dr. Tom Dana...Charles Sailor 1973

Mrs. Douglas  ??????   12/73     the couple Monica goes to see about the Tom Dana/ Ellen Bentley accident

Mr. Douglas   ?????      12/73     the couple Monica goes to see about the Tom Dana/ Ellen Bentley accident

Judge Foster...Anne Seymour

Harry Gilbert...Kevin Hagen             1974

Reverend W.B.Gillis...John Carter 1973

Betty Anderson Cord Harrington...Lynn Loring 1973-74

...Julie Parrish 1972-73

Leslie Harrington...Stacy Harris 1972-73

...Frank Maxwell 1973-74

Norman Harrington...Ron Russell 1972-74

Peyton Harrington       ????             10/73   son of Betty and Steven; raised believing Rodney is the dad

Rita Jacks Harrington...Patricia Morrow 1972-74

Rodney Harrington...Lawrence Casey 1972

...Yale Summers 1972-74

Dr. Ben Hoskins    ???????     covered for Mike Rossi    10/73

Ada____Jacks...Evelyn Scott 1972-74

Gino Panzini...Dino Fantino 1972-73

Martin Peyton...John Hoyt 1972-73

Dr, Helen Randall...Fran Ryan 1973-74

Lt. Ed Riker...Chuck Daniel 1973   Police Officer

Dr. Michael Rossi...Guy Stockwell 1972-74

Selena Cross Rossi...Margaret Mason 1972-74

Steve Swanson...Leonard Stone

Allison MacKenzie Harrington Tate...Katherine Glass 1972-73

...Pamela Shoop 1973-74

Benny Tate...Ben Andrews 1972-73

Jason Tate...Ben Andrews 1972-73

Zoe _____Tate...Lesley Woods 1972-74   Benny and Jason's mother

Dr. Wells...Alex Nicol

Greg Whalen    Ivor Francis      72-74

 passed over by Rodney for Chief of Security  2/73

               worked for the "late" Martin Peyton   12/73

Bob Whitmore...Rudy Solari 1973

Senator Winfield...?????????? January 1973

 

 

 

?????...Jack Berle recurring

???????...Linda Kaye Henning 1973

???????...Marilyn Maxwell offered role...did she appear???

????...Peter Henry Schroeder

????....   Susan Winfield      2 episode   (wife, Ron Russell)

????????.....Terry Linn Wood

Edited September 17, 2021 by slick jones

[slick jones]

LOVING

 

"The Moe's"

Big Moe    Doug Eskew    1993

Big Moe    Kevin Ramsey    1993

4-Eyed Moe   Milton Craig Neeley     1993

Little Moe       Glenn Turner    1993

 

 

 

     

Bess      Leslie Lyles     1993

Dr. Grace Turner     Charlene Dash    1993  

Dr. Ron Turner      Jeffrey Sams    1993-94  psychiatrist, Cooper

  Dean Alvin Shanks    William Severs   1993

 Dr. Johnson     Barry Snider     1993    

Dr. Karen Helnick    Nancy Ringham     1993

Dr. Gluck     Ivar Brogger     1993

Dr Abrahms     Herbert Rubens     1993

 

Matron     Camryn Manheim     1993

Voice Over       Tom Clifford  (Jack)  1993

[slick jones]

AS THE WORLD TURNS

 

Cora Brennan  Griffin   ...    Barbara Hayes    1965  Franny Brennan's sister

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT

 

Ruth Prentiss Tuttle    Barbara Hayes   1967-68  affair with Harry Constable  Steve's sister

 

 

I had erroneously credited Beverly Hayes as Ruth Tuttle.   Luckily, a friend noticed the error which helped identify Barbara as Cora, Franny Brennan's sister. Now I know how Cora Griffin I already had fit in to the canvas of 60s ATWT.

[slick jones]

ANOTHER LIFE

 

Hostess at Bar Gloria Kolodziej;

Stand-In/ Under five Cathie Berry       hoping to find out about her roles

[Paul Raven]

Re Love of Life

Variety reports in May 57 that Herb Evers has signed a years contract to portray Jack Andrews.

So perhaps he played Jack for a short time and was replaced by Donald Symington?

 

Also actress Diana Barth was appearing at this time.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Paul Raven

[Paul Raven]

Re Hotel Cosmopolitan

Add William Windom beginning Jan 58

[slick jones]

Going by the 13 week cycle, Evers likely portrayed Jack Andrews until Donald Symington took over the role in September, 1957.  No luck on Barth, per @jam6242.

 

[slick jones]

HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN

AUGUST 19, 1957-APRIL 11, 1958 CBS

NEW YORK CITY

 

 

 

House Detective...Henderson Forsythe ATWT,EON,FTR,OPW

 

Narrator...Donald K. Woods PFL(IF)

...original...Chester Morris...never aired

?????

...Walter Brooke... 3STH, TBD,BP,PB, OMF

...John Holmes

.....Lois Holmes       1957

...Wesley Lau

...James Pritchett TD, ATWT,OLTL,GL   

...Tom Shirley LOL,SFT

...Diana Smith

...Dinnie Smith

.... Mary K. Wells        1957

      William Windom     1/1958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EGG AND I

SEPTEMBER 3, 1951- AUGUST 1, 1952 CBS

UPSTATE NEW YORK---Allegan County

 

Betty MacDonald Blake       Married couple of city slickers that sell their Manhattan home torun a farm.     Betty does the planting.

                   .Betty Lynn   1951- March 1952

                  ...Pat Kirkland     1952

Jim Blake     ..John Craven         Married couple of city slickers that sell their Manhattan home torun a farm.  Jim does the chores with Jed.

Paula French...Karen Hale

Joe Kettle      Richard Carlyle       One of the many Kettle children.

Ma ___ _____Kettle...Doris Rich          Blake's neighbors   Practical

Pa ____  Kettle...Frank Tweddell          Blake's neighbors   Shiftless

Penny Kettle--       Kettle family Pig

Bob MacDonald...    Bob Craven

Mrs. ___ ___ MacDonald      Nancy Carroll       Betty's Mother

Ed Peabody   William "Billy" Lee   1/1952   "The Purloined Jacket"     Ran the General Store

Lisa Schumacher...Ingeborg Theek

Jed Simmons...Grady Sutton      Handyman

 

 

Child    Jada Rowland

Gammy    Mary Perry

 

 

 

?????...Paul Ford     

??????    Tom Flatley Reynolds

??????      Ann Thomas

 

Announcer        Allyn Edwards

Actress Karen Hale was the sister of Alan Hale, Jr, The Skipper "Jonas Grumby" on Gilligan's Island.

 

Based on the book by Betty MacDonald, the series was the highest-rated afternoon serial for CBS – with 15-minute episodes broadcast live five days a week at noon – garnering much higher ratings than Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life.

The sponsor on Monday, Wednesday and Friday was Colgate, and on Tuesday and Thursday, it was Procter and Gamble. The inability of CBS to secure a five-day sponsor doomed the show to cancellation.

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by slick jones

[Paul Raven]

Re Capitol 

William Reynolds was a temp replacement for Ed Nelson as Mark Denning for 2 days in 1986.

[slick jones]

Arden Delacourt...Geraldine Brooks...1970-71  She was a devotee of quack doctor Otto Kreissinger (Leon Stevens) who falsely led Bill Prentiss to believe he could cure his fatal blood disease. At first it appeared that Arden was a shill for Kreissinger, but in the end it was clear she believed him. I forgot whether or not she died, but once Kreissinger was outed he was apprehended (off-camera) while walking down a street mumbling incoherently to himself.      (courtesy of a friend from Facebook).                 

 

Dr. Otto Kreisinger.. quack   doctor that tried to convince Bill Prentiss he had a cure for his blood disease    

...Barnard Hughes

 Leon B. Stevens     husband, Lydia Bruce

 

waiting on date information^^   1970-71 

Edited July 25, 2020 by slick jones

[slick jones]

WHERE THE HEART IS

SEPTEMBER 8, 1969-MARCH 23, 1973 CBS

NORTHCROSS

 

 

 

Mr. Anderson...Randy Robbins      -71

Roy Archer...Stephen Joyce...69-70

Matthew Arnold...Mike Hammett..1973 

Jack Baine...Anthony Hererra  71     

Laura Blackburn...Marsha Mason...1971 

Mrs. Butterfield...Camille Yarborough...1973 

Christine Cameron....Delphi Harrington...1969-73 

...Terry O'Connor...1969

Cora Chadwick...Jean Stapleton...May, 1970 boarding house 

Dr. Bob Charter...David Spielberg 

Rita Church...Laurinda Barrett ...1972 

Bill Conway...Barton Heymann...1972 ,     (7/71)

Earl Dana...Bernard Barrow...1969-70 

Dr. Feldman...????????...1973...psychiatrist, Kate

Lt. Fenelli...Ted Beniades...1972 

Dermott Flanery...Roy Poole...1972 

Dr. Hollis Forbes...Joe Gallison...1972 

Carol Gault...Janet League...1972 

Judge Halsted...Mason Adams..1972... .

Mrs. Harrison...Carolyn Coates...1971-72

Daniel Hathaway...Joseph Dolen...1972-73

Judge Daniel Hathaway...Never Seen

Elaine_____Hathaway...Never Seen

Julian Hathaway...James Mitchell...1969-73 

Liz Rainey Hathaway...Tracey Brooks Swopes  1971-73 

Mary ___Hathaway...Diana Walker...1969-73

Michael Hathaway...Gregory Abels...1969-73 

Vicky Lucas Hathaway...Robyn Millan...1969-71 

...Lisa Richards...1972-73

Lt. Hayward...Philip Sterling... 

Dr. Jim Hudson...Reuben Greene...1971-72 

Ellie ___Jardin...Zohra Lampert...1970-71

Jeffrey Jardin...Geoffrey Scott...1972

Loretta Jardin...Alice Drummond ...1973 

Margaret Jardin...Barbara Baxley...1971 

...Rue McClanahan...1971-72

Peter Jardin...Mike Bersell...1970-73

Robert Jardin...Keith Charles...1972 

Alison Hathaway Archer Jessup...Louise Shaffer...1969-73 

Ben Jessup... Daniel Keyes...1969-72 

Harriet_______Jessup.. .Camilla Ashland... 1969-70   

                      .Josephine Nichols  70-72

Dr. Hugh Jessup...Rex Robbins...1970 

...David Cryer...1970-73 

Katrina Jessup...Jillian Ross...1972

...Kara Fleming...1973

Dolores Lopez...Jana Flenberg...1970

Ed Lucas...Mark Gordon...1969... 

...Charles Cioffi...1969-70 

...Joe Mascolo...1970-72 

Laura McNair...Lee Kurty...1972 

Detective Medford  Gil Rogers...1972 

Paul Monroe    Robert Hennesey    1969-70

Ruth ______Monroe...Nancy Franklin...1969-70

Tony Monroe...David Bailey...1969-70 .

Sally Moore...Brenda Benet...1969... 

Stella O'Brien...Bibi Osterwald...1969-72 

Tom O'Neill...John Scanlon...1973 

Mrs. Pangborn...Paula Trueman...1972 

Dale Petrie...Justin McDonough... 1969    Harriet and Ben Jessup's son in law

Dr. Joe Prescott...William Post, Jr. ...1970-73

Kate Hathaway Prescott...Diana Van Der Vlis,,, 1969-73 

Nan___Prescott...Ketherine Meskill...1970-72 

Steve Prescott...Laurence Luckinbill,..1969-70 

...Ron Harper...1970-73 

Terry Prescott...Douglas Ross...1970-71

...Ted LePlat...1971-72 

Adrienne Harris Rainey...Priscilla Pointer...1972-73

John Rainey...Peter MacLean...1971-73 

Dr. Carlos Ramirez   Gonzalo Madurga

Brad Ramsey...Jock Gaynor...1971

Dr. Holmes Rayburn...Alan Manson...1972 

Dr. Reeves ...   Don Fellows

Harry Ronsky...Ralph Stantley  

70-'71. Ronsky was the gangster father of Brad Ramsey who sent goons to beat up Steve Prescott and dump him alongside a road. Steve woke up to no memory and found refuge with Ellie Jardin and her son Peter.

Arthur Saxton...Bernard Kates...1969-70

Amy ______Snowden...Clarice Blackburn...1969-71 

Howard Snowden...Tom McDermott...1969 

Lois Snowden...Jeanne Ruskin...1970-72 

Athena Stefanopolis...Despo Diamontediou     1972

D.A. Bud Taylor...Wesley Addy...1972 ...

Will Watts...Robert Symonds...1972

Dr. Williams ...   Hazen Gifford

Helen Wyatt...Meg Myles...1970-71 

 

 

Barbara        Ronnie Claire Edwards

Bert...????????? 1972 dated Liz

Connie.... ?????...girlfriend Jack Blaine   71

Dave the Bartender...Charles Dobson...1971

Emily...???...Dee Victor

Jake...???...George Spencer             71

 

Judge...1971-72...William Prince... 

Mugger(stabbed Roy)...William Devane 

 

???

Ernest Abuba

Lois Nettleton  

Erin O'Connor

Roy Scheider     1969

     

 

Announcer ...Wally King 1969-73

 

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by slick jones