I Spy

82 Episodes NBC 1965-1968
Executive Producer - Sheldon Leonard
Filmed at Desilu Studios (when they were in town)
Associate Producer - Ronald Jacobs
Music by Earle Hagen
Director of Photography - Fleet Southcott, Sid Hickox
Location Producer and Director of Photography - Fouad Said
Art Director - Kenneth A. Reid
Film Editor - Bud Molin, A. C. E., Bob Moore
Production Supervisor and Associate Producer - Ronald Jacobs
Production Manager - Ed Hillie
T&L Production Manager - Frank E. Myers
A Triple F Production
Peter Rogers Organization

This fascinating show was shot all over the world, and thus, had production values and varied casts that may not have approximated the spy films of the 1960s, but came as close as any other TV show ever did. It is also notable for not only having the first black male lead in network television but the show was written completely color blind. Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) were tennis bums, roommates and friends and not only was their color difference rarely mentioned, the ethnic casts recruited wherever they were from Hong Kong to Athens played conventional roles and were not set apart by race or color.

According to director Hal Cooper, the show would simply not have been possible without location manager and director of photography Fouad Said. He managed to not only shoot on a dozen exotic locations, he managed to do it without breaking the bank. The show was so well put together that big name guest stars were not always needed, with excellent local actors filling all the roles.

The show usually thanked the NBC news staff wherever they were for help.


CAST:
Kelly Robinson - Robert Culp
Alexander Scott - Bill Cosby

EPISODE GUIDE

1. 09.15.65 SO LONG PATRICK HENRY
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Leo Penn
Ivan Dixon, Cicely Tyson, Richard Loo, Ricky Der, Tiger Joe Marsh, John Lasell, James Hong, Nick Colasanto, Alex Finlayson, James Shen, Harold Fong, Gerald Jann, John Livingston,

2. 09.22.65
A CUP OF KINDNESS
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Leo Penn
David Friedkin, Irene Tsu, Lee Kolima, Robin Lee, Tommy Lee

3. 09.29.65
CARRY ME BACK TO OLD TSING-TAO
Written by David Karp, Directed by Mark Rydell
Philip Ahn, Piilar Seurat, Michael Conrad, David Sheiner, Bernard Fox, Joan Swift, George Murdock, Larry Thor, Allen Jung, Yang Lun, Beulah Quo, Nancy Wong, Hans William Lee,

4. 10.06.65
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Written by Edward J. Lakso, Directed by David Friedkin
Marcel Hillaire, John Hoyt, Franklin Siu, Willard Lee, Lawrence Ung, Michael Sung, Richard Lee Sung, Anna Shim, Alicia Li

5. 10.13.65
DRAGON'S TEETH
Written by Gilbert Ralston, Directed by Leo Penn Joanne Linville, Laya Raki, Walter Burke, Ron Whelen, Mike Faulkner, Kam Tong, Robert Donner, John Graham, James Hong, Anabel Garth

6. 10.20.65
THE LOSER
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Mark Rydell Eartha Kitt, Albert Paulsen, Fuji, Joseph Kim, Mako, Linda Wong, Nancy Wong, John Levinston, Larry Duran, Vince Elder

7. 10.27.65
DANNY WAS A MILLION LAUGHS
Written by Arthur Dales, Directed byMark Rydell, Martin Landau, Jeanette Nolan, Key Luke, Linda Ho, Aki Aleong, Ronald Starr, Nick Colasanto, Larry Duran, John Barclay, David Chow

8. 11.03.65
THE TIME OF THE KNIFE
Written by Gilbert Ralston, Directed by Paul Wendkos, Madlyn Rhue, Warren Stevens, Jay Novello, John Van Dreelen, Dale Ishimoto, June Kim, David Chow

9. 11.10.65
NO EXCHANGE ON DAMAGED MERCHANDISE
Written by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson, Directed by Leo Penn
Sue Randall, Mako, H.T. Tsiang, Kurt Kreuger, Jo-Anne Miya, Kai Hernandez, Byron Morrow, Martin Priest, Steve Gravers, Soon Taik Oh

10. 11.17.65
TATIA
Written by Robert Lewin, Directed by David Friedkin
Laura Devon, Richard Garland, John Rayner

11. 12.01.65
WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
Written by Robert Lewin, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Albert Salmi, Marlyn Mason, Rex Ingram, Yuki Shimoda, Hideo Imamura, Victor Sen Yung, Robert Ho, Bob Okazaki, Kay Shimatsu, Jeanne Arnold

12. 12.08.65
THREE HOURS ON A SUNDAY NIGHT
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Julie London, Sheldon Leonard, James Shigeta, Simon Scott, Key Shimatsu, Pat Li, Frank Kumagai, Virginia Lee, Moko Mokusho

13. 12.15.65
TIGERS OF HEAVEN
Written by David Friedkin & Morton Fine, Directed by Allen Reisner
Miko Taka, David Friedkin, Teru Shimada, George Matsui, Soon Taik Oh, Grant Sullivan, Kay Reynolds, Maureen Arthur, Yuki Shimodo, George Takei, Aly Wassil, David Friedkin

14. 12.29.65
AFFAIR IN T-SIEN-CHA
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Sheldon Leonard
Roger C. Carmel, Vera Miles, John Orchard, Lucas Shimatsu, H. T. Hsiang, Hedley Mattingly, James Hong, Nancy Hsueh, Raynum K. Tsukamoto, Clive Wayne

15. 01.05.66
THE TIGER , Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Lew Ayres, France Nuyen, Robert Brubaker, Allen Jung, William Boyett, Martin Fong, Nancy Hshueh, Beulah Quo, Leon Lontoc BR>
16. 01.12.66
THE BARTER, Written by K.S. Allen, Directed by Allen Reisner
Roger C. Carmel, John Abbott, Philip Ober, John Alderson, Michael Forest, Joan Blackman, Lisa Jager, Helen Funai, George Takei, Yuki Shimado

17. 01.26.66
ALWAYS SAY GOODBYE
Written by Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret, Directed by Allen Reisner
Kent Smith, Dan Tobin, Florence Marley, Tanigoshi, Jerry Fujikawa, Tad Horino, Koka, Tani, France Nuyen, Kenneth Chung, Lee Kolima, Harold Fong

18. 02.02.66
COURT OF THE LION
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Robert Culp
Godfrey Cambridge, Miko Mayama, Mako, Dale Ishimoto, Ed Parker, Joseph Kim, Rozell Gayle, Morgan Roberts, Don Blackman

19. 02.09.66
TURKISH DELIGHT
Written by Eric Bercovici, Directed by Paul Wenkos
Victor Buono, Franco Corsaro, Louis Mercier, Nick Georgiade, Charles Horvath, Diana Sands, Rodolfo Hoyos, David Reynard, Pepe Hern, Victor Millan

20. 02.16.66
BET ME A DOLLAR
Written by David Friedkin & Morton Fine, Directed by Richard Sarafian
Pepito Hector Galindo, Lou Krugman, Miguel Landa, Danielle de Metz, Martin Garralaga, Stella Garcia, Linda Rivera

21. 02.23.66
RETURN TO GLORY
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Richard Serafian
Dolores Del Rio, Victor Jory, Mark Dana, Antoinette Bower, Robert Klesias, Blaisdell Makee, Stephen Michaels

22. 03.02.66
THE CONQUEST OF MAUDE MURDOCK
Written by Robert C. Dennis & Earl Barret, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Jeanette Nolan, Philip Bourneuf, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales, Lawrence Haddon, William Stevens, Larry Thor, Melora Conway ,

23. 03.09.66
A DAY CALLED 4 JAGUAR
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
George Montgomery, Kamala Devi, Rory Calhoun, Robert Carricart, Larry Ward, Joe Dominguez, Henry O'Brien, Henry Amargo

24. 03.23.66
CRUSADE TO LIMBO
Story by Jack Turley, Teleplay by Morton Fine & David Friedkin & Jack Turley, Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Howard Duff, Frank Silvera, Sheldon Leonard, Antoinette Bower, Gene Lyons, Wesley Addy, Chuck Winters, Don Ross, Carl Millitaire, Guillermo Rivas

25. 03.30.66
MY MOTHER THE SPY
Written by Harold Gast, Directed by Richard Benedict
Sally Kellerman, Alejandro Rey, Theodore Marcuse, Walter Kray, Edward Colemans, Begonia Placios, Paul Micale, Jim Daris, Nicholas Colasanto, Alex Henteloff

26. 04.06.66
THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL
Teleplay by Stephen Kandel Story by Robert Bloch, Directed by John Rich
Mary Jane Saunders, Harry Raybould, Estelita, Jose De Vega, Fred Carson, Chet Stratton

27. 04.13.66
IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS
Written by Stephen Kandel, Directed by Robert Butler
Carroll O'Connor, Fay Spain, Richard Bull, James Frawley, Roy Jenson, Laurence Montaigne, Arnold Lessing

28. 04.27.66
ONE THOUSAND FINE
Written by Eric Bercovici, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Dane Clark, Susan Oliver, Alex Montoya, Stacy Harris, Jerado De Cordovier

29. 09.14.66
SO COLDLY SWEET
Written by Stephen Kandel, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Diana Hyland, Charles Korvin, Michael Conrad, Craig Shreeve

30. 09.21.66
LORI
Written by David Friedkin & Morton Fine, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Nancy Wilson, Gregg Morris, Frank Maxwell, Malachi Throne, Billy Gray, Patty Regan, Logan Field, Kathryn Minner

31. 09.28.66
SOPHIA
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Robert Butler
Raffaella Carra, Enzo Cerusico, Caterino Boratto, Umberto D'Orsi, Aldo Bufilandi, Fulvia Franco, Calisto Calisti, Carlo Rizzo, Pietro Tordi, Gordon Mitchell

32. 10.05.66
VENDETTA
Written by Marion Hargrove, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Victor Francen, Osvaldo Ruggieri, Massimo Serato, Patrizia Valturri, Fausto Tozzi, Maurizio Arena

33. 10.12.66
A GIFT FROM ALEXANDER
Written by Barry Oringer, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Anna Karina, Michael Constantine, Jay Novello, Laurie Main, Alan Oppenheimer ,

34. 10.19.66
TRIAL BY TREEHOUSE
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by Richard Sarafian
Cicely Tysson, Raymond St. Jacques, Marge Redmond, Jim Nolan, James Anderson, Douglas Leonard, Sheldon Allman, Michael J. Pollard

35. 10.26.66
SPARROWHAWK
Teleplay by Marion Hargrove Story by Walter Black, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Clive Clerk, Walter Koenig, Andrea Darvi, Steve Gravers, David Renard, Michael Constantine

36. 11.02.66
WILL THE REAL GOOD GUYS PLEASE STAND UP , Written by Rick Mittleman, Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, Lee Phillips, Anna Capri, Henry Wilcoxin, Val Avery, Leon Askin, Curt Lowens, Garth PillStory byury, Raymond Shepard, Joan Swift, Hari Rhodes

37. 11.09.66
BRIDGE OF SPIES
Written by Stephen Kandel, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Barbara Steele, Carlo Croccolo, Giustino Durano, Vittorio Bonos, Alexander Svacinka, Walter Williams, Nina Matchkalova, Ingerborge Schoeller

38. 11.16.66
ONE OF OUR BOMBS IS MISSING
Written by Barry Oringer, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Dewey Martin, David Mauro, Ernest Saracino, Richard Bull, David Bond, Walter Woolf King, Maria Barto ,

39. 11.23.66
TO FLORENCE WITH LOVE
Written by Norman Borisoff, Directed by Robert Butler
Joey Heatherton, Gabriele Ferzette, Eleanor Sommers, Mario Badolati, Steve Peck, Arthur Batanides, Joe Lo Presti, Rico Cattani

40. 11.30.66
TO FLORENCE WITH LOVE PART II
Written by Norman Borisoff, Directed by Robert Butler
Joey Heatherton, Gabriele Ferzette, Eleanor Sommers, Mario Badolati, Steve Peck, Arthur Batanides, Joe Lo Presti, Rico Cattani

41. 12.07.66
LISA
Written by Jackson Gillis, Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Harlan Warde, Jack Bernardi, Seymour Reynolds

42. 12.14.66
LITTLE BOY LOST
Written by Chester Krumholz, Directed by Paul Wendkos
Ronnie Howard, Sarah Marshall, Richard Anderson, Oscar Beregi, Fabrizio Mioni, Larry Duran, George Tyne, Do Do Denny, Richard Jury

43. 12.21.66
FATHER ABRAHAM
Written by Stephen Kandel, Directed by Tony Leader
Tony Bill, Austin Willis, David Sheiner, Jill Donohue, James O'Rear, George Sawya, Bobby Herron, Tony Epper

44. 12.28.66
ROME TAKE AWAY THREE
Teleplay by Bill Ballinger Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Story by Bill Ballinger, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Nehemiah Persoff, Alf Kjellin, Ulla Stromstedt, Elisha Cook

45. 01.04.67
TONIA
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Leslie Uggams, David Opatoshu, Ronald Feinberg, Mike Gualdi, Larry Anthony, Bob Lowell, Jan Lowell

46. 01.11.67
CHILD OUT OF TIME
Written by David Friedkin, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Nina Foch, Eileen Baral, Paul Lambert, Charles MacCauley, Peggy Webber, Richard Le Pore, Richard Morrison, Arline Anderson

47. 01.25.66
THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPLE
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedken, Directed by Tom Gries
Carol Wayne, Kurt Kasznar, Joan Huntington, Jack Cassidy, Ed Parker

48. 02.01.67
THE WARLORD
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Robert Culp [in a dual role], Jean Marsh, Cecil Parker, Patrick Barr, Carl Rapp, Bill Curran

49. 02.08.67
A ROOM WITH A RACK
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by David Friedkin
Salome Jens, Cyril Delevanti, Jose Pepe Nieto, Keith Andes, Jean Del Val, Leo Penn, Doreen McLean, Britt Lomond

50. 02.22.67
MAINLY ON THE PLAINS
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by David Friedkin
Boris Karloff, Carl Schell, Axel Darner, Mona Hamlin, Eduardo San Jose, Scott Miller

51. 03.01.67
GET THEE TO A NUNNERY
Teleplay by Marion Hargrove Story by Barbara & Miltonn Merlin, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Peter Lawford, Lili Skala, Vincent Gardenia, Martin Garralaga, Steve Mitchell, Sal Polti, Jacquelyn Hyde, Ric West, Kay Cole

52. 03.08.67
BLACKOUT
Written by Barry Oringer, Directed by Alf Kjellin
Zohra Lampert, Alan Oppenheimer, Lawrence Dane, Lou Krugman, Shep Sanders

53. 03.15.67
MAGIC MIRROR
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Tom Gries
Ricardo Montalban, Virginia Grey, France Nuyen, Roy Jensen, Ken Tobey, Jon Kowal, Gene Benton, Ray Martell, Bob Bralver

54. 03.22.67
NIGHT TRAIN TO MADRID
Written by Stephen Kandel, Directed by David Friedkin
Don Rickles, Mariana Hill, Michael Strong, Barbara McNair, Larry D. Mann, Diahn Williams, Shepard Menken

55. 03.29.67
CASANOVA FROM CANARSIE
Written by Rick Mittleman, Directed by Hal Cooper
Wally Cox, Leticia Roman, Will Kuluva, Joan Marshall, Sandy Kenyon, Thordis Brandt

56. 04.12.67
COPS AND ROBBERS
Written by Jerry Ludwig, Directed by Christian Nyby
Jim Brown, Bea Richards, Rupert Crosse, Hazel Medina, Bob Kline, James Seay, Russell Robinson, Mark Brown

57. 09.18.67
THE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
Written by Berkely Mather, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Harold J. Stone, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paris Alexander, John Aniston, Anna Brazzou, Sandra Gould, Bill Henry, Chuck Myers, Giuseppe Paganelli, Michael Preece

58. 09.25.67
LAYA
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Christian Nyby
Janet MacLachlan, Michael Rennie, Keith Andes, Marino Mase

59. 10.02.67
THE MEDARRA BLOCK
Written by Barry Oringer, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Jack Kruschen, Arthur Batanides, Joe Bernard, David Bond, Lou Guss, Ed Hashim, Bob Herron, Joe Perry, Ken Tobey, Norman Fell

60. 10.09.67
PHILOTIMO
Written by Earnest Frankel, Directed by Earl Bellam
Harold J. Stone, John Megna, Barnet Phillips, Eleanor Sommers, Arthur Batanides, John Goddard, Susan Carr, Tom Pace

61. 10.16.67
THE HONORABLE ASSASSINS
Written by Les and Tina Pine, Directed by Christian Nyby
Nehemiah Persoff, Dorothy Lamour, Edgar Stehli, Sivia Berg, Dan Seymour, Katherine Berger, Mark Devries, Walter Janowitz

62. 10.23.67
NOW YOU SEE HER, NOW YOU DON'T
Written by Jerry Ludwig, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Barbara Mullen, Gregoire Aslan, Keith Andes, Sam Burke, Marilyn Devin, Tom P. Pace, Robert Patten, Noel Purcell, Lazos Terzas, Giani Musy

63. 10.30.67
RED SASH OF COURAGE
Written by Oliver Crawford, Directed by Christian Nyby
Roger C. Carmel, Louise Sorel, John Qualen, Andreas Teuber, Roger DeKoven, Charles Horvath, Dave Armstrong, George Van Wort

64. 11.13.67
THE SEVENTH CAPTAIN
Written by Berkely Mather, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Harold J. Stone, Nick Dennis, Robert Patten, Jack Stany, George Economu, Rita Moussouri, Nikos Pashalidis

65. 11.20.67
APOLLO
Written by Ernest Frankel, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Pippa Scott, Nancy Kovack, H.M. Wynant, Ron Rich, Charlene Jones, Stewart Bradley, Virginia Sale, Lauren Gilbert, John Alvin, Tom Browne

66. 11.27.67
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
Written by Marion Hargrove, Directed by Christian Nyby
Maurice Evans, Delia Boccardo, Fouad Said, Ken Tobey, Marne Mailand, Milton Reid, Arthur Batanides, Frederick Schrelmer, Barry Shawzin

67. 12.11.67
THE LOTUS EATER
Written by Elick Moll and Joseph Than, Directed by Christian Nyby
Viviane Ventura, Michael Evans, Alan Dexter, James Seay, Tom Pace, Robert Patten, Jane Betts, Sheldon Leonard

68. 12.18.67
LET'S KILL KARLOVASSI
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by Christian Nyby
Walter Slezak, Ruth Roman, Peter Wyngarde, Paul Muller, Helen Hall, Irene Prador, Guiseppe Pagnelli

69. 12.25.67
AN AMERICAN EMPRESS
Written by Elick Moll and Joseph Than, Directed by Earl Bellamy
France Nuyen, Benson Fong, Philip Ahn, James Hong, Beulah Quo, Allen Jung, Kam Tong

70. 01.08.68
HOME TO JUDGMENT
Written by Robert Culp, Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Will Geer, Una Merkel, Bob Sampson, Robert Donner, Walter Coy, Michael Preece, Allen Pinson, Gene Lebell

71. 01.15.68
ANY PLACE I HANG MYSELF IS HOME
Written by Michael Zagor, Directed by Christian Nyby
Henry Silva, Denny Miller, Mary Murphy, Ken Tobey, Gail Bonney, John Damler, Carl Gottlieb, Bill Henry, Bob Kline

72. 01.22.68
TAG, YOU'RE IT
Teleplay by Stephen Kandel Story by M.J. Waggoner, Directed by Earl Bellamy
John Smith, Paul Mantee, Peter Duryea, Norman Burton, Richard Webb, Roy Jenson, Ron Burke, Jerry Sommers, Rosemary Eliot

73. 01.29.68
A FEW MILES WEST OF NOWHERE
Written by Jerry Ludwig, Directed by Arthur Marks
Andrew Duggan, Diahn Williams, Richard Kiel, Ken Swofford, Debi Storm, Leonard Stone, John Bellah, Ben Frank, Carole Kelly, Dan Kemp

74. 02.05.68
THIS GUY SMITH
Written by Jackson Gillis, Directed by Ralph Senensky
Richard Denning, Diana Muldaur, John Lupton, Ken Tobey, James Jeter, Arnold Lessing, Monty Margetts, Steve Mitchell, Dee Parker, Michael Preece

75. 02.19.68
TURNABOUT FOR TRAITORS
Written by Ernest Frankel, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Jose Chavez, Peter Donat, Regina Torme, Andres Garcia, Ross Elliott, Michael Strauss, Rodolfo Hoyos

76. 02.26.68
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYBODY
Written by Morton Fine & David Friedkin, Directed by Earl Bellamy
Jim Backus, Jeane Bal, Gene Hackman, Perla Walter, Tony Fraser, Mina Martinez

77. 03.04.68
SHANA
Written by Robert Lewin, Directed by Christian Nyby
Gloria Foster, Albert Dekker, Mary Wickes, Florence Halop, Edward Colmans, Wolf Rubinski, Santiago Urueta, Fernando Yapur

78. 03.11.68
THE NAME OF THE GAME
Teleplay by Morton Fine & David Friedken, Story by John Shannon, Directed by Christian Nyby
Lloyd Nolan, Jorge Russek, Barbara Angely, Guillermo Hernandez, Marco Antonio Arzate, Juan Garza, Ken Tobey

79. 03.25.68
SUITABLE FOR FRAMING
Written by Arthur Dales, Directed by Earl Bellamy
John Fiedler, Dan Tobin, Francisco Cordova, Jose Engel Espinosa, Frank Baron, Stella Garcia, James Best, Barry O;Hara, Kathleen O'Malley, Lee Weaver

80. 04.01.68
THE SPY BUSINESS
Written by David Friedken & Morton Fine, Directed by Christian Nyby
Dane Clark, Paul Richards, George Voscovec, William Mims, David Frank, Victor Eberg, Nathanael Leon, Xavier Lopez, Raul Perez Prieto

81. 04.08.68
CARMELITA IS ONE OF US
Written by Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret, Directed by Christian Nyby
Marie Gomez, Nate Esformes, Paul Bertoya, Argentina Brunetti, Nacho Galindo, Trini Marquez, Maria Val

82. 04.15.68
PINWHEEL
Written by Barry Oringer, Directed by Christian Nyby
Arlene Golonka, Marino Mase, Victor Sen Young, Stella Garcia, Claudio Miranda, Gil Galvano, Ken Tobey

SEVERAL REALLY GOOD I SPY WEBSITES:
http://i-spy.150m.com/index.html
http://ispy65.tripod.com/home.htm


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