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The Great Adventure

1963 1 Season 10Series

Drama

The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, narrated each week by Van Heflin, and featuring theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important historical events in American History.

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Philip Leacock

Director

Joseph M. Newman

Director

Buzz Kulik

Director

Paul Stanley

Director

Robert Gist

Director

Top Cast

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

William Carroll / Grymes / Gen. Nelson Miles · 4 eps

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) · 4 eps

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Townsend / Brewer · 3 eps

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Philip Crow / Jean Lafitte · 3 eps

James Dunn

James Dunn

Indian Agent McLean · 2 eps

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Jervis · 2 eps

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Col. Callaway · 2 eps

David McCallum

David McCallum

Capt. Hanning · 2 eps

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo Acosta

Lt. Bullhead · 2 eps

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Mrs. Callaway · 2 eps

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

Lt. Alexander / Rodger Young · 2 eps

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

General Howe / Colonel Lewis Washington · 2 eps

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Johann Sutter / O'Rourke · 2 eps

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Abel Parrish / President Grover Cleveland · 2 eps

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

William Ralston / E.J. Edwards · 2 eps

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Col. Fraser · 2 eps

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Daniel Boone · 2 eps

Byron Morrow

Byron Morrow

Mayor Hall / Gen. Beauregard · 2 eps

David White

David White

Benton / John C. Calhoun · 2 eps

John Marley

John Marley

Callum / Grey Beard · 2 eps