Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare Cast

Series Description

The Dr. Kildare TV show was a drama series on NBC that ran for 60 minutes for the first four seasons and then 30 minutes in its final season. It was about an intern (Dr. Kildare) at Blair General Hospital. The storylines were about how he learned to be a good Doctor plus his relationships and dealings with his patients and co-workers.

Dr. Kildare Cast

Richard Chamberlain .... Doctor James Kildare
Raymond Massey .... Doctor Leonard Gillespie
Jean Inness .... Nurse Beatrice Fain
Steve Bell .... Doctor Quint Lowry
Jud Taylor .... Doctor Thomas Gerson
Eddie Ryder .... Doctor Simon Agurski
Maxine Stuart .... Nurse Mary Ayers
Ken Berry .... Doctor John Kapish
Gary Judis .... Doctor Vincent Barnes
Jo Helton .... Various Nurse Roles
Lee Kurty .... Nurse Zoe Lawton
Lee Meriwether .... Various Nurse Roles
John Napier .... Ken Cleveland
Robert Paget .... Doctor John Ross
Cynthia Stone .... Secretary Mrs. Salt
Joan Patrick .... Receptionist Susan Deigh

Dr. Kildare Trivia

The Dr. Kildare TV show was inspired by nine hugely successful films starring Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie. Titles and air dates are listed near the bottom of this page.

Between the movies and the TV show, there was also a Doctor Kildare radio show that starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore (Drew's Great Uncle) as Dr. Gillespie and aired from February 1, 1950 through August 3, 1951!

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Season 1

  1. Twenty Four Hours (9/28/1961)
  2. Immunity (10/5/1961)
  3. Shining Image (10/12/1961)
  4. Winter Harvest (10/19/1961)
  5. Million Dollar Property (10/26/1961)
  6. Admitting Service (11/2/1961)
  7. Lonely Ones (11/9/1961)
  8. Holiday Weekend (11/16/1961)
  9. Patient (11/23/1961)
  10. For The Living (11/30/1961)
  11. Second Chance (12/7/1961)
  12. Hit and Run (12/14/1961)
  13. Season to Be Jolly (12/21/1961)
  14. Johnny Temple (12/28/1961)
  15. My Brother, the Doctor (1/4/1962)
  16. Administrator (1/11/1962)
  17. Oh, My Daughter (1/25/1962)
  18. Search (2/1/1962)
  19. Glory Hunter (2/8/1962)
  20. Dragon (2/15/1962)
  21. Stepping Stone (2/22/1962)
  22. Bronc-Buster (3/1/1962)
  23. Witch Doctor (3/8/1962)
  24. Roaring Boy-O (3/15/1962)
  25. Solomon's Choice (3/29/1962)
  26. Very Present Help (4/5/1962)
  27. One For the Road (4/12/1962)
  28. Horn of Plenty (4/19/1962)
  29. Chemistry of Anger (4/26/1962)
  30. Something of Importance (5/3/1962)
  31. Distant Thunder (5/10/1962)
  32. Road to the Heart (5/17/1962)
  33. Operation: Lazarus (5/24/1962)
Season 2
  1. Gravida One (9/27/1962)
  2. Burning Sky (10/4/1962)
  3. Visitors (10/11/1962)
  4. Mask Makers (10/18/1962)
  5. Guest Appearance (10/25/1962)
  6. Hastings' Farewell (11/1/1962)
  7. Breakdown (11/8/1962)
  8. Cobweb Chain (11/15/1962)
  9. Soul Killer (11/22/1962)
  10. Ancient Office, An (12/6/1962)
  11. Legacy (12/13/1962)
  12. Bed I've Made (12/20/1962)
  13. Time To Every Purpose (12/27/1962)
  14. Love is a Sad Song (1/3/1963)
  15. Thing Speaks For Itself (1/10/1963)
  16. Great Guy (1/17/1963)
  17. Mosaic (1/31/1963)
  18. Good Luck Charm (2/7/1963)
  19. Jail Ward (2/14/1963)
  20. Trip To Niagara (2/21/1963)
  21. Place Among the Monuments (2/28/1963)
  22. Face of Fear (3/7/1963)
  23. Sister Mike (3/14/1963)
  24. Very Infectious Disease (3/21/1963)
  25. Dark Side of the Mirror (3/28/1963)
  26. Sleeping Princess (4/11/1963)
  27. Ship's Doctor (4/18/1963)
  28. Tightrope Into Nowhere (4/25/1963)
  29. Balance and the Crucible (5/2/1963)
  30. Gift of the Koodjanuk (5/9/1963)
  31. Island Like A Peacock, An (5/16/1963)
  32. To Each His Own Prison (5/23/1963)
  33. Hand Held Out In Darkness (5/30/1963)
  34. What's God To Julius (6/6/1963)
Season 3
  1. Whoever Heard of a Two-Headed Doll? (9/26/1963)
  2. Good Samaritan (10/3/1963)
  3. If You Can't Believe the Truth... (10/10/1963)
  4. Heart Is An Imperfect Machine (10/17/1963)
  5. Game for Three (10/24/1963)
  6. Exploiters (10/31/1963)
  7. One Clear Bright Thursday Morning (11/7/1963)
  8. Eleventh Commandment (11/14/1963)
  9. Four Feet in the Morning (11/21/1963)
  10. Pack Rat and the Prima Donna (11/28/1963)
  11. Backslider (12/5/1963)
  12. Charlie Wade Makes Lots of Shade (12/12/1963)
  13. Oracle (12/19/1963)
  14. Vote of Confidence (12/26/1963)
  15. Willing Suspension of Disbelief (1/9/1964)
  16. Tyger, Tyger - Part 1 (1/16/1964)
  17. Tyger, Tyger - Part 2 (1/23/1964)
  18. Never Too Old For the Circus (1/30/1964)
  19. Onions, Garlic and Flowers that Bloom in the Spring (2/6/1964)
  20. To Walk in Grace (2/13/1964)
  21. Goodbye Mr Jersey (2/20/1964)
  22. Why Won't Anybody Listen? (2/27/1964)
  23. Child Between (3/5/1964)
  24. Hundred Million Tomorrows (3/12/1964)
  25. Tomorrow is a Fickle Girl (3/19/1964)
  26. Quid Pro Quo (3/26/1964)
  27. Day To Remember (4/2/1964)
  28. Ungodly Act, An (4/9/1964)
  29. Nickel's Worth of Prayer (4/16/1964)
  30. Night of the Beast (4/23/1964)
  31. Middle of Ernie Mann (4/30/1964)
  32. Sense of Tempo (5/7/1964)
  33. Speak Not in Angry Whispers (5/14/1964)
  34. Dolly's Dilemma (5/21/1964)
Season 4
  1. Man Is a Rock (9/24/1964)
  2. Maybe Love Will Save My Apartment House (10/1/1964)
  3. Hand That Hurts Hand That Heals (10/8/1964)
  4. Last Leaves on the Tree (10/15/1964)
  5. What's Different About Today? (10/22/1964)
  6. Sound of a Faraway Hill (10/29/1964)
  7. Candle in the Window (11/5/1964)
  8. Rome Will Never Leave You - Part One (11/12/1964)
  9. Rome Will Never Leave You - Part Two (11/19/1964)
  10. Rome Will Never Leave You - Part Three (11/26/1964)
  11. Elusive Dik-Dik (12/3/1964)
  12. Catch a Crooked Mouse (12/17/1964)
  13. Exchange of Gifts, An (12/24/1964)
  14. Never is a Long Day (12/31/1964)
  15. Lullaby For An Indian Summer (1/7/1965)
  16. Take Care of My Little Girl (1/14/1965)
  17. My Name is Lisa, and I Am Lost (1/21/1965)
  18. Please Let My Baby Live (1/28/1965)
  19. No Mother To Guide Them (2/4/1965)
  20. Marriage of Convenience (2/11/1965)
  21. Make Way For Tomorrow (2/18/1965)
  22. Miracle For Margaret (2/25/1965)
  23. Do You Trust Your Doctor? (3/4/1965)
  24. All Brides Should Be Beautiful (3/11/1965)
  25. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not - Part 1 (3/18/1965)
  26. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not - Part 2 (3/25/1965)
  27. Journey To Sunrise (4/1/1965)
  28. Time Buyers (4/8/1965)
  29. Music Hath Charms (4/15/1965)
  30. Believe and Live (4/22/1965)
  31. Reverence for Life (4/29/1965)
  32. Wings of Hope (5/13/1965)
Season 5
  1. Behold the Great Man (9/13/1965)
  2. Life for a Life (9/14/1965)
  3. Web of Hate (9/20/1965)
  4. Horizontal Hero (9/21/1965)
  5. Bell in the Schoolhouse Tolls for Thee, Kildare (9/27/1965)
  6. Life in the Dance Hall (9/28/1965)
  7. Some Doors are Slamming (10/5/1965)
  8. Enough La Boheme for Everybody (10/11/1965)
  9. Now the Mummy (10/12/1965)
  10. Pyrotechnic Display (10/18/1965)
  11. With Hellfire and Thunder (10/19/1965)
  12. Daily Flights to Olympus (10/25/1965)
  13. Life Machine (10/26/1965)
  14. Toast the Golden Couple (11/1/1965)
  15. Wives and Losers (11/2/1965)
  16. Welcome Home, Dear Anna (11/8/1965)
  17. Little Child Shall Lead (11/9/1965)
  18. Hour of Decision (11/15/1965)
  19. Aftermath (11/16/1965)
  20. Fathers and Daughters (11/22/1965)
  21. Gift of Love (11/23/1965)
  22. Tent Dwellers (11/29/1965)
  23. Going Home (11/30/1965)
  24. Something Old, Something New (12/6/1965)
  25. To Visit One More Spring (12/7/1965)
  26. From Nigeria With Love (12/13/1965)
  27. In the Roman Candle's Bright Glare (12/14/1965)
  28. When Shadows Fall (12/20/1965)
  29. With This Ring (12/21/1965)
  30. Perfect Is Too Hard To Be (12/27/1965)
  31. Duet For One Hand (12/28/1965)
  32. Atheist and the True Believer (1/3/1966)
  33. Quick Look at Glory (1/4/1966)
  34. Sort of Falling in Love (1/10/1966)
  35. Last to Believe in Miracles (1/11/1966)
  36. Next Thing to Murder (1/17/1966)
  37. Never So Happy (1/18/1966)
  38. Cry From the Street (1/24/1966)
  39. Gratitude Won't Pay the Bills (1/25/1966)
  40. Adrift in a Sea of Confusion (1/31/1966)
  41. These Hands That Heal (2/1/1966)
  42. Few Hearts Few Flowers (2/7/1966)
  43. Some Tales For Halloween (2/8/1966)
  44. I Can Hear the Ice Melting (2/14/1966)
  45. No Other Road (2/15/1966)
  46. Encroachment (2/21/1966)
  47. Patient Lost (2/22/1966)
  48. What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (2/28/1966)
  49. Taste of Crow (3/7/1966)
  50. Out of a Concrete Tower (3/8/1966)
  51. Art of Taking A Powder (3/14/1966)
  52. Read the Book and Then See the Picture (3/15/1966)
  53. Sometimes Distant Spring (3/21/1966)
  54. Travel A Crooked Road (3/22/1966)
  55. Mercy or Murder (3/28/1966)
  56. Strange Sort of Accident (3/29/1966)
  57. New Doctor In Town (4/4/1966)
  58. Reckoning (4/5/1966)
Theatrical Movies

Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

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