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Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

19615.55 Seasons191 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.

Created by Norman Felton
Produced by Robert F. O'Neill, Douglas Benton, Irv Pearlberg
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie

C

Cynthia Stone

Mrs. Salt

Eddie Ryder

Eddie Ryder

Dr. Simon Agurski

Jud Taylor

Jud Taylor

Dr. Thomas Gerson

Ken Berry

Ken Berry

Dr. John Kapish

J

Jean Inness

Nurse Beatrice Fain

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Jaime Angel

Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Chris Becker

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Dr. James Kildare

Themes & Keywords

hospitaldoctormedical drama

About Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare is a drama series that first aired in 1961 exploring themes of hospital, doctor, medical drama. Created by Norman Felton, it stars Raymond Massey, Cynthia Stone, Eddie Ryder. The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.

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