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Daktari

Daktari

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Overview

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.

Created by Ivan Tors
Produced by Leonard B. Kaufman
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Dr. Marsh Tracy

Hari Rhodes

Hari Rhodes

Mike Makula

Yale Summers

Yale Summers

Jack Dane

Ross Hagen

Ross Hagen

Bart Jason

Erin Moran

Erin Moran

Jenny Jones

Hedley Mattingly

Hedley Mattingly

District Officer Hedley

Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

Paula Tracy

Themes & Keywords

africaveterinarianjunglewild animalsuspensefulcheerfulinformative

About Daktari

Daktari is a family, drama series that first aired in 1966 exploring themes of africa, veterinarian, jungle, wild animal, suspenseful, cheerful. Created by Ivan Tors, it stars Marshall Thompson, Hari Rhodes, Yale Summers. Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.

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