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Ensign O'Toole

Ensign O'Toole

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Overview

Ensign O'Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama and a Navy veteran of the Korean War, played an officer aboard the fictional U.S. Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.

NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Dean Jones

Dean Jones

Ensign O'Toole

Jack Mullaney

Jack Mullaney

Lieutenant Rex St. John

Harvey Lembeck

Harvey Lembeck

Seaman Gabby Di Julio

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Chief Petty Officer Homer Nelson

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner

Themes & Keywords

boatu.s. navymilitarysitcom

About Ensign O'Toole

Ensign O'Toole is a war & politics, comedy series that first aired in 1962 exploring themes of boat, u.s. navy, military, sitcom. it stars Dean Jones, Jack Mullaney, Harvey Lembeck. Ensign O'Toole is a military comedy that aired on NBC from September 23, 1962, to May 5, 1963, with 31-year-old Dean Jones in the title role of a nonchalant United States Navy ensign during the early 1960s. Jones, born in 1931 in Alabama and a Navy veteran of the Korean War, played an officer aboard the fictional U.S. Navy destroyer USS Appleby, which roamed the Pacific Ocean.

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