- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 1959
Summary:
The series was a collection of various tales that range from the tragic to the comedic. They may be scary or just thought-provoking. Most episodes have unexpected endings and a moral lesson. But, no matter what, it's "a journey into a wondrous land, whose boundaries are that of the imagination."
Rod Serling, creator and host of the series, won two Emmys for outstanding writing (1960 & '61), and the Golden Globe in 1962 for best TV director/producer.
Reruns of the original Twilight Zone can be seen on the US Sci Fi channel.
This is the Original 1959 series, not the CBS The Twilight Zone (1985) version nor the UPN The Twilight Zone (2002) version.
CBS Programming History
October 1959-September 1962 ..... Friday 10:00 January 1963-September 1963 ..... Thursday 9:00 September 1961-September 1964 ..... Friday 9:30 May 1965-September 1965 ..... Sunday 9:00
Note: Seasons 1-3 & 5 have a running time of 30 minutes. All of the episodes in Season 4 have a running time of one hour.
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| Network: | CBS |
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| Genre(s): | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction |
| Creators: | Rod Serling |
| Seasons: | 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Considine | McClure |
| Jack Klugman | Captain Paul Ross |
| Howard Morris | George P. Hanley |
| Ross Martin | Lt. Ted Mason |
| Lee Philips | Allan Ransome |
| Joyce Van Patten | Eileen Ransome |
| Nan Martin | Laura Ford |
| Tim O'Connor | Col. Sloane |
| George Grizzard | Alan Talbolt / Walter Ryder, Jr. |
| Albert Salmi | Bill Feathersmith |
| Pat Hingle | Horace Ford |
| Rod Serling | Narrator/Host |
| Vincent Baggetta | Sailor 1 |
| Steve Forrest | Robert Gaines |
| John Williams (II) | William Shakespeare |
| Martin Balsam | Martin Lombard Senescu |
| Oscar Beregi | Prof. Karl Werner |
| James Best | Billy-Ben Turner |
| Anne Francis | Jess-Belle |
| Burgess Meredith | Mr. Smith |
| Julie Newmar | Miss Devlin |
| Jack Albertson | Genie |
| Jack Albertson | The Genie |
| Simon Oakland | Captain Beecham |
| Dennis Hopper | Peter Vollmer |
| Robert Duvall | Charley Parkes |
| Morgan Jones | Captain |
| Ed Nelson | Philip Redfield |
| Ann Jillian | Ilse Nielson |
| Dana Andrews | Paul Driscoll |
| James Whitmore | William Benteen |
| Jack Weston | Julius Moomer |
| David Opatoshu | Dorn |
| Claudia Bryar | Frau Nielsen |
| William Sargent | The Project Manager |
| Wolfe Barzell | Proprietor |
| Jack Raine | Officer |
| Colin Campbell | Addicott |
