Dante 64 years old
Dante is a short-lived NBC adventure/drama television series starring Howard Duff as Willie Dante, a former gambler who operates Dante's Inferno, a San Francisco, California, nightclub. Alan Mowbray co-starred as Stewart Styles, the Maitre d'; Tom D'Andrea as Biff, Dante's "man Friday", and Mort Mills as police Lieutenant Bob Malone. Dante claims to have put his past behind him but has retained old associates Stewart and Biff. While his club is legitimate, neither the police nor the mob believe that he is truly finished with the criminal underworld. Dante's old associates in crime keep appearing at the club in efforts to lure him back to the underworld. Dick Powell had previously played Dante in eight episodes of his Four Star Playhouse, initially written by Blake Edwards, who had previously created the radio drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective for Powell. There, Willie operates an illegal gambling operation in the back room of the "Inferno", which police soon shut down. The only regular from the Four Star Playhouse version to be cast in the series as well was Mowbray, who had first played a millionaire named Jackson who had gambled away his fortune and then worked as one of Dante's waiters. These episodes were subsequently rebroadcast under the collective title The Best in Mystery.
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Howard Duff He was 46 , 76 years old when he died | as Willie Dante |
| Tom D'Andrea He was 51 , 88 years old when he died | as Biff |
| Mort Mills He was 41 , 74 years old when he died | as Lt. Robert Malone |
| Alan Mowbray He was 64 , 72 years old when he died | as Stewart Styles |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Harold Jack Bloom Writing He was 36 , 75 years old when he died | Writer |
| Christian Nyby Directing He was 47 , 80 years old when he died | Director |
| Harry Harris Directing He was 38 , 86 years old when he died | Director |
| Berne Giler Writing | Writer |
| Ida Lupino Directing She was 42 , 77 years old when she died | Director |
Dante (64 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1960-10-03
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26