Soldiers of Fortune 69 years old

Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were international adventurers. Each episode would take place in a different country. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The show was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s. The show was sponsored for two years by 7 Up soft drink. One year after Soldiers of Fortune was cancelled, John Russell went on to star as Marshal Dan Troup in the successful ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Chick Chandler He was 49 , 83 years old when he died as Toubo Smith
John Russell He was 34 , 70 years old when he died as Tim Kelly

Crew

Name Job title
Soldiers of Fortune (69 years)

Returning Series

  • First Air Date: 1955-01-10
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 52