Straightaway 63 years old
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Blake He was 28 , now 91 years old | |
| Neville Brand He was 41 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Stuart Erwin He was 58 , 64 years old when he died | |
| Gustavo Rojo He was 38 , 93 years old when he died | |
| Mary Tyler Moore She was 24 , 80 years old when she died | |
| Michael Parks He was 21 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Roy Barcroft He was 59 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Barbara Bain She was 30 , now 93 years old | |
| John Ashley He was 26 , 62 years old when he died | |
| Richard Bakalyan He was 30 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Peter Whitney He was 45 , 55 years old when he died | |
| William Fawcett He was 110 , 123 years old when he died | |
| Scott Marlowe He was 29 , 68 years old when he died | |
| Diana Dors She was 29 , 52 years old when she died | |
| Gloria Swanson She was 62 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Ron Hagerthy He was 29 , now 92 years old | |
| Leo Penn He was 40 , 77 years old when he died | |
| James Westerfield He was 48 , 58 years old when he died | |
| Hank Patterson He was 72 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Myrna Fahey She was 28 , 40 years old when she died | |
| Henry Corden He was 41 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Don Beddoe He was 58 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Isobel Elsom She was 68 , 87 years old when she died | |
| Bill Bixby He was 27 , 59 years old when he died | |
| Jack Klugman He was 39 , 90 years old when he died | |
| Brian Kelly He was 30 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Ben Wright He was 46 , 74 years old when he died | |
| Whit Bissell He was 51 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Luther Adler He was 58 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Lew Gallo He was 33 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Tod Andrews He was 46 , 57 years old when he died | |
| George Sawaya He was 38 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Malcolm Atterbury He was 54 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Stanley Clements He was 35 , 55 years old when he died | |
| Merry Anders She was 29 , 80 years old when she died | |
| John Davis Chandler He was 26 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Paul Richards He was 36 , 49 years old when he died | |
| Bethel Leslie She was 32 , 70 years old when she died | |
| Kevin Hagen He was 33 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Arline Hunter She was 29 , now 92 years old | |
| Sam Edwards He was 33 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Ric Roman He was 45 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Robert Strauss He was 47 , 61 years old when he died | |
| Ralph Manza He was 39 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Chris Robinson (actor) He was 22 , now 86 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
Straightaway (63 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1961-10-06
- Runtime: [60,30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26