The Bing Crosby Show 60 years old
The Bing Crosby Show is a 28-episode situation comedy television program starring crooner, film star, iconic phenomenon, and businessman Bing Crosby and actress Beverly Garland as a middle-aged couple, Bing and Ellie Collins, rearing two teenaged daughters during the early 1960s. In the format, Crosby portrayed a former entertainer turned architectural designer with a penchant for singing, and each episode usually contained at least one song. Produced by Crosby's own company, affiliated with Desilu Studios and subsequently CBS Paramount Television, the series aired on ABC from September 14, 1964, to April 19, 1965. Rebroadcasts continued until June 14. The roles of the daughters Janice and Joyce Collins were played by Carol Faylen and Diane Sherry, respectively. Top Warner Bros. character actor Frank McHugh appeared as Willie Walters, the Collins's live-in handyman. Christopher Riordan and Pamela Austin appeared twice on the program, Riordan as an unnamed "Neighbor" and Austin as Clarissa Roberts. Guest stars included Herbert Anderson, Frankie Avalon, Jack Benny, Jimmy Boyd, Macdonald Carey, Vikki Carr, Dennis Day, Roger Ewing, Glenda Farrell, Joan Fontaine, Kathy Garver, George Gobel, Kathryn Grant, Pat Harrington, Jr., Phil Harris, Charles Lane, Nobu McCarthy, Gary Morton, Ken Murray, Lloyd Nolan, Ruth Roman, and James Shigeta.
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beverly Garland She was 37 , 82 years old when she died | as Ellie Collins |
| Lloyd Nolan He was 62 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Joan Fontaine She was 46 , 96 years old when she died | |
| Frankie Avalon He was 23 , now 84 years old | |
| Ruth Roman She was 41 , 76 years old when she died | |
| Thomas Gomez He was 59 , 65 years old when he died | |
| Phil Harris He was 60 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Arthur Franz He was 44 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Stanley Adams He was 49 , 62 years old when he died | |
| George Gobel He was 45 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Kathryn Grant She was 30 , now 91 years old | |
| Willard Waterman He was 50 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Pat Harrington, Jr. He was 35 , now 95 years old | |
| Kathleen Freeman She was 45 , 82 years old when she died | |
| Charles Lane He was 59 , 102 years old when he died | |
| Bing Crosby He was 61 , 74 years old when he died | as Bing Collins |
| Elisabeth Fraser She was 44 , 85 years old when she died | |
| Roger Ewing He was 22 , now 82 years old | |
| Glenda Farrell She was 60 , 66 years old when she died | |
| Ken Murray He was 61 , 85 years old when he died | |
| James Shigeta He was 31 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Gary Morton He was 39 , 74 years old when he died | |
| Dennis Day He was 48 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Gary Crosby He was 31 , 62 years old when he died | |
| Herbert Anderson He was 47 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Frank McHugh He was 66 , 83 years old when he died | as Willie Walters |
| Robert P. Lieb He was 49 , 88 years old when he died |
Crew
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The Bing Crosby Show (60 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1964-09-14
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 28