The Name of the Game 56 years old
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
Credits
Peter Falk
Lewis Corbett
Ben Murphy
Joe Sample
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Falk He was 41 , 83 years old when he died | as Lewis Corbett |
| Edmond O'Brien He was 53 , 69 years old when he died | |
| Richard Jaeckel He was 41 , 70 years old when he died | |
| Ben Murphy He was 26 , now 82 years old | as Joe Sample |
| Joan Crawford She was 64 , 73 years old when she died | |
| Alan Oppenheimer He was 38 , now 94 years old | |
| William Shatner He was 37 , now 93 years old | |
| William Conrad He was 47 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Simon Oakland He was 53 , 68 years old when he died | |
| Maurice Evans He was 67 , 87 years old when he died | |
| George Murdock He was 38 , 54 years old when he died | |
| Lois Nettleton She was 41 , 80 years old when she died | |
| Leslie Nielsen He was 42 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Leon Ames He was 66 , 91 years old when he died | |
| James Whitmore He was 46 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Darren McGavin He was 46 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Lloyd Bochner He was 44 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Ed Asner He was 38 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Clu Gulager He was 39 , now 96 years old | |
| Martin Balsam He was 48 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Jessica Walter She was 27 , now 83 years old | |
| Suzanne Pleshette She was 31 , 70 years old when she died | |
| Susan Saint James She was 22 , now 78 years old | as Peggy Maxwell |
| Larry Hagman He was 36 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Paul Mantee He was 37 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Anthony Franciosa He was 39 , 77 years old when he died | as Jeff Dillon |
| Chuck Connors He was 47 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Gene Barry He was 49 , 90 years old when he died | |
| Gene Barry He was 49 , 90 years old when he died | as Glenn Howard |
| Charles Aidman He was 43 , 68 years old when he died | |
| June Allyson She was 50 , 88 years old when she died | |
| Barry Sullivan He was 56 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Pat Crowley She was 35 , now 91 years old | |
| Steve Forrest He was 42 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Joanna Cameron She was 17 , now 73 years old | as Carole Crown |
| Monte Markham He was 33 , now 89 years old | |
| Jack Klugman He was 46 , 90 years old when he died | |
| Robert Stack He was 49 , 84 years old when he died | as Dan Farrell |
| Lorraine Gary She was 31 , now 87 years old | as Carla Frazier |
| Victoria Paige Meyerink She was 7 , now 63 years old | |
| Phyllis Kirk She was 41 , 79 years old when she died | |
| Luther Adler He was 65 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Ed Gilbert He was 37 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Jason Wingreen He was 47 , 95 years old when he died | |
| Anne Baxter She was 45 , 62 years old when she died | as Betty-Jean Currier |
| Mercedes McCambridge She was 50 , 85 years old when she died | |
| Mark Miller He was 43 , now 100 years old | as Ross Craig |
| Larry Storch He was 45 , now 101 years old | |
| Jan Murray He was 51 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Lucy Saroyan She was 22 , 57 years old when she died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| George Eckstein Production He was 40 , 81 years old when he died | Producer |
| Robert Buckner Writing He was 62 , 82 years old when he died | Writer |
| Marvin J. Chomsky Directing He was 39 , now 95 years old | Director |
| Luther Davis Writing He was 52 , 91 years old when he died | Writer |
| Robert Day Directing He was 46 , 94 years old when he died | Director |
| Richard Levinson Writing He was 34 , 52 years old when he died | Writer |
| Barry Shear Directing He was 45 , 56 years old when he died | Director |
| Boris Sagal Directing He was 44 , 57 years old when he died | Director |
| Boris Sagal Production He was 44 , 57 years old when he died | Producer |
| William A. Graham Directing He was 42 , 87 years old when he died | Director |
| Steven Spielberg Directing He was 21 , now 78 years old | Director |
| Ben Gazzara Directing He was 38 , 81 years old when he died | Director |
| Norman Lloyd Production He was 53 , 55 years old when he died | Producer |
| John Llewellyn Moxey Directing He was 43 , 94 years old when he died | Director |
| Steven Bochco Writing He was 24 , 74 years old when he died | Writer |
| Lawrence Dobkin Directing He was 49 , 83 years old when he died | Director |
| John Newland Directing He was 50 , 82 years old when he died | Director |
| William Conrad Directing He was 47 , 73 years old when he died | Director |
| Nicholas Colasanto Directing He was 44 , 61 years old when he died | Director |
| Leslie Stevens Directing She was 44 , 74 years old when she died | Director |
| Leslie Stevens Production She was 44 , 74 years old when she died | Producer |
| Leslie Stevens Writing She was 44 , 74 years old when she died | Writer |
| Daniel Petrie Directing He was 47 , 83 years old when he died | Director |
| Harvey Hart Directing He was 40 , 61 years old when he died | Director |
| William Link Writing He was 34 , now 91 years old | Writer |
| Leo Penn Directing He was 47 , 77 years old when he died | Director |
| Philip DeGuere Writing He was 24 , 60 years old when he died | Writer |
| Sutton Roley Directing He was 45 , 84 years old when he died | Director |
| Richard Irving Production He was 51 , 73 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| Dean Hargrove Production He was 30 , now 86 years old | Producer |
| Dean Hargrove Writing He was 30 , now 86 years old | Writer |
The Name of the Game (56 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1968-09-20
- Runtime: [90] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 76