West Point 68 years old

The West Point Story is a dramatic anthology television series shown in the United States by Columbia Broadcasting System during the 1956-57 season and by ABC during the 1957-58 season. The West Point Story, produced with the full cooperation of the United States Department of Defense and the United States Military Academy, was said to be based on actual files documenting many of the real-life dramatic occurrences at West Point over the years. Names and dates were altered in order to protect the privacy of the real people portrayed, however. The program was at first hosted by a fictional cadet, Charles C. Thompson, but this device was discontinued prior to the end of 1956. During its second season on ABC, The West Point Story was in competition with NBC's The Californians, set in San Francisco during the gold rush of the 1850s, and with The $64,000 Question quiz series on CBS. The West Point Story was replaced on the summer schedule in 1958 by Jack Wyatt's Confession, which continued to air during the first half of the 1958-1959 season in the 10 p.m. Tuesday evening time slot. At the time that The West Point Story was broadcast, four other military dramas aired either through syndication or on the major networks: Harbor Command, Navy Log, The Silent Service, and Men of Annapolis.

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Cast

Name Character
Clint Eastwood He was 26 , now 94 years old
Richard Jaeckel He was 29 , 70 years old when he died
Henry Silva He was 28 , now 96 years old
Steve McQueen He was 26 , 50 years old when he died
Robert Vaughn He was 23 , 83 years old when he died
Clu Gulager He was 27 , now 96 years old
Joaquín Martínez He was 25 , 81 years old when he died
Larry Pennell He was 28 , 85 years old when he died
Peter Baldwin He was 25 , 86 years old when he died
Larry Hagman He was 25 , 81 years old when he died
Leonard Nimoy He was 25 , 83 years old when he died
Chuck Connors He was 35 , 71 years old when he died
Pat Crowley She was 23 , now 91 years old
Brian G. Hutton He was 21 , 79 years old when he died
Barbara Eden She was 25 , now 93 years old
Melville Cooper He was 59 , 76 years old when he died
Tom Brown He was 43 , 77 years old when he died
Joby Baker He was 22 , now 90 years old
Dan White He was 10 , 39 years old when he died
Ron Hagerthy He was 24 , now 92 years old
Charles Maxwell He was 42 , 79 years old when he died
Russell Hicks He was 61 , 61 years old when he died
Tris Coffin He was 47 , 80 years old when he died
Corey Allen He was 22 , 75 years old when he died
Hillary Brooke She was 42 , 84 years old when she died
Peter Hansen He was 88 , 148 years old when he died
Jerome Courtland He was 29 , 85 years old when he died
Edward Platt He was 40 , 58 years old when he died
Frank Fenton He was 50 , 65 years old when he died
Dick Sargent He was 26 , 64 years old when he died
Gloria Talbott She was 25 , 69 years old when she died
Joey Forman He was 26 , 53 years old when he died
James Best He was 30 , 88 years old when he died
William Traylor He was 25 , 58 years old when he died
Larry Thor He was 40 , 59 years old when he died
Pat Conway He was 25 , 50 years old when he died
Rod McKuen He was 23 , 81 years old when he died
Brett Halsey He was 23 , now 91 years old
Richard Erdman He was 31 , 93 years old when he died
William Campbell He was 32 , 87 years old when he died
Bruce Bennett He was 50 , 100 years old when he died
John Beradino He was 39 , 79 years old when he died
Richard Davalos He was 25 , 85 years old when he died
Peter Miller
Martin Milner He was 24 , 83 years old when he died
Roger Smith He was 23 , 84 years old when he died
Diana Douglas She was 33 , 92 years old when she died

Crew

Name Job title
Ted Post Directing He was 38 , 95 years old when he died Director
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West Point (68 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1956-10-05
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 39