Thriller
Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 67
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
Episodes(37)
1. The Twisted Image
When the paths of a disturbed young man (consumed with the idea of taking over the life of his boss) and a disturbed young woman (obsessed with the same man) cross, the results are disatrous.
Air Date : 1960-09-13
2. Child's Play
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
Air Date : 1960-09-20
3. Worse Than Murder
A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupulous daughter-in-law uses the diary for blackmail.
Air Date : 1960-09-27
4. The Mark of the Hand
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
Air Date : 1960-10-04
5. Rose's Last Summer
When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.
Air Date : 1960-10-11
6. The Guilty Men
The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.
Air Date : 1960-10-18
7. The Purple Room
A man who inherits a house from his brother has one night to decide whether or not to stay - if he leaves, his cousins will inherit the house instead. He expects his cousins to try and frighten him into leaving, but could the strange happenings be more than pranks?
Air Date : 1960-10-25
8. The Watcher
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
Air Date : 1960-11-01
9. Girl With a Secret
When the wife of a government agent inadvertently discovers the details of one of his missions she becomes a girl with a secret that must be kept at all costs.
Air Date : 1960-11-15
10. The Prediction
A phony clairvoyant suddenly starts having genuine premonitions. Will he be able to save those closest to him when he sees death in their future?
Air Date : 1960-11-22
11. The Fatal Impulse
A canidate for Mayor is told he won't live through the next day. The police are sent to protect him and we follow their actions as well as those of the potential killer.
Air Date : 1960-11-29
12. The Big Blackout
A former alcoholic is haunted by a past he can't remember. Will he be able to stay alive long enough to unravel the mystery?
Air Date : 1960-12-06
13. Knock Three-One-Two
A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.
Air Date : 1960-12-13
14. Man in the Middle
A man overhears the kidnapping and murder plot of two unsavory characters and tries to prevent it from being carried out despite the fact that his own life is in danger.
Air Date : 1960-12-20
15. The Cheaters
A pair of very unusual glasses allow the wearer to see the absolute truth about whatever they look upon. We see what happens as they pass from one owner to another.
Air Date : 1960-12-27
16. The Hungry Glass
A young couple buy a run-down, old mansion surrounded with legends about the lack of mirrors and the deaths of many former tenants. On their first night in the house they are frightened by strage visions, inexplicably intertwined with mirrors and glass.
Air Date : 1961-01-03
17. The Poisoner
A man in nineteenth century England disposes of his family members one by one - his weapon of choice? - an undetectable poison concealed within his ring.
Air Date : 1961-01-10
18. Man in a Cage
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
Air Date : 1961-01-17
19. Choose a Victim
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money
Air Date : 1961-01-24
20. Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who has accompanied him, soon finds herself a target of the locals who believe she is a witch.
Air Date : 1961-02-07
21. The Merriweather File
When a man discovers a body in the trunk of his car the harder he tries to prove his innocence the more guilty he looks. Do the attempts on his wife's life have anything to do with this strange case?
Air Date : 1961-02-14
22. The Fingers of Fear
A child murderer is on the loose. A mentally disturbed man is arrested for the crimes, but a determined police lieutenant isn't sure they have the right man.
Air Date : 1961-02-21
23. Well of Doom
A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.
Air Date : 1961-02-28
24. The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
A research scientist accidentally discovers a strange gas that penetrates his gas mask and the effects are most bizarre - now every time he hears a bell it sends him into a murderous rage.
Air Date : 1961-03-07
25. Trio for Terror
Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle is no oridinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling, but may not live to enjoy it; a serial killer meets an odd fate.
Air Date : 1961-03-14
26. Papa Benjamin
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
Air Date : 1961-03-21
27. Late Date
When a man murders his adulterous wife his brother attempts to conceal the crime by disposing of the body - but it won't be easy.
Air Date : 1961-04-04
28. Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
A series of brutal murders in the modern-day U.S. mirror those of Jack the Ripper. Sir Guy informs the police of his theory that it is in fact the Ripper himself, alive and well - and not a year older.
Air Date : 1961-04-11
29. The Devil's Ticket
A starving artist goes to a pawn shop with one of his paintings and ends up pawning his soul to the devil. Will he be able to redeem it when the time comes?
Air Date : 1961-04-18
30. Parasite Mansion
A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansion inhabited by a strange and terrifying family.
Air Date : 1961-04-25
31. A Good Imagination
A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.
Air Date : 1961-05-02
32. Mr. George
A little girl is the sole heir to her mother's fortune and her greedy relatives are out to kill her for her money. What they don't realize is this little girl has a supernatural guardian.
Air Date : 1961-05-09
33. Terror in Teakwood
A young man's former girlfriend comes to him for help; her husband, a famous pianist, is being terrorized by an unknown being - is it a dead rival, secretly alive, or is it something much more grotesque.
Air Date : 1961-05-16
34. The Prisoner in the Mirror
A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to find the magician's victims imprisoned within - or is it only a trick?
Air Date : 1961-05-23
35. Dark Legacy
The patriarch of a family of magicians dies and leaves his nephew his book of secrets - and it is indeed a dark legacy involving satanic spirits and black magic.
Air Date : 1961-05-30
36. Pigeons From Hell
Two young brothers attempt to spend the night in an abandoned southern plantation and encounter some birds that seem to have a strong dislike for intruders.
Air Date : 1961-06-06
37. The Grim Reaper
An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a curse on it - almost all of its former owners have died. When the owner's life is in danger the painting sends a gruesome warning - it begins to bleed.
Air Date : 1961-06-13
Cast
Boris Karloff
(Clayton Mace)
Henry Daniell
(Squire Moloch)
Alan Napier
(Constable Evans)
Ed Nelson
(Charlie)
Paul Newlan
(Paul Hawkins)
Charles Aidman
(George Mikos)
Constance Ford
(Louise Jenkins)
Peter Brocco
(Major Domo ('A Terribly Strange Bed'))
Tom Nolan
(Hank Hattering)
Alan Caillou
(Roscoe Burton)
Elizabeth Allen
(Liz Talmadge)
Bethel Leslie
(Gale Hattering)
Gil Perkins
(Eddie)
William Shatner
(Gil Thrasher)
Bernard Fein
(I.L. Gluckman)
Doris Lloyd
(Mrs. Edith Pringle)
Linda Watkins
(Sylvia Slattery)
Audrey Dalton
(Norine Burton)
Abraham Sofaer
(Gus Kostopulos)
George Mitchell
(Doc Mulloy)
Robert Middleton
(Ohrback)
K.T. Stevens
(Virginia Grant)
Esther Dale
(Ellen the Maid)
Kenneth Haigh
(Detective Insp. Harry Roberts)
Jester Hairston
(Papa Benjamin)
Marlo Thomas
(Susan Baker)
Dianne Foster
(Judy Patterson)
Dan Tobin
(Ray)
Sam Edwards
(Charles Larrimore)
Frank Overton
(Bart Hattering)
Richard Chamberlain
(Larry Carter)
Mort Sahl
(Sam Lynch)
Macdonald Carey
(Hector Vane)
Rip Torn
(Duncan Corey)
Jay C. Flippen
(Harry Gans)
Judson Pratt
(Lt. Bill Gordon)
Hardie Albright
(Willet Goodfield)
Richard Kiel
(Master Styx)
Susan Oliver
(Edith Landers)
John Craven
(Dr. Hilton)
Alan Carney
(Burgin)
Philip Carey
(Darryl Hudson)
Donald Woods
(Dr. John Carmody)
Brandon De Wilde
(Timothy Branner)
Henry Silva
(Toby Wolfe)
Natalie Schafer
(Beatrice Graves)
Gina Gillespie
(Priscilla)
Edward Platt
(James Weeks)
Pippa Scott
(Marcia Elizabeth Hunter)
Jack Weston
(Edward Dean)
Patricia Medina
(Nadja)
Kevin Hagen
(Sgt. Spivak)
Jack Carson
(Burt Lewis)
Jeanne Bal
(Judy Wilson)
Ray Teal
(Sheriff Wiley)
Torin Thatcher
(Jeremy Teal)
Guy Rolfe
(Vladimir Vicek)
Bert Remsen
(First Detective)
Beverly Garland
(Ruth Kenton)
Larry Blyden
(Ralphie Teal)
Russ Conway
(Lt. Boutaric)
Al Ruscio
(Allah El Kazim)
Natalie Trundy
(Lily Hanson)
Rhodes Reason
(Anthony Page)
John Marley
(Dr. Tony Romano)
Jessie Royce Landis
(Mrs. Kilburn)
Whitney Blake
(Jane Kimball)
Seymour Green
(Sir John Herbert)
Stuart Erwin
(Uncle Florian)
Jack Mullaney
(Fred Forrest)
Adam Williams
(Hymie Kralik)
John Qualen
(Streetcar Conductor)
Fifi D'Orsay
(Toinette)
Ned Glass
(Vince Fennaday)
Beverly Washburn
(Lollie Harrod)
Robin Hughes
(Collins ('A Terribly Strange Bed'))
Crahan Denton
(Sheriff Buckner)
Vladimir Sokoloff
(Papa Glockstein)
Jocelyn Brando
(Emma Snyder)
Maurice Dallimore
(George Griffith)
Berry Kroeger
(Paul Mowry)
Angela Greene
(Mrs. Carlisle)
Argentina Brunetti
(Anna Romano)
Larry Pennell
(Larry Weeks)
Sue Randall
(Kay Salisbury)
Ross Elliott
(Charles Merriweather)
Charles McGraw
(Sheriff Cliff Wrights)
Barry Gordon
('Slip-Slip')
John Emery
(The Pawnbroker)
Cloris Leachman
(Beatrice Stafford)
John Mitchum
(Policeman)
Cynthia Pepper
(Receptionist)
Russell Johnson
(Adam Talmadge)
Henry Corden
(Detective Sid Benajain)
John Ireland
(Eddie Wilson)
Virginia Christine
(Marge)
Joe Maross
(Ray Kenton)
James Westerfield
(Al Matthews)
Robert Ellenstein
(Dr. Brauner)
Edward Andrews
(Frank Logan)
Ronald Howard
(Robert Penrose)
Frieda Inescort
(De Chantenay's Mother)
Edmon Ryan
(Capt. Pete Jago)
Reginald Owen
(The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed'))
Virginia Gregg
(Edna Leggett)
Alan Baxter
(Sheriff Phil Archer)
Dayton Lummis
(Clarence Kramer)
Eduardo Ciannelli
(Inspector Le Boude)
Terence de Marney
(Uncle Julian ('The Extra Passenger'))
Robert Lansing
(Lieutenant Brian Rome)
Richard Anderson
(Oliver Judson)
Donna Douglas
(Laura Bellman)
Robert Vaughn
(Dr. Frank Cordell)
Hayden Rorke
(Dr. Frank)
Billy Barty
(Sam)
Jon Lormer
(Undetermined Role (credit only))
Frank Silvera
(Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman)
Parley Baer
(Fisherman on Mountain)
James Gregory
(Howard Yates)
Robert H. Harris
(Jerry Roberts)
Glenn Strange
(Indian (scenes deleted))
Victor Sen Yung
(Bartender)
Paul Hartman
(Uncle Gregory Stafford)
Werner Klemperer
(Mr. Clark)
Lloyd Bochner
(Prof. Harry Langham)
Lillian Bronson
(Adelaide Leggett)
Ruth Warren
(Mrs. Rooney)
John Williams
(Sir Guy)
Jeanette Nolan
(Granny Harrod)
Elisha Cook Jr.
(Harry Elser)
Kathleen Crowley
(Dr. Lois Walker)
Milton Parsons
(Butler)
Diana Millay
(Ellen McKinstry)
Mary Astor
(Rose French)
James Seay
(Herb Innes)
Peter Leeds
(Larry (uncredited))
Shepperd Strudwick
(Douglas Kilburn)
Jeanne Cooper
(Ethel Bankstrom)
Irene Hervey
(Mrs. Edith Pettit)
William Allyn
(Randy Hagen)
Guy Mitchell
(Detective Hazlett)
Anthony Caruso
(Johnny Longo)
Jody Fair
(Helen Weeks)
Howard Freeman
(Jared Leggett)
Michael Pate
(Shanner ('The Mask of Medusa'))
Marion Ross
(Kay Forrest)
Vaughn Taylor
(Uncle Philip Landers)
Jack Livesey
(Haley Dalloway)
Chubby Johnson
(Charlie Pringle)
Frank Albertson
(Charles Salisbury)
George Grizzard
(Merle Jenkins)
Anne Seymour
(Aunt Hortense Stafford)
Hazel Court
(Leonie Vicek)
Grandon Rhodes
(Judge Pfluger)
Everett Sloane
(Lou Adams)
Rachel Ames
(Betty Follett)
Steve Brodie
(Sgt. George Dumont)
John Abbott
(Kriss Milo ('The Mask of Medusa'))
Walter Reed
(Police Sgt. Burke)
Victor Buono
(Carolik)
Robert Osterloh
(Capt. Greer)
Mildred Dunnock
(Miriam Olcott)
Harry Bartell
(Mr. Dalquiss)
Edward Binns
(Lt. Giddeon)
Mona Freeman
(Sylvia Walsh)
Nan Leslie
(Midge Lewis)
Richard Lupino
(Simon ('The Extra Passenger'))
Reggie Nalder
(Gafke)
Louis Mercier
(Monsieur Armand)
Mary Tyler Moore
(Mary Snyder)
Lin McCarthy
(Frank Clyde)
Ellen Corby
(Mrs. Peele)
Noel Drayton
(Superintendent ('The Mask of Medusa'))
Myrna Fahey
(Alice Page)
Harry Ellerbe
(Walter Devon)
Fay Bainter
(Geraldine Redfern)
Conrad Nagel
(Mayor Walker Wylie)
Clem Bevans
(Obed)
Ken Renard
(Jacob Blunt)
David Whorf
(Johnny Banner)
Guy Wilkerson
(Howard)
Ottola Nesmith
(The Zuvembie, Eula Lee Blassenville)
Warren Oates
(Benny)
James Griffith
(Victor Harrod)
Mary Grace Canfield
(Celia Perry)
Jack Gordon
(Arab (uncredited))
Fred Graham
(Sgt. Hannigan)
Fred Sherman
(Doctor)
Richard Reeves
(Truck Driver (uncredited))
Hal Taggart
(Spectator at Inquest (uncredited))
Ron Harper
(Younger Thug)
Sol Gorss
(George Adams)
Eddie Hice
(Barfly (uncredited))
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