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Season 3 (ABC) (1966-67)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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   ############### 12 O'Clock High ##############
############## season 3 1966-67 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
17 episodes in color
ABC Fridays 10:00 pm
Produced by William D. Gordon

3.01 [62] 12 O'Clock High: GAUNTLET OF FIRE (color)
_aka_Goetterdammerung.
TCF-QM prod. no. 9303
09-Sep-1966
written by John T. Dugan
directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jerry Young.
Guest cast:
William Windom ........ Lieutenant Colonel Christy
Linden Chiles ......... Captain Bluitt
Tim McIntire .......... Lieutenant Wallach
Ivor Barry ............ Air Marshal Kingsford
Byron Morrow .......... Brigadier General Sam Adcock
Ron Foster ............ Capt. Borega
Richard O'Brien ....... Sergeant
Michael Harris ........ Duty Sergeant
Chuck Hicks ........... Mechanic
Roy Jenson ............ Master Sergeant Fraser
Eric Forst ............ German Officer
Chris Anders .......... 2nd German
Walter Friedel ........ Wounded German
(Ron Doyle as right waist gunner?)
(Seymour Cassel as courier ?)
(Pamela Light as Lady Margaret Mackenzie ?)
(Paul Newlan as Lt.Gen. Bill Pritchard ?)
Synopsis:
The men of the 918th Group have just finished 21 missions in the 30
days since May 1, 1944. They are angry when Gallagher leads them on one
more mission to drop bomb-warning leaflets over France.[RF]

3.02 [63] 12 O'Clock High: MASSACRE (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9304
16-Sep-1966
written by Carey Wilber
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Kevin McCarthy ........ Baladin
Kathleen Widdoes ...... Irina Zavanoff
Michael Constantine ... Vorodenko
Jan Merlin ............ Grulov
John Zaremba .......... Lieutenant General William Owen
Byron Keith ........... Capt. Doane
Paul Comi ............. Simpson
Glenn Sipes ........... Archibald
William Wellman, Jr.... Aide
Sacha Berger .......... Woman Officer
Thad Williams ......... Gunner
(Lt.Gen. Archie Old as himself ?)
Synopsis:
Gallagher leads the Allies' first shuttle raid over Germany which is
planned by 8th Air Force commander Lieutenant General Harry Owen.[RF]

3.03 [64] 12 O'Clock High: FACE OF A SHADOW (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9306
23-Sep-1966 ABC
written by Dave Lewis & Andy Lewis
directed by Richard Benedict
director of photography, Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Luciana Paluzzi ....... Carla
Jack Lord ............. Colonel Arnold Yates
Joe De Santis ......... Elmer
Phillip Pine .......... Major Shull
Alan Bergman .......... Major Holtzer
Daniel Ades ........... Luigi
Michael Mikler ........ Gruber
Josef Gazal ........... Paulo
Peter Hellmann ........ German Officer
Don Spruance .......... Dolan
Nickolaus Kopp
Kit DeSantis
Synopsis:
At a captured Italian air base, the 918th gets an unfriendly reception from
 Colonel Yates (Lord), the base CO, who once was bounced from command of the 918th.[RF]

3.04 [65] 12 O'Clock High: FORTRESS WEISBADEN  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9301
30-Sep-1966
Teleplay by Carey Wilber/ Story by Michael Lalor Brown
directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jerry Young.
Guest cast:
Christiane Schmidtmer.. Frieda von Heurtzel
Lloyd Bochner ......... Major Michael Mallory
Andrew Duggan ......... Major General Britt
Bernard Fox ........... Sergeant Major Higgins
Peter Church .......... Spievers
Keith McConnell ....... Hank
Steve Shenton ......... Cane
John Levingston ....... Wing Commander
Norbert Siegfried ..... German Sergeant
John Winston .......... British co-pilot
Frank Oberschall ...... German Guard
Rick West ............. German Soldier
(Alex Reichel as German corporal?)
Synopsis:
When their plane is downed while dropping British Commandos, Gallagher
and Komanski join the Tommies in an attempt to destroy a German
anti-aircraft control center.[RF]

3.05 [66] 12 O'Clock High: A DISTANT CRY (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9308
07-Oct-1966 ABC
written by Jack Curtis
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jerry Young.
Guest cast:
Roy Thinnes ........... Captain P.J. Pridie
Robert Blake .......... Lieutenant John Little Eagle
Wayne Rogers .......... Lieutenant Fredericks
James McMullan ........ Lieutenant Morton
Susan Seaforth ........ Sheila
Richard Niles ......... Staff Sgt. Ludlow
Don Ross .............. Surgeon
Robert Dornan ......... Captain Bob Fowler (recurring)
Synopsis:
A flight instructor gets his first taste of combat flying.[RF]

3.06 [67] 12 O'Clock High: PRACTICE TO DECEIVE  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9307
14-Oct-1966 ABC
written by William D. Gordon
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Guest cast:
Eduard Franz .......... Admiral von Kreuter
John van Dreelen ...... Colonel von Datz
Diana Hyland .......... Heidi Voss
Jan Merlin ............ Straser
Curt Lowens ........... Father Berthold
Robert Boon ........... Cpl. Schmidt
Barry Russo ........... Col. Chris Gibbons
Horst Ebersberg ....... Koch
Gil Stuart ............ Shullendorf
Walter Friedel ........ Ralls
Ted Dudomaine ......... Strohm
Sasha Harden .......... Gestapo Officer
Maria Schroeder ....... Fat German Woman
Synopsis:
Gallagher, downed and captured in Germany, becomes involved in a plan to topple Hitler.[RF]

3.07 [68] 12 O'Clock High: THE ALL-AMERICAN  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9309
28-Oct-1966 ABC
written by Jack Hawn
directed by Joseph Pevney
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Mart Hulswit .......... Lt. Ted Masters
Norman Fell ........... Major George Praeger
Susan Brown ........... Shirl Pinkerton
Robert Doyle .......... Captain Glenn King
Robert Dornan ......... Capt. Bob Fowler (recurring)
Steven Harris ......... Lt. Rogers
Peter Marko ........... Staff Sergeant Mintz
Peter Church .......... British Tommy
Richard Peel .......... English Reporter
Synopsis:
A top athlete arrives with his P.R. man, secretly hoping to prove
himself more than just a morale-boosting cardboard hero.[RF]

3.08 [69] 12 O'Clock High: THE PARIAH (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9302
04-Nov-1966
written by Robert C. Dennis
directed by Josef Leytes
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Robert Walker ......... Master Sergeant Heinz Reiniger
Albert Salmi .......... Major Brunner
Kurt Kreuger .......... Colonel Gerlach
Michael Barrere ....... Lieutenant Dan Lawson
Steven Bell ........... Staff Sgt. Bellingham
Les Brown Jr. ......... Lt. Jack Phelan
Keva Page ............. Melva
Robert Dornan ......... Capt. Bob Fowler (recurring)
Peter Duryea .......... Staff Sgt. Hunter
Peter Hellman ......... Sgt. Horning
Peter Coe ............. Russian Colonel
Walter Friedel ........ German Officer
Sasha Harden .......... Aide
Walter Alzmann ........ SS Noncom
(Paul Busch as German officer ?)
Synopsis:
A German deserter guides the 918th to hit his family's factories, a
mission that ends in Gallagher's capture.[RF]

3.09 [70] 12 O'Clock High: THE FIGHTER PILOT  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9311
11-Nov-1966 ABC
written by E.B. Anderson
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Guest cast:
Don Gordon ............ Dominic Dejohn
Marlyn Mason .......... Margo Demarest
Stephen Young ......... Jerry Clinton
Mark Roberts .......... John Davidson
Jonathan Lippe ........ Franz Rausch
Robert Dornan ......... Capt. Bob Fowler (recurring)
Ron Husmann ........... Lieutenant
Seymour Cassel ........ Mechanic
(James Devine as Jimmy Strom ?)
(Martin West as Lt. Black ?)
Synopsis:
Three AWOL fighter pilots pursued by stateside authorities join the
918th, where Gallagher decides to teach them discipline. [RF]

3.10 [71] 12 O'Clock High: TO SEEK AND DESTROY (color)
_aka_ The Midnighters.
no. 9310
18-Nov-1966 ABC
written by Glen A. Larson
directed by Donald McDougall
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Jerry Young.
Guest cast:
Richard Anderson ...... Brigadier General Philip Doud
David Frankham ........ Anthony Carmichael
Ellen Willard ......... Katy
Karl Swenson .......... Gunner Karlsen
Ivan Triesault ........ Dr. Tanzman
Peter Bourne .......... Svensen
Patrick Horgan ........ McBride
Martin Kosleck ........ Col. Ulrich
Paul Sorenson ......... Lindstrom
Steve Lander .......... Swedish Official
Martin Braddock ....... American airman
Ashley Cowan .......... Waiter
Eric Forst ............ German Lieutenant
(Ulla Stromstedt as Inge ?)
(Jane Landely as WAC sergeant ?)
(John Ragin as Brugmann ?)
Synopsis:
The Allies want to examine a German V-1 buzz bomb that landed intact in
Sweden, but the mission is endangered by a bitter, heavy drinking
British rocket expert. [RF]

3.11 [72] 12 O'Clock High: BURDEN OF GUILT (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9312
02-Dec-1966 ABC
written by Robert Longsdorf Jr.
directed by László Benedek
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
James Broderick ........ Colonel Ray Hollenbeck
Richard Anderson ....... Brigadier General Doud
Wesley Addy ............ Major General Fox
Edward Knight .......... Major Welch
David Armstrong ........ Guard
Diane Strom ............ WAC Sergeant
John Ward .............. Flight Engineer
(Robert Dornan as Captain Fowler)
Synopsis:
Major General Fox is putting pressure on Brigadier General Doud to bomb
the Sub Pens at Nordensholm. [RF]

3.12 [73] 12 O'Clock High: THE ACE (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9313
09-Dec-1966 ABC
written by Oscar Millard
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Guest cast:
James Whitmore ......... Colonel Harry Connelly
Andrew Duggan .......... Major General Britt
Ben Wright ............. Colonel Curry
Joe Maross ............. Brig. Gen. Ken Chandler
Jerry Ayres ............ Airman
Robert Bolger .......... Mechanic
Eric Forst ............. German Lieutenant
John Levingston ........ British Officer
Ron Stokes ............. Radio Operator
Mark Harris ............ Barkeep
Robert Ivers ........... Reporter
Synopsis:
Colonel Harry Connelly is up for the Medal of Honor for the pinpoint
bombing of a Radar station without hitting the church next door in Italy. [RF]

3.13 [74] 12 O'Clock High: SIX FEET UNDER (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9315
16-Dec-1966
written by James Doherty
directed by Murray Golden
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Martin Milner .......... Major Dimscek
Richard Anderson ....... Brigadier General Doud
Rudy Solari ............ Sergeant Battalana
James Sikking .......... Rand
Gerald Michenaud ....... Jacques
Walter Alzmann ......... German Colonel
Lawrence Montaigne ..... German Corporal
Jason Wingreen ......... Surgeon
Richard O'Brien ........ C.O.
Horst Ebersberg ........ German Orderly
Jimmy Hayes ............ Radioman
(Barry Robins as Emile ?)
Synopsis:
52 Division 3rd Bn captures Argenteau Air Six Air Defense HQ in cellar,
Sandy & Gallagher are in France scouting forward bases. [RF]

3.14 [75] 12 O'Clock High: THE DUEL AT MONT SAINTE MARIE (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9305
23-Dec-1966 ABC
written by R. Wright Campbell
directed by Josef Leytes
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jerry Young.
Guest cast:
Edward Mulhare ......... Colonel Schotten
Lilia Skala ............ Sister Marthe
Joseph Campanella ...... Father Roman
Richard Anderson ....... Brig. Gen. Doud
Eva Soreny ............. Sister Chlotilde
Émile Genest ........... Francois
Paul Mantee ............ Captain Rice
William Bramley ........ Col. Farnum
Horst Ebersberg ........ Capt. Hiller
Adrienne Hayes ......... Sister Anne
John Milford ........... Staff Sgt. Jamieson
Phil Adams ............. German Sergeant
Pieter Bergema ......... German Soldier
Karen Verne ............ Woman Refugee
Synopsis:
Gallagher parachutes onto a Mountain to get a group of Nuns to move so
the Mountain can be bombed. [RF]

3.15 [76] 12 O'Clock High: GRAVEYARD  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9317
30-Dec-1966
written by William D. Gordon
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Lee Gilbert.
Guest cast:
Ossie Davis ............ Major Glenn Luke
Jon Voight ............. Captain Karl Holtke
Geoffrey Deuel ......... American Pilot
Paul Lukather .......... Staff Sgt. Pargon
Joe Maross ............. Brig. Gen. Ken Chandler
Don Marshall ........... Sgt. Earl Conklin
Horst Ebersberg ........ Bruno Zemler
Dallas Mitchell ........ American Major
Garrison True .......... Technical Sergeant Banning
Chris Anders ........... German Pilot
(William Arvin as Shadrack Ellis ?)
(Lloyd Haynes as Chase Mayhew ?)
Synopsis:
On a Shuttle Mission to bomb Fredricksburg then land in Foggia Italy,
General Chandler leads the whole wing. [RF]

3.16 [77] 12 O'Clock High: A LONG TIME DEAD  (color)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9314
06-Jan-1967
written by James Doherty
directed by Gene Nelson
director of photography: Robert Moreno
film editor: Jodie Copelan.
Guest cast:
Peter Graves .......... Captain Calvin Dula
Anne Helm ............. Jeanne Springer
Tom Skerritt .......... Technical Sergeant Nick Neely
Hank Brandt ........... Maj. Cross
Gil Peterson .......... Lieutenant Ken Velsor
Synopsis:
Captain Dula, a pilot flying as Navigator, charges Komansky with mutiny
after Komansky saves Harvey from bleeding to death. [RF]

3.17 [78] 12 O'Clock High: THE HUNTERS AND THE KILLERS  (color) (final episode)
TCF-QM prod. no. 9316
13-Jan-1967 ABC Fri
written by E.B. Anderson
directed by Robert Douglas
director of photography: Robert Moreno;
film editor: Lee Gilbert.
Guest cast:
Ralph Bellamy ......... Commodore Leon Crompton
Michael Whitney ....... Obie Sorenson
Anna Capri ............ Corporal Terry Cahill
Byron Keith ........... Collins
Robert Dornan ......... Capt. Bob Fowler (recurring)
Ken Drake ............. Communications Officer
James Secrest ......... Gusky
Gil Stuart ............ Barkeep
Synopsis:
Commodore Leon Crompton is the leader of USN Task Force 10, and must
find and sink Wolf Pack Laika, 8 German u-boats operating off the Azores. [RF]

############### 12 O'Clock High ##############
################### the end ##################
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