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Starring Vic Morrow & Rick Jason
Season 1 (ABC)(1962-63)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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ABC Tuesdays 7:30pm in B&W

1.01 Combat!: FORGOTTEN FRONT
02Oct1962
Teleplay by Logan Swanson / Story by Jerome Coopersmith
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Blees
Introducing:
Albert Paulsen .... Corporal Carl Dorffman
Regulars: Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert
*
Jeff Morris .......... Sgt. McGraw (not credited)
Tom Skerritt ........ Desk Sergeant (not credited)
Synopsis:
The Vire River - France - 1944.
Saunders must decide whether to bring an exhausted prisoner
on a retreat or kill him because he knows too much.

1.02 Combat!: REAR ECHELON COMMANDOS
09Oct1962
Teleplay by Gene Levitt / Story by Richard Tregaskis
Directed by Robert Altman
Guest cast:
John Considine ...... Pvt. Wayne Temple
Arnold Merritt ......... Pvt. Jerome Crown
Stephen Coit .......... Pvt. Joe Gainsborough
Norman Meisel ...... German Corporal
Lou Robb .............. German Machine Gunner
Synopsis:
In desperate need of replacements, Saunders receives three misfits
and then learns he must take them along on a hazardous mission.

1.03 Combat!: LOST SHEEP, LOST SHEPHERD (verified on film)
16Oct1962
Written by Robert Hardy Andrews
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Robert Blees
Special Guest Star:
Jeffrey Hunter ........ Sgt. John Dane
Regular: Steven Rogers ....... Doc
Martin Brandt ........ The Priest
Joby Baker ............ Pvt. Kelly
with
Tony Mordente ...... Pvt. Morella
Dick Peabody ........ Littlejohn
Rex Holman ........... Pvt. Christy
Hans Difflipp .......... German Officer
*
Walt Davis ............. Guard
Jimmie Horan, Dick Johnstone, Scott Seaton and Waclau Rekwart as Townsmen.
Synopsis:
The men are grateful for a tank's arrival until they learn its commander's courage is really savagery.

1.04 Combat!: ANY SECOND NOW (verified on film)
23Oct1962
Written by Gene Levitt
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest Stars:
Alex Davion ..... Lt. David Woodman
Elen Willard .............. Nurse Anne Farrell
Special Guest Star:
Donald May .............. Major Thompson
Regulars: Shecky Greene, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers
with:
Émile Genest ............ Emile
Jacques Roux .......... French Priest
Felix Reinsch ........... Briefing Officer
Dick Peabody ........... Littlejohn
James de Winter ...... Corporal
Ned Wynn ................ MP
*
Walt Davis, Dick Johnstone, Scott Seaton and Theresa Testa as Bar Patrons. 
Synopsis:
With bombers overhead, Hanley takes refuge in a church and is trapped with a delayed action bomb.

1.05 Combat!: FAR FROM THE BRAVE
30Oct1962
Written and Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest cast:
Joe Mantell .................. Pvt. William Delaney
Dennis Robertson ........ Pvt. Albert Baker
Fletcher Fist ................ Cpl. Brockmeyer
Tom Lowell ................. Billy Nelson
Synopsis:
The heroic squad gets a replacement, a 40-year-old cook's helper, who fills in
for a popular buddy who was killed.

1.06 Combat!: MISSING IN ACTION (verified on film)
13Nov1962
Teleplay by James S. Henerson and Sidney Marshall / Story by Beirne Lay, Jr.
Directed by Byron Paul
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest Star:
Howard Duff .......... Colonel Hobey Jabko
Regulars: Shecky Greene, Pierre Jalbert
with
Maria Machado ..... Denise
Louis Mercier ........ Gallard
Glenn Cannon ...... Lt. Tafe
Michel Petit ........... Roger
Barton Heyman ..... Pvt. Fergus
*
John Davis Chandler .... American Sergeant
Paul Busch ............. German Officer
Harry Carter, Chuck Hamilton and Walt Davis as Officers at Briefing.
Synopsis:
The French underground guides Hanley and his men behind enemy lines
to resue an American flier.

1.07 Combat!: ESCAPE TO NOWHERE (verified on film)
20Nov1962
Written by Malvin Wald
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Blees
Co-Starring:
Albert Paulsen ........ General von Strelitz
Joyce Vanderveen.... Maria
Sasha Harden ......... Colonel Kleist
with:
Roger Til .................. French Priest
Lester Fletcher ........ German Interrogator
William Speckman .... Bower
Lou Robb ................ Mueller
Hans Difflipp ............. German Major
*
Kurt Landen ............. German Officer
Michel Petit .............. French boy
Walt Davis, Lars Hensen and Tipp McClure as German Soldiers.
Synopsis:
Prisoner Hanley helps an enemy general, wanted by the Gestapo for his
involvement in a plot to kill Hitler.

1.08 Combat!: THE CELEBRITY
27Nov1962
Teleplay by Art Wallace / Story by Tom Sellers and Art Wallace
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest cast:
Tab Hunter .............. Del Packer
Joby Baker .............. Kelly
Tony Mordente ........ Sgt. Kurawicz
Dennis Robertson .... Baker
Virginia Stefan .......... Nurse
Harry Carter ............. Doctor
Eric Braeden ............ German Soldier
Walt Davis ................ German Soldier
George Dunn ............ Soldier
Synopsis:
A famous major league pitcher, is a soldier trying to overcome his cowardice,
during battle he is afraid he may have injured his arm.

1.09 Combat!: CAT AND MOUSE
04Dec1962
Written & Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Altman
Guest cast:
Albert Salmi ........... Sgt. Jenkins
William Bryant ....... Major O'Connors
Frank Behrens ...... Capt. Reed
Hans Difflipp ......... Colonel Burgen
Ted Knight ............ German Captain
John Alonzo .......... Bialos
Robert Winston ..... German Lieutenant
Werner Becker ..... 1st German Soldier
William Harlow ...... Radioman
Synopsis:
An infantry platoon in World War II is placed under the command of
a sergeant as battlewise as Sgt. Chip Saunders, who balks at the
former's orders during a hazardous mission.
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1.10 Combat!: I SWEAR BY APOLLO (verified on film)
11Dec1962
Written by Gene Levitt
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Altman
Guest Star:
Gunnar Hellström ... Dr. Belzer
Regulars: Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody
with:
John Considine ...... Pvt. Wayne Temple
Arnold Merritt ......... Jerome Crown
Eugene Borden ...... Bresson
Maya Van Horn ...... Mother Superior
Betty Tessman ....... Nun
John Neris ............. Frenchman
and:
Philip Abbott ........... Captain Correlli
Synopsis:
Saunders and Caje capture a German army doctor and order him to
operate on a wounded Frenchman who knows about German troop movements.

1.11 Combat!: A DAY IN JUNE (verified on film)
18Dec1962
Written by Robert Pirosh
Directed by Boris Sagal
Regulars:
Shecky Greene, Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert
Guest Cast:
Pat Dahl .............. Hazel
Lisa Montell ........ Marcelle
Dean Stanton ...... Beecham
Henry Daniell ...... Minister
Brad Weston ....... Lt. Crowley
Max Dommar ....... Theo
Frankie Ray ........ Gardello
*
Tom Skerritt ........ Gunner
Jean Del Val ........ Frenchman
Boyd Cabeen ....... Soldier
Ralph Grosh ......... Church Member
Felix Locher ......... Frenchman
Synopsis:
Soggy weather on the Normandy front affords Saunders' squad a break from
battle and an opportunity to recall D-Day.

1.12 Combat!: THE PRISONER (verified on film)
25Dec1962
Teleplay by Robert Kaufman and James S. Henerson / Story by Robert Kaufman
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Blees
Special Guest Star:
Keenan Wynn ....... Colonel Clyde
Regular: Pierre Jalbert
Sasha Harden ...... Capt. Gemmerman
with:
Adam Williams ..... Lt. Col. Nash
Richard Bakalynn ..... Sgt. Wolfson
John Alonzo ....... Bialos
Dick Peabidy ...... Littlejohn
*
Walter Koenig ....... Sentry (uncredited)
Tom Skerritt .......... Glinski (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Braddock enjoys luxury treatment when German captors mistake him for a
Colonel for whom Braddock was driving.

1.13 Combat!: REUNION
01Jan1963
Written by Art Wallace
Directed by Paul Stanley
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest cast:
Chris Robinson ........ Paul Villers
Angela Clarke .......... Claire Brouchard
Will Kuluva ............... Emile Villers
Fifi D'Orsay ............... Madame Fouquet
Émile Genest ............ Henri Fouquet
Dennis Robertson ..... Baker
Henry Rowland ......... Colonel Hoffman
Synopsis:
Amid the shambles of wartorn France, a French-born GI seeks his long-lost father.
He hasn't seen his French father in 17 years when he looks to reunite with him.
His father is suspected of being a collaborator and the truth is finally revealed.

1.14 Combat!: THE MEDAL (verified on film)
08Jan1963
Written by Richard Maibaum
Directed by Paul Stanley
Produced by Richard Maibaum
Guest Star:
Frank Gorshin .......... Wharton
Co-Starring:
Joseph Campanella ....... D'Amato
Regulars|: Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody
with:
Edward Knight ......... Lt. Kohrs
Tom Lowell ............. Billy Nelson
Dennis Robertson .... Pvt. Albert Baker
Fletcher Fist ............ Pvt. Brockmeyer
Tom Troop .............. Medic
Clegg Hoyt .............. Cook
Gordon Bruce .......... German
Synopsis:
Hanley recommends a soldier for the Silver Star, but a dead comrade
performed the deed.

1.15 Combat!: JUST FOR THE RECORD (verified on film)
15Jan1963
Written by William Bast
Directed by Laslo Benedek
Produced by Robert Blees
Guest Star:
Micheline Presle ....... Annette
Regulars: Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert
with :
Alf Kjellin .................. Major Kurt Hoffman
Edward Colmans ...... Andre Mallot
James Forrest .......... Foreman
*
Gilchrist Stuart ......... Major Carruthers
Charles De Vries ..... German Corporal
Synopsis:
The French underground rescues Saunders from his German captors,
then hides him in a reluctant Parisienne's apartment.

1.16 Combat!: THE VOLUNTEER (verified on film)
22Jan1963
Written by Gene Levitt
Directed by Robert Altman
director of photography Robert B. Hauser, A.S.C.
Produced by Robert Altman
Introducing:
Serge Prieur ...... Gilbert
Regulars: Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody
with:
Ted Knight ........ Kurt
Kurt Lewin ........ Karl
Ed Gilbert ........ Herman
Veronique ......... Hilda
Nadine Arlyn ...... Ilsa
Synopsis:
A 13-year-old French war orphan begs Hanley to let him join the unit then is
 put to the test  when Hanley is wounded as Germans approach.

1.17 Combat!: THE SQUAD (verified on film)
29Jan1963
Written by Harry Brown
Directed by Herman Hoffman
Produced by Robert Blees
Featuring:
Jonathan Bolt ............... Pvt. Moseby Lovelace
Regulars: Shecky Greene, Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert
with:
James Callahan ............ Reicher
Alexander Denazody ..... German Corporal
Harold Dyrenforth ......... 1st German Engineer
John Mayo ................... Lt. Peterson
Mattias Uitz .................. 2nd German Engineer
*
Than Wyenn ................. Ted
Frank Ray Perilli ........... Frankie
Sándor Naszódy ........... German Corporal
Warren Kemmerling ...... American Captain
Synopsis:
A cocky but inexperienced Southerner joins Hanley's platoon and labels
his comrades as cowards.
Synopsis:
A cocky but inexperienced Southerner joins Hanley's platoon and labels his comrades as cowards.

1.18 Combat!: NEXT IN COMMAND  (verified on film)
05Feb1963
Written and Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Burt Kennedy
Guest Star:
Ben Cooper ........ Corporal John Cross
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell
with:
Fletcher Fist ....... Pvt. Brockmeyer
Bill Harlow ....... Pvt. Davis
Dennis Robertson ... Pvt. Albert Baker
Synopsis:
Saunders wonders why a seasoned soldier vacillates between extreme bravery and miserable failure.

1.19 Combat!: THE CHATEAU  (verified on film)
12Feb1963
Teleplay by Judith & George W. George and Jonathan Hughes
Story by Judith & George W. George
Directed by Laslo Benedek
Produced by Robert Blees
Special Guest Star:
Dan O'Herlihy ...... Major Richter
Co-Starring:
Joan Hackett ...... Gabrielle De Gontran
Regulars: Shecky Greene, Frank Sutton (as Corporal Cording), Steven Rogers
with:
John Milford ......... Lt. Masters
Ben Wright .......... Count De Contran
Don Edmonds ...... Jackson
Ed Tierney ........... Friedrich
*
Walt Davis ............ Soldier
Synopsis:
A German force led by an aristocratic officer captures Doc, Braddock and a truckload of wounded.

1.20 Combat!: OFF LIMITS  (verified on film)
19Feb1963
Written by Geroge F. Slavin
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Altman
Guest Stars:
Jeremy Slate ............. Cpl. Andy Marsh
Peggy Ann Garner .... Nurse Lt Amelia Marsh
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Albert, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell
Arnold Merritt (as Jerome Crown), Mark Ryan (as Hanson)
with:
Andre Philippe ........ Andre
Marie Gomez ........... Claire
Maxine Arnold ........... 2nd Nurse
Betty Tessman .......... 1st Nurse
and:
William Windom ........ Captain Lew Anders
*
Bill Harlow .......... Davis (not credited)
Hal Needham ............ Brawler (not credited)
Michael Murphy ........ Soldier in hospital  (not credited)
Synopsis:
Saunders is reluctant to send a soldier on a hazardous assignment because of the
man's upcoming reunion with his wife, an Army nurse.

1.21 Combat!: NO TIME FOR PITY  (verified on film)
26Feb1963
Written by Steven Rich
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Produced by Richard Maibaum (NOT Robert Blees)
Guest Star:
Gunnar Hellström ....... Lt. Leibner, German Paratrooper
Co-Starring:
Denise Alexander ..... Annette
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell
with:
Michael Davis ............ Jean
Robert Winston ......... Hoffman
William Phipps .......... Captain Whitlow
Guy De Vestel ........... Marcel
Paul Busch ................ Mueller
Dennis Robertson ..... Pvt. Albert Baker
*
Andrea Darvi .............. French Girl (not credited)
Synopsis:
German observers who directed an artillery barrage use French hostages to deter Hanley's attacks.

1.22 Combat!: NIGHT PATROL (verified on film)
05Mar1963
Teleplay by Frank Jessee / Story by Quentin Sparr
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Burt Kennedy
Co-Starring:
Skip Homeier ...... Lt. Billy Joe
Regulars:
Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell,
Bill Harlow ...... Davis
*
Fletcher Fist ........ Brockmeyer (not credited)
Eric Braeden ...... German Lieutenant (not credited)
Charles De Vries ..... German (not credited)
Tom Pace ........ German (not credited)
Synopsis:
A lone man claiming to be an American officer lost and separated from his unit leads
the squad to his hideout in a cave.

1.23 Combat!: SURVIVAL (verified on film)
12Mar1963
Written by John D.F. Black
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Robert Altman
Regulars: Pierre Albert, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell
Guest Cast:
John Siegfried .... Kurt
Donald Ein ........ Sergeant
Mike Murphy ....... First Tanker
Matty Jordan ...... Second Tanker
and:
Joby Baker ......... Kelly
*
Conaln Carter ....... German Soldier (not credited)
Synopsis:
Injured Saunders falls behind as the squad escapes from German
captors and wanders alone through enemy held territory.

1.24 Combat!: NO HALLELUJAHS FOR GLORY (verified on film)
19Mar1963
Teleplay by Luther Davis and Mort R. Lewis / Story by Luther Davis
Directed by Paul Stanley
Produced by Paul Stanley
Guest Star:
Elizabeth Allen ... Eleanora Hunt
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Tom Lowell
with:
Angela Clarke ..... Madame Michelin
George Petrie ..... Captain Smith
Charles McDaniel... Bearded Correspondent
Garry Walberg ..... Thin Correspondent
Maurice Marsac .... Jacques
James Goodwin ..... Mike
Synopsis:
The squad must rescue a reckless magazine photography who headed for a French
town still thought to be held by Germans.

1.25 Combat!: THE QUIET WARRIOR
26Mar1963
Teleplay by Gene Levitt / Story by Luther Davis and Gene Levitt
Directed by Justus Addiss
Produced by Gene Levitt
Guest cast:
J.D. Cannon .......... Ted Slocum
Lomax Study .......... Andre
Michele Montau ...... Lily
Brendan Dillon ........ Williams
Charles Giorgi ......... Georges
Rolfe Sedan ............ Dr. Barole
Chuck Hamilton ....... Agent
Don C. Harvey ......... American Major
Barbara Babcock ..... Woman at Savoy
Eric Braeden ............ Drunken German Soldier
Stuart Hall ................ Hotel Guest
Mignone Gret .......... French Girl in Cafe
Walter Janovitz ....... Cafe Owner
Albert Szabo and Monty O'Grady ....... Soldiers
Synopsis:
Lt. Gil Hanley's leave in London is interrupted by orders to parachute into France
and rescue an important scientist.

1.26 Combat!: THE BATTLE OF THE ROSES (verified on film)
02Apr1963
Written by Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Sutton Roley
Produced by Gene Levitt
Guest Star:
Antoinette Bower ....... Jeanine
Regulars:
Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Dick Peabody, Tom, Lowell
Fletcher Fist .............. Cpl. Brockmeyer
Bill Harlow ........... Dorsey
and:
Penny Santon ............ Celeste Fourant
*
Walt Davis ................. German Soldier
Synopsis:
Saunders begs an emotionally shattered French girl to leave her garden and flee a bombardment.

1.27 Combat!: HILL 256 (verified on film)
09Apr1963
Written by David Moessinger
Directed by James Komack
Produced by Gene Levitt
Guest Star:
Robert Culp ......... Sgt. John Metcalf
with:
Jack Hogan ........... Kirby (regular)
Pierre Jalbert ....... Gaje (regular)
Curt Conway ....... Captain Dugan
Liam Sullivan ...... Maj. Hendricks
William Zuckert ......... Colonel Veach
Walter Friedel .... German Prisoner
Clegg Hoyt ........ Technical Sergeant
*
Conlan Carter ......... MP Corporal
Alan Caillou ......... British Lieutenant
Richard Peel ........... British Sergeant
George Keymas ..... Major Daggett
Bill Gaskin .......... Sgt. Kaufman
John Shay ......... Major Canfield
Synopsis:
Kirby faces court-martial when an eyewitness charges him with cowardice in battle.

1.28 Combat!: THE SNIPER (verified on film)
16Apr1963
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Ted Post
Produced by Gene Levitt
Co-Starring:
Gail Kobe .............. Francoise
Regulars:
Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Dick Peabody
with:
Jordan Grant ......... Marks
Fletcher Fist ......... Pvt. Brockmeyer
Bill Harlow ...... Davis
Michel Petit .......... 1st Boy
Phillipe Chappele ...... 2nd Boy
John Newton ........ Fisher
Maya Van Horn ......... Woman
*
Athan Karras ......... Carot
Walter Kohler ........ Man
Guy De Vestel ......... Villager
Alex Dunand ............ Bistro Man
Arlette Clark ............ Old Woman
and:
Hans Gudegast ..... Hans Gruber
Synopsis:
French villagers give Harley, Saunders and their men an enthusiastic welcome before a sniper opens fire.

1.29 Combat!: ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD (verified on film)
23Apr1963
Written by Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Produced by Gene Levitt
Regulars:
Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Steven Rogers, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell
with:
Fletcher Fist .......... Private Brockmeyer
Don Edmonds ........ Stroback
and the:
Monroe Twins ....... The Baby
Synopsis:
Saunders agrees to bring along an abandoned infant, even though the baby will hinder the soldiers' mobility.

1.30 Combat!: THE WALKING WOUNDED (verified on film)
30Apr1963
Written and Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Burt Kennedy
Special Guest Star :
Gary Merrill ...... Capt. August
Co-Starring:
Geraldine Brooks... Lt. Ann Hunter
Regulars: Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody
with:
Steven Joyce ...... Jones
George Davis ...... Old Frenchman
David Manley ...... Tanker
Berkeley Harris ... Pvt. John Lee
Synopsis:
Injured Saunders sees an Army doctor abandon a critically wounded patient
when their ambulance is caught in an air raid.

1.31 Combat!: HIGH NAMED TODAY (verified on film)
07May1963
Written by David Z. Goodman
Produced & Directed by Paul Stanley
Guest Star:
Dean Stockwell .... Pvt. Rob Lawson
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell, Steven Rogers
with:
Lew Brown ......... Pratt
John Apone ........ Soldier #1
Steve Gaynor ...... Wounded Soldier
Burt Berger ....... Corporal
Synopsis:
A soldier with a reputation as a one-man army joins the squad, which fears his recklessness.

1.32 Combat!: NO TRUMPETS, NO DRUMS (verified on film)
14May1963
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Richard Donner
Produced by Gene Levitt
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Tom Lowell, Steven Rogers
with:
Jean Del Val ...... Marceau
Ted Roter .......... Frenchman
Billy Beck ........ Dubois
Nicky Blair ....... Johnson
and:
Andrea Darvi ...... Micheline
Synopsis:
Caje cracks after killing a French civilian he thought was a German soldier during intense fighting.

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