#################### Combat! #################
################ season 5 1966-67 ##############
################## Final season ##############
ABC Tuesdays 7:30pm in Color
5.01 [128] Combat!: THE GUN (Color) (verified on film)
13Sep1966
Written by Esther and Bob Mitchell
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey / Associate Producer Georg Fenady
Guest Star:
Warren Stevens .... Sgt. Hagen
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert
with:
Wayne Rogers ...... Reiser
Tim Felix ......... Weed
*
Beau Vanden Ecker .... Wickham (not credited)
Walt Davis ....... German (not credited)
Synopsis:
A soldier's maniacal hatred for a German gun that killed his men infects
the survivors in Saunders' squad.
5.02 [129] Combat!: THE LOSERS (Color) (verified on film)
20Sep1966 [rerun 02May67]
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey/ Associate Producer Georg Fenady
Guest Star:
Bill Bixby ........ Kline
with:
Harry Landers ..... Ash
John Considine .... Lennon
Bill Gray ........ Candell
Dick Peabody ......... Littlejohn (Regular)
Ed Deemer ......... American Lieutenant
Mark Russi ........ German Officer
Synopsis 1:
Saunders' only replacements for a vital mission to blow up a bridge are
four soldiers facing court-martial.
Synopsis 2:
Saunders and Littlejohn recruit four misfit GI's to help destroy an enemy-held bridge.
5.03 [130] Combat!: OLLIE JOE (Color) (verified on film)
27Sep1966
Written by Frank Moss
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Robert Walker Jr... Ollie Joe
Special Guest :
Claude Akins ...... Pelton
with:
Warren Vanders .... Lt. Earnshaw
Tom Pace .......... Otto
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Dick Peabody,
William Bryant ........ McCall (new regular)
Synopsis:
A soldier who wants to be the best endangers Saunders' squad.
5.04 [131] Combat!: THE BROTHERS (Color) (verified on film)
04Oct1966
Written by Irve Turnick
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Fernando Lamas .... Leon Paulon
Special Guest:
Sal Mineo ......... Marcel Paulon
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert
with:
Kurt Landen ....... 1st German Sergeant
Paul Busch ........ 2nd German Sergeant
and:
Ted Knight ........ Lt. Herlmoch
Synopsis:
French brothers, one a war hero and one a boy, join Hanley's men
on a behind-the-lines mission.
5.05 [132] Combat!: THE CHAPEL AT ABLE-FIVE (Color) (verified on film)
11Oct1966
Written by Phillip W. Hoffman
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey/ Associate Producer Georg Fenady
Guest Star:
Fritz Weaver ...... Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Conlan Carter
with:
John Hudson ....... Captain Jampel
George Sawaya ..... German Sergeant
Louis Elias ....... Pvt. David Cochran
David Armstrong ... American Corporal
and:
Jan Malmsjö ....... Captain Krauss
Synopsis:
A land mine kills one soldier and blinds Saunders who is then
rescued by a German chaplain posing as a British citizen.
5.06 [133] Combat!: A CHILD'S GAME (Color) (verified on film)
18Oct1966
Teleplay by Gilbert Ralston / Story by Sidney Elliss
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Cast:
Peter Haskell ..... Carl Muller
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert
with:
Henry Brandon ..... Hans
John Maurer ....... Kurt
John Walker ....... Heinrich
Jim Henaghan ...... Gunther
David Loring ...... Karl
Eric Vaughn ....... Wilhelm
Mark de Vries ..... Ernst
and:
Dennis Olivieri ... Dieter
Synopsis:
Saunders resists attacking teenage Germans whose stubborn commander
has them defending a strategic farmhouse.
5.07 [134] Combat!: THE LETTER (Color) (verified on film)
25Oct1966
Written by Shirl Hendryx
Directed by Georg Fenady
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Randy Boone ....... Jim Hummel
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Pierre Jalbert
with:
Barry Russo ....... Johnson
John Nealson ...... Pvt. Fisher
Mark Bailey ....... German Soldier
Peter Hellman ..... German Soldier
Mike Masters ...... Mail Caller
Mark Tobin ........ German Lieutenant
Walter Davis ........ 1st German
Mike Krempels ..... 2nd German
Howard Cray ....... G.I.
Carl Carlsson ..... German Storyteller
Synopsis:
Dissension grows when Saunders becomes overprotective of a soldier
who strongly resembles his younger brother.
5.08 [135] Combat!: HEADCOUNT (Color) (verified on film)
01Nov1966
Written by James Menzies
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody
Guest Cast:
Jan Merlin ........ Lt. Geiben
Ray Stricklyn ..... Pvt. Earl Konieg
Ron Soble ......... Corporal Wiltz
William Schallert ...... Major Fisher
with:
Tom P. Pace .......... Kurt Shiller
Richard Kindelon... Driver
Gerd Rein ......... German Prisoner
Paul Busch ........ German Prisoner
Mike Masters ...... German Prisoner
David "Buddy" Pantsari .... German Prisoner
Jeff Pomerantz .... German Prisoner
Oliver C. Stine Jr. German Prisoner
and
Hank Brandt ....... Karl Shiller
Synopsis:
Saunders' unit is badly outnumbered by important POWs to be
transported to the nearest American line.
5.09 [136] Combat!: DECISION (Color) (verified on film)
15Nov1966
Teleplay by Esther and Bob Mitchell and Paul Playdon / Story by Peter Barry
Directed by Georg Fenady
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
James Franciscus ...... Pfc. Charles Harris
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Conlan Carter,
William Bryant ....... McCall (new regular)
with:
Maurice Marsac ... Elderly Frenchman
Louis Elias ...... Adams
David "Buddy" Pantsari ..... G.I.
Wes Bishop ....... Wounded Soldier
*
Herbert Andreas (not credited)
Synopsis:
A disillusioned physician joins Saunders' unit as a demolitions expert.
5.10 [137] Combat!: THE OUTSIDER (Color) (verified on film)
22Nov1966
Written by Shirl Hendryx
Directed by Richard Benedict
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Jason Evers ....... Pvt. Jim Culley
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody
with:
Steve Marlo ....... Blake
Biff Elliot ....... Doctor
Richard Miller .... Young Soldier
Stasa Damascus .... French Girl
Paul Busch ........ German Sergeant
David "Buddy" Pantsari .... German Patrol Leader
and:
William Bryant .... McCall (new regular)
Synopsis:
A withdrawn soldier's moods cause hostility and endanger one of his fellow troops
5.11 [138] Combat!: CONFLICT (Color) (verified on film)
29Nov1966
Written by Esther and Bob Mitchell
Directed by Georg Fenady
Director of photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Regulars: Conlan Carter, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert
Guest Cast:
Karl Sadler........ Machine Gunner
Tom Pace .......... German Corporal
Bill Harlow ....... G.I. American Sergeant
Horst Ebersberg ...... 2nd Sentry
Gerd Rein ......... 1st Sentry
Buddy Pantsari .... G.I. Medic
and:
William Bryant .... McCall (new regular)
Synopsis:
Two days of continuous patrol in rough weather exhaust the squad and cause a morale problem.
5.12 [139] Combat!: GULLIVER (Color) (verified on film)
06Dec1966
Teleplay by Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick
Story by Shimon Wincelberg & Richard Shapiro
Directed by Vic Morrow
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Regular: Dick Peabody
Guest Cast:
Stefan Arngrim .... Henri
Vicki Malkin ...... Christina
with:
Jeramie Paul Andre ... Marcel
Don-Antoine Fabrice .. John
William Bramley ... Desk Sergeant
Sasha Harden ...... German Lt.
Paul Busch ........ Sgt. Kolcheck
*
Horst Ebersberg ... German Sentry
Joe Stead ......... Johnson
Angelo De Meo ..... Jeep Driver
Oliver C. Stine Jr. ....... Corporal
Beau Vanden Ecker ...... G.I. American Soldier
Larry Grant ....... U.S. Soldier
Synopsis 1:
Four French children wound and capture Littlejohn to sell him first to
Americans, then to Germans.
Synopsis 2:
Littlejohn, wounded and unconscious, awakens to find himself strapped to a
wooden cart like a modern-day gulliver. His captors are four French waifs who
stay alive by selling captured soldiers to the highest bidder - Allied or German.
5.13 [140] Combat!: THE BANKROLL (Color) (verified on film)
13Dec1966
Written by Shirl Hendryx
Directed by Georg Fenady
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
James Stacy ....... Farley
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Conlan Carter, Dick Peabody, William Bryant
with:
Norbert Meisel .... German Sergeant
Mike Farrell ...... Doctor
Steven Marlo ...... Carson
Mike Masters ...... Poker Player
Louis Elias ....... Lou
*
Oliver C. Stine Jr. ....... Whitey
Dave Armstrong .... Poker Player
Larry Grant ....... German Soldier
and:
Buck Taylor ....... Jeetleman
Synopsis:
The new man in Hanley's squad doesn't seem interested in doing his job.
5.14 [141] Combat!: CRY FOR HELP (Color) (verified on film)
20Dec1966
Written by Sheldon Stark
Directed by Richard Benedict
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Robert Duvall ..... Peter Halsman
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Conlan Carter
with:
Faith Domergue .... Madame Fouchet
Jacques Roux ...... Anton Fouchet
Gene Kirkwood ..... Danny
David McFarland ... Henri Fouchet
Chris Howard ...... German Officer
Horst Ebersberg ... 1st German
Lou Robb .......... 2nd German
Synopsis:
Kirby objects to taking along a captured German medic feeling he will
jeopardize the mission.
5.15 [142] Combat!: THE FURLOUGH (Color) (verified on film)
27Dec1966
Written by Paul Playdon & Bob Frederick
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Carol Lawrence .... Ann Tinsley
Regular: Jack Hogan
and:
John Williams ..... Edmund Tinsley
*
Jon Walmsley ...... Andrew
Tony Fraser ....... Phillip
Chris Charney ..... Paulette
Cindy Eilbacher ... Cynthia
Maria Lennard ..... Dolly
Jacquelyn Hyde .... Maggie
Merri Wood-Taylor . Mrs. Davis
and:
Paul Picerni ...... Pvt. Harold Vincent
Synopsis:
Saunders delivers a bequest to an orphanage and has a bittersweet
romance with its director.
5.16 [143] Combat!: ENTOMBED (Color) (NOT verified)
03Jan1967
Teleplay by Paul Playdon and Bob Frederick / Story by William Bast
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest cast:
Margaret O'Brien ... Marianne Fraisnet
Michael Constantine. Jacques Patron
Skip Homeier ....... Lt. Karl Mauer
Beau Vanden Ecker... Emile
Tom Fielding ....... PFC Tommy Bishop
Barry Ford ......... German Captain
Michael Hausserman . Johann Schiller
King Moody ......... Toulon
Mark de Vries ...... Pvt. Wexler
Synopsis:
Germans trap Hanley's men in a cave which collapses around them.
5.17 [144] Combat!: GADJO (Color) (verified on film)
17Jan1967
Written by Phillip W. Hoffman
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Ricardo Montalban ....... Barbu
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Pierre Jalbert, William Bryant
Guest Cast:
David Sheiner ..... SS Major Krieghoffen (aka The Magpie)
with:
Pat Renella ....... Razna
Anthony Benson .... Andras
Hank Brandt ....... Sgt. Denfler
Beau Vanden Ecker.. Gypsy
Larry Grant ....... Gypsy
and:
Eugene Iglesias ... Kako
Synopsis:
Saunders rejects the demand of German-hating Gypsies to turn
over a POW known as the Magpie.
5.18 [145] Combat!: ANNIVERSARY (Color) (verified on film)
24Jan1967
Written by William R. Yates, Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Telly Savalas ..... Jon
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Piere Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Conlan Carter
Guest Cast:
John Van Dreelen... Lt. Kramer
Anne Wakefield .... Anne
with:
Emile Genest ...... Robierre
Richard Jeffries... Pvt. Heller
Michele Montau .... Dressmaker
Chris Howard ...... German Medic
Chris Anders ...... Karl
and:
Sofia-Marie ....... Marie
Synopsis:
A delirious French resistance fighter kills allies and enemies alike to protect his family..
5.19 [146] Combat!: ENCOUNTER (Color) (verified on film)
31Jan1967
Written by Frank Moss
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Director of Photography Leslie Shorr, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
James Daly ........ Capt. Dewey Cole
Special Guest Star:
James MacArthur ... Jack Cole
Co-Starring (Regulars) Jack Hogan, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert, Conlan Carter
with
Karl Sadler ....... German Soldier
Buddy Pantsari .... Squad G.I.
Paul Busch ........ German Officer
and:
Richard Eyer ...... Pvt. Kean
Synopsis:
An Army officer won't allow his war-correspondent son to go on patrols.
5.20 [147] Combat!: THE GANTLET (On-Screen Title) (Color) (verified on film)
(imdb call this episode "The Gauntlet")
07Feb1967
Written by Paul Playdon and Bob Frederick
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Cast:
Tom Skerritt ..... Sgt. Decker
Bill Glover ....... Sgt. Crandall
with:
Tom P. Pace .......... Pvt. Jackson
Peter Church ...... British Prisoner
Terrence Mitchell ........ British Soldier
Horst Ebersberg ... German with Dog
Kurt Landon ....... German Doctor
Synopsis:
Deep behind the lines, Saunders escapes from a train bound for a prison camp
and is pursued by dogs.
5.21 [148] Combat!: THE MASQUERS (Color) (verified on film)
14Feb1967
Written by William R. Yates
Directed by Georg Fenady
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Nick Adams ........ Corporal Marty Roberts
Regular: Jack Hogan
Guest Cast:
Roger Perry ....... Carl Driskoll
Gavin MacLeod ..... British Corporal Tommy Behan
with:
Maurice Marsac .... Paul
Earl Parker ....... Squad Leader
Paul Busch ........ German Sergeant
John Nealson ...... 1st G.I.
Don Knight ........ British Soldier
Skip Battyn ....... American Soldier
*
Tom Skerritt ...... Soldier in Jeep (not credited)
Synopsis:
German troops dressed as U.S. and British soldiers infiltrate Allied lines
5.22 [149] Combat!: A LITTLE JAZZ (Color) (verified on film)
21Feb1967
Written by James Menzies
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Dan Duryea ........ Bernie Wallace
Special Guests:
Noah Beery Jr. .... Hank
Dennis Hopper ..... Zack Fender
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Conlan Carter
with:
Joe Maross ........ Will
Robert Easton ..... Woody
*
Hank Brandt ....... German Lt. Knubel
Mike Masters ...... German Sgt.
Paul Busch ........ German Cpl. #2
Walt Goodrich ..... German Cpl. #1
Synopsis:
Saunders rescues a reckless jazz musician and his band.
5.23 [150] Combat!: NIGHTMARE ON THE RED BALL RUN (Color) (verified on film)
28Feb1967
Written by Dan E. Weisburd
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Claude Akins ...... Rosie/ Sergeant Rose
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Dick Peabody, Pierre Jalbert
Guest Cast:
William Campbell ....... Corporal Sloan
with:
John Carter ....... Major
Paul Busch ........ German Tank Commander
Mike Masters ...... Medic
Beau Vanden Ecker ....... Markum
Synopsis:
Kirby and Littlejohn volunteer to drive explosives-laden trucks.
5.24 [151] Combat!: JONAH (Color) (verified on film)
07Mar1967
Teleplay by Richard Wendley and William Fay / Story by William Fay
Directed by Georg Fenady
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Tom Simcox ........ Hank Dolan
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Pierre Jalbert
with:
Peter Haskell ..... Richards
Peter Duryea ...... Simmons
and
James Dobson ...... Greely
Synopsis:
Strange calamities convince the squad that a new soldier is a jinx.
5.25 [152] Combat!: THE PARTISAN [Final Episode] (Color) (verified on film)
14Mar1967
Written by Ed Waters
Directed by Michael Caffey
Director of Photography Emmett Bergholz, A.S.C.
Produced by Richard Caffey
Guest Star:
Robert Duvall ..... Michel
Special Guest Star:
Claudine Longet ... Babette
Regulars: Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, Conlan Carter
with:
Paul Busch ........ German Officer
Hank Brandt ....... German Soldier
Synopsis:
Wounded Saunders tries to convince a blind French girl's fiance to help him rescue captured Caje.