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The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Peter Falk He was 41 , 83 years old when he died as Lewis Corbett
Edmond O'Brien He was 53 , 69 years old when he died
Richard Jaeckel He was 41 , 70 years old when he died
Ben Murphy He was 26 , now 82 years old as Joe Sample
Joan Crawford She was 64 , 73 years old when she died
Alan Oppenheimer He was 38 , now 93 years old
William Shatner He was 37 , now 93 years old
William Conrad He was 47 , 73 years old when he died
Simon Oakland He was 53 , 68 years old when he died
Maurice Evans He was 67 , 87 years old when he died
George Murdock He was 38 , 54 years old when he died
Lois Nettleton She was 41 , 80 years old when she died
Leslie Nielsen He was 42 , 84 years old when he died
Leon Ames He was 66 , 91 years old when he died
James Whitmore He was 46 , 87 years old when he died
Darren McGavin He was 46 , 83 years old when he died
Lloyd Bochner He was 44 , 81 years old when he died
Ed Asner He was 38 , 91 years old when he died
Clu Gulager He was 39 , now 95 years old
Martin Balsam He was 48 , 76 years old when he died
Jessica Walter She was 27 , now 83 years old
Suzanne Pleshette She was 31 , 70 years old when she died
Susan Saint James She was 22 , now 77 years old as Peggy Maxwell
Larry Hagman He was 36 , 81 years old when he died
Paul Mantee He was 37 , 82 years old when he died
Anthony Franciosa He was 39 , 77 years old when he died as Jeff Dillon
Chuck Connors He was 47 , 71 years old when he died
Gene Barry He was 49 , 90 years old when he died
Gene Barry He was 49 , 90 years old when he died as Glenn Howard
Charles Aidman He was 43 , 68 years old when he died
June Allyson She was 50 , 88 years old when she died
Barry Sullivan He was 56 , 81 years old when he died
Pat Crowley She was 35 , now 90 years old
Steve Forrest He was 42 , 87 years old when he died
Joanna Cameron She was 17 , now 72 years old as Carole Crown
Monte Markham He was 33 , now 88 years old
Jack Klugman He was 46 , 90 years old when he died
Robert Stack He was 49 , 84 years old when he died as Dan Farrell
Lorraine Gary She was 31 , now 86 years old as Carla Frazier
Victoria Paige Meyerink She was 7 , now 63 years old
Phyllis Kirk She was 41 , 79 years old when she died
Luther Adler He was 65 , 81 years old when he died
Ed Gilbert He was 37 , 67 years old when he died
Jason Wingreen He was 47 , 95 years old when he died
Anne Baxter She was 45 , 62 years old when she died as Betty-Jean Currier
Mercedes McCambridge She was 50 , 85 years old when she died
Mark Miller He was 43 , now 99 years old as Ross Craig
Larry Storch He was 45 , now 101 years old
Ricardo Montalbán He was 47 , 88 years old when he died
Robert DoQui He was 34 , 73 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
George Eckstein Production He was 40 , 81 years old when he died Producer
Robert Buckner Writing He was 62 , 82 years old when he died Writer
Marvin J. Chomsky Directing He was 39 , now 94 years old Director
Luther Davis Writing He was 52 , 91 years old when he died Writer
Robert Day Directing He was 46 , 94 years old when he died Director
Richard Levinson Writing He was 34 , 52 years old when he died Writer
Barry Shear Directing He was 45 , 56 years old when he died Director
Boris Sagal Directing He was 44 , 57 years old when he died Director
Boris Sagal Production He was 44 , 57 years old when he died Producer
William A. Graham Directing He was 42 , 87 years old when he died Director
Steven Spielberg Directing He was 21 , now 77 years old Director
Ben Gazzara Directing He was 38 , 81 years old when he died Director
Norman Lloyd Production He was 53 , 55 years old when he died Producer
John Llewellyn Moxey Directing He was 43 , 94 years old when he died Director
Steven Bochco Writing He was 24 , 74 years old when he died Writer
Lawrence Dobkin Directing He was 49 , 83 years old when he died Director
John Newland Directing He was 50 , 82 years old when he died Director
William Conrad Directing He was 47 , 73 years old when he died Director
Nicholas Colasanto Directing He was 44 , 61 years old when he died Director
Leslie Stevens Directing She was 44 , 74 years old when she died Director
Leslie Stevens Production She was 44 , 74 years old when she died Producer
Leslie Stevens Writing She was 44 , 74 years old when she died Writer
Daniel Petrie Directing He was 47 , 83 years old when he died Director
Harvey Hart Directing He was 40 , 61 years old when he died Director
William Link Writing He was 34 , now 90 years old Writer
Leo Penn Directing He was 47 , 77 years old when he died Director
Philip DeGuere Writing He was 24 , 60 years old when he died Writer
Sutton Roley Directing He was 45 , 84 years old when he died Director
Richard Irving Production He was 51 , 73 years old when he died Executive Producer
Dean Hargrove Production He was 30 , now 85 years old Producer
Dean Hargrove Writing He was 30 , now 85 years old Writer
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The Name of the Game (55 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1968-09-20
  • Runtime: [90] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 76