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.
Top cast
Susan Saint James
Peggy Maxwell
Gene Barry
Glenn Howard
Robert Stack
Dan Farrell
Anthony Franciosa
Jeff Dillon
Ben Murphy
Joe Sample
Cliff Potts
Andy Hill
Mark Miller
Ross Craig
Anne Baxter
Magda Blain
Carla Borelli
Holly
George Murdock
Dave
Suzanne Pleshette
Amy Averlin
Broderick Crawford
Bianchi
Darren McGavin
Sam Hardy
Barry Sullivan
Creston Collins
Clu Gulager
Rex Dakota
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- September 20, 1968
- Last air date
- March 19, 1971
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 76
- Episode runtime
- 1h 30m
- Network
- NBC
- Original language
- EN
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