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Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965. The series was based on the recently President John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage.
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- E1 The Oscar W. Underwood StoryNext upNov 8, 1964
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Guest stars: Tol Avery (William Jennings Bryan), Sidney Blackmer (Oscar W. Underwood), Woodrow Parfrey (Governor William Brandon), Victor Jory (Charles Carlin), Berkeley Harris
- E2 The Mary S. McDowell StoryNov 15, 1964
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Guest stars: Rae Allen (Miss Darvon), Rosemary Harris (Mary S. McDowell), Albert Salmi (Mr. Schneider), George Mitchell (Mr. Broomell), Frances Sternhagen (Miss Koeller), Woodrow Parfrey (Principal Ralston)
- E3 Thomas Hart BentonNov 29, 1964
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Guest stars: Carl Benton Reid (Calhoun), Meg Wyllie (Eliza), Brian Keith (Thomas Hart Benton), Geraldine McEwan (Jesse), Lamont Johnson (Fremont), Jason Wingreen (Hanson), Russell Collins (Foote)
- E4 Richard T. ElyDec 6, 1964
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Guest stars: Ford Rainey (Bird), Dan O'Herlihy (Professor Richard T. Ely), Leonard Nimoy (Burr Jones), Marsha Hunt (Mrs. Ely), Karl Swenson (Chynoweth), Ed Asner (Oliver E. Wells)
- E5 Sam HoustonDec 13, 1964
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Guest stars: Peggy McCay (Margaret), Noah Keen (Throckmorton), J.D. Cannon (Sam Houston), Slim Pickens (Rogers), Warren Stevens (Lt. Gov. Edward Clark), John Hoyt (Mr. Finchley)
- E6 Governor John M. SlatonDec 20, 1964
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Guest stars: Alan Baxter (Traine), Betsy Jones-Moreland (Sally), Whit Bissell (Myles), Michael Constantine (Watson), Walter Matthau (Gov. John Slaton), Frank Marth (Grant)
- E7 John AdamsDec 27, 1964
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Guest stars: Torin Thatcher (Sewall), Phyllis Love (Abigail Adams), Andrew Prine (Josiah Quincy), David McCallum (John Adams), Paul Comi (Samuel Quincy), Russell Collins (Adams Sr.)
- E8 Robert A. TaftJan 3, 1965
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Guest stars: George Furth (Stanley), Sue Randall (Joan Owens), Lee Tracy (Senator Robert A. Taft), Loring Smith (Roger Marsden), David Opatoshu (Max Goldman)
- E9 Anne HutchinsonJan 10, 1965
Synopsis
Anne Hutchinson rebelled against religious intolerance in Puritan New England.
Guest stars: Wendy Hiller (Anne Hutchinson), Donald Harron (John Cotton), Michael Pate (John Wilson), Neil Hamilton (Gov. John Winthrop), Rhys Williams (William Hutchinson)
- E10 Gen. Alexander William DoniphanJan 17, 1965
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Guest stars: James T. Callahan (Barnes), Simon Oakland (Captain Bogart), Tim O'Connor (Rigdon), George Lindsey (Black), Peter Lawford (Gen. Alexander Doniphan)
- E11 John Peter AltgeldJan 24, 1965
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Guest stars: Howard St. John (Hinrichsen), John Kerr (Whitlock), Burgess Meredith (John Peter Altgeld), John Cassavetes (Parsons), Milton Selzer (Schilling), Roy Barcroft (Judge)
- E12 Frederick DouglassJan 31, 1965
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Guest stars: Frederick O'Neal (Haines), Robert Hooks (Frederick Douglass), Alfred Ryder (Garrison), Harry Townes (Coffin)
- E13 Daniel WebsterFeb 7, 1965
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Guest stars: Carl Benton Reid (Calhoun), Martine Bartlett (Caroline), Sandy Kenyon (Webster)
- E14 Woodrow WilsonFeb 14, 1965
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Guest stars: Paul Stewart (Louis D. Brandeis), Philip Ober (Anderson), Whit Bissell (Woodrow Wilson), John Hoyt (Lodge)
- E15 Prudence CrandallFeb 21, 1965
Synopsis
The story of Crandall's fight against school segregation.
Guest stars: Janice Rule (Prudence Crandall), King Donovan (Rev. Mr. May)
- E16 Andrew JohnsonFeb 28, 1965
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Guest stars: Paul Fix (William Brownlow), Conlan Carter (Robert Johnson), John Abbott (Senator Wigfall), Alfred Ryder (Senator Nicholson), Walter Matthau (Andrew Johnson)
- E17 Hamilton FishMar 7, 1965
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Guest stars: Frank Silvera (Lemus), Henry Jones (Hamilton Fish), Peter Mark Richman (Rawlins), Ed Asner (President Ulysses S. Grant)
- E18 Charles Evans HughesMar 14, 1965
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Guest stars: Kent Smith (Charles Evans Hughes), Harry Bellaver (Hale), Strother Martin (Senator James Wadsworth), Kevin Hagen (Sweet)
- E19 Edmund G. RossMar 21, 1965
Synopsis
The story of Ross' celebrated anti-impeachment vote for Andrew Johnson.
Guest stars: James Westerfield (Sen. Samuel Pomeroy), Herschel Bernardi (Gen. Daniel Sickles), Bradford Dillman (Edmund G. Ross), Barry Morse (Thaddeus Stevens), Simon Oakland (Perry Fuller)
- E20 George W. NorrisMar 28, 1965
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Guest stars: Dan Tobin, Tom Bosley (Senator George W. Norris), Peter Whitney (Gronna), Herb Voland (La Follette), Peter Hobbs (Lindbergh), Torin Thatcher (Cannon)
- E21 Grover ClevelandApr 4, 1965
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Guest stars: Barbara Feldon (Frances Cleveland), George Macready (General Fairchild), Carroll O'Connor (Grover Cleveland), Paul Lambert (Whitney)
- E22 John Quincy AdamsApr 11, 1965
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Guest stars: Nancy Wickwire (Louisa Adams), Laurence Naismith (John Adams), Parley Baer (Hillhouse)
- E23 John MarshallApr 18, 1965
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Guest stars: Gary Merrill (John Marshall), Booth Colman (Aaron Burr), Christopher Dark (Hay)
- E24 Judge Ben B. LindseyApr 25, 1965
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Guest stars: Edith Atwater (Mrs. Andrews), David Brian (Charlton), John Crawford, George Grizzard (Judge Ben Barr Lindsey), Joseph Ruskin (French)
- E25 George MasonMay 2, 1965
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Guest stars: William Bakewell (Wythe), Wesley Addy (Hellinger), Arthur Franz (James Madison), John Colicos (Patrick Henry), Donald Harron (Governor Randolph), Laurence Naismith (George Mason), Herb Voland (Peckham)
- E26 Thomas CorwinMay 9, 1965
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Guest stars: Lester Rawlins (Daniel Webster), John Howard (Sen. Crittenden), H.M. Wynant, George Rose (Sen. Thomas Corwin), John Colicos (Patrick Henry)
