Channing (TV series)

Channing (also known as The Young and the Bold) is an hour-long American drama series that aired at 10:00 p.m. on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 8, 1964. The series depicted life at fictitious Channing College, with Jason Evers in the lead role of Professor Joseph Howe, and Henry Jones as Fred Baker, the dean of the institution.

Channing, a production of Revue Studios, aired during the same time frame as the first season of NBC's somewhat similar offering, Mr. Novak.

Cast

 * Henry Jones as Dean Fred Baker
 * Jason Evers as Professor Joseph Howe

Jones and Evers were the only regulars.

Notable guest stars

 * Leo G. Carroll as Professor John Miller
 * Yvonne Craig as Kathy O'Reardon
 * Keir Dullea as Larry Franklin
 * Joey Heatherton as Lynn Walton
 * Leslie Nielsen as Professor Paul Stafford
 * Suzanne Pleshette as Laurie Moore
 * Marion Ross as Assistant Dean Ryker
 * Dawn Wells as Nancy Kyle
 * Joyce Bulifant
 * James Caan
 * John Cassavetes
 * Michael Constantine
 * Ellen Corby
 * Noreen Corcoran
 * Tim Conway
 * Bob Crane
 * Pete Duel
 * Peter Fonda
 * Mark Goddard
 * Joan Hackett
 * Barbara Harris
 * Mariette Hartley
 * Peter Helm
 * Rafer Johnson
 * James Earl Jones
 * Peggy McCay
 * Ralph Meeker


 * Agnes Moorehead
 * Greg Morris
 * Leela Naidu
 * Ed Nelson
 * Leslie Nielsen
 * Michael Parks (two episodes as Dante Donati)
 * Suzanne Pleshette
 * Michael J. Pollard
 * Denver Pyle
 * Chris Robinson
 * Telly Savalas
 * George Segal
 * William Shatner
 * Tom Simcox
 * Forrest Tucker
 * Elen Willard

Production notes
Stanley Rubin was the executive producer; Jack Laird, the producer, and Bob Rafelson, the associate producer.