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'Biff Baker, U.S.A. is an American half-hour crime drama television series that aired on CBS from November 6, 1952, to March 26, 1953[1]
The program stars Alan Hale, Jr. (1921-1990) as a Cold War spy posing as an import-export dealer Randy Stuart plays his wife, Louise, his partner in spying, usually behind the Iron Curtain.
Hale was cast as Biff Baker twelve years before he began playing the role of "The Skipper" opposite Bob Denver in CBS's fantasy situation comedy, Gilligan's Island, and five years before he portrayed railroad engineer Casey Jones in a syndicated adventure series of the same name.The first twenty-one episodes of Biff Baker, U.S.A. aired on CBS, with the final five segments were broadcast in syndication.[1] The series aired on CBS at 9 p.m. Eastern on Thursdays, opposite Jack Webb's Dragnet crime drama on NBC. Biff Baker followed on CBS the alternation of the later controversial sitcom Amos 'n' Andy and the anthology series, Four Star Playhouse.
Biff Baker was filmed by Revue Productions, since Universal Television.[1] A number of Biff Baker episodes have been released on DVD.
Guest stars
(In alphabetical order)
- Charles Bronson
- Lawrence Dobkin
- Carl Esmond
- Lee Marvin
- Mort Mills
- Jay Novello
- Ann Robinson
- Victor Sen Yung
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biff Baker, U.S.A.. Classic TV Archives. Retrieved on April 29, 2020.