Profiles in Courage (1964)

Profiles in Courage

TV Series19641h
BiographyDramaHistory
8.2 / 10(103)

This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who faced terrible life crises.

Runtime
1h
Released
1964
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1964

Storyline

This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who faced terrible life crises.

Top credits

Cast
  • Jason WingreenJason WingreenColby, Editor, Hanson, Reporter, Samuel Gray
  • Ken DrakeKen DrakeJohn Greenleaf Whittier, Minister, Mr. Wilson, Senator Shields
  • Woodrow ParfreyWoodrow ParfreyGovernor William Brandon, Principal Ralston, Slave Dealer
  • Len WaylandLen WaylandOwen, Sen. David Rice Atchison, Stanbery
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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

Only two actors played the same character in more than one episode of the series: Alan Hewitt played Thomas Jefferson in John Quincy Adams (1965) and John Marshall (1965); Carl Benton Reid played John C. Calhoun in Thomas Hart Benton (1964) and Daniel Webster (1965).

Episodes

26 episodes – 1 seasons

User reviews

/10

A View of Political Courage

👍 24 · 10/2/2005
10/10

Deserves to be watched by all Americans.

👍 5 · 1/19/2012
/10

Dubious claim of authorship of book on which TV series is based

👍 5 · 12/19/2018

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
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