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The Psychiatrist is an American television series about a young psychiatrist with unorthodox methods of helping his patients. Roy Thinnes played the title role of Dr. James Whitman. Luther Adler co-starred as Dr. Bernard Altman, the older psychiatrist with whom Whitman worked. Two episodes of the short-lived series, "The Private World of Martin Dalton" and "Par for the Course," were directed by Steven Spielberg. The regular hour-long series ran from February 3, 1971, to March 10 of the same year.
Original Release
12/14/1970 on NBC
US Release
12/14/1970
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roy Thinnes | Dr. James Whitman |
| Luther Adler | Dr. Bernard Altman |
| Pete Duel | Casey T. Poe |
| John Rubinstein | Randell File |
| Michael C. Gwynne | Blaine |
| Stanley Kamel | Homer Cling |
| Clu Gulager | Frank Halloran |
| Jay Silverheels | Larrabee - Medicine Man |
| Jim Hutton | Martin's father |
| Bruce Glover | Stan Brewster |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | God Bless the Children (Pilot) | Monday, 14 December 1970 |
| 1 | In Death's Other Kingdom | Wednesday, 03 February 1971 |
| 2 | The Private World of Martin Dalton | Wednesday, 10 February 1971 |
| 3 | Such Civil War in My Love and Hate | Wednesday, 17 February 1971 |
| 4 | The Longer Trail | Wednesday, 24 February 1971 |
| 5 | Ex-Sgt. Randell File, U.S.A. | Wednesday, 03 March 1971 |
| 6 | Par for the Course | Wednesday, 10 March 1971 |
Directors
Steven Spielberg, Douglas Day Stewart, Jeff Corey, Jerrold Freedman, Daryl Duke
Writers
Bo May, Jerrold Freedman, Charles E. Israel, Jack Morse, Herb Bermann, T.Y. Drake, James Woodall
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roy Thinnes | Dr. James Whitman |
| Luther Adler | Dr. Bernard Altman |
| Pete Duel | Casey T. Poe |
| John Rubinstein | Randell File |
| Michael C. Gwynne | Blaine |
| Stanley Kamel | Homer Cling |
| Clu Gulager | Frank Halloran |
| Jay Silverheels | Larrabee - Medicine Man |
| Jim Hutton | Martin's father |
| Bruce Glover | Stan Brewster |
| Katherine Woodville | Martin's mother |
| Jill Haworth | Diane Lonecloud |
| Reni Santoni | Eric |
| Kiel Martin | Jo Jo Poole |
| Carl Reindel | Larry |
| Stephen R. Hudis | Martin Dalton |
| Joan Darling | Mary Halloran |
| Iris Korn | File's Mother |
| Jesse Wayne | Randell's buddy |
| B.J. Mason | Oxley Kitt |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jerrold Freedman | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
