The Rogues (TV series)
| The Rogues | |
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Cast of the program for its 1964 premiere (Charles Boyer, Gig Young, David Niven, Robert Coote, and Gladys Cooper)
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| Created by |
Ivan Goff Ben Roberts |
| Starring |
David Niven Charles Boyer Gig Young |
| Opening theme | "The Rogues", by Nelson Riddle |
| Composer(s) | Nelson Riddle Joseph Mullendore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Thomas J. McDermott |
| Producer(s) | Collier Young |
| Running time | 50 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Four Star-GIYO |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 13, 1964 – April 18, 1965 |
The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.
Niven and Boyer were two of the owners of Four Star Television, the show’s production company. Although sometimes appearing together, the three leads tended to rotate appearances as their schedules permitted, which meant that Young helmed more shows since he was less busy otherwise than Niven, who was still enjoying a career as a major movie leading man and had won the Academy Award for Best Actor only six years earlier, or Boyer. In the latter part of the season Larry Hagman was brought aboard to help fill in for Young, who had been the lead in most episodes. The only episode in which Niven and Boyer had more or less equally large roles was "Bless You, G. Carter Huntington," which also featured Young in a substantial capacity. Niven briefly appears in a number of episodes but only takes the lead in three because of his schedule constraints. Also lending continuity were the presences of Gladys Cooper and Robert Coote, who appeared as supporting players in most episodes. Guest appearances included Walter Matthau, Everett Sloane, Gia Scala, George Sanders, Broderick Crawford, Darren McGavin, Sally Kellerman, Tol Avery, Dina Merrill, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, Marie Windsor, Raquel Welch, Elsa Martinelli, and Telly Savalas.
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