The Silent Service (TV series)

The Silent Service
Directed by	Jean Yarbrough Sobey Martin
Presented by	Thomas M. Dykers
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers USN Ret.
Producer(s)	George M. Cahan
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	California National Productions Twin Dolphin Productions, Inc.
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Syndication
Picture format	Black and white (1957–1958)
Original release	1957 – 1958

The Silent Service is an American syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The Silent Service was narrated by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service. He began each episode with this refrain: "Tonight, we bring you another thrilling episode of Silent Service stories, of warfare under the sea."

Many of the episodes focused on the history of specific submarines, including:

Many of these episodes have been uploaded to YouTube.

Actors appearing on The Silent Service included Russell Johnson, cast three times in the role of the character "Beach". DeForest Kelley appeared in three episodes as Lieutenant Commander James Dempsey and Leonard Nimoy appeared in two episodes as Sonarman. Jerry Paris and Liam Sullivan each guest starred twice. Wright King played "Bony" in the 1957 episode "The Squallfish". Eric Morris appeared in nineteen episodes, identified only as "Soldier".

Other guest stars included Joe Conley, Jack Lord, Chuck Connors, Lawrence Dobkin, Ron Hagerthy, Adam Kennedy, Robert Knapp, Paul Richards, Bing Russell, Craig Stevens, Dennis Weaver,Bob Denver, and Stuart Whitman.

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