Thriller (US TV series)
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| Genre | Anthology |
| Created by | Hubbell Robinson |
| Directed by |
John Brahm Jules Bricken Herschel Daugherty Paul Henreid Douglas Heyes Arthur Hiller Mitchell Leisen Ida Lupino Gerald Mayer John Newland Ted Post |
| Presented by | Boris Karloff |
| Starring | Various |
| Theme music composer | Pete Rugolo |
| Composer(s) |
Jerry Goldsmith Stanley Wilson Pete Rugolo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hubbell Robinson |
| Producer(s) | William Frye Fletcher Markle Maxwell Shane |
| Running time | 49 min. (Season 1) 50 min. (Season 2) |
| Production company(s) | Hubbell Robinson Productions Revue Studios |
| Distributor |
Revue Studios (original) NBCUniversal Television Distribution (current) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black and white 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | September 13, 1960 – April 30, 1962 |
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| Soundtrack album by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 23 & 24, 1961 United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Time 52034/S 2034 |
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| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Thriller (also known as Boris Karloff's Thriller) is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers. Reruns currently (October 2016) air occasionally on the Decades television network.
Thriller was created by Hubbell Robinson for MCA's Revue Studios. It was produced by Fletcher Markle, William Frye, and Maxwell Shane. Among the many writers for the series were Robert Hardy Andrews, and Robert Bloch, who adapted a number of his own stories, notably "The Weird Tailor."
In addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff starred in five episodes: "The Prediction," "The Premature Burial," "The Last of the Sommervilles," "Dialogues With Death," and "The Incredible Doctor Markesan."
Other actors included Leslie Nielsen in the show's first episode "The Twisted Image, William Shatner in two episodes, "The Hungry Glass" and "The Grim Reaper," Constance Ford in two episodes, Mary Tyler Moore in two episodes and Edward Andrews in three episodes. Child actress Beverly Washburn appeared in "Parasite Mansion"; Joan Tompkins appeared in "The Cheaters" and "Mr. George." Elizabeth Montgomery, Tom Poston, and John Carradine in "Masquerade." Carradine also starred in "The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk," co-starring Bruce Dern and Jo Van Fleet; Ed Nelson starred in four episodes: "The Fatal Impulse," "The Cheaters," "A Good Imagination," and "Dialogues With Death."
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