Peyton Place TV Series
Nominated for three Golden Globes and three Emmy Awards, the Peyton Place TV series is said to have helped launch the careers of stars Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal.
Based on the Grace Metalious novel, and set in the small New England town of Peyton Place, the TV series centers on the secrets and scandals of the town's inhabitants. While the core characters from the movies also feature in the TV series, it is not a clean continuation of the storyline. The TV series is more focused on the Harrington family, and there is some cross-over in timing and character roles. For example, in the movie Rodney Harrington goes off to war and is killed in action, but in the TV series he is alive and well. Also, in the movie, Michael Rossi arrives in town and becomes the school principal, but in the TV series he arrives in town for the first time, looking to set up practice as a doctor.
Premiering in the fall of 1964, a total of 514 episodes were aired between September 1964 and June 1969.
The series initally aired in two serialized installments each week, a first for American prime-time television. It has been said that Peyton Place was the precursor to more modern shows such as Melrose Place and Desperate Housewives, as it drew a lot of attention for the open portrayal of various moral issues.
Now available on DVD
The Peyton Place TV series has been released on DVD for the first time. Part One was released on May 19, 2009 and Part Two followed on July 14, 2009.
Peyton Place DVD Trailer
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Peyton Place Cast
Below is a list of the cast members and their roles:
Actor |
Role |
Dorothy Malone |
Constance Mackenzie/ Carson (1964-1968) |
Mia Farrow |
Allison Mackenzie (1964-1966) |
Ed Nelson |
Dr. Michael Rossi |
Warner Anderson |
Matthew Swain (1964-1966) |
Paul Langton |
Leslie Harrington (1964-1968) |
Ryan O'Neal |
Rodney Harrington |
Christopher Connelly |
Norman Harrington |
Barbara Parkins |
Betty Anderson/ Harrington/ Cord/ Harrington |
Kasey Rogers |
Julie Anderson |
Henry Beckman |
George Anderson (1964-1965) |
Kent Smith |
Dr. Robert Morton (1964-1965) |
James Douglas |
Steven Cord |
Ruth Warrick |
Hannah Cord (1965-1967) |
Richard Evans |
Paul Hanley (1965) |
Tim O'Connor |
Elliott Carson (1965-1968) |
Frank Ferguson |
Eli Carson |
Erin O'Brien-Moore |
Nurse Choate (1965-1968) |
Mariette Hartley |
Dr. Claire Morton (1965) |
Leslie Nielsen |
Dr. Vincent Markham (1965) |
Patricia Morrow |
Rita Jacks/Harrington (1965-1969) |
Evelyn Scott |
Ada Jacks (1965-1969) |
William Smithers |
David Schuster (1965-1966) |
Gail Kobe |
Doris Schuster (1965) |
Kimberly Beck |
Kim Schuster (1965) |
Patrick Whyte |
Theodore Dowell (1965) |
Lee Grant |
Stella Chernak (1965-1968) |
Dan Quine |
Joe Chernak (1965) |
Bruce Gordon |
Gus Chernak (1965-1966) |
David Canary |
Dr. Russ Gehring (1965-1966) |
John Kerr |
John Fowler (1965-1966) |
Joan Blackman |
Marian Fowler (1965-1966) |
George Macready |
Martin Peyton (1965-1968) |
Wilfred Hyde-White |
Martin Peyton (temp. 1967) |
Lana Wood |
Sandy Webber (1966-1967) |
Gary Haynes |
Chris Webber (1966-1967) |
Stephen Oliver |
Lee Webber (1966-1968) |
Susan Oliver |
Ann Howard (1966) |
Leigh Taylor-Young |
Rachael Welles (1966-1967) |
John Kellogg |
Jack Chandler (1966-1967) |
Gena Rowlands |
Adrienne Van Leyden (1967) |
Dan Duryea |
Eddie Jacks (1967-1968) |
Elizabeth "Tippy" Walker |
Carolyn Russell (1968-1969) |
Joe Maross |
Fred Russell (1968-1969) |
Barbara Rush |
Marsha Russell (1968-1969) |
Bob Hogan |
Rev. Tom Winter (1968-1969) |
Diana Hyland |
Susan Winter (1968-1969) |
Percy Rodriguez |
Dr. Harry Miles (1968-1969) |
Ruby Dee |
Alma Miles (1968-1969) |
Glynn Turman |
Lew Miles (1968-1969) |
Joyce Jillison |
Jill Smith/ Rossi (1968) |
Michael Christian |
Joe Rossi (1968) |
Original ABC Screening Schedule
- September 1964 to June 1965 - Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:00
- June 1965 to October 1965 - Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 9:30-10:00
- November 1965 to August 1966 -Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:00
- September 1966 to January 1967 - Monday/Wednesday 9:30-l0:00
- January 1967 to August 1967 - Monday/Tuesday 9:30-10:00
- September 1967 to September 1968 - Monday/Thursday 9:30-10:00
- September 1968 to January 1969 - Monday 9:00-9:30/Wednesday 8:30-9:00
- February 1969 to June 1969 - Monday 9:00-9:30
Return to Peyton Place TV Series (1972-1974)
In the 1970s Peyton Place was revived as a daytime serial. It did not carry over the storylines from the original series, and only a few members of the original cast returned.
Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)
In 1985, nine of the original TV series cast members appeared in a made-for-TV movie, Peyton Place: The Next Generation.
May 21, 2013
Peyton Place TV Series Cast (top to bottom): Ed Nelson, Christopher Connelly, Barbara Parkins, Ryan O'Neal, Tim O'Connor, Mia Farrow