Captain David Grief
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Captain David Grief is an American
syndicated
television series that aired via syndication
between 1957 and 1960. The cast included the Irish
-born Maxwell Reed
as Captain Grief, Tudor Owen as Elihu Snow, Mickey Simpson
as Boley, Mel Prestidge as Jackie-Jackie, and Maureen Hingert
as Anura.
Among the guest stars was Tod Griffin
, cast in the first season as Norman Pangburn, Jr., in the episode "Pangburn's Pride".
The program was based on a series of Jack London
short-stories centered around the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
television series that aired via syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
between 1957 and 1960. The cast included the Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-born Maxwell Reed
Maxwell Reed
Maxwell Reed was a British actor who became a matinee idol during the 1950s with the Rank Organisation in Britain....
as Captain Grief, Tudor Owen as Elihu Snow, Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson was an American supporting actor of burly roles, probably most familiar as Sarge, the racist diner, who beats up Rock Hudson near the end of Giant.-Career:...
as Boley, Mel Prestidge as Jackie-Jackie, and Maureen Hingert
Maureen Hingert
Maureen Neliya Hingert is a Sri Lankan model, dancer and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as second runner-up at the 1955 event....
as Anura.
Among the guest stars was Tod Griffin
Tod Griffin
Tod Griffin, born as Arthur Griffin , was an American actor of stage, film, and television, originally from Birmingham, Alabama.-Early years:...
, cast in the first season as Norman Pangburn, Jr., in the episode "Pangburn's Pride".
The program was based on a series of Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
short-stories centered around the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief.