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5.7/10 TV Country of origin United States First episode date 6 November 1952 Network CBS Number of episodes 26 | 8/10 IMDb Genre Crime drama Original language(s) English Final episode date 26 March 1953 Number of seasons 1 Cast Alan Hale Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Fenton Earnshaw
Lawrence Kimble
Howard J. Green
Jerome Gary
Barry Shipman Directed by Richard Irving
Herschel Daugherty
John English Starring Alan Hale, Jr.
Randy Stuart Similar The Adventures of Kit Car, Captain David Grief, Casey Jones, Wanted Dead or Alive, Decoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biff Baker, U.S.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from November 6, 1952, to March 26, 1953 starring Alan Hale, Jr. as Cold War spy Biff Baker.
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Synopsis
Set in the early years of the Cold War, the series stars Alan Hale, Jr. in the title role as an espionage agent posing as an import-export dealer. Randy Stuart plays his wife, Louise, his partner in spying, usually behind the Iron Curtain.
Hale was cast as Biff Baker twelve years before he began playing the role of "the Skipper" opposite Bob Denver in CBS's fantasy situation comedy, Gilligan's Island, and five years before he portrayed railroad engineer Casey Jones in the syndicated adventure series, Casey Jones. Hale's lookalike father Alan Hale, Sr. had enjoyed a major career as a Warner Bros. supporting actor in major vehicles such as It Happened One Night and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Scheduling
The first twenty-one episodes of Biff Baker, U.S.A. aired on CBS, with the final five segments airing in syndication. The series aired on CBS at 9 p.m. Eastern on Thursdays, opposite Jack Webb's Dragnet crime drama on NBC. Biff Baker followed on CBS the alternation of the sitcom Amos 'n' Andy and the anthology series, Four Star Playhouse. Biff Baker was filmed by Revue Productions, which has since become Universal Television.
Notable guest stars
(In alphabetical order)
DVD release
Alpha Video released two volumes featuring select episodes of the series on Region 1 DVD in the United States.