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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
2

First episode date
  
1957

Presented by
  
Thomas M. Dykers

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Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
78

Final episode date
  
28 November 1958

Cast
  
Patrick O'Neal

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Directed by
  
Jean Yarbrough Sobey Martin

Executive producer(s)
  
Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers USN Ret.

Genres
  
Drama, Anthology series, Anthology

Similar
  
Crossroads, Combat!, You Are There, Dogfights, The World at War

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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."

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

  • USS Bergall (SS-320)
  • USS Bowfin (SS-287)
  • USS Crevalle (SS-291), season 1, episode 19.
  • USS Dace (SS-247)
  • USS Darter (SS-227)
  • USS Flier (SS-250)
  • USS Gato (SS-212), subject of the series finale.
  • USS Grayling (SS-209)
  • USS Growler (SS-215)
  • USS Guardfish (SS-217)
  • USS Hawkbill (SS-366)
  • USS Nautilus (SS-168)
  • USS Perch (SS-176)
  • USS S-38 (SS-143)
  • USS Sculpin (SS-191)
  • USS Spearfish (SS-190)
  • USS Sunfish (SS-281)
  • USS Swordfish (SS-193)
  • USS Tang (SS-306)
  • USS Tinosa (SS-283)
  • USS Tirante (SS-420)
  • USS Trigger (SS-237)
  • USS Triton (SS-201)
  • USS Wahoo (SS-238)
  • 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".

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    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,Dick Van Patten, and Stuart Whitman.

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    The Silent Service was produced by California National Productions and Twin Dolphin Productions, Inc.

    Comedian Bob Newhart spoofed the program with "The Cruise of the U.S.S. Codfish", a routine from his 1960 live album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart.

    References

    The Silent Service (TV series) Wikipedia