8.6 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 First episode date 1957 Presented by Thomas M. Dykers | 8.6/10 IMDb 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."
Many of the episodes focused on the history of specific submarines, including:
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".
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.
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.