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Omnibus

Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts, to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with...

Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts, to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with celebrated people both inside and outside the arts, and featured performances by many of the most famous actors, singers, and dancers of the day.

Episodes:

Episode 8 My Brother Henry

8. My Brother Henry

Aired:

The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2...

Episode 11 Vive!

11. Vive!

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The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two...

Episode 13 Die Fledermaus

13. Die Fledermaus

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The program has three segments: (1) "Die Fledermaus" (English-language produc...

Episode 16 La Boheme

16. La Boheme

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The program has only one segment: "La Boheme" (English-language production of...

Episode 17 The Happy Journey

17. The Happy Journey

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The program has five segments: (1) "The Happy Journey" (Thornton Wilder story...

Episode 22 Grandma Moses

22. Grandma Moses

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The program has five segments: (1) "Grandma Moses" (showing of a 1950 film sh...

Episode 26 Arms and the Man

26. Arms and the Man

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The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Ber...

Main Cast

John Brownlee John Brownlee Dr. Falke (segment "Die Fledermaus")
Orson Welles Orson Welles King Lear (segment)
John Call John Call (segment "Nobody's Fool")
Claude Bessy Claude Bessy (segment "Dance Madness")
Edward Asner Edward Asner (segment)
Joseph Anthony Joseph Anthony (segment "The Royal Game")
Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft Paco's Sister (segment "The Capital of the World" 2)
Robert Allen Robert Allen (segment)
Raymond Bramley Raymond Bramley (segment "The Gold Dress")
Philip Bourneuf Philip Bourneuf (segment "Antigone")
James Broderick James Broderick (segment "Lincoln Part III: Growing Up")
Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Painter (segment "Vive!")
Lew Ayres Lew Ayres Julius Maltby (segment "Nothing So Monstrous")
Yul Brynner Yul Brynner Francois Villon (segment "A Lodging for the Night")
Mario Alcalde Mario Alcalde Narraboth (segment "Salome")
John Alvin John Alvin (segment "The House")
Judith Evelyn Judith Evelyn (segment "Let There Be Farce")
Joseph Buloff Joseph Buloff (segment "The Bear")
Richard Kiley Richard Kiley Actor (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
Royal Dano Royal Dano Abraham Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher Mr. Coade (segment)
Mischa Auer Mischa Auer Nicola (segment "Arms and the Man")
Scott Douglas Scott Douglas Pat Garrett (segment "Billy the Kid")
Jack Benny Jack Benny Athanael (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Edward Andrews Edward Andrews Colonel Livingstone
Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton Aunt Wilma (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma")
Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella (segment)
Bert Lahr Bert Lahr Arnolphe
Herbert Berghof Herbert Berghof (segment "The Royal Game")
Frank Albertson Frank Albertson (segment "Happy Birthday, Aunt Sarah")
Philip Abbott Philip Abbott Thomas Jefferton
Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando (segment "The Gold Dress")
Philippa Bevans Philippa Bevans (segment "Androcles and the Lion")
Charles Aidman Charles Aidman (segment "The Blue Hotel")
Ray Boyle Ray Boyle (segment "The Christmas Tie")
John Heldabrand John Heldabrand George Macdonnell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Zachary Scott Zachary Scott (segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver (segment "The Bad Men")
Sylvia Field Sylvia Field Mrs. Muffit (segment "The Raspberry Queen")
Nan Boardman Nan Boardman (segment "Nothing So Monstrous")
Irene Champlin Irene Champlin Ghost (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan")
Siobhan McKenna Siobhan McKenna (segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")
Lorne Greene Lorne Greene Ed Bailey (segment "The Sojourner")
Katharine Bard Katharine Bard Lizzie Borden (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")
Jacques Aubuchon Jacques Aubuchon Benjamin Franklin (segment "One Nation")
Lillian Bronson Lillian Bronson (segment "The House")
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Stanley
Maria Britneva Maria Britneva (segment)
Natasha Parry Natasha Parry Cordelia (segment)
Felicia Montealegre Felicia Montealegre Narrator
Victor Jory Victor Jory Captain Kidd
Phyllis Love Phyllis Love Maria (segment "The Contrast")
Renie Riano Renie Riano (segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")
Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp Shark Wicks' wife (segment "Nobody's Fool")
June Lockhart June Lockhart Mrs. Jonson (segment "The Trial of Ben Jonson")
Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (segment "Lord Byron's Love Letter")
William Shatner William Shatner
Jerry Bergen Jerry Bergen (segment "Happy Birthday, Aunt Sarah")
Eric Berry Eric Berry
Paul Franke Paul Franke Dr. Blind (segment "Die Fledermaus")
Hal March Hal March George Bidwell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Nita Talbot Nita Talbot (segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Malcolm Brodrick Malcolm Brodrick (segment "The Bad Men")
Orson Bean Orson Bean (segment "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World")
Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald (segment "The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio")
Jim Hawthorne Jim Hawthorne Cocky Locky (segment "Chicken Little")
John Beal John Beal Francis (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Loïs Bolton Loïs Bolton (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")
Martin E. Brooks Martin E. Brooks Benedict Arnold (segment "Treason, 1780")
Frank Bolger Frank Bolger (segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")
Arny Freeman Arny Freeman (segment)
Olga Fabian Olga Fabian Hilde's Mother (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike")
Hume Cronyn Hume Cronyn Harold Mitchell (segment "Courtship")
John Cromwell John Cromwell (segment "A Lodging for the Night")
Rex Everhart Rex Everhart (segment)
Leo Genn Leo Genn King Herod (segment "Salome")
Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith Everyman (segment "Everyman")
Arnold Moss Arnold Moss Duke of Albany (segment)
Jack Collins Jack Collins Singer (segment)
Brandon De Wilde Brandon De Wilde (segment "The Man in the Cool, Cool Moon")
Crahan Denton Crahan Denton Tom Lincoln (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Martyn Green Martyn Green Lob (segment)
Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont Captain Bluntschli (segment "Arms and the Man")
Sam Gilman Sam Gilman (segment "A Jury of Her Peers")
Paul Douglas Paul Douglas Harry (segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Lester Matthews Lester Matthews The Chief (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Donald Davis Donald Davis Tiresias (segment "Oedipus, the King")
Larry Blyden Larry Blyden Teddy Roosevelt
Elliott Reid Elliott Reid Austin Bidwell (segment "The Great Forgery")
Edward Binns Edward Binns (segment "Jack Be Normal")
Audrey Christie Audrey Christie Miss Kingsley (segment "The Nature of the Beast")
Fredd Wayne Fredd Wayne Master Adam Fumie (segment "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife")
Beverly Bentley Beverly Bentley (segment "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World")
Mildred Dunnock Mildred Dunnock Louella (segment "The Gold Dress")
Everett Sloane Everett Sloane (segment)
Barry Jones Barry Jones (segment "Antigone")
Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke Judge (segment "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick")
David Hooks David Hooks (segment "Brewsie and Willie")
George Irving George Irving The Fox (segment "Chicken Little")
Andre Charisse Andre Charisse Laurent (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Paul Ukena Paul Ukena Singer (segment)
Frances Fuller Frances Fuller (segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")
Kay Medford Kay Medford (segment)
Walter Fitzgerald Walter Fitzgerald Mr. Hardcastle (segment)
Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt Salome (segment "Salome")
Joseph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut Death (segment "Everyman")
Martin Gabel Martin Gabel Narrator (segment "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning")
Jonathan Harris Jonathan Harris Matey (segment)
Louisa Horton Louisa Horton (segment "A Jury of Her Peers")
Hildy Parks Hildy Parks (segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone Elizabeth Rodholder (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
E.G. Marshall E.G. Marshall Actor (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
James Daly James Daly (segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")
James Millhollin James Millhollin Mr. Van Rough (segment "The Contrast")
Evelyn Rudie Evelyn Rudie (segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")
Don Garner Don Garner (segment "Nobody's Fool")
Alexander Scourby Alexander Scourby Ben Jonson (segment "The Trial of Ben Jonson")
John C. Becher John C. Becher (segment "Lord Byron's Love Letter")
Mark Daniels Mark Daniels (segment "Androcles and the Lion")
Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy (segment "Antigone")
John Cassavetes John Cassavetes Pepe (segment "Paso Doble")
Russell Collins Russell Collins (segment "The Bad Men")
Patrick McAlinney Patrick McAlinney (segment "The Blue Hotel")
Lilyan Chauvin Lilyan Chauvin Jeanne (segment "The Duchess and the Smugs")
Cyril Ritchard Cyril Ritchard (segment "Three Sketches")
Mario Gallo Mario Gallo (segment "The Capital of the World" 2)
Fred Herrick Fred Herrick (segment)
Anthony Ross Anthony Ross Mr. Muffit (segment "The Raspberry Queen")
Melissa Hayden Melissa Hayden (segment "The Five Gifts of Life")
Tom Pedi Tom Pedi (segment)
Melville Cooper Melville Cooper Sganarelle (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan")
Hermione Gingold Hermione Gingold Mrs. Hardcastle (segment)
Martin Landau Martin Landau Jokanaan and John the Baptist (segment "Salome")
Donald Harron Donald Harron Jack Purdie
Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey Arthur Conan Doyle (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")
David Winters David Winters (segment "The Oyster and the Pearl")
Joan Greenwood Joan Greenwood (segment "A Marriage Has Been Arranged")
Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy Blanche Du Bois (segment "Courtship")
Byron Foulger Byron Foulger Horatio (segment "The Horn Blows at Midnight")
Larry Gates Larry Gates George Washington (segment "One Nation")
David J. Stewart David J. Stewart Oswald (segment)
Paula Stewart Paula Stewart Singer (segment)
Eva Marie Saint Eva Marie Saint Actress (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray Raina Petkoff (segment "Arms and the Man")
Lee Richardson Lee Richardson Colonel Manly (segment "The Contrast")
Robert Goodier Robert Goodier Creon (segment "Oedipus, the King")
Enid Markey Enid Markey (segment "Let There Be Farce")
Berry Kroeger Berry Kroeger Solicitor General
Harry Townes Harry Townes Edward Noyes (segment "The Great Forgery")

Appearances

Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke
Linda Christian Linda Christian
Art Carney Art Carney
Antonio El Bailarín Antonio El Bailarín
Sonia Arova Sonia Arova
James Agee James Agee
W.H. Auden W.H. Auden
Fred Allen Fred Allen
Eric Fleming Eric Fleming
Dick Button Dick Button
Peter Brook Peter Brook
Victor Borge Victor Borge
Leopold Stokowski Leopold Stokowski
Richie Andrusco Richie Andrusco
Diana Adams Diana Adams
Herbie Faye Herbie Faye
Helen Hayes Helen Hayes
Christopher Cronyn Christopher Cronyn
Rudolf Arnheim Rudolf Arnheim
William Faulkner William Faulkner
Conrad Janis Conrad Janis
Peter Freuchen Peter Freuchen
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston
Agnes de Mille Agnes de Mille
Thomas Hart Benton Thomas Hart Benton
Pearl S. Buck Pearl S. Buck
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein
John Hersey John Hersey
Joseph N. Welch Joseph N. Welch
Josef Marais Josef Marais
Karl Weber Karl Weber
Kenny Delmar Kenny Delmar
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Eva Gabor Eva Gabor
Tandy Cronyn Tandy Cronyn
Allen Funt Allen Funt
Betsy von Furstenberg Betsy von Furstenberg
Kelly Brown Kelly Brown
Carmen Flores Carmen Flores
Raymond Massey Raymond Massey
Benny Goodman Benny Goodman
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius
McGeorge Bundy McGeorge Bundy
Esther Williams Esther Williams
Miranda Marais Miranda Marais

Creators

Robert Saudek Robert Saudek Creator

Info about Omnibus

Seasons: 8

Network: CBS

Production Countries: United States, Italy, Spain

Genres:Drama, Music, History

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