Doctor's Hospital

NBC/Universal / 12x60m-e / 1975-76 (First Episode: Wednesday 10 September 9.00pm)

Producers: Matthew Rapf, Jack Laird 

Director: Leo Penn

Medical drama series. Episodes, both professional and personal, of the doctors and nurses of the LA hospital Lowell Memorial. Lead character was neuro surgeon Dr Jake Goodwin.

With:- GEORGE PEPPARD as Dr Jake Goodwin / ZOHRA LAMPERT as Dr Norah Purcell / VICTOR CAMPOS as Dr. Felipe Ortega / ALBERT PAULSEN as Janis Virgo / RUSS MARTIN as Dr Charley / JOHN LARROQUETTE as Dr Paul Herman / JOHN PLESHETTE as Dr Danvers / JAMES ALMANZAR as Dr Anson Brooks / ELIZABETH BROOKS as Nurse Connie Kimbrough / ADRIAN RICARD as Nurse Hester Stanton / BARBARA DARROW as Nurse Forester / ELAINE CHURCH as Nurse Wilson / SUSAN FRANKLIN as Nurse Franklin / LARRY WATSON as Barney / MAXINE STUART as Scotty

Doctor's Hospital - I did the first episode, with George Peppard and Zohra Lampert.  I loved doing it, because it was a real change of pace from sitcoms, even though I was sort of a bumbling intern.  Sean Penn's daddy, Leo, directed it, and one of the other guest stars was Christina Raines, who I liked very much.  Also guesting was Jeff Corey who I found insufferable.  And if he was insufferable, I don't know WHAT to say about John Pleshette, who was also in the show.  He was one of the most ego-ridden dorks I've ever met, constantly trying to upstage everyone, and he even would stand in front of you blocking you from the camera.  Well, I'm pretty good with the camera and I always cleared myself, but I finally got so angry I went up to Leo Penn and told him I was about to deck the guy.  Leo smiled, and said he knew it was going on and he was compensating with the camera and not to worry.  That episode and one other were later combined and turned into a TV "movie" which I have on tape somewhere.
 

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